diff --git a/dvc/dependency/base.py b/dvc/dependency/base.py
index b08435653..9a7faa698 100644
--- a/dvc/dependency/base.py
+++ b/dvc/dependency/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Type
 
 from dvc.exceptions import DvcException
+from dvc.fs import download as fs_download
 from dvc.output import Output
 
 
@@ -32,3 +33,6 @@ class Dependency(Output):
 
     def update(self, rev=None):
         pass
+
+    def download(self, to, jobs=None):
+        fs_download(self.fs, self.fs_path, to, jobs=jobs)
diff --git a/dvc/fs/__init__.py b/dvc/fs/__init__.py
index db8fbdd0a..9a0a09e60 100644
--- a/dvc/fs/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/fs/__init__.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from dvc_objects.fs.errors import (  # noqa: F401
 )
 from dvc_objects.fs.path import Path  # noqa: F401
 
+from .callbacks import Callback
 from .data import DataFileSystem  # noqa: F401
 from .dvc import DVCFileSystem  # noqa: F401
 from .git import GitFileSystem  # noqa: F401
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@ known_implementations.update(
 # pylint: enable=unused-import
 
 
+def download(fs, fs_path, to, jobs=None):
+    with Callback.as_tqdm_callback(
+        desc=f"Downloading {fs.path.name(fs_path)}",
+        unit="files",
+    ) as cb:
+        fs.get(fs_path, to.fs_path, batch_size=jobs, callback=cb)
+
+
 def get_fs_config(config, **kwargs):
     name = kwargs.get("name")
     if name:
diff --git a/dvc/output.py b/dvc/output.py
index a88323816..1ddcd7a83 100644
--- a/dvc/output.py
+++ b/dvc/output.py
@@ -797,15 +797,6 @@ class Output:
                 f"binary file '{self.fs_path}' cannot be used as metrics."
             )
 
-    def download(self, to, jobs=None):
-        from dvc.fs.callbacks import Callback
-
-        with Callback.as_tqdm_callback(
-            desc=f"Downloading {self.fs.path.name(self.fs_path)}",
-            unit="files",
-        ) as cb:
-            self.fs.get(self.fs_path, to.fs_path, batch_size=jobs, callback=cb)
-
     def get_obj(
         self, filter_info: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs
     ) -> Optional["HashFile"]: