diff --git a/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py b/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
index a2e2a100a..4588bf67b 100644
--- a/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
+++ b/freqtrade/commands/data_commands.py
@@ -50,7 +50,13 @@ def start_download_data(args: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     exchange = ExchangeResolver.load_exchange(config['exchange']['name'], config, validate=False)
     markets = [p for p, m in exchange.markets.items() if market_is_active(m)
                or config.get('include_inactive')]
-    expanded_pairs = expand_pairlist(config['pairs'], markets)
+    if config.get('freqai') is not None:
+        assert config['freqai'].get('corr_pairlist'), "No corr_pairlist found in config."
+        full_pairs = config['pairs'] + [pair for pair in config['freqai']['corr_pairlist']
+                                        if pair not in config['pairs']]
+        expanded_pairs = expand_pairlist(full_pairs, markets)
+    else:
+        expanded_pairs = expand_pairlist(config['pairs'], markets)
 
     # Manual validations of relevant settings
     if not config['exchange'].get('skip_pair_validation', False):