diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/documents/DocumentNode.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/documents/DocumentNode.tsx
index bef2c6ba2..a5b02cbb3 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/documents/DocumentNode.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/documents/DocumentNode.tsx
@@ -328,7 +328,12 @@ export const DocumentNode = React.memo(function DocumentNode({
 										Move to...
 									</DropdownMenuItem>
 								)}
-								{onExport && (
+								{onExport && isMemoryDocument ? (
+									<DropdownMenuItem disabled={isUnavailable} onClick={() => handleExport("md")}>
+										<Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+										Export as MD
+									</DropdownMenuItem>
+								) : onExport ? (
 									<DropdownMenuSub>
 										<DropdownMenuSubTrigger disabled={isUnavailable}>
 											<Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
@@ -338,7 +343,7 @@ export const DocumentNode = React.memo(function DocumentNode({
 											<ExportDropdownItems onExport={handleExport} exporting={exporting} />
 										</DropdownMenuSubContent>
 									</DropdownMenuSub>
-								)}
+								) : null}
 								{onVersionHistory && isVersionableType(doc.document_type) && (
 									<DropdownMenuItem disabled={isUnavailable} onClick={() => onVersionHistory(doc)}>
 										<History className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
@@ -381,7 +386,12 @@ export const DocumentNode = React.memo(function DocumentNode({
 							Move to...
 						</ContextMenuItem>
 					)}
-					{onExport && (
+					{onExport && isMemoryDocument ? (
+						<ContextMenuItem disabled={isUnavailable} onClick={() => handleExport("md")}>
+							<Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+							Export as MD
+						</ContextMenuItem>
+					) : onExport ? (
 						<ContextMenuSub>
 							<ContextMenuSubTrigger disabled={isUnavailable}>
 								<Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@ export const DocumentNode = React.memo(function DocumentNode({
 								<ExportContextItems onExport={handleExport} exporting={exporting} />
 							</ContextMenuSubContent>
 						</ContextMenuSub>
-					)}
+					) : null}
 					{onVersionHistory && isVersionableType(doc.document_type) && (
 						<ContextMenuItem disabled={isUnavailable} onClick={() => onVersionHistory(doc)}>
 							<History className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx
index 4bf4a04ab..fb1030028 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ export function FolderTreeView({
 					onDelete={onDeleteDocument}
 					onMove={onMoveDocument}
 					onReset={onResetDocument}
-					onExport={isMemoryDocument ? undefined : onExportDocument}
+					onExport={onExportDocument}
 					onVersionHistory={isMemoryDocument ? undefined : onVersionHistory}
 					canDelete={!isMemoryDocument}
 					canMove={!isMemoryDocument}
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx
index 0c37d003c..2acc0a9f4 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx
@@ -113,6 +113,18 @@ const MEMORY_DOCUMENTS: DocumentNodeDoc[] = [
 function isMemoryDocument(doc: { document_type: string }) {
 	return doc.document_type === "USER_MEMORY" || doc.document_type === "TEAM_MEMORY";
 }
+
+function downloadTextFile(content: string, fileName: string, type = "text/markdown;charset=utf-8") {
+	const blob = new Blob([content], { type });
+	const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+	const a = document.createElement("a");
+	a.href = url;
+	a.download = fileName;
+	document.body.appendChild(a);
+	a.click();
+	document.body.removeChild(a);
+	URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+}
 const LOCAL_FILESYSTEM_TRUST_KEY = "surfsense.local-filesystem-trust.v1";
 const MAX_LOCAL_FILESYSTEM_ROOTS = 10;
 
@@ -808,6 +820,27 @@ function AuthenticatedDocumentsSidebarBase({
 
 	const handleExportDocument = useCallback(
 		async (doc: DocumentNodeDoc, format: string) => {
+			if (isMemoryDocument(doc)) {
+				try {
+					const endpoint =
+						doc.document_type === "USER_MEMORY"
+							? `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FASTAPI_BACKEND_URL}/api/v1/users/me/memory`
+							: `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FASTAPI_BACKEND_URL}/api/v1/searchspaces/${searchSpaceId}/memory`;
+					const response = await authenticatedFetch(endpoint, { method: "GET" });
+					if (!response.ok) {
+						const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({ detail: "Export failed" }));
+						throw new Error(errorData.detail || "Export failed");
+					}
+					const data = (await response.json()) as { memory_md?: string };
+					downloadTextFile(data.memory_md ?? "", doc.title.endsWith(".md") ? doc.title : `${doc.title}.md`);
+					return;
+				} catch (err) {
+					console.error("Memory export failed:", err);
+					toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Export failed");
+					return;
+				}
+			}
+
 			const safeTitle =
 				doc.title
 					.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9 _-]/g, "_")