diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderNode.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderNode.tsx
index 7f75f8abf..a1b437983 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderNode.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderNode.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 	AlertCircle,
 	ChevronDown,
 	ChevronRight,
+	Download,
 	Eye,
 	EyeOff,
 	Folder,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ interface FolderNodeProps {
 	isWatched?: boolean;
 	onRescan?: (folder: FolderDisplay) => void | Promise<void>;
 	onStopWatching?: (folder: FolderDisplay) => void;
+	onExportFolder?: (folder: FolderDisplay) => void;
 }
 
 function getDropZone(
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ export const FolderNode = React.memo(function FolderNode({
 	isWatched,
 	onRescan,
 	onStopWatching,
+	onExportFolder,
 }: FolderNodeProps) {
 	const [renameValue, setRenameValue] = useState(folder.name);
 	const inputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -408,6 +411,17 @@ export const FolderNode = React.memo(function FolderNode({
 									<Move className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
 									Move to...
 								</DropdownMenuItem>
+								{onExportFolder && (
+									<DropdownMenuItem
+										onClick={(e) => {
+											e.stopPropagation();
+											onExportFolder(folder);
+										}}
+									>
+										<Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+										Export folder
+									</DropdownMenuItem>
+								)}
 								<DropdownMenuItem
 									onClick={(e) => {
 										e.stopPropagation();
@@ -449,6 +463,12 @@ export const FolderNode = React.memo(function FolderNode({
 						<Move className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
 						Move to...
 					</ContextMenuItem>
+					{onExportFolder && (
+						<ContextMenuItem onClick={() => onExportFolder(folder)}>
+							<Download className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
+							Export folder
+						</ContextMenuItem>
+					)}
 					<ContextMenuItem onClick={() => onDelete(folder)}>
 						<Trash2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
 						Delete
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx
index 6eb53da50..4988e87e7 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/documents/FolderTreeView.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ interface FolderTreeViewProps {
 	watchedFolderIds?: Set<number>;
 	onRescanFolder?: (folder: FolderDisplay) => void;
 	onStopWatchingFolder?: (folder: FolderDisplay) => void;
+	onExportFolder?: (folder: FolderDisplay) => void;
 }
 
 function groupBy<T>(items: T[], keyFn: (item: T) => string | number): Record<string | number, T[]> {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export function FolderTreeView({
 	watchedFolderIds,
 	onRescanFolder,
 	onStopWatchingFolder,
+	onExportFolder,
 }: FolderTreeViewProps) {
 	const foldersByParent = useMemo(() => groupBy(folders, (f) => f.parentId ?? "root"), [folders]);
 
@@ -259,6 +261,7 @@ export function FolderTreeView({
 					isWatched={watchedFolderIds?.has(f.id)}
 					onRescan={onRescanFolder}
 					onStopWatching={onStopWatchingFolder}
+					onExportFolder={onExportFolder}
 				/>
 			);
 
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx
index 0f925af33..853aea641 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/layout/ui/sidebar/DocumentsSidebar.tsx
@@ -445,6 +445,47 @@ export function DocumentsSidebar({
 		}
 	}, [searchSpaceId, isExportingKB]);
 
+	const handleExportFolder = useCallback(
+		async (folder: FolderDisplay) => {
+			try {
+				const response = await authenticatedFetch(
+					`${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FASTAPI_BACKEND_URL}/api/v1/search-spaces/${searchSpaceId}/export?folder_id=${folder.id}`,
+					{ method: "GET" }
+				);
+				if (!response.ok) {
+					const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({ detail: "Export failed" }));
+					throw new Error(errorData.detail || "Export failed");
+				}
+
+				const skipped = response.headers.get("X-Skipped-Documents");
+				if (skipped && Number(skipped) > 0) {
+					toast.warning(`${skipped} document(s) were skipped (still processing)`);
+				}
+
+				const blob = await response.blob();
+				const safeName =
+					folder.name
+						.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9 _-]/g, "_")
+						.trim()
+						.slice(0, 80) || "folder";
+				const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+				const a = document.createElement("a");
+				a.href = url;
+				a.download = `${safeName}.zip`;
+				document.body.appendChild(a);
+				a.click();
+				document.body.removeChild(a);
+				URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+
+				toast.success(`Folder "${folder.name}" exported`);
+			} catch (err) {
+				console.error("Folder export failed:", err);
+				toast.error(err instanceof Error ? err.message : "Export failed");
+			}
+		},
+		[searchSpaceId]
+	);
+
 	const handleExportDocument = useCallback(
 		async (doc: DocumentNodeDoc, format: string) => {
 			const safeTitle =
@@ -895,6 +936,7 @@ export function DocumentsSidebar({
 						watchedFolderIds={watchedFolderIds}
 						onRescanFolder={handleRescanFolder}
 						onStopWatchingFolder={handleStopWatching}
+						onExportFolder={handleExportFolder}
 					/>
 				</div>
 			</div>