diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
index 74765fd86..86022cfb0 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/activity/Accounts.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.text.Editable;
@@ -137,6 +138,9 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
     private TextView mActionBarSubTitle;
     private TextView mActionBarUnread;
 
+    private boolean exportGlobalSettings;
+    private ArrayList<String> exportAccountUuids;
+
     /**
      * Contains information about objects that need to be retained on configuration changes.
      *
@@ -146,6 +150,7 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
 
 
     private static final int ACTIVITY_REQUEST_PICK_SETTINGS_FILE = 1;
+    private static final int ACTIVITY_REQUEST_SAVE_SETTINGS_FILE = 2;
 
     class AccountsHandler extends Handler {
         private void setViewTitle() {
@@ -328,6 +333,9 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
     private static String ACCOUNT_STATS = "accountStats";
     private static String STATE_UNREAD_COUNT = "unreadCount";
     private static String SELECTED_CONTEXT_ACCOUNT = "selectedContextAccount";
+    private static final String STATE_EXPORT_GLOBAL_SETTINGS = "exportGlobalSettings";
+    private static final String STATE_EXPORT_ACCOUNTS = "exportAccountUuids";
+
 
     public static final String EXTRA_STARTUP = "startup";
 
@@ -476,6 +484,17 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
         }
         outState.putSerializable(STATE_UNREAD_COUNT, mUnreadMessageCount);
         outState.putSerializable(ACCOUNT_STATS, accountStats);
+
+        outState.putBoolean(STATE_EXPORT_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, exportGlobalSettings);
+        outState.putStringArrayList(STATE_EXPORT_ACCOUNTS, exportAccountUuids);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle state) {
+        super.onRestoreInstanceState(state);
+
+        exportGlobalSettings = state.getBoolean(STATE_EXPORT_GLOBAL_SETTINGS, false);
+        exportAccountUuids = state.getStringArrayList(STATE_EXPORT_ACCOUNTS);
     }
 
     private StorageManager.StorageListener storageListener = new StorageManager.StorageListener() {
@@ -1290,7 +1309,7 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
                               getString(R.string.app_revision_url) +
                               "</a>"))
         .append("</p><hr/><p>")
-        .append(String.format(getString(R.string.app_copyright_fmt), year, year))
+        .append(String.format(getString(R.string.app_copyright_fmt), Integer.toString(year), Integer.toString(year)))
         .append("</p><hr/><p>")
         .append(getString(R.string.app_license))
         .append("</p><hr/><p>");
@@ -1418,9 +1437,12 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
             return;
         }
         switch (requestCode) {
-        case ACTIVITY_REQUEST_PICK_SETTINGS_FILE:
-            onImport(data.getData());
-            break;
+            case ACTIVITY_REQUEST_PICK_SETTINGS_FILE:
+                onImport(data.getData());
+                break;
+            case ACTIVITY_REQUEST_SAVE_SETTINGS_FILE:
+                onExport(data);
+                break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -1884,15 +1906,35 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
     }
 
     public void onExport(final boolean includeGlobals, final Account account) {
-
         // TODO, prompt to allow a user to choose which accounts to export
-        Set<String> accountUuids = null;
+        ArrayList<String> accountUuids = null;
         if (account != null) {
-            accountUuids = new HashSet<String>();
+            accountUuids = new ArrayList<>();
             accountUuids.add(account.getUuid());
         }
 
-        ExportAsyncTask asyncTask = new ExportAsyncTask(this, includeGlobals, accountUuids);
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
+            exportGlobalSettings = includeGlobals;
+            exportAccountUuids = accountUuids;
+
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_DOCUMENT);
+            intent.setType("application/octet-stream");
+            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, SettingsExporter.EXPORT_FILENAME);
+            intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_OPENABLE);
+
+            startActivityForResult(intent, ACTIVITY_REQUEST_SAVE_SETTINGS_FILE);
+        } else {
+            startExport(includeGlobals, accountUuids, null);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void onExport(Intent intent) {
+        Uri documentsUri = intent.getData();
+        startExport(exportGlobalSettings, exportAccountUuids, documentsUri);
+    }
+
+    private void startExport(boolean exportGlobalSettings, ArrayList<String> exportAccountUuids, Uri documentsUri) {
+        ExportAsyncTask asyncTask = new ExportAsyncTask(this, exportGlobalSettings, exportAccountUuids, documentsUri);
         setNonConfigurationInstance(asyncTask);
         asyncTask.execute();
     }
@@ -1904,13 +1946,17 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
         private boolean mIncludeGlobals;
         private Set<String> mAccountUuids;
         private String mFileName;
+        private Uri mUri;
 
 
         private ExportAsyncTask(Accounts activity, boolean includeGlobals,
-                                Set<String> accountUuids) {
+                                List<String> accountUuids, Uri uri) {
             super(activity);
             mIncludeGlobals = includeGlobals;
-            mAccountUuids = accountUuids;
+            mUri = uri;
+            if (accountUuids != null) {
+                mAccountUuids = new HashSet<>(accountUuids);
+            }
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -1923,8 +1969,13 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
         @Override
         protected Boolean doInBackground(Void... params) {
             try {
-                mFileName = SettingsExporter.exportToFile(mContext, mIncludeGlobals,
+                if (mUri == null) {
+                    mFileName = SettingsExporter.exportToFile(mContext, mIncludeGlobals,
                             mAccountUuids);
+                } else {
+                    SettingsExporter.exportToUri(mContext, mIncludeGlobals, mAccountUuids, mUri);
+                }
+
             } catch (SettingsImportExportException e) {
                 Timber.w(e, "Exception during export");
                 return false;
@@ -1942,8 +1993,13 @@ public class Accounts extends K9ListActivity implements OnItemClickListener {
             removeProgressDialog();
 
             if (success) {
-                activity.showSimpleDialog(R.string.settings_export_success_header,
-                                          R.string.settings_export_success, mFileName);
+                if (mFileName != null) {
+                    activity.showSimpleDialog(R.string.settings_export_success_header,
+                            R.string.settings_export_success, mFileName);
+                } else {
+                    activity.showSimpleDialog(R.string.settings_export_success_header,
+                            R.string.settings_export_success_generic);
+                }
             } else {
                 //TODO: better error messages
                 activity.showSimpleDialog(R.string.settings_export_failed_header,
diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/SettingsExporter.java b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/SettingsExporter.java
index 913173cde..37130cfa7 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/SettingsExporter.java
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/java/com/fsck/k9/preferences/SettingsExporter.java
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Environment;
+
 import timber.log.Timber;
 import android.util.Xml;
 
 import com.fsck.k9.Account;
-import com.fsck.k9.K9;
 import com.fsck.k9.Preferences;
 import com.fsck.k9.helper.FileHelper;
 import com.fsck.k9.mail.ServerSettings;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlSerializer;
 
 
 public class SettingsExporter {
-    private static final String EXPORT_FILENAME = "settings.k9s";
+    public static final String EXPORT_FILENAME = "settings.k9s";
 
     /**
      * File format version number.
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ public class SettingsExporter {
             throws SettingsImportExportException {
 
         OutputStream os = null;
-        String filename = null;
         try {
             File dir = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + File.separator + context.getPackageName());
             if (!dir.mkdirs()) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public class SettingsExporter {
             }
 
             File file = FileHelper.createUniqueFile(dir, EXPORT_FILENAME);
-            filename = file.getAbsolutePath();
+            String filename = file.getAbsolutePath();
             os = new FileOutputStream(filename);
 
             exportPreferences(context, os, includeGlobals, accountUuids);
@@ -98,13 +98,33 @@ public class SettingsExporter {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new SettingsImportExportException(e);
         } finally {
-            if (os != null) {
-                try {
-                    os.close();
-                } catch (IOException ioe) {
-                    Timber.w("Couldn't close exported settings file: %s", filename);
-                }
-            }
+            closeOrThrow(os);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void exportToUri(Context context, boolean includeGlobals, Set<String> accountUuids, Uri uri)
+            throws SettingsImportExportException {
+
+        OutputStream os = null;
+        try {
+            os = context.getContentResolver().openOutputStream(uri);
+            exportPreferences(context, os, includeGlobals, accountUuids);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new SettingsImportExportException(e);
+        } finally {
+            closeOrThrow(os);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static void closeOrThrow(OutputStream outputStream) throws SettingsImportExportException {
+        if (outputStream == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            outputStream.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new SettingsImportExportException(e);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 052485cd6..6fac436c3 100644
--- a/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/k9mail/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -975,6 +975,7 @@ Please submit bug reports, contribute new features and ask questions at
     <string name="settings_importing">Importing settings…</string>
     <string name="settings_import_scanning_file">Scanning file…</string>
     <string name="settings_export_success">Saved exported settings to <xliff:g id="filename">%s</xliff:g></string>
+    <string name="settings_export_success_generic">Settings successfully exported</string>
     <string name="settings_import_global_settings_success">Imported global settings from <xliff:g id="filename">%s</xliff:g></string>
     <string name="settings_import_success">Imported <xliff:g id="accounts">%s</xliff:g> from <xliff:g id="filename">%s</xliff:g></string>
     <plurals name="settings_import_accounts">