diff --git a/lib/Froxlor/Ajax/Ajax.php b/lib/Froxlor/Ajax/Ajax.php
index 200e64d5..d6f8b3ab 100644
--- a/lib/Froxlor/Ajax/Ajax.php
+++ b/lib/Froxlor/Ajax/Ajax.php
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ class Ajax
 				return $this->editApiKey();
 			case 'getConfigDetails':
 				return $this->getConfigDetails();
+			case 'getConfigJsonExport':
+				return $this->getConfigJsonExport();
 			default:
 				return $this->errorResponse('Action not found!');
 		}
@@ -324,4 +326,19 @@ class Ajax
 		}
 		return $this->errorResponse('Not allowed', 403);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * download JSON export of config-selection
+	 */
+	private function getConfigJsonExport()
+	{
+		if (isset($this->userinfo['adminsession']) && $this->userinfo['adminsession'] == 1 && $this->userinfo['change_serversettings'] == 1) {
+			$params = $_GET;
+			unset($params['action']);
+			unset($params['finish']);
+			header('Content-disposition: attachment; filename=froxlor-config-' . time() . '.json');
+			return $this->jsonResponse($params);
+		}
+		return $this->errorResponse('Not allowed', 403);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/templates/Froxlor/settings/configuration.html.twig b/templates/Froxlor/settings/configuration.html.twig
index e8e5cc5a..2d29a5d6 100644
--- a/templates/Froxlor/settings/configuration.html.twig
+++ b/templates/Froxlor/settings/configuration.html.twig
@@ -104,7 +104,9 @@
 				{{ lng('admin.configfiles.recommendednote') }}
 			</div>
 			<div class="col-12 col-md-6 text-end">
+				<input type="hidden" name="dist" value="{{ distribution }}" />
 				<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" id="selectRecommendedConfig">{{ lng('admin.configfiles.selectrecommended') }}</button>
+				<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-secondary" id="downloadSelectionAsJson"><i class="fa-solid fa-download"></i> {{ lng('admin.configfiles.downloadselected') }}</button>
 				<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">{{ lng('update.proceed') }}</button>
 			</div>
 		</div>
diff --git a/templates/Froxlor/src/js/components/configfiles.js b/templates/Froxlor/src/js/components/configfiles.js
index 6debff0b..4ab51b03 100644
--- a/templates/Froxlor/src/js/components/configfiles.js
+++ b/templates/Froxlor/src/js/components/configfiles.js
@@ -12,6 +12,18 @@ $(function () {
 		})
 	});
 
+	/*
+	 * export/download JSON file (e.g. for usage with config-services)
+	 */
+	$('#downloadSelectionAsJson').on('click', function () {
+		var formData = $(this).closest('form').serialize();
+		window.location = "lib/ajax.php?action=getConfigJsonExport&" + formData;
+	});
+
+	/*
+	 * open modal window to show selected config-commands/files
+	 * for selected daemon
+	 */
 	$('.show-config').on('click', function () {
 		var distro = $(this).data('dist');
 		var section = $(this).data('section');