diff --git a/app/scenes/CollectionExport.tsx b/app/scenes/CollectionExport.tsx
index cf8458684..b1148dd49 100644
--- a/app/scenes/CollectionExport.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/CollectionExport.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ function CollectionExport({ collection, onSubmit }: Props) {
 
       setIsLoading(false);
       showToast(
-        t("Export started, you will receive an email when it’s complete.")
+        t(
+          "Export started. If you have notifications enabled, you will receive an email when it's complete."
+        )
       );
       onSubmit();
     },
diff --git a/app/scenes/Settings/Export.tsx b/app/scenes/Settings/Export.tsx
index 160f44b97..05b8d3907 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Settings/Export.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Settings/Export.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ function Export() {
       <Heading>{t("Export")}</Heading>
       <Text type="secondary">
         <Trans
-          defaults="A full export might take some time, consider exporting a single document or collection. The exported data is a zip of your documents in Markdown format. You may leave this page once the export has started – we will email a link to <em>{{ userEmail }}</em> when it’s complete."
+          defaults="A full export might take some time, consider exporting a single document or collection. The exported data is a zip of your documents in Markdown format. You may leave this page once the export has started – if you have notifications enabled, we will email a link to <em>{{ userEmail }}</em> when it’s complete."
           values={{
             userEmail: user.email,
           }}
diff --git a/app/scenes/Settings/Notifications.tsx b/app/scenes/Settings/Notifications.tsx
index afa738c11..aff015ac8 100644
--- a/app/scenes/Settings/Notifications.tsx
+++ b/app/scenes/Settings/Notifications.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,13 @@ function Notifications() {
         "Receive a notification when someone you invited creates an account"
       ),
     },
+    {
+      event: "emails.export_completed",
+      title: t("Export completed"),
+      description: t(
+        "Receive a notification when an export you requested has been completed"
+      ),
+    },
     {
       visible: isCloudHosted,
       event: "emails.onboarding",
diff --git a/server/emails/templates/ExportFailureEmail.tsx b/server/emails/templates/ExportFailureEmail.tsx
index 806b132ea..f81c358f3 100644
--- a/server/emails/templates/ExportFailureEmail.tsx
+++ b/server/emails/templates/ExportFailureEmail.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from "react";
+import { NotificationSetting } from "@server/models";
 import BaseEmail from "./BaseEmail";
 import Body from "./components/Body";
 import Button from "./components/Button";
@@ -10,13 +11,27 @@ import Heading from "./components/Heading";
 
 type Props = {
   to: string;
+  userId: string;
   teamUrl: string;
+  teamId: string;
 };
 
 /**
  * Email sent to a user when their data export has failed for some reason.
  */
 export default class ExportFailureEmail extends BaseEmail<Props> {
+  protected async beforeSend({ userId, teamId }: Props) {
+    const notificationSetting = await NotificationSetting.findOne({
+      where: {
+        userId,
+        teamId,
+        event: "emails.export_completed",
+      },
+    });
+
+    return notificationSetting !== null;
+  }
+
   protected subject() {
     return "Your requested export";
   }
diff --git a/server/emails/templates/ExportSuccessEmail.tsx b/server/emails/templates/ExportSuccessEmail.tsx
index f39381990..a992790f9 100644
--- a/server/emails/templates/ExportSuccessEmail.tsx
+++ b/server/emails/templates/ExportSuccessEmail.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from "react";
+import { NotificationSetting } from "@server/models";
 import BaseEmail from "./BaseEmail";
 import Body from "./components/Body";
 import Button from "./components/Button";
@@ -10,8 +11,10 @@ import Heading from "./components/Heading";
 
 type Props = {
   to: string;
+  userId: string;
   id: string;
   teamUrl: string;
+  teamId: string;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -19,6 +22,18 @@ type Props = {
  * for download in the settings section.
  */
 export default class ExportSuccessEmail extends BaseEmail<Props> {
+  protected async beforeSend({ userId, teamId }: Props) {
+    const notificationSetting = await NotificationSetting.findOne({
+      where: {
+        userId,
+        teamId,
+        event: "emails.export_completed",
+      },
+    });
+
+    return notificationSetting !== null;
+  }
+
   protected subject() {
     return "Your requested export";
   }
diff --git a/server/models/NotificationSetting.ts b/server/models/NotificationSetting.ts
index f42f98f6e..461503a3c 100644
--- a/server/models/NotificationSetting.ts
+++ b/server/models/NotificationSetting.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class NotificationSetting extends Model {
       "emails.invite_accepted",
       "emails.onboarding",
       "emails.features",
+      "emails.export_completed",
     ],
   ])
   @Column(DataType.STRING)
diff --git a/server/models/User.ts b/server/models/User.ts
index 2497107c5..dd907c954 100644
--- a/server/models/User.ts
+++ b/server/models/User.ts
@@ -497,7 +497,9 @@ class User extends ParanoidModel {
   };
 
   // By default when a user signs up we subscribe them to email notifications
-  // when documents they created are edited by other team members and onboarding
+  // when documents they created are edited by other team members and onboarding.
+  // If the user is an admin, they will also be subscribed to export_completed
+  // notifications.
   @AfterCreate
   static subscribeToNotifications = async (
     model: User,
@@ -537,6 +539,17 @@ class User extends ParanoidModel {
         transaction: options.transaction,
       }),
     ]);
+
+    if (model.isAdmin) {
+      await NotificationSetting.findOrCreate({
+        where: {
+          userId: model.id,
+          teamId: model.teamId,
+          event: "emails.export_completed",
+        },
+        transaction: options.transaction,
+      });
+    }
   };
 
   static getCounts = async function (teamId: string) {
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts
index 1f5c4c651..d5d562a65 100644
--- a/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts
@@ -72,8 +72,10 @@ export default class ExportMarkdownZipTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
 
       await ExportSuccessEmail.schedule({
         to: user.email,
+        userId: user.id,
         id: fileOperation.id,
         teamUrl: team.url,
+        teamId: team.id,
       });
     } catch (error) {
       await this.updateFileOperation(fileOperation, {
@@ -82,7 +84,9 @@ export default class ExportMarkdownZipTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
       });
       await ExportFailureEmail.schedule({
         to: user.email,
+        userId: user.id,
         teamUrl: team.url,
+        teamId: team.id,
       });
       throw error;
     }
diff --git a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
index 1cc80c1f8..f67953cb3 100644
--- a/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
+++ b/shared/i18n/locales/en_US/translation.json
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
   "Sort": "Sort",
   "Saving": "Saving",
   "Save": "Save",
-  "Export started, you will receive an email when it’s complete.": "Export started, you will receive an email when it’s complete.",
+  "Export started. If you have notifications enabled, you will receive an email when it's complete.": "Export started. If you have notifications enabled, you will receive an email when it's complete.",
   "Exporting the collection <em>{{collectionName}}</em> may take a few seconds. Your documents will be a zip of folders with files in Markdown format. Please visit the Export section on settings to get the zip.": "Exporting the collection <em>{{collectionName}}</em> may take a few seconds. Your documents will be a zip of folders with files in Markdown format. Please visit the Export section on settings to get the zip.",
   "Exporting": "Exporting",
   "Export Collection": "Export Collection",
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@
   "This is the screen that team members will first see when they sign in.": "This is the screen that team members will first see when they sign in.",
   "Export in progress…": "Export in progress…",
   "Export deleted": "Export deleted",
-  "A full export might take some time, consider exporting a single document or collection. The exported data is a zip of your documents in Markdown format. You may leave this page once the export has started – we will email a link to <em>{{ userEmail }}</em> when it’s complete.": "A full export might take some time, consider exporting a single document or collection. The exported data is a zip of your documents in Markdown format. You may leave this page once the export has started – we will email a link to <em>{{ userEmail }}</em> when it’s complete.",
+  "A full export might take some time, consider exporting a single document or collection. The exported data is a zip of your documents in Markdown format. You may leave this page once the export has started – if you have notifications enabled, we will email a link to <em>{{ userEmail }}</em> when it’s complete.": "A full export might take some time, consider exporting a single document or collection. The exported data is a zip of your documents in Markdown format. You may leave this page once the export has started – if you have notifications enabled, we will email a link to <em>{{ userEmail }}</em> when it’s complete.",
   "Export Requested": "Export Requested",
   "Requesting Export": "Requesting Export",
   "Export Data": "Export Data",
@@ -650,6 +650,8 @@
   "Receive a notification whenever a new collection is created": "Receive a notification whenever a new collection is created",
   "Invite accepted": "Invite accepted",
   "Receive a notification when someone you invited creates an account": "Receive a notification when someone you invited creates an account",
+  "Export completed": "Export completed",
+  "Receive a notification when an export you requested has been completed": "Receive a notification when an export you requested has been completed",
   "Getting started": "Getting started",
   "Tips on getting started with Outline’s features and functionality": "Tips on getting started with Outline’s features and functionality",
   "New features": "New features",