diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/member.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/member.resource.js
index 46ca65ad40..353fe12cb8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/member.resource.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/member.resource.js
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ function memberResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
     }
 
     return {
-
-        getPagedResults: function (memberTypeAlias, options) {
+        getPagedResults: function(memberTypeAlias, options) {
 
             if (memberTypeAlias === 'all-members') {
                 memberTypeAlias = null;
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ function memberResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
                 'Failed to retrieve member paged result');
         },
 
-        getListNode: function (listName) {
+        getListNode: function(listName) {
 
             return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
                 $http.get(
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ function memberResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
           * @returns {Promise} resourcePromise object containing the member item.
           *
           */
-        getByKey: function (key) {
+        getByKey: function(key) {
 
             return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
                 $http.get(
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ function memberResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
           * @returns {Promise} resourcePromise object.
           *
           */
-        deleteByKey: function (key) {
+        deleteByKey: function(key) {
             return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
                 $http.post(
                     umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
@@ -190,7 +189,7 @@ function memberResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
           * @returns {Promise} resourcePromise object containing the member scaffold.
           *
           */
-        getScaffold: function (alias) {
+        getScaffold: function(alias) {
 
             if (alias) {
                 return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
@@ -240,42 +239,8 @@ function memberResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
           * @returns {Promise} resourcePromise object containing the saved media item.
           *
           */
-        save: function (member, isNew, files) {
+        save: function(member, isNew, files) {
             return saveMember(member, "save" + (isNew ? "New" : ""), files);
-        },
-
-        exportMemberData: function (key) {
-            return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
-                $http.get(
-                    umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
-                        "memberApiBaseUrl",
-                        "ExportMemberData",
-                        [{ key: key }]))
-                    .success(function (data, status, headers) {
-
-                        headers = headers();
-
-                        var filename = headers['x-filename'];
-                        var contentType = headers['content-type'];
-
-                        var linkElement = document.createElement('a');
-
-                        var blob = new Blob([data], { type: contentType });
-                        var url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
-
-                        linkElement.setAttribute('href', url);
-                        linkElement.setAttribute("download", filename);
-
-                        var clickEvent = new MouseEvent("click", {
-                            "view": window,
-                            "bubbles": true,
-                            "cancelable": false
-                        });
-
-                        linkElement.dispatchEvent(clickEvent);
-                    }).error(function (data, status, header) {
-
-                    }));
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/menuactions.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/menuactions.service.js
index bcfb5df0a7..f99cca9543 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/menuactions.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/menuactions.service.js
@@ -8,9 +8,18 @@
  * @description
  * Defines the methods that are called when menu items declare only an action to execute
  */
-function umbracoMenuActions($q, treeService, $location, navigationService, appState) {
+function umbracoMenuActions($q, treeService, $location, navigationService, appState, umbRequestHelper) {
     
     return {
+
+        "ExportMember": function(args) {
+            var url = umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
+                "memberApiBaseUrl",
+                "ExportMemberData",
+                [{ key: args.entity.id }]);
+
+            umbRequestHelper.downloadFile(url);
+        },
         
         /**
          * @ngdoc method
@@ -74,4 +83,4 @@ function umbracoMenuActions($q, treeService, $location, navigationService, appSt
     };
 } 
 
-angular.module('umbraco.services').factory('umbracoMenuActions', umbracoMenuActions);
\ No newline at end of file
+angular.module('umbraco.services').factory('umbracoMenuActions', umbracoMenuActions);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js
index 6488ee7515..273d1c55df 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/services/umbrequesthelper.service.js
@@ -333,6 +333,112 @@ function umbRequestHelper($http, $q, umbDataFormatter, angularHelper, dialogServ
                     failureCallback.apply(this, [data, status, headers, config]);
                 }
             });
+        },
+        
+        /**
+         * Downloads a file to the client using AJAX/XHR
+         * Based on an implementation here: web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/jsdownload.html
+         * See https://stackoverflow.com/a/24129082/694494
+         */
+        downloadFile : function (httpPath) {
+            // Use an arraybuffer
+            $http.get(httpPath, { responseType: 'arraybuffer' })
+                .success(function (data, status, headers) {
+
+                    var octetStreamMime = 'application/octet-stream';
+                    var success = false;
+
+                    // Get the headers
+                    headers = headers();
+
+                    // Get the filename from the x-filename header or default to "download.bin"
+                    var filename = headers['x-filename'] || 'download.bin';
+
+                    // Determine the content type from the header or default to "application/octet-stream"
+                    var contentType = headers['content-type'] || octetStreamMime;
+
+                    try {
+                        // Try using msSaveBlob if supported
+                        console.log("Trying saveBlob method ...");
+                        var blob = new Blob([data], { type: contentType });
+                        if (navigator.msSaveBlob)
+                            navigator.msSaveBlob(blob, filename);
+                        else {
+                            // Try using other saveBlob implementations, if available
+                            var saveBlob = navigator.webkitSaveBlob || navigator.mozSaveBlob || navigator.saveBlob;
+                            if (saveBlob === undefined) throw "Not supported";
+                            saveBlob(blob, filename);
+                        }
+                        console.log("saveBlob succeeded");
+                        success = true;
+                    } catch (ex) {
+                        console.log("saveBlob method failed with the following exception:");
+                        console.log(ex);
+                    }
+
+                    if (!success) {
+                        // Get the blob url creator
+                        var urlCreator = window.URL || window.webkitURL || window.mozURL || window.msURL;
+                        if (urlCreator) {
+                            // Try to use a download link
+                            var link = document.createElement('a');
+                            if ('download' in link) {
+                                // Try to simulate a click
+                                try {
+                                    // Prepare a blob URL
+                                    console.log("Trying download link method with simulated click ...");
+                                    var blob = new Blob([data], { type: contentType });
+                                    var url = urlCreator.createObjectURL(blob);
+                                    link.setAttribute('href', url);
+
+                                    // Set the download attribute (Supported in Chrome 14+ / Firefox 20+)
+                                    link.setAttribute("download", filename);
+
+                                    // Simulate clicking the download link
+                                    var event = document.createEvent('MouseEvents');
+                                    event.initMouseEvent('click', true, true, window, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
+                                    link.dispatchEvent(event);
+                                    console.log("Download link method with simulated click succeeded");
+                                    success = true;
+
+                                } catch (ex) {
+                                    console.log("Download link method with simulated click failed with the following exception:");
+                                    console.log(ex);
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            if (!success) {
+                                // Fallback to window.location method
+                                try {
+                                    // Prepare a blob URL
+                                    // Use application/octet-stream when using window.location to force download
+                                    console.log("Trying download link method with window.location ...");
+                                    var blob = new Blob([data], { type: octetStreamMime });
+                                    var url = urlCreator.createObjectURL(blob);
+                                    window.location = url;
+                                    console.log("Download link method with window.location succeeded");
+                                    success = true;
+                                } catch (ex) {
+                                    console.log("Download link method with window.location failed with the following exception:");
+                                    console.log(ex);
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (!success) {
+                        // Fallback to window.open method
+                        console.log("No methods worked for saving the arraybuffer, using last resort window.open");
+                        window.open(httpPath, '_blank', '');
+                    }
+                })
+                .error(function (data, status) {
+                    console.log("Request failed with status: " + status);
+
+                    // Optionally write the error out to scope
+                    $scope.errorDetails = "Request failed with status: " + status;
+                });
         }
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/member/Export.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/member/Export.html
deleted file mode 100644
index afda77ba89..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/member/Export.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<div class="umb-dialog umb-pane" ng-controller="Umbraco.Editors.Member.ExportController">
-    <div class="umb-dialog-body" auto-scale="90">
-        
-        <p class="umb-abstract">
-            <localize key="defaultdialogs_confirmExport">Are you sure you want to export</localize> <strong>{{currentNode.name}}</strong> details?
-        </p>
-
-        <umb-confirm on-confirm="performExport" on-cancel="cancel">    
-        </umb-confirm>
-
-    </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/member/member.export.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/member/member.export.controller.js
deleted file mode 100644
index bd2b3dfee9..0000000000
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/member/member.export.controller.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-function MemberExportController($scope, memberResource, treeService, navigationService, editorState, $location, $routeParams) {
-
-    $scope.performExport = function () {
-        //mark it for deletion (used in the UI)
-        $scope.currentNode.loading = true;
-
-        memberResource.exportMemberData($scope.currentNode.id).then(function () {
-            $scope.currentNode.loading = false;
-
-            navigationService.hideMenu();
-        });
-    }
-
-    $scope.cancel = function () {
-        navigationService.hideDialog();
-    };
-}
-angular.module("umbraco").controller("Umbraco.Editors.Member.ExportController", MemberExportController);
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MemberController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MemberController.cs
index 33932eb0b9..eef6f69bd7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MemberController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MemberController.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Net;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
@@ -822,7 +823,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
                 using (var textWriter = new StreamWriter(memoryStream))
                 {
                     var output = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(exportProperties, Formatting.Indented);
-                    textWriter.WriteLine("Member export");
                     textWriter.Write(output);
                     textWriter.Flush();
                 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/ExportMember.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/ExportMember.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f5b91c600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/ExportMember.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+namespace Umbraco.Web.Models.Trees
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Represents the export member menu item
+    /// </summary>
+    [ActionMenuItem("umbracoMenuActions")]
+    public sealed class ExportMember : ActionMenuItem
+    {
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/RefreshNode.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/RefreshNode.cs
index eadd0b2a4d..0414a5997a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/RefreshNode.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Models/Trees/RefreshNode.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     /// </summary>
     [ActionMenuItem("umbracoMenuActions")]
     public sealed class RefreshNode : ActionMenuItem
-    {        
+    {
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
index bed5a1e995..3ec12aa2b5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Trees/MemberTreeController.cs
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Trees
 
             if (Security.CurrentUser.HasAccessToSensitiveData())
             {
-                menu.Items.Add(new MenuItem("export", Services.TextService.Localize("actions/export"))
+                menu.Items.Add(new ExportMember
                 {
-                    Icon = "download-alt"
+                    Name = Services.TextService.Localize("actions/export"),
+                    Icon = "download-alt",
+                    Alias = "export"
                 });
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
index 7dda5bedab..c6d528bb3d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Umbraco.Web.csproj
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <TargetFrameworkProfile />
     <SolutionDir Condition="$(SolutionDir) == '' Or $(SolutionDir) == '*Undefined*'">..\</SolutionDir>
     <RestorePackages>true</RestorePackages>
-	<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>AllRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
     <GenerateSerializationAssemblies>Off</GenerateSerializationAssemblies>
-	<LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\AutoMapperExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\ContentTreeNodeUrlResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Mapping\MemberTreeNodeUrlResolver.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Models\Trees\ExportMember.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TourFilterResolver.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\UserEditorAuthorizationHelper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Editors\UserGroupAuthorizationAttribute.cs" />