diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Export/IndexController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Export/IndexController.php
index d0560c9f0c..c5392eaf3a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Export/IndexController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Export/IndexController.php
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class IndexController extends Controller
      */
     public function export(): LaravelResponse
     {
+        if(auth()->user()->hasRole('demo')) {
+            session()->flash('info', (string) trans('firefly.demo_user_export'));
+            return redirect(route('export.index'));
+    }
+
+
         /** @var ExportDataGenerator $generator */
         $generator = app(ExportDataGenerator::class);
         $generator->setUser(auth()->user());
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 06794b2d84..7445ab98fb 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -2369,6 +2369,7 @@ return [
     'block_code_bounced'                                     => 'Email message(s) bounced',
     'block_code_expired'                                     => 'Demo account expired',
     'no_block_code'                                          => 'No reason for block or user not blocked',
+    'demo_user_export' => 'The demo user cannot export data',
     'block_code_email_changed'                               => 'User has not yet confirmed new email address',
     'admin_update_email'                                     => 'Contrary to the profile page, the user will NOT be notified their email address has changed!',
     'update_user'                                            => 'Update user',