diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/e2e/page-models/configuration-page.ts b/packages/desktop-client/e2e/page-models/configuration-page.ts
index 5329fcdfa0..a54f1eabec 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/e2e/page-models/configuration-page.ts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/e2e/page-models/configuration-page.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ export class ConfigurationPage {
     return new BudgetPage(this.page);
   }
 
+  async createDemoFile() {
+    await this.page.getByRole('button', { name: 'View demo' }).click();
+    return new BudgetPage(this.page);
+  }
+
   async clickOnNoServer() {
     await this.page.getByRole('button', { name: "Don't use a server" }).click();
   }
diff --git a/packages/desktop-electron/e2e/settings.test.ts b/packages/desktop-electron/e2e/settings.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b676bee41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/desktop-electron/e2e/settings.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// oxlint-disable no-restricted-imports --fix me
+import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
+import path from 'node:path';
+
+import { ConfigurationPage } from '@actual-app/web/e2e/page-models/configuration-page';
+import { Navigation } from '@actual-app/web/e2e/page-models/navigation';
+import type { SettingsPage } from '@actual-app/web/e2e/page-models/settings-page';
+import { expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+import { test } from './fixtures';
+
+test.describe('Settings', () => {
+  let navigation: Navigation;
+  let settingsPage: SettingsPage;
+  let configurationPage: ConfigurationPage;
+
+  test.beforeEach(async ({ electronPage }) => {
+    navigation = new Navigation(electronPage);
+    configurationPage = new ConfigurationPage(electronPage);
+
+    await configurationPage.clickOnNoServer();
+    await configurationPage.createDemoFile();
+
+    settingsPage = await navigation.goToSettingsPage();
+  });
+
+  test('downloads the export of the budget', async ({ electronApp }) => {
+    const exportPath = path.resolve('e2e/data/export-test.zip');
+
+    // Mock the native save dialog to auto-return a known path
+    await electronApp.evaluate(async ({ dialog }, filePath) => {
+      dialog.showSaveDialog = () =>
+        Promise.resolve({ canceled: false, filePath });
+    }, exportPath);
+
+    await settingsPage.exportData();
+
+    // Wait for the file to appear on disk and check it's not empty
+    await expect(async () => {
+      const stats = await fs.stat(exportPath);
+      expect(stats.size).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }).toPass({ timeout: 10_000 });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/7494.md b/upcoming-release-notes/7494.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49a17bc50d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/7494.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Maintenance
+authors: [MikesGlitch]
+---
+
+Added desktop app tests to ensure budget export saves to disk