diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a72d94f9d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
+
+const DASHBOARD_UID = 'ZqZnVvFZz';
+
+test.use({
+  featureToggles: {
+    scenes: true,
+    newDashboardSharingComponent: true,
+    sharingDashboardImage: true, // Enable the export image feature
+  },
+});
+
+test.describe(
+  'Export as Image',
+  {
+    tag: ['@dashboards'],
+  },
+  () => {
+    test('Show renderer not available message when plugin not installed', async ({
+      gotoDashboardPage,
+      page,
+      selectors,
+    }) => {
+      // Navigate to a dashboard
+      const dashboardPage = await gotoDashboardPage({
+        uid: DASHBOARD_UID,
+      });
+
+      // Open the export dropdown
+      await dashboardPage.getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.pages.Dashboard.DashNav.NewExportButton.arrowMenu).click();
+
+      // Click export as image option
+      await dashboardPage
+        .getByGrafanaSelector(selectors.pages.Dashboard.DashNav.NewExportButton.Menu.exportAsImage)
+        .click();
+
+      // Verify we're on the export image view
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/.*shareView=image/);
+
+      // Verify the "renderer not available" alert is displayed
+      const rendererAlert = page.getByRole('status');
+      await expect(rendererAlert).toBeVisible();
+      await expect(rendererAlert).toContainText(/Image renderer plugin not installed/i);
+      await expect(rendererAlert).toContainText(
+        /To render an image, you must install the Grafana image renderer plugin/i
+      );
+
+      // Verify the generate button is NOT present when renderer is unavailable
+      await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: /Generate image/i })).not.toBeVisible();
+    });
+  }
+);
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ExportMenu.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ExportMenu.tsx
index d5524108b07..c0099c17f2f 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ExportMenu.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/ExportMenu.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export default function ExportMenu({ dashboard }: { dashboard: DashboardScene })
 
     menuItems.push({
       shareId: shareDashboardType.image,
+      testId: newExportButtonSelector.exportAsImage,
       icon: 'camera',
       label: t('share-dashboard.menu.export-image-title', 'Export as image'),
       renderCondition: Boolean(config.featureToggles.sharingDashboardImage),
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.test.ts
index 1c4ad371d0a..fa13471055a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ describe('Dashboard Export Image Utils', () => {
       const fetchMock = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(of({ ok: true, data: mockBlob }));
       (getBackendSrv as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ fetch: fetchMock });
 
+      // Mock window.innerWidth
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerWidth', {
+        writable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+        value: 1280,
+      });
+
       const dashboard = {
         state: {
           uid: 'test-uid',
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ describe('Dashboard Export Image Utils', () => {
         absolute: true,
         updateQuery: {
           height: -1,
-          width: 1000,
+          width: 1280,
           scale: 2,
           kiosk: true,
           hideNav: true,
@@ -128,5 +135,46 @@ describe('Dashboard Export Image Utils', () => {
         },
       });
     });
+
+    it('should fallback to config width when window.innerWidth is not available', async () => {
+      config.rendererAvailable = true;
+      config.rendererDefaultImageWidth = 1500;
+      const mockBlob = new Blob(['test'], { type: 'image/png' });
+      const fetchMock = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(of({ ok: true, data: mockBlob }));
+      (getBackendSrv as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({ fetch: fetchMock });
+
+      // Ensure window.innerWidth is undefined
+      Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerWidth', {
+        writable: true,
+        configurable: true,
+        value: undefined,
+      });
+
+      const dashboard = {
+        state: {
+          uid: 'test-uid',
+        },
+      } as DashboardScene;
+
+      const result = await generateDashboardImage({ dashboard, scale: 1 });
+
+      expect(result.error).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(result.blob).toBe(mockBlob);
+      expect(getDashboardUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        uid: 'test-uid',
+        currentQueryParams: '',
+        render: true,
+        absolute: true,
+        updateQuery: {
+          height: -1,
+          width: 1500, // Should use config value
+          scale: 1,
+          kiosk: true,
+          hideNav: true,
+          orgId: '1',
+          fullPageImage: true,
+        },
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.ts
index 64d84893b45..f9fb9e5f04b 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/sharing/ExportButton/utils.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export interface ImageGenerationResult {
  */
 export async function generateDashboardImage({
   dashboard,
-  scale = config.rendererDefaultImageScale || 1,
+  scale = config.rendererDefaultImageScale || 2,
 }: ImageGenerationOptions): Promise<ImageGenerationResult> {
   try {
     // Check if renderer plugin is available
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export async function generateDashboardImage({
       absolute: true,
       updateQuery: {
         height: -1, // image renderer will scroll through the dashboard and set the appropriate height
-        width: config.rendererDefaultImageWidth || 1000,
+        width: window.innerWidth || config.rendererDefaultImageWidth || 1000,
         scale,
         kiosk: true,
         hideNav: true,