diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx
index 3de2d2da2ca..35d87ca9e14 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/TraceView.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import React, { RefObject, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 import { useToggle } from 'react-use';
 
 import {
+  CoreApp,
   DataFrame,
   DataLink,
   DataSourceApi,
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ type Props = {
 };
 
 export function TraceView(props: Props) {
-  const { spanFindMatches, traceProp, datasource, topOfViewRef, topOfViewRefType } = props;
+  const { spanFindMatches, traceProp, datasource, topOfViewRef, topOfViewRefType, exploreId } = props;
 
   const {
     detailStates,
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ export function TraceView(props: Props) {
             <>
               <NewTracePageHeader
                 trace={traceProp}
+                data={props.dataFrames[0]}
                 timeZone={timeZone}
                 search={newTraceViewHeaderSearch}
                 setSearch={setNewTraceViewHeaderSearch}
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ export function TraceView(props: Props) {
                 spanFilterMatches={spanFilterMatches}
                 datasourceType={datasourceType}
                 setHeaderHeight={setHeaderHeight}
+                app={exploreId ? CoreApp.Explore : CoreApp.Unknown}
               />
               <SpanGraph
                 trace={traceProp}
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/Actions/TracePageActions.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/Actions/TracePageActions.tsx
index 4a967e1ff83..120843333ea 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/Actions/TracePageActions.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/Actions/TracePageActions.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 
+import { CoreApp, DataFrame } from '@grafana/data';
+import { reportInteraction } from '@grafana/runtime';
 import { useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
+import { config } from '../../../../../../core/config';
+import { downloadTraceAsJson } from '../../../../../inspector/utils/download';
+
 import ActionButton from './ActionButton';
 
 export const getStyles = () => {
@@ -17,10 +22,12 @@ export const getStyles = () => {
 
 export type TracePageActionsProps = {
   traceId: string;
+  data: DataFrame;
+  app?: CoreApp;
 };
 
 export default function TracePageActions(props: TracePageActionsProps) {
-  const { traceId } = props;
+  const { traceId, data, app } = props;
   const styles = useStyles2(getStyles);
   const [copyTraceIdClicked, setCopyTraceIdClicked] = useState(false);
 
@@ -32,6 +39,16 @@ export default function TracePageActions(props: TracePageActionsProps) {
     }, 5000);
   };
 
+  const exportTrace = () => {
+    const traceFormat = downloadTraceAsJson(data, 'Trace-' + traceId.substring(traceId.length - 6));
+    reportInteraction('grafana_traces_download_traces_clicked', {
+      app,
+      grafana_version: config.buildInfo.version,
+      trace_format: traceFormat,
+      location: 'trace-view',
+    });
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className={styles.TracePageActions}>
       <ActionButton
@@ -40,12 +57,7 @@ export default function TracePageActions(props: TracePageActionsProps) {
         label={copyTraceIdClicked ? 'Copied!' : 'Trace ID'}
         icon={'copy'}
       />
-      {/* <ActionButton
-        onClick={() => alert('not implemented')}
-        ariaLabel={'Export Trace'}
-        label={'Export'}
-        icon={'save'}
-      /> */}
+      <ActionButton onClick={exportTrace} ariaLabel={'Export Trace'} label={'Export'} icon={'save'} />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.test.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.test.tsx
index 05b7ad0bee8..18b3c4fa408 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import { getByText, render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import React from 'react';
 
+import { MutableDataFrame } from '@grafana/data';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 
 import { defaultFilters } from '../../useSearch';
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ const setup = () => {
     setFocusedSpanIdForSearch: jest.fn(),
     datasourceType: 'tempo',
     setHeaderHeight: jest.fn(),
+    data: new MutableDataFrame(),
   };
 
   return render(<NewTracePageHeader {...defaultProps} />);
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.tsx
index 60c0e40a72d..e9f663851de 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/TraceView/components/TracePageHeader/NewTracePageHeader.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { css } from '@emotion/css';
 import cx from 'classnames';
 import React, { memo, useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 
-import { GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
+import { CoreApp, DataFrame, GrafanaTheme2 } from '@grafana/data';
 import { TimeZone } from '@grafana/schema';
 import { Badge, BadgeColor, Tooltip, useStyles2 } from '@grafana/ui';
 
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import { timestamp, getStyles } from './TracePageHeader';
 
 export type TracePageHeaderProps = {
   trace: Trace | null;
+  data: DataFrame;
+  app?: CoreApp;
   timeZone: TimeZone;
   search: SearchProps;
   setSearch: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<SearchProps>>;
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ export type TracePageHeaderProps = {
 export const NewTracePageHeader = memo((props: TracePageHeaderProps) => {
   const {
     trace,
+    data,
+    app,
     timeZone,
     search,
     setSearch,
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ export const NewTracePageHeader = memo((props: TracePageHeaderProps) => {
       <div className={styles.titleRow}>
         {links && links.length > 0 && <ExternalLinks links={links} className={styles.TracePageHeaderBack} />}
         {title}
-        <TracePageActions traceId={trace.traceID} />
+        <TracePageActions traceId={trace.traceID} data={data} app={app} />
       </div>
 
       <div className={styles.subtitle}>
diff --git a/public/app/features/inspector/InspectDataTab.tsx b/public/app/features/inspector/InspectDataTab.tsx
index d270b75511c..88e93c13984 100644
--- a/public/app/features/inspector/InspectDataTab.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/inspector/InspectDataTab.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   CSVConfig,
   DataFrame,
   DataTransformerID,
-  MutableDataFrame,
   SelectableValue,
   TimeZone,
   transformDataFrame,
@@ -22,13 +21,10 @@ import { t, Trans } from 'app/core/internationalization';
 import { dataFrameToLogsModel } from 'app/core/logsModel';
 import { PanelModel } from 'app/features/dashboard/state';
 import { GetDataOptions } from 'app/features/query/state/PanelQueryRunner';
-import { transformToJaeger } from 'app/plugins/datasource/jaeger/responseTransform';
-import { transformToOTLP } from 'app/plugins/datasource/tempo/resultTransformer';
-import { transformToZipkin } from 'app/plugins/datasource/zipkin/utils/transforms';
 
 import { InspectDataOptions } from './InspectDataOptions';
 import { getPanelInspectorStyles } from './styles';
-import { downloadAsJson, downloadDataFrameAsCsv, downloadLogsModelAsTxt } from './utils/download';
+import { downloadAsJson, downloadDataFrameAsCsv, downloadLogsModelAsTxt, downloadTraceAsJson } from './utils/download';
 
 interface Props {
   isLoading: boolean;
@@ -124,28 +120,7 @@ export class InspectDataTab extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       if (df.meta?.preferredVisualisationType !== 'trace') {
         continue;
       }
-      let traceFormat = 'otlp';
-
-      switch (df.meta?.custom?.traceFormat) {
-        case 'jaeger': {
-          let res = transformToJaeger(new MutableDataFrame(df));
-          downloadAsJson(res, (panel ? panel.getDisplayTitle() : 'Explore') + '-traces');
-          traceFormat = 'jaeger';
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'zipkin': {
-          let res = transformToZipkin(new MutableDataFrame(df));
-          downloadAsJson(res, (panel ? panel.getDisplayTitle() : 'Explore') + '-traces');
-          traceFormat = 'zipkin';
-          break;
-        }
-        case 'otlp':
-        default: {
-          let res = transformToOTLP(new MutableDataFrame(df));
-          downloadAsJson(res, (panel ? panel.getDisplayTitle() : 'Explore') + '-traces');
-          break;
-        }
-      }
+      const traceFormat = downloadTraceAsJson(df, (panel ? panel.getDisplayTitle() : 'Explore') + '-traces');
 
       reportInteraction('grafana_traces_download_traces_clicked', {
         app,
diff --git a/public/app/features/inspector/utils/download.ts b/public/app/features/inspector/utils/download.ts
index 5338ade3caa..23f76673b95 100644
--- a/public/app/features/inspector/utils/download.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/inspector/utils/download.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,14 @@ import {
   dateTimeFormat,
   dateTimeFormatISO,
   LogsModel,
+  MutableDataFrame,
   toCSV,
 } from '@grafana/data';
 
+import { transformToJaeger } from '../../../plugins/datasource/jaeger/responseTransform';
+import { transformToOTLP } from '../../../plugins/datasource/tempo/resultTransformer';
+import { transformToZipkin } from '../../../plugins/datasource/zipkin/utils/transforms';
+
 /**
  * Downloads a DataFrame as a TXT file.
  *
@@ -77,3 +82,34 @@ export function downloadAsJson(json: unknown, title: string) {
   const fileName = `${title}-${dateTimeFormat(new Date())}.json`;
   saveAs(blob, fileName);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Downloads a trace as json, based on the DataFrame format or OTLP as a default
+ *
+ * @param {DataFrame} frame
+ * @param {string} title
+ */
+export function downloadTraceAsJson(frame: DataFrame, title: string): string {
+  let traceFormat = 'otlp';
+  switch (frame.meta?.custom?.traceFormat) {
+    case 'jaeger': {
+      let res = transformToJaeger(new MutableDataFrame(frame));
+      downloadAsJson(res, title);
+      traceFormat = 'jaeger';
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'zipkin': {
+      let res = transformToZipkin(new MutableDataFrame(frame));
+      downloadAsJson(res, title);
+      traceFormat = 'zipkin';
+      break;
+    }
+    case 'otlp':
+    default: {
+      let res = transformToOTLP(new MutableDataFrame(frame));
+      downloadAsJson(res, title);
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return traceFormat;
+}