diff --git a/application/MainWindow.cpp b/application/MainWindow.cpp
index da9ea779e..e1d306b03 100644
--- a/application/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/application/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -1630,6 +1630,7 @@ void MainWindow::instanceChanged(const QModelIndex &current, const QModelIndex &
 		ui->instanceToolBar->setEnabled(true);
 		ui->actionLaunchInstance->setEnabled(m_selectedInstance->canLaunch());
 		ui->actionLaunchInstanceOffline->setEnabled(m_selectedInstance->canLaunch());
+		ui->actionExportInstance->setEnabled(m_selectedInstance->canExport());
 		renameButton->setText(m_selectedInstance->name());
 		m_statusLeft->setText(m_selectedInstance->getStatusbarDescription());
 		updateInstanceToolIcon(m_selectedInstance->iconKey());
diff --git a/logic/BaseInstance.h b/logic/BaseInstance.h
index 392cb3d99..5e587c483 100644
--- a/logic/BaseInstance.h
+++ b/logic/BaseInstance.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ public:
 	void unsetFlag(const InstanceFlag flag);
 
 	bool canLaunch() const;
+	virtual bool canExport() const = 0;
 
 	virtual bool reload();
 
diff --git a/logic/NullInstance.h b/logic/NullInstance.h
index d46230f47..fbb2d9854 100644
--- a/logic/NullInstance.h
+++ b/logic/NullInstance.h
@@ -83,4 +83,8 @@ public:
 	{
 		return "Null";
 	}
+	bool canExport() const override
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 };
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/ftb/LegacyFTBInstance.h b/logic/minecraft/ftb/LegacyFTBInstance.h
index 3f3f5edf5..7178bca46 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/ftb/LegacyFTBInstance.h
+++ b/logic/minecraft/ftb/LegacyFTBInstance.h
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ public:
 	virtual QString id() const;
 	virtual void copy(const QDir &newDir);
 	virtual QString typeName() const;
+	bool canExport() const override
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 };
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/ftb/OneSixFTBInstance.h b/logic/minecraft/ftb/OneSixFTBInstance.h
index 09a2dcb06..e7f8f4859 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/ftb/OneSixFTBInstance.h
+++ b/logic/minecraft/ftb/OneSixFTBInstance.h
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ public:
 	QDir versionsPath() const override;
 	bool providesVersionFile() const override;
 	virtual QString typeName() const override;
-
+	bool canExport() const override
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
 private:
 	SettingsObjectPtr m_globalSettings;
 };
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/legacy/LegacyInstance.h b/logic/minecraft/legacy/LegacyInstance.h
index d88e2a718..3bef240da 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/legacy/LegacyInstance.h
+++ b/logic/minecraft/legacy/LegacyInstance.h
@@ -124,6 +124,11 @@ public:
 
 	virtual QString typeName() const override;
 
+	bool canExport() const override
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
 protected:
 	mutable std::shared_ptr<ModList> jar_mod_list;
 	mutable std::shared_ptr<ModList> core_mod_list;
diff --git a/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixInstance.h b/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixInstance.h
index 0a92ab2f2..2dfab48c2 100644
--- a/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixInstance.h
+++ b/logic/minecraft/onesix/OneSixInstance.h
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ public:
 
 	virtual QString typeName() const override;
 
+	bool canExport() const override
+	{
+		return true;
+	}
+
 signals:
 	void versionReloaded();