diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
index b53470da6b..058010788f 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session.h
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ public:
 
 	samplecnt_t capture_duration () const { return _capture_duration; }
 	unsigned int capture_xruns () const { return _capture_xruns; }
+	unsigned int export_xruns () const { return _export_xruns; }
 
 	void refill_all_track_buffers ();
 	Butler* butler() { return _butler; }
@@ -1399,6 +1400,7 @@ private:
 	bool                    _have_captured;
 	samplecnt_t             _capture_duration;
 	unsigned int            _capture_xruns;
+	unsigned int            _export_xruns;
 	bool                    _non_soloed_outs_muted;
 	bool                    _listening;
 	uint32_t                _listen_cnt;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 22892b574b..5e5ee50d5b 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ Session::Session (AudioEngine &eng,
 	, _have_captured (false)
 	, _capture_duration (0)
 	, _capture_xruns (0)
+	, _export_xruns (0)
 	, _non_soloed_outs_muted (false)
 	, _listening (false)
 	, _listen_cnt (0)
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_export.cc b/libs/ardour/session_export.cc
index bb7333e85a..5df0c6f60d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_export.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_export.cc
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ Session::pre_export ()
 
 	config.set_external_sync (false);
 
+	_export_xruns = 0;
 	_exporting = true;
 	export_status->set_running (true);
 	export_status->Finished.connect_same_thread (*this, boost::bind (&Session::finalize_audio_export, this, _1));
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
index 324d3bc1d0..12308ec956 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session_transport.cc
@@ -1885,6 +1885,10 @@ Session::xrun_recovery ()
 
 		}
 	}
+	else if (exporting ()) {
+		assert (realtime_export ());
+		++_export_xruns;
+	}
 }
 
 void