diff --git a/app/client/components/export-dialog.tsx b/app/client/components/export-dialog.tsx
index 902e112b..13de35a4 100644
--- a/app/client/components/export-dialog.tsx
+++ b/app/client/components/export-dialog.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export type SecretsMode = "exclude" | "encrypted" | "cleartext";
 export type ExportOptions = {
 	includeIds?: boolean;
 	includeTimestamps?: boolean;
+	includeRuntimeState?: boolean;
 	includeRecoveryKey?: boolean;
 	includePasswordHash?: boolean;
 	secretsMode?: SecretsMode;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ async function exportFromApi(endpoint: string, filename: string, options: Export
 	const params = new URLSearchParams();
 	if (options.includeIds === false) params.set("includeIds", "false");
 	if (options.includeTimestamps === false) params.set("includeTimestamps", "false");
+	if (options.includeRuntimeState === true) params.set("includeRuntimeState", "true");
 	if (options.includeRecoveryKey === true) params.set("includeRecoveryKey", "true");
 	if (options.includePasswordHash === true) params.set("includePasswordHash", "true");
 	if (options.secretsMode && options.secretsMode !== "exclude") params.set("secretsMode", options.secretsMode);
@@ -150,6 +152,7 @@ export function ExportDialog({
 	const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
 	const [includeIds, setIncludeIds] = useState(true);
 	const [includeTimestamps, setIncludeTimestamps] = useState(true);
+	const [includeRuntimeState, setIncludeRuntimeState] = useState(false);
 	const [includeRecoveryKey, setIncludeRecoveryKey] = useState(false);
 	const [includePasswordHash, setIncludePasswordHash] = useState(false);
 	const [secretsMode, setSecretsMode] = useState<SecretsMode>("exclude");
@@ -168,6 +171,7 @@ export function ExportDialog({
 			await exportConfig(entityType, {
 				includeIds,
 				includeTimestamps,
+				includeRuntimeState,
 				includeRecoveryKey: isFullExport ? includeRecoveryKey : undefined,
 				includePasswordHash: isFullExport ? includePasswordHash : undefined,
 				secretsMode: hasSecrets ? secretsMode : undefined,
@@ -242,6 +246,20 @@ export function ExportDialog({
 						Include createdAt and updatedAt timestamps. Disable for cleaner exports when timestamps aren't needed.
 					</p>
 
+					<div className="flex items-center space-x-3">
+						<Checkbox
+							id="includeRuntimeState"
+							checked={includeRuntimeState}
+							onCheckedChange={(checked) => setIncludeRuntimeState(checked === true)}
+						/>
+						<Label htmlFor="includeRuntimeState" className="cursor-pointer">
+							Include runtime state
+						</Label>
+					</div>
+					<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground ml-7">
+						Include current status, health checks, and last backup information. Usually not needed for migration.
+					</p>
+
 					{hasSecrets && (
 						<>
 							<div className="flex items-center justify-between pt-2 border-t">
diff --git a/app/server/modules/lifecycle/config-export.controller.ts b/app/server/modules/lifecycle/config-export.controller.ts
index 006a0327..16163494 100644
--- a/app/server/modules/lifecycle/config-export.controller.ts
+++ b/app/server/modules/lifecycle/config-export.controller.ts
@@ -43,10 +43,20 @@ function omitKeys<T extends Record<string, unknown>>(obj: T, keys: string[]): Pa
 	return result;
 }
 
-function getExcludeKeys(includeIds: boolean, includeTimestamps: boolean): string[] {
+function getExcludeKeys(includeIds: boolean, includeTimestamps: boolean, includeRuntimeState: boolean): string[] {
 	const idKeys = ["id", "volumeId", "repositoryId", "scheduleId", "destinationId"];
 	const timestampKeys = ["createdAt", "updatedAt"];
+	// Runtime state fields (status, health checks, last backup info, etc.)
+	const runtimeStateKeys = [
+		// Volume state
+		"status", "lastError", "lastHealthCheck",
+		// Repository state
+		"lastChecked",
+		// Backup schedule state
+		"lastBackupAt", "lastBackupStatus", "lastBackupError", "nextBackupAt",
+	];
 	return [
+		...(includeRuntimeState ? [] : runtimeStateKeys),
 		...(includeIds ? [] : idKeys),
 		...(includeTimestamps ? [] : timestampKeys),
 	];
@@ -56,8 +66,9 @@ function getExcludeKeys(includeIds: boolean, includeTimestamps: boolean): string
 function parseExportParams(c: Context): ExportParams {
 	const includeIds = c.req.query("includeIds") !== "false";
 	const includeTimestamps = c.req.query("includeTimestamps") !== "false";
+	const includeRuntimeState = c.req.query("includeRuntimeState") === "true";
 	const secretsMode = (c.req.query("secretsMode") as SecretsMode) || "exclude";
-	const excludeKeys = getExcludeKeys(includeIds, includeTimestamps);
+	const excludeKeys = getExcludeKeys(includeIds, includeTimestamps, includeRuntimeState);
 	return { includeIds, includeTimestamps, secretsMode, excludeKeys };
 }