diff --git a/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml b/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml
index e5022ee..95ba62d 100644
--- a/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml
+++ b/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
                                     <ContextMenu>
                                         <MenuItem Header="Copy as TSV" Click="OnCopyAsTsvClick" />
                                         <MenuItem Header="Validate XML against this element…" Click="OnValidateAgainstXmlClick" />
+                                        <MenuItem Header="Export subtree as XML…" Click="OnExportXmlClick" />
                                     </ContextMenu>
                                 </Border.ContextMenu>
                                 <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="2">
diff --git a/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml.cs b/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml.cs
index 6a6382f..738e51b 100644
--- a/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml.cs
+++ b/XSDVisualiser.Desktop/Views/LeftTreeView.axaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Xml;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
@@ -251,4 +254,132 @@ public partial class LeftTreeView : UserControl
 
         return string.Join(";", parts);
     }
+
+    private async void OnExportXmlClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        // Determine the node from the menu item's DataContext
+        var node = (sender as MenuItem)?.DataContext as SchemaNode ?? (sender as Control)?.GetVisualAncestors().OfType<Control>().FirstOrDefault()?.DataContext as SchemaNode;
+        if (node == null)
+            return;
+
+        var top = TopLevel.GetTopLevel(this);
+        var sp = top?.StorageProvider;
+        if (sp == null)
+            return;
+
+        var suggestedName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(node.Name) ? "schema-node.xml" : $"{node.Name}.xml";
+        var saveOptions = new FilePickerSaveOptions
+        {
+            Title = "Export subtree as XML",
+            SuggestedFileName = suggestedName,
+            DefaultExtension = "xml",
+            ShowOverwritePrompt = true,
+            FileTypeChoices = new List<FilePickerFileType>
+            {
+                new FilePickerFileType("XML file") { Patterns = new List<string> { "*.xml" }, MimeTypes = new List<string>{"application/xml","text/xml"} },
+                FilePickerFileTypes.All
+            }
+        };
+
+        var dest = await sp.SaveFilePickerAsync(saveOptions);
+        if (dest == null) return;
+
+        var localPath = dest.TryGetLocalPath();
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(localPath))
+        {
+            await ShowTextDialogAsync("Export XML", "The selected destination is not accessible as a local path.");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        try
+        {
+            var xml = BuildXmlString(node);
+            await File.WriteAllTextAsync(localPath!, xml, Encoding.UTF8);
+            await ShowTextDialogAsync("Export XML", $"Exported subtree to:\n{localPath}");
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            await ShowTextDialogAsync("Export XML", $"Failed to export XML.\n\n{ex.Message}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildXmlString(SchemaNode root)
+    {
+        var settings = new XmlWriterSettings
+        {
+            Indent = true,
+            OmitXmlDeclaration = false,
+            Encoding = Encoding.UTF8,
+            NewLineOnAttributes = false
+        };
+
+        var sb = new StringBuilder();
+        using (var writer = XmlWriter.Create(sb, settings))
+        {
+            writer.WriteStartDocument();
+            WriteElementRecursive(writer, root);
+            writer.WriteEndDocument();
+        }
+        return sb.ToString();
+    }
+
+    private static void WriteElementRecursive(XmlWriter writer, SchemaNode node)
+    {
+        var localName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(node.Name) ? "Element" : node.Name!;
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(node.Namespace))
+            writer.WriteStartElement(localName, node.Namespace);
+        else
+            writer.WriteStartElement(localName);
+
+        // Write attributes if any (use type + constraints as placeholder value)
+        foreach (var attr in node.Attributes)
+        {
+            var attrName = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attr.Name) ? "attr" : attr.Name!;
+            var value = BuildTypeAndConstraintText(attr.BuiltInType ?? attr.TypeName, attr.Constraints);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(attr.Namespace))
+                writer.WriteAttributeString(attrName, attr.Namespace, value);
+            else
+                writer.WriteAttributeString(attrName, value);
+        }
+
+        var hasChildren = node.Children is { Count: > 0 };
+        if (hasChildren)
+        {
+            foreach (var child in node.Children)
+            {
+                WriteElementRecursive(writer, child);
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // leaf node: place datatype and constraints in text content
+            var text = BuildTypeAndConstraintText(node.BuiltInType ?? node.TypeName, node.Constraints);
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(text))
+                writer.WriteString(text);
+        }
+
+        writer.WriteEndElement();
+    }
+
+    private static string BuildTypeAndConstraintText(string? type, ConstraintSet? constraintSet)
+    {
+        var cons = constraintSet?.Constraints;
+        var typePart = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(type) ? string.Empty : type.Trim();
+
+        var constraintsPart = string.Empty;
+        if (cons is { Count: > 0 })
+        {
+            var tmpNode = new SchemaNode { Constraints = constraintSet };
+            constraintsPart = FormatConstraints(tmpNode);
+        }
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(typePart) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(constraintsPart))
+            return string.Empty;
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(constraintsPart))
+            return typePart;
+        return string.IsNullOrEmpty(typePart) ? constraintsPart :
+            $"{typePart} {constraintsPart}";
+    }
+
 }
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