diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e286634..fa44127 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PREFIX=/usr/local
 BINDIR=$(PREFIX)/bin
 MANDIR=$(PREFIX)/share/man
 
-ALL = maddr magrep mdate mdeliver mdirs mflag mgenmid mhdr minc mlist mmime mpick mscan msed mseq mshow msort mthread
+ALL = maddr magrep mdate mdeliver mdirs mexport mflag mgenmid mhdr minc mlist mmime mpick mscan msed mseq mshow msort mthread
 SCRIPT = mcolor mcom mless mquote
 
 all: $(ALL)
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ magrep: magrep.o blaze822.o seq.o rfc2045.o rfc2047.o mymemmem.o mytimegm.o
 mdate: mdate.o
 mdeliver: mdeliver.o blaze822.o mymemmem.o mytimegm.o
 mdirs: mdirs.o
+mexport: mexport.c blaze822.o seq.o mymemmem.o mytimegm.o
 mflag: mflag.o blaze822.o seq.o mymemmem.o mytimegm.o
 mgenmid: mgenmid.o blaze822.o seq.o mymemmem.o mytimegm.o
 mhdr: mhdr.o blaze822.o seq.o rfc2047.o mymemmem.o mytimegm.o
diff --git a/README b/README
index e85fab2..e819615 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
      mcom(1)      to write and send mail
      mdeliver(1)  to deliver messages or import mailboxes
      mdirs(1)     to find Maildirs
+     mexport(1)   to export mailboxes
      mflag(1)     to change flags (marks) of mail
      mgenmid(1)   to generate Message-IDs
      mhdr(1)      to extract mail headers
diff --git a/man/mblaze.7 b/man/mblaze.7
index 6e30c6b..f87691a 100644
--- a/man/mblaze.7
+++ b/man/mblaze.7
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ to write and send mail
 to deliver messages or import mailboxes
 .It Xr mdirs 1
 to find Maildirs
+.It Xr mexport 1
+to export mailboxes
 .It Xr mflag 1
 to change flags (marks) of mail
 .It Xr mgenmid 1
diff --git a/man/mdeliver.1 b/man/mdeliver.1
index 11ac172..0f48536 100644
--- a/man/mdeliver.1
+++ b/man/mdeliver.1
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ the flags of the new message file to be
 .Sh EXIT STATUS
 .Ex -std
 .Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr mexport 1 ,
 .Xr maildir 5 ,
 .Xr mbox 5
 .Pp
diff --git a/man/mexport.1 b/man/mexport.1
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b0f5ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/mexport.1
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+.Dd August 19, 2016
+.Dt MEXPORT 1
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm mexport
+.Nd export messages as mbox file
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Nm
+.Op Fl S
+.Ar msgs\ ...
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+.Nm
+exports the given messages as a MBOXRD file to standard output.
+See
+.Xr mmsg 7
+for the message argument syntax.
+.Pp
+If no
+.Ar msgs
+are passed,
+.Nm
+reads file names from standard input,
+or uses the mails in the current sequence when used interactively.
+.Pp
+.Nm
+uses the
+.Sq Li "Return-Path:"
+(or
+.Sq Li "X-Envelope-To:" )
+and the
+.Sq Li "Date:"
+from the message for the
+.Sq Li "From "
+line.
+.Pp
+The options are as follows:
+.Bl -tag -width Ds
+.It Fl S
+Add
+.Sq Li "Status:"
+and
+.Sq Li "X-Status:"
+headers according to the Maildir flags.
+.El
+.Sh EXIT STATUS
+.Ex -std
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr mdeliver 1 ,
+.Xr maildir 5 ,
+.Xr mbox 5
+.Pp
+.Lk http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000385.shtml "MBOXRD Email Format"
+.Pp
+.Lk https://cr.yp.to/proto/maildir.html "Using maildir format"
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Christian Neukirchen Aq Mt chneukirchen@gmail.com
+.Sh LICENSE
+.Nm
+is in the public domain.
+.Pp
+To the extent possible under law,
+the creator of this work
+has waived all copyright and related or
+neighboring rights to this work.
+.Pp
+.Lk http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
diff --git a/mexport.c b/mexport.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e06890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mexport.c
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <ctype.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "blaze822.h"
+
+static int Sflag;
+
+static int status;
+
+void
+export(char *file)
+{
+	struct message *msg;
+
+	while (*file == ' ' || *file == '\t')
+		file++;
+
+	msg = blaze822(file);
+	if (!msg)
+		return;
+
+	char from[1024] = "nobody";
+
+        char *v;
+        if ((v = blaze822_hdr(msg, "return-path")) ||
+	    (v = blaze822_hdr(msg, "x-envelope-from"))) {
+		char *s = strchr(v, '<');
+		char *e = strchr(s, '>');
+		if (s && e) {
+			e++;
+			memcpy(from, s, e-s);
+			from[e-s] = 0;
+		}
+        }
+
+	time_t date = -1;
+        if ((v = blaze822_hdr(msg, "date"))) {
+		date = blaze822_date(v);
+	}
+
+	char *line = 0;
+	size_t linelen = 0;
+
+	FILE *infile = fopen(file, "r");
+	if (!infile) {
+		status = 1;
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	printf("From %s %s", from, ctime(&date));
+
+	int in_header = 1;
+	int final_nl = 0;
+
+	while (1) {
+		errno = 0;
+		ssize_t rd = getline(&line, &linelen, infile);
+		if (rd == -1) {
+			if (errno == 0)
+				break;
+			// XXX print error?
+			status = 1;
+			return;
+		}
+		
+		if (in_header && line[0] == '\n' && !line[1]) {
+			if (Sflag) {
+				char *flags = strstr(file, ":2,");
+				if (!flags)
+					flags = "";
+
+				fputs("Status: ", stdout);
+				if (strchr(flags, 'S'))
+					putchar('R');
+				char *ee = strrchr(file, '/');
+				if (!ee || 
+				    !(ee >= file + 3 && ee[-3] == 'n' && ee[-2] == 'e' && ee[-1] == 'w'))
+					putchar('O');
+				putchar('\n');
+					
+				fputs("X-Status: ", stdout);
+				if (strchr(flags, 'R')) putchar('A');
+				if (strchr(flags, 'T')) putchar('D');
+				if (strchr(flags, 'F')) putchar('F');
+				putchar('\n');
+			}
+				
+			in_header = 0;
+		}
+			
+		// MBOXRD: add first > to >>..>>From
+		char *s = line;
+		while (*s == '>')
+			s++;
+		if (strncmp("From ", s, 5) == 0)
+			putchar('>');
+
+		fputs(line, stdout);
+		final_nl = (line[rd-1] == '\n');
+	}
+
+	// ensure trailing newline
+	if (!final_nl)
+		putchar('\n');
+
+	fclose(infile);
+
+	blaze822_free(msg);
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int c;
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "S")) != -1)
+		switch(c) {
+		case 'S': Sflag = 1; break;
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "Usage: mexport [-S] [msgs...]\n");
+			exit(2);
+		}
+
+	status = 0;
+
+	if (argc == optind && isatty(0))
+		blaze822_loop1(":", export);
+	else
+		blaze822_loop(argc-optind, argv+optind, export);
+	
+	return status;
+}