diff --git a/src/options/options.html b/src/options/options.html
index c34d1cc..3e40901 100644
--- a/src/options/options.html
+++ b/src/options/options.html
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div class="opt-actions">
+        <button id="opt-export-json" class="opt-btn">Export history (JSON)</button>
+        <button id="opt-export-csv"  class="opt-btn">Export history (CSV)</button>
+      </div>
+
       <div class="opt-actions">
         <button id="opt-clear-history" class="opt-btn">Clear history</button>
         <button id="opt-clear-favs"    class="opt-btn">Clear favourites</button>
diff --git a/src/options/options.js b/src/options/options.js
index a28d5cf..2354b78 100644
--- a/src/options/options.js
+++ b/src/options/options.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   getHistoryCap, setHistoryCap,
   clearHistory, clearFavourites, clearAll,
 } from '../lib/history.js';
+import { listAllStations } from '../sources/index.js';
 import {
   THEME_KEY, THEME_DEFAULT, VALID_THEMES,
   getTheme, setTheme, applyTheme,
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ const els = {
   qsCount:        document.getElementById('opt-qs-count'),
   qsList:         document.getElementById('opt-qs-list'),
   qsReset:        document.getElementById('opt-qs-reset'),
+  // Export history (v0.5.3)
+  exportJson:     document.getElementById('opt-export-json'),
+  exportCsv:      document.getElementById('opt-export-csv'),
 };
 
 init().catch(err => {
@@ -76,6 +80,9 @@ async function init() {
     await refreshStats();
   });
 
+  els.exportJson.addEventListener('click', () => exportHistoryAs('json'));
+  els.exportCsv.addEventListener('click',  () => exportHistoryAs('csv'));
+
   els.clearHistory.addEventListener('click', async () => {
     if (!confirm('Clear all track history? Favourites will be preserved.')) return;
     await clearHistory();
@@ -151,7 +158,24 @@ async function initThemeUI() {
  *  tuner.quickStations. NewTab's storage.onChanged listener re-renders
  *  the chip row instantly without a reload. */
 async function initQuickStationsUI() {
-  const cache = (await chrome.storage.local.get('tuner.stationsCache'))['tuner.stationsCache'] || [];
+  // Try the NewTab cache first (fast path).
+  let cache = (await chrome.storage.local.get('tuner.stationsCache'))['tuner.stationsCache'] || [];
+
+  // Fresh install fallback: if Options is opened BEFORE NewTab has ever
+  // populated the cache, fetch SomaFM channels directly + cache them.
+  if (!cache.length) {
+    try {
+      cache = await listAllStations();
+      // Cache it back so future loads are instant.
+      await chrome.storage.local.set({
+        'tuner.stationsCache':  cache,
+        'tuner.stationsCachedAt': Date.now(),
+      });
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn('Quick Stations: failed to fetch channel list', err);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Stations come in as { id: "somafm:groovesalad", name, description, genre, ... }
   // Sort alphabetically by name for predictable picker order.
   const channels = [...cache].sort((a, b) => (a.name || '').localeCompare(b.name || ''));
@@ -161,7 +185,7 @@ async function initQuickStationsUI() {
   if (!channels.length) {
     const li = document.createElement('li');
     li.className = 'opt-qs-loading';
-    li.textContent = 'Channel list not cached yet — open the New Tab Page once to populate it.';
+    li.textContent = 'Could not load SomaFM channel list — check your network connection and reopen Settings.';
     els.qsList.appendChild(li);
     return;
   }
@@ -288,6 +312,46 @@ function formatBytes(n) {
   return `${(n / (1024 * 1024)).toFixed(2)} MB`;
 }
 
+/** Download tuner.history as a JSON or CSV file. (v0.5.3) */
+async function exportHistoryAs(format) {
+  const history = await getHistory();
+  if (!history.length) {
+    toast('No history to export yet — play some music first', 'error');
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let blob, ext, mime;
+  if (format === 'json') {
+    blob = new Blob([JSON.stringify(history, null, 2)], { type: 'application/json' });
+    ext = 'json';
+  } else {
+    // CSV — RFC 4180 quoting (doubled quotes, every cell quoted for safety).
+    const q = v => `"${String(v ?? '').replace(/"/g, '""')}"`;
+    const header = 'artist,title,station,station_id,when_iso\n';
+    const rows = history.map(e => [
+      q(e.artist),
+      q(e.title),
+      q(e.station),
+      q(e.stationId),
+      q(e.at ? new Date(e.at).toISOString() : ''),
+    ].join(',')).join('\n');
+    blob = new Blob([header + rows + '\n'], { type: 'text/csv;charset=utf-8' });
+    ext = 'csv';
+  }
+
+  const ts = new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10);
+  const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+  const a = document.createElement('a');
+  a.href = url;
+  a.download = `rangerhq-tuner-history-${ts}.${ext}`;
+  document.body.appendChild(a);
+  a.click();
+  document.body.removeChild(a);
+  setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 1000);
+
+  toast(`Exported ${history.length} track${history.length === 1 ? '' : 's'} as ${ext.toUpperCase()}`);
+}
+
 function toast(message, tone) {
   els.toast.textContent = message;
   els.toast.dataset.tone = tone || '';