diff --git a/fedeproxy/common/gitlab.py b/fedeproxy/common/gitlab.py
index 4f227af..c594f14 100644
--- a/fedeproxy/common/gitlab.py
+++ b/fedeproxy/common/gitlab.py
@@ -101,6 +101,27 @@ class GitLab(object):
         else:
             return info
 
+    def project_export(self, namespace, project, filename):
+        url = f'{self.s.api}/projects/{namespace}%2F{project}/export'
+        r = self.s.post(url)
+        assert r.status_code == 202, f'{r.status_code} {r.text}'
+
+        while True:
+            r = self.s.get(url)
+            r.raise_for_status()
+            status = r.json()["export_status"]
+            logger.info(f"waiting {namespace}/{project} export: status is {status}")
+            if status == "finished":
+                break
+            time.sleep(1)
+        logger.info(f"download {namespace}/{project} into {filename}")
+        with self.s.get(f'{url}/download', stream=True) as r:
+            r.raise_for_status()
+            with open(filename, 'wb') as f:
+                for chunk in r.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+                    f.write(chunk)
+        return True
+
     def create_api_application(self, domain):
         callbacks = [
             f'https://api.{domain}/accounts/gitlab/login/callback/',
diff --git a/tests/fedeproxy/common/test_gitlab.py b/tests/fedeproxy/common/test_gitlab.py
index df83d2a..0b7aec3 100644
--- a/tests/fedeproxy/common/test_gitlab.py
+++ b/tests/fedeproxy/common/test_gitlab.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import os
 import pytest
+import gzip
 
 from fedeproxy.common.gitlab import GitLab
 
 
 @pytest.mark.gitlab
-def test_create_project(tmpdir):
+def test_project_create():
     ip = os.environ.get('FEDEPROXY_IP', '0.0.0.0')
     gitlab = GitLab(f'http://{ip}:8181')
     gitlab.login('root', 'Wrobyak4')
@@ -13,3 +14,15 @@ def test_create_project(tmpdir):
     assert gitlab.project_get('root', 'testproject') is None
     p = gitlab.project_create('root', 'testproject')
     assert p['id'] == gitlab.project_create('root', 'testproject')['id']
+
+
+@pytest.mark.gitlab
+def test_project_export(tmpdir):
+    ip = os.environ.get('FEDEPROXY_IP', '0.0.0.0')
+    gitlab = GitLab(f'http://{ip}:8181')
+    gitlab.login('root', 'Wrobyak4')
+    gitlab.project_delete('root', 'testproject')
+    gitlab.project_create('root', 'testproject')
+    exported = f'{tmpdir}/testproject.zip'
+    gitlab.project_export('root', 'testproject', exported)
+    assert gzip.open(exported)