diff --git a/client/src/components/FilesDialog/FilesInput.vue b/client/src/components/FilesDialog/FilesInput.vue
index a56a184af73f..261eb807fb25 100644
--- a/client/src/components/FilesDialog/FilesInput.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/FilesDialog/FilesInput.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <template>
-    <b-form-input v-model="localValue" :placeholder="placeholder" @click="selectFile"> </b-form-input>
+    <b-form-input class="directory-form-input" v-model="localValue" :placeholder="placeholder" @click="selectFile">
+    </b-form-input>
 </template>
 
 <script>
diff --git a/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ExportLink.vue b/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ExportLink.vue
index f42627f27455..2b9ccd95edcf 100644
--- a/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ExportLink.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ExportLink.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 <template>
     <span>
         <b
-            ><a :href="link">{{ link }}</a></b
+            ><a class="generated-export-link" :href="link">{{ link }}</a></b
         >
         <font-awesome-icon
             v-b-tooltip.hover
             title="Copy export URL to your clipboard"
+            class="copy-export-link"
             icon="link"
             style="cursor: pointer;"
             @click="copyUrl"
@@ -13,9 +14,9 @@
         <i
             title="Information about when the history export was generated is included in the job details. Additionally, if there are issues with export, the job details may help figure out the underlying problem or communicate issues to your Galaxy administrator."
         >
-            (<a href="#" @click="showDetails">view job details</a>)
+            (<a class="show-job-link" href="#" @click="showDetails">view job details</a>)
         </i>
-        <b-modal v-model="details" scrollable ok-only>
+        <b-modal v-model="details" modal-class="job-information-modal" scrollable ok-only hide-header>
             <job-information :job_id="historyExport.job_id" :include-times="true" />
         </b-modal>
     </span>
diff --git a/client/src/components/HistoryExport/Index.vue b/client/src/components/HistoryExport/Index.vue
index 51db0e2fccda..229d49aaf025 100644
--- a/client/src/components/HistoryExport/Index.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/HistoryExport/Index.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <span>
+    <span class="history-export-component">
         <h2>Export history archive</h2>
         <span v-if="initializing">
             <loading-span message="Loading server configuration." />
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@
         <span v-else-if="hasWritableFileSources">
             <b-card no-body>
                 <b-tabs pills card vertical>
-                    <b-tab title="to a link" active>
+                    <b-tab title="to a link" title-link-class="tab-export-to-link" active>
                         <b-card-text>
                             <ToLink :history-id="historyId" />
                         </b-card-text>
                     </b-tab>
-                    <b-tab title="to a remote file">
-                        <ToRemoteFile :history-id="historyId" />
+                    <b-tab title="to a remote file" title-link-class="tab-export-to-file">
+                        <b-card-text>
+                            <ToRemoteFile :history-id="historyId" />
+                        </b-card-text>
                     </b-tab>
                 </b-tabs>
             </b-card>
diff --git a/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ToRemoteFile.vue b/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ToRemoteFile.vue
index 85ea86ad414d..c78bdf6bf307 100644
--- a/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ToRemoteFile.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/HistoryExport/ToRemoteFile.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <div>
+    <div class="export-to-remote-file">
         <b-alert v-if="errorMessage" show variant="danger" dismissible @dismissed="errorMessage = null">
             {{ errorMessage }}
             <JobError
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
         </div>
         <div v-else>
             <b-form-group
-                id="directory"
+                id="fieldset-directory"
                 label-for="directory"
                 description="Select a 'remote files' directory to export history archive to."
                 class="mt-3"
             >
-                <files-input v-model="directory" mode="directory" :requireWritable="true" />
+                <files-input id="directory" v-model="directory" mode="directory" :requireWritable="true" />
             </b-form-group>
-            <b-form-group id="name" label-for="name" description="Give the exported file a name." class="mt-3">
+            <b-form-group id="fieldset-name" label-for="name" description="Give the exported file a name." class="mt-3">
                 <b-form-input id="name" v-model="name" placeholder="Name" required></b-form-input>
             </b-form-group>
             <b-row align-h="end">
diff --git a/client/src/components/HistoryImport.vue b/client/src/components/HistoryImport.vue
index 305000896a0f..34feb5c28a97 100644
--- a/client/src/components/HistoryImport.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/HistoryImport.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-    <b-card title="Import a history from an archive">
+    <b-card body-class="history-import-component" title="Import a history from an archive">
         <b-alert v-if="errorMessage" variant="danger" dismissible @dismissed="errorMessage = null" show>
             {{ errorMessage }}
             <JobError
diff --git a/client/src/components/JobInformation/JobError.vue b/client/src/components/JobInformation/JobError.vue
index bab388d1f52c..77b51119469d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/JobInformation/JobError.vue
+++ b/client/src/components/JobInformation/JobError.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
             </div>
             <!-- TODO: modal for reporting error. -->
         </b-card-text>
-        <b-modal v-model="showInfo" scrollable ok-only>
+        <b-modal v-model="showInfo" modal-class="job-information-modal" scrollable ok-only hide-header>
             <job-information :job_id="job.id" :include-times="true" />
         </b-modal>
     </b-card>
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
index d92f2982a418..26095b9e6b63 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigates_galaxy.py
@@ -517,14 +517,24 @@ def click_center(self):
         center_element = self.driver.find_element_by_css_selector("#center")
         action_chains.move_to_element(center_element).click().perform()
 
-    def perform_upload(self, test_path, ext=None, genome=None, ext_all=None, genome_all=None):
+    def perform_upload(self, test_path, **kwd):
+        self._perform_upload(test_path=test_path, **kwd)
+
+    def perform_upload_of_pasted_content(self, paste_data, **kwd):
+        self._perform_upload(paste_data=paste_data, **kwd)
+
+    def _perform_upload(self, test_path=None, paste_data=None, ext=None, genome=None, ext_all=None, genome_all=None):
         self.home()
         self.upload_start_click()
 
         self.upload_set_footer_extension(ext_all)
         self.upload_set_footer_genome(genome_all)
 
-        self.upload_queue_local_file(test_path)
+        if test_path:
+            self.upload_queue_local_file(test_path)
+        else:
+            assert paste_data is not None
+            self.upload_paste_data(paste_data)
 
         if ext is not None:
             self.wait_for_selector_visible('.upload-extension')
@@ -635,6 +645,13 @@ def upload_queue_local_file(self, test_path, tab_id="regular"):
         file_upload = self.wait_for_selector('div#%s input[type="file"]' % tab_id)
         file_upload.send_keys(test_path)
 
+    def upload_paste_data(self, pasted_content, tab_id="regular"):
+        tab_locator = f"div#{tab_id}"
+        self.wait_for_and_click_selector(f"{tab_locator} button#btn-new")
+
+        textarea = self.wait_for_selector(f"{tab_locator} .upload-text-content")
+        textarea.send_keys(pasted_content)
+
     def upload_rule_start(self):
         self.upload_start_click()
         self.upload_tab_click("rule-based")
@@ -865,6 +882,11 @@ def workflow_editor_click_save(self):
         self.wait_for_and_click_selector("#workflow-save-button")
         self.sleep_for(self.wait_types.DATABASE_OPERATION)
 
+    def navigate_to_histories_page(self):
+        self.home()
+        self.click_masthead_user()
+        self.components.masthead.histories.wait_for_and_click()
+
     def navigate_to_user_preferences(self):
         self.home()
         self.click_masthead_user()
@@ -1164,6 +1186,18 @@ def histories_click_advanced_search(self):
         search_selector = '#standard-search .advanced-search-toggle'
         self.wait_for_and_click_selector(search_selector)
 
+    @retry_during_transitions
+    def histories_get_history_names(self):
+        self.sleep_for(self.wait_types.UX_RENDER)
+        names = []
+        grid = self.wait_for_selector('#grid-table-body')
+        for row in grid.find_elements_by_tag_name('tr'):
+            td = row.find_elements_by_tag_name('td')
+            name = td[1].text if td[0].text == '' else td[0].text
+            if name != "No items" and not name.startswith("No matching entries found"):
+                names.append(name)
+        return names
+
     def history_panel_add_tags(self, tags):
         tag_icon_selector = self.components.history_panel.tag_icon
         tag_area_selector = self.components.history_panel.tag_area
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigation.yml b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigation.yml
index a8a0781112f6..7ad27ea5d318 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigation.yml
+++ b/lib/galaxy/selenium/navigation.yml
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ history_panel:
     options_show_history_structure:
       type: xpath
       selector: '//a[text()="Show Structure"]'
+    options_show_export_history_to_file:
+      type: xpath
+      selector: '//a[text()="Export History to File"]'
     new_history_button: '#history-new-button'
     multi_view_button: '#history-view-multi-button'
 
@@ -282,6 +285,9 @@ collection_builders:
     reverse_datasets: ".reverse-column .column-datasets"
 
 histories:
+  labels:
+    import_button: 'Import from file'
+
   sharing:
     selectors:
       unshare_user_button: '.unshare_user'
@@ -291,6 +297,33 @@ histories:
     labels:
       unshare: 'Unshare'
 
+files_dialog:
+  selectors:
+    ftp_row: 'span[title="gxftp://"]'
+    row: 'span[title="${uri}"]'
+
+history_export:
+  selectors:
+    export_link: '.export-link'
+    running: '.history-export-component .loading-icon'
+    generated_export_link: '.generated-export-link'
+    copy_export_link: '.copy-export-link'
+    show_job_link: '.show-job-link'
+    job_table: '.info_data_table'
+    job_table_ok: '.job-information-modal .btn-primary'
+    tab_export_to_file: '.tab-export-to-file'
+    directory_input: '.directory-form-input'
+    name_input: '.export-to-remote-file #name'
+    export_button: '.export-button'
+    success_message: '.history-export-component .alert-success'
+
+history_import:
+  selectors:
+    radio_button_remote_files: '.history-import-component .fa-folder-open'
+    import_button: '.import-button'
+    running: '.history-import-component .loading-icon'
+    success_message: '.history-import-component .alert-success'
+
 pages:
   selectors:
     create: '.manage-table-actions .action-button'
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_histories_list.py b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_histories_list.py
index ff4749529af5..0cd9848c8ce0 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_histories_list.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_histories_list.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from .framework import (
     retry_assertion_during_transitions,
-    retry_during_transitions,
     selenium_test,
     SharedStateSeleniumTestCase,
 )
@@ -251,17 +250,8 @@ def assert_histories_in_grid(self, expected_histories, present=True):
         else:
             self.assertEqual(intersection, set())
 
-    @retry_during_transitions
     def get_histories(self):
-        self.sleep_for(self.wait_types.UX_RENDER)
-        names = []
-        grid = self.wait_for_selector('#grid-table-body')
-        for row in grid.find_elements_by_tag_name('tr'):
-            td = row.find_elements_by_tag_name('td')
-            name = td[1].text if td[0].text == '' else td[0].text
-            if name != "No items" and not name.startswith("No matching entries found"):
-                names.append(name)
-        return names
+        return self.histories_get_history_names()
 
     def set_filter(self, selector, value):
         filter_input = self.wait_for_selector_clickable(selector)
@@ -275,11 +265,6 @@ def unset_filter(self, filter_key, filter_value):
         self.wait_for_and_click_selector(close_button_selector)
         self.sleep_for(self.wait_types.UX_RENDER)
 
-    def navigate_to_histories_page(self):
-        self.home()
-        self.click_masthead_user()  # Open masthead menu
-        self.components.masthead.histories.wait_for_and_click()
-
     def setup_shared_state(self):
         SavedHistoriesTestCase.user_email = self._get_random_email()
         SavedHistoriesTestCase.history1_name = self._get_random_name()
diff --git a/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_export.py b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d55d0105ffda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/galaxy_test/selenium/test_history_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from .framework import (
+    selenium_test,
+    SeleniumTestCase
+)
+
+
+class HistoryExportTestCase(SeleniumTestCase):
+    ensure_registered = True
+
+    @selenium_test
+    def test_history_export(self):
+        gx_selenium_context = self
+        gx_selenium_context.perform_upload_of_pasted_content("my cool content")
+        gx_selenium_context.history_panel_wait_for_hid_ok(1)
+        gx_selenium_context.click_history_options()
+        gx_selenium_context.components.history_panel.options_show_export_history_to_file.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export = gx_selenium_context.components.history_export
+        history_export.export_link.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export.running.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.running.wait_for_absent(wait_type=gx_selenium_context.wait_types.JOB_COMPLETION)
+        history_export.generated_export_link.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.copy_export_link.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.job_table.assert_absent_or_hidden()
+        history_export.show_job_link.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export.job_table.wait_for_present()
+        history_export.job_table_ok.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export.job_table.wait_for_absent()
+
+        gx_selenium_context.click_history_options()
+        gx_selenium_context.components.history_panel.options_show_export_history_to_file.wait_for_and_click()
+
+        # this time the exported link is still there
+        history_export.generated_export_link.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.export_link.assert_absent()
+
+        gx_selenium_context.perform_upload_of_pasted_content("my cool content part 2")
+        gx_selenium_context.history_panel_wait_for_hid_ok(2)
+
+        gx_selenium_context.click_history_options()
+        gx_selenium_context.components.history_panel.options_show_export_history_to_file.wait_for_and_click()
+
+        # now we have a generated link and a link to update to the newest export
+        history_export.generated_export_link.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.export_link.wait_for_visible()
diff --git a/test/integration_selenium/test_history_import_export_ftp.py b/test/integration_selenium/test_history_import_export_ftp.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..faa82462f8c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration_selenium/test_history_import_export_ftp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import os
+
+from .framework import (
+    selenium_test,
+    SeleniumIntegrationTestCase
+)
+
+
+class HistoryImportExportFtpSeleniumIntegrationTestCase(SeleniumIntegrationTestCase):
+    ensure_registered = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def handle_galaxy_config_kwds(cls, config):
+        ftp_dir = cls.ftp_dir()
+        os.makedirs(ftp_dir)
+        config["ftp_upload_dir"] = ftp_dir
+        config["ftp_upload_site"] = "ftp://ftp.galaxyproject.com"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def ftp_dir(cls):
+        return cls.temp_config_dir("ftp")
+
+    @selenium_test
+    def test_history_import_export(self):
+        email = self.get_logged_in_user()["email"]
+        user_ftp_dir = os.path.join(self.ftp_dir(), email)
+        os.makedirs(user_ftp_dir)
+
+        gx_selenium_context = self
+        gx_selenium_context.perform_upload_of_pasted_content("my cool content")
+        gx_selenium_context.history_panel_wait_for_hid_ok(1)
+        gx_selenium_context.click_history_options()
+        gx_selenium_context.components.history_panel.options_show_export_history_to_file.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export = gx_selenium_context.components.history_export
+        files_dialog = gx_selenium_context.components.files_dialog
+
+        # we land on link version, but go to export to file
+        history_export.export_link.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.tab_export_to_file.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export.export_link.wait_for_absent_or_hidden()
+        history_export.directory_input.wait_for_and_click()
+        files_dialog.ftp_row.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_export.name_input.wait_for_and_send_keys("my_export.tar.gz")
+        history_export.export_button.wait_for_and_click()
+
+        history_export.running.wait_for_visible()
+        history_export.running.wait_for_absent(wait_type=gx_selenium_context.wait_types.JOB_COMPLETION)
+        history_export.success_message.wait_for_visible()
+
+        gx_selenium_context.navigate_to_histories_page()
+        gx_selenium_context.components.histories.import_button.wait_for_and_click()
+        history_import = gx_selenium_context.components.history_import
+        history_import.radio_button_remote_files.wait_for_and_click()
+        files_dialog.ftp_row.wait_for_and_click()
+        files_dialog.row(uri="gxftp://my_export.tar.gz").wait_for_and_click()
+
+        history_import.import_button.wait_for_and_click()
+
+        history_import.running.wait_for_visible()
+        history_import.running.wait_for_absent(wait_type=gx_selenium_context.wait_types.JOB_COMPLETION)
+        history_import.success_message.wait_for_visible()
+
+        gx_selenium_context.navigate_to_histories_page()
+        newest_history_name = gx_selenium_context.histories_get_history_names()[0]
+        assert newest_history_name.startswith("imported from archive")