diff --git a/public/views/export.html b/public/views/export.html
index 1927e402d..717bae80a 100644
--- a/public/views/export.html
+++ b/public/views/export.html
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
   ng-init="titleSection='Export Wallet'; goBackToState = 'preferencesAdvanced'">
 </div>
 
-<div class="content preferences" ng-controller="exportController">
+<div class="content preferences" ng-controller="exportController" ng-init="init()">
   <h4></h4>
   <div ng-show="!backupWalletPlainText">
       <div class="text-warning size-14 m20b" ng-show="error">
         <i class="fi-alert size-12"></i>
-        <span translate> Failed to export </span>
+        <span ng-show="!touchIdError" translate>Failed to export</span>
+        <span ng-show="touchIdError">{{touchIdError}}</span>
       </div>
 
       <div class="row">
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/export.js b/src/js/controllers/export.js
index 5714f609e..7014f3ced 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/export.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/export.js
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('exportController',
-  function($rootScope, $scope, $timeout, $log, backupService, storageService, profileService, platformInfo, notification, go, gettext, gettextCatalog) {
+  function($rootScope, $scope, $timeout, $log, backupService, fingerprintService, configService, storageService, profileService, platformInfo, notification, go, gettext, gettextCatalog) {
     var isWP = platformInfo.isWP;
     var isAndroid = platformInfo.isAndroid;
-
-    $scope.error = null;
-    $scope.success = null;
-    $scope.metaDataEnabled = true;
+    var isCordova = platformInfo.isCordova;
     var fc = profileService.focusedClient;
     $scope.isEncrypted = fc.isPrivKeyEncrypted();
+    $scope.touchIdError = null;
+    $scope.error = null;
+    $scope.success = null;
+
+    $scope.init = function() {
+      if (!isCordova) return;
+
+      var config = configService.getSync();
+      var touchidAvailable = fingerprintService.isAvailable();
+      var touchidEnabled = config.touchIdFor ? config.touchIdFor[fc.credentials.walletId] : null;
+
+      if (!touchidAvailable || !touchidEnabled) return;
+
+      fingerprintService.check(fc, function(err) {
+        if (err)
+          go.path($scope.goBackToState);
+      });
+    };
 
     $scope.downloadWalletBackup = function() {
       $scope.getMetaData($scope.metaDataEnabled, function(err, txsFromLocal, localAddressBook) {
@@ -46,7 +61,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('exportController',
           return cb(null, txsFromLocal, localAddressBook)
         });
       });
-    }
+    };
 
     $scope.getHistoryCache = function(cb) {
       storageService.getTxHistory(fc.credentials.walletId, function(err, txs) {
@@ -63,7 +78,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('exportController',
 
         return cb(null, localTxs);
       });
-    }
+    };
 
     $scope.getAddressbook = function(cb) {
       storageService.getAddressbook(fc.credentials.network, function(err, addressBook) {
@@ -78,7 +93,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('exportController',
 
         return cb(null, localAddressBook);
       });
-    }
+    };
 
     $scope.getBackup = function(cb) {
       $scope.getMetaData($scope.metaDataEnabled, function(err, txsFromLocal, localAddressBook) {
@@ -101,7 +116,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('exportController',
         }
         return cb(ew);
       });
-    }
+    };
 
     $scope.viewWalletBackup = function() {
       $timeout(function() {