diff --git a/superset/datasets/api.py b/superset/datasets/api.py
index 0a2f1fe7e20e..cab625b16995 100644
--- a/superset/datasets/api.py
+++ b/superset/datasets/api.py
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@
 # under the License.
 import logging
 
+import yaml
 from flask import g, request, Response
-from flask_appbuilder.api import expose, protect, safe
+from flask_appbuilder.api import expose, protect, rison, safe
 from flask_appbuilder.models.sqla.interface import SQLAInterface
 
 from superset.connectors.sqla.models import SqlaTable
@@ -35,8 +36,12 @@
 )
 from superset.datasets.commands.refresh import RefreshDatasetCommand
 from superset.datasets.commands.update import UpdateDatasetCommand
-from superset.datasets.schemas import DatasetPostSchema, DatasetPutSchema
-from superset.views.base import DatasourceFilter
+from superset.datasets.schemas import (
+    DatasetPostSchema,
+    DatasetPutSchema,
+    get_export_ids_schema,
+)
+from superset.views.base import DatasourceFilter, generate_download_headers
 from superset.views.base_api import BaseSupersetModelRestApi
 from superset.views.database.filters import DatabaseFilter
 
@@ -51,10 +56,11 @@ class DatasetRestApi(BaseSupersetModelRestApi):
     allow_browser_login = True
 
     class_permission_name = "TableModelView"
-    include_route_methods = (
-        RouteMethod.REST_MODEL_VIEW_CRUD_SET | {RouteMethod.RELATED} | {"refresh"}
-    )
-
+    include_route_methods = RouteMethod.REST_MODEL_VIEW_CRUD_SET | {
+        RouteMethod.EXPORT,
+        RouteMethod.RELATED,
+        "refresh",
+    }
     list_columns = [
         "database_name",
         "changed_by_name",
@@ -278,6 +284,58 @@ def delete(self, pk: int) -> Response:  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
             logger.error(f"Error deleting model {self.__class__.__name__}: {e}")
             return self.response_422(message=str(e))
 
+    @expose("/export/", methods=["GET"])
+    @protect()
+    @safe
+    @rison(get_export_ids_schema)
+    def export(self, **kwargs):
+        """Export dashboards
+        ---
+        get:
+          description: >-
+            Exports multiple datasets and downloads them as YAML files
+          parameters:
+          - in: query
+            name: q
+            content:
+              application/json:
+                schema:
+                  type: array
+                  items:
+                    type: integer
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Dataset export
+              content:
+                text/plain:
+                  schema:
+                    type: string
+            400:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/400'
+            401:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
+            404:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
+            500:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
+        """
+        requested_ids = kwargs["rison"]
+        query = self.datamodel.session.query(SqlaTable).filter(
+            SqlaTable.id.in_(requested_ids)
+        )
+        query = self._base_filters.apply_all(query)
+        items = query.all()
+        ids = [item.id for item in items]
+        if len(ids) != len(requested_ids):
+            return self.response_404()
+
+        data = [t.export_to_dict() for t in items]
+        return Response(
+            yaml.safe_dump(data),
+            headers=generate_download_headers("yaml"),
+            mimetype="application/text",
+        )
+
     @expose("/<pk>/refresh", methods=["PUT"])
     @protect()
     @safe
diff --git a/superset/datasets/schemas.py b/superset/datasets/schemas.py
index b5b74e56d63f..0c1e67586f7a 100644
--- a/superset/datasets/schemas.py
+++ b/superset/datasets/schemas.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 from marshmallow import fields, Schema, ValidationError
 from marshmallow.validate import Length
 
+get_export_ids_schema = {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "integer"}}
+
 
 def validate_python_date_format(value):
     regex = re.compile(
diff --git a/tests/dataset_api_tests.py b/tests/dataset_api_tests.py
index 48b3fbde36e2..77e056680c8a 100644
--- a/tests/dataset_api_tests.py
+++ b/tests/dataset_api_tests.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import prison
+import yaml
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
 from superset import db, security_manager
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@
 )
 from superset.models.core import Database
 from superset.utils.core import get_example_database
+from superset.utils.dict_import_export import export_to_dict
+from superset.views.base import generate_download_headers
 from tests.base_tests import SupersetTestCase
 
 
@@ -680,3 +683,63 @@ def test_dataset_item_refresh_not_owned(self):
 
         db.session.delete(dataset)
         db.session.commit()
+
+    def test_export_dataset(self):
+        """
+            Dataset API: Test export dataset
+        :return:
+        """
+        birth_names_dataset = self.get_birth_names_dataset()
+
+        argument = [birth_names_dataset.id]
+        uri = f"api/v1/dataset/export/?q={prison.dumps(argument)}"
+
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        rv = self.client.get(uri)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            rv.headers["Content-Disposition"],
+            generate_download_headers("yaml")["Content-Disposition"],
+        )
+
+        cli_export = export_to_dict(
+            session=db.session,
+            recursive=True,
+            back_references=False,
+            include_defaults=False,
+        )
+        cli_export_tables = cli_export["databases"][0]["tables"]
+        expected_response = []
+        for export_table in cli_export_tables:
+            if export_table["table_name"] == "birth_names":
+                expected_response = export_table
+                break
+        ui_export = yaml.safe_load(rv.data.decode("utf-8"))
+        self.assertEqual(ui_export[0], expected_response)
+
+    def test_export_dataset_not_found(self):
+        """
+            Dataset API: Test export dataset not found
+        :return:
+        """
+        max_id = db.session.query(func.max(SqlaTable.id)).scalar()
+        # Just one does not exist and we get 404
+        argument = [max_id + 1, 1]
+        uri = f"api/v1/dataset/export/?q={prison.dumps(argument)}"
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        rv = self.client.get(uri)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.status_code, 404)
+
+    def test_export_dataset_gamma(self):
+        """
+            Dataset API: Test export dataset has gamma
+        :return:
+        """
+        birth_names_dataset = self.get_birth_names_dataset()
+
+        argument = [birth_names_dataset.id]
+        uri = f"api/v1/dataset/export/?q={prison.dumps(argument)}"
+
+        self.login(username="gamma")
+        rv = self.client.get(uri)
+        self.assertEqual(rv.status_code, 401)