diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
index 7707983de..8edfe2e70 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "rss_autodownloader.h"
 
+#include <QDataStream>
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QJsonDocument>
@@ -174,6 +175,35 @@ void AutoDownloader::removeRule(const QString &ruleName)
     }
 }
 
+QByteArray AutoDownloader::exportRulesToLegacyFormat() const
+{
+    QVariantHash dict;
+    for (const auto &rule : rules())
+        dict[rule.name()] = rule.toLegacyDict();
+
+    QByteArray data;
+    QDataStream out(&data, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
+    out.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_5);
+    out << dict;
+
+    return data;
+}
+
+bool AutoDownloader::importRulesFromLegacyFormat(const QByteArray &data)
+{
+    QDataStream in(data);
+    in.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_5);
+    QVariantHash dict;
+    in >> dict;
+    if (in.status() != QDataStream::Ok)
+        return false;
+
+    for (const QVariant &val : dict)
+        insertRule(AutoDownloadRule::fromLegacyDict(val.toHash()));
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 void AutoDownloader::process()
 {
     if (m_processingQueue.isEmpty()) return; // processing was disabled
@@ -317,7 +347,7 @@ void AutoDownloader::loadRulesLegacy()
     SettingsPtr settings = Profile::instance().applicationSettings(QStringLiteral("qBittorrent-rss"));
     QVariantHash rules = settings->value(QStringLiteral("download_rules")).toHash();
     foreach (const QVariant &ruleVar, rules) {
-        auto rule = AutoDownloadRule::fromVariantHash(ruleVar.toHash());
+        auto rule = AutoDownloadRule::fromLegacyDict(ruleVar.toHash());
         if (!rule.name().isEmpty())
             insertRule(rule);
     }
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h
index 50919f978..26947678b 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloader.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ namespace RSS
         bool renameRule(const QString &ruleName, const QString &newRuleName);
         void removeRule(const QString &ruleName);
 
+        QByteArray exportRulesToLegacyFormat() const;
+        bool importRulesFromLegacyFormat(const QByteArray &data);
+
     signals:
         void processingStateChanged(bool enabled);
         void ruleAdded(const QString &ruleName);
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.cpp b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.cpp
index 48c194621..83a9c343e 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.cpp
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.cpp
@@ -63,11 +63,29 @@ namespace
     QJsonValue triStateBoolToJsonValue(const TriStateBool &triStateBool)
     {
         switch (static_cast<int>(triStateBool)) {
-        case 0:  return false; break;
-        case 1:  return true; break;
+        case 0:  return false;
+        case 1:  return true;
         default: return QJsonValue();
         }
     }
+
+    TriStateBool addPausedLegacyToTriStateBool(int val)
+    {
+        switch (val) {
+        case 1:  return TriStateBool::True; // always
+        case 2:  return TriStateBool::False; // never
+        default: return TriStateBool::Undefined; // default
+        }
+    }
+
+    int triStateBoolToAddPausedLegacy(const TriStateBool &triStateBool)
+    {
+        switch (static_cast<int>(triStateBool)) {
+        case 0:  return 2; // never
+        case 1:  return 1; // always
+        default: return 0; // default
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 const QString Str_Name(QStringLiteral("name"));
@@ -378,21 +396,37 @@ AutoDownloadRule AutoDownloadRule::fromJsonObject(const QJsonObject &jsonObj, co
     return rule;
 }
 
-AutoDownloadRule AutoDownloadRule::fromVariantHash(const QVariantHash &varHash)
-{
-    AutoDownloadRule rule(varHash.value("name").toString());
-
-    rule.setUseRegex(varHash.value("use_regex", false).toBool());
-    rule.setMustContain(varHash.value("must_contain").toString());
-    rule.setMustNotContain(varHash.value("must_not_contain").toString());
-    rule.setEpisodeFilter(varHash.value("episode_filter").toString());
-    rule.setFeedURLs(varHash.value("affected_feeds").toStringList());
-    rule.setEnabled(varHash.value("enabled", false).toBool());
-    rule.setSavePath(varHash.value("save_path").toString());
-    rule.setCategory(varHash.value("category_assigned").toString());
-    rule.setAddPaused(TriStateBool(varHash.value("add_paused").toInt() - 1));
-    rule.setLastMatch(varHash.value("last_match").toDateTime());
-    rule.setIgnoreDays(varHash.value("ignore_days").toInt());
+QVariantHash AutoDownloadRule::toLegacyDict() const
+{
+    return {{"name", name()},
+        {"must_contain", mustContain()},
+        {"must_not_contain", mustNotContain()},
+        {"save_path", savePath()},
+        {"affected_feeds", feedURLs()},
+        {"enabled", isEnabled()},
+        {"category_assigned", assignedCategory()},
+        {"use_regex", useRegex()},
+        {"add_paused", triStateBoolToAddPausedLegacy(addPaused())},
+        {"episode_filter", episodeFilter()},
+        {"last_match", lastMatch()},
+        {"ignore_days", ignoreDays()}};
+}
+
+AutoDownloadRule AutoDownloadRule::fromLegacyDict(const QVariantHash &dict)
+{
+    AutoDownloadRule rule(dict.value("name").toString());
+
+    rule.setUseRegex(dict.value("use_regex", false).toBool());
+    rule.setMustContain(dict.value("must_contain").toString());
+    rule.setMustNotContain(dict.value("must_not_contain").toString());
+    rule.setEpisodeFilter(dict.value("episode_filter").toString());
+    rule.setFeedURLs(dict.value("affected_feeds").toStringList());
+    rule.setEnabled(dict.value("enabled", false).toBool());
+    rule.setSavePath(dict.value("save_path").toString());
+    rule.setCategory(dict.value("category_assigned").toString());
+    rule.setAddPaused(addPausedLegacyToTriStateBool(dict.value("add_paused").toInt()));
+    rule.setLastMatch(dict.value("last_match").toDateTime());
+    rule.setIgnoreDays(dict.value("ignore_days").toInt());
 
     return rule;
 }
diff --git a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.h b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.h
index 6b79fe3a5..b28d7b47a 100644
--- a/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.h
+++ b/src/base/rss/rss_autodownloadrule.h
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ namespace RSS
 
         QJsonObject toJsonObject() const;
         static AutoDownloadRule fromJsonObject(const QJsonObject &jsonObj, const QString &name = "");
-        static AutoDownloadRule fromVariantHash(const QVariantHash &varHash);
+
+        QVariantHash toLegacyDict() const;
+        static AutoDownloadRule fromLegacyDict(const QVariantHash &dict);
 
     private:
         bool matches(const QString &articleTitle, const QString &expression) const;
diff --git a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
index a97ebcbb9..9f1995c86 100644
--- a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
@@ -384,31 +384,50 @@ void AutomatedRssDownloader::on_browseSP_clicked()
 
 void AutomatedRssDownloader::on_exportBtn_clicked()
 {
-//    if (m_editableRuleList->isEmpty()) {
-//        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Invalid action"), tr("The list is empty, there is nothing to export."));
-//        return;
-//    }
-//    // Ask for a save path
-//    QString save_path = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Where would you like to save the list?"), QDir::homePath(), tr("Rules list (*.rssrules)"));
-//    if (save_path.isEmpty()) return;
-//    if (!save_path.endsWith(".rssrules", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
-//        save_path += ".rssrules";
-//    if (!m_editableRuleList->serialize(save_path)) {
-//        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("I/O Error"), tr("Failed to create the destination file"));
-//        return;
-//    }
+    if (RSS::AutoDownloader::instance()->rules().isEmpty()) {
+        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Invalid action")
+                             , tr("The list is empty, there is nothing to export."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    QString path = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(
+                this, tr("Where would you like to save the list?")
+                , QDir::homePath(), tr("Rules list (legacy)") + QString(" (*.rssrules)"));
+    if (path.isEmpty()) return;
+
+    if (!path.endsWith(".rssrules", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+        path += ".rssrules";
+
+    QFile file(path);
+    if (!file.open(QFile::WriteOnly)
+            || (file.write(RSS::AutoDownloader::instance()->exportRulesToLegacyFormat()) == -1)) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(
+                    this, tr("I/O Error")
+                    , tr("Failed to create the destination file. Reason: %1").arg(file.errorString()));
+    }
 }
 
 void AutomatedRssDownloader::on_importBtn_clicked()
 {
-//    // Ask for filter path
-//    QString load_path = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Please point to the RSS download rules file"), QDir::homePath(), tr("Rules list") + QString(" (*.rssrules *.filters)"));
-//    if (load_path.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(load_path)) return;
-//    // Load it
-//    if (!m_editableRuleList->unserialize(load_path)) {
-//        QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Import Error"), tr("Failed to import the selected rules file"));
-//        return;
-//    }
+    QString path = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
+                this, tr("Please point to the RSS download rules file")
+                , QDir::homePath(), tr("Rules list (legacy)") + QString(" (*.rssrules)"));
+    if (path.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(path))
+        return;
+
+    QFile file(path);
+    if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(
+                    this, tr("I/O Error")
+                    , tr("Failed to open the file. Reason: %1").arg(file.errorString()));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (!RSS::AutoDownloader::instance()->importRulesFromLegacyFormat(file.readAll())) {
+        QMessageBox::critical(
+                    this, tr("Import Error")
+                    , tr("Failed to import the selected rules file."));
+    }
 }
 
 void AutomatedRssDownloader::displayRulesListMenu()
diff --git a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.ui b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.ui
index 6c9db0cdf..e77b1385a 100644
--- a/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.ui
+++ b/src/gui/rss/automatedrssdownloader.ui
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="importBtn">
        <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
+        <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>&amp;Import...</string>
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
      <item>
       <widget class="QPushButton" name="exportBtn">
        <property name="enabled">
-        <bool>false</bool>
+        <bool>true</bool>
        </property>
        <property name="text">
         <string>&amp;Export...</string>