diff --git a/libs/libkis/InfoObject.h b/libs/libkis/InfoObject.h
--- a/libs/libkis/InfoObject.h
+++ b/libs/libkis/InfoObject.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
     friend class Filter;
     friend class Document;
+    friend class Node;
     /**
      * @brief configuration gives access to the internal configuration object. Must
      * be used used internally in libkis
diff --git a/libs/libkis/Node.h b/libs/libkis/Node.h
--- a/libs/libkis/Node.h
+++ b/libs/libkis/Node.h
@@ -475,9 +475,11 @@
      * @param filename the filename including extension
      * @param xRes the horizontal resolution in pixels per pt (there are 72 pts in an inch)
      * @param yRes the horizontal resolution in pixels per pt (there are 72 pts in an inch)
+     * @param exportConfiguration a configuration object appropriate to the file format.
+     * See Document->exportImage for InfoObject details.
      * @return true if saving succeeded, false if it failed.
      */
-    bool save(const QString &filename, double xRes, double yRes);
+    bool save(const QString &filename, double xRes, double yRes, const InfoObject &exportConfiguration);
 
     /**
      * @brief mergeDown merges the given node with the first visible node underneath this node in the layerstack.
diff --git a/libs/libkis/Node.cpp b/libs/libkis/Node.cpp
--- a/libs/libkis/Node.cpp
+++ b/libs/libkis/Node.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <kis_keyframe.h>
 #include "kis_selection.h"
 
+#include "InfoObject.h"
 #include "Krita.h"
 #include "Node.h"
 #include "Channel.h"
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@
     return new Node(d->image, d->node->clone());
 }
 
-bool Node::save(const QString &filename, double xRes, double yRes)
+bool Node::save(const QString &filename, double xRes, double yRes, const InfoObject &exportConfiguration)
 {
     if (!d->node) return false;
     if (filename.isEmpty()) return false;
@@ -540,7 +541,7 @@
     dst->cropImage(bounds);
     dst->initialRefreshGraph();
 
-    bool r = doc->exportDocumentSync(QUrl::fromLocalFile(filename), mimeType.toLatin1());
+    bool r = doc->exportDocumentSync(QUrl::fromLocalFile(filename), mimeType.toLatin1(), exportConfiguration.configuration());
     if (!r) {
         qWarning() << doc->errorMessage();
     }
diff --git a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/Node.sip b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/Node.sip
--- a/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/Node.sip
+++ b/plugins/extensions/pykrita/sip/krita/Node.sip
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     QPoint position() const;
     bool remove();
     Node *duplicate() /Factory/;
-    void save(const QString &filename, double xRes, double yRes);
+    void save(const QString &filename, double xRes, double yRes, const InfoObject & exportConfiguration);
     Node *mergeDown() /Factory/;
     void scaleNode(QPointF origin, int width, int height, QString strategy);
     void rotateNode(double radians);