diff --git a/src/kmmainwidget.h b/src/kmmainwidget.h
--- a/src/kmmainwidget.h
+++ b/src/kmmainwidget.h
@@ -227,9 +227,6 @@
 
     KActionMenu *mailingListActionMenu() const;
 
-    void slotExportToPdf();
-
-
     // Moving messages around
     /**
      * This will ask for a destination folder and move the currently selected
@@ -597,7 +594,6 @@
     QAction *mShowFolderShortcutDialogAction = nullptr;
     QAction *mArchiveFolderAction = nullptr;
     QAction *mMessageNewList = nullptr;
-    QAction *mExportToPdfAction = nullptr;
     KToggleAction *mPreferHtmlLoadExtAction = nullptr;
 
     QTimer *menutimer = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/kmmainwidget.cpp b/src/kmmainwidget.cpp
--- a/src/kmmainwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/kmmainwidget.cpp
@@ -3592,11 +3592,6 @@
     mRestartAccountSettings = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("view-refresh")), i18n("Restart Account"), this);
     actionCollection()->addAction(QStringLiteral("resource_restart"), mRestartAccountSettings);
     connect(mRestartAccountSettings, &QAction::triggered, this, &KMMainWidget::slotRestartAccount);
-
-
-    mExportToPdfAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("application-pdf")), i18n("Export to Pdf..."), this);
-    actionCollection()->addAction(QStringLiteral("file_export_pdf"), mExportToPdfAction);
-    connect(mExportToPdfAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &KMMainWidget::slotExportToPdf);
 }
 
 void KMMainWidget::slotAddFavoriteFolder()
@@ -4368,16 +4363,6 @@
     return mMsgActions->mailingListActionMenu();
 }
 
-void KMMainWidget::slotExportToPdf()
-{
-    if (mMsgView) {
-        const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, i18n("Export to Pdf"));
-        if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
-            mMsgView->viewer()->exportToPdf(fileName);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 QAction *KMMainWidget::sendQueuedAction() const
 {
     return mSendQueued;
diff --git a/src/kmreadermainwin.cpp b/src/kmreadermainwin.cpp
--- a/src/kmreadermainwin.cpp
+++ b/src/kmreadermainwin.cpp
@@ -813,3 +813,4 @@
     createGUI(QStringLiteral("kmreadermainwin.rc"));
     applyMainWindowSettings(KConfigGroup(KMKernel::self()->config(), "ReaderWindow"));
 }
+
diff --git a/src/kmreadermainwin.rc b/src/kmreadermainwin.rc
--- a/src/kmreadermainwin.rc
+++ b/src/kmreadermainwin.rc
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <!DOCTYPE gui>
-<gui version="528" name="kmreadermainwin" translationDomain="kmail">
+<gui version="529" name="kmreadermainwin" translationDomain="kmail">
  <MenuBar>
   <Menu noMerge="1" name="file" >
    <text>&amp;File</text>
    <Action name="save_message" />
+   <Action name="file_export_pdf" />
    <Action name="file_print_preview"/>
    <Action name="file_print" />
    <Separator/>
diff --git a/src/messageactions.h b/src/messageactions.h
--- a/src/messageactions.h
+++ b/src/messageactions.h
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@
     void slotResendMessage();
     void slotUseTemplate();
 
+    void slotExportToPdf();
+
 private:
     QList<QAction *> mMailListActionList;
     Akonadi::Item mCurrentItem;
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@
     QAction *mSendAgainAction = nullptr;
     QAction *mNewMessageFromTemplateAction = nullptr;
     KIO::KUriFilterSearchProviderActions *mWebShortcutMenuManager = nullptr;
+    QAction *mExportToPdfAction = nullptr;
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/messageactions.cpp b/src/messageactions.cpp
--- a/src/messageactions.cpp
+++ b/src/messageactions.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include <KUriFilter>
 #include <KStringHandler>
 #include <QIcon>
+#include <QFileDialog>
 
 #include <QVariant>
 #include <QWidget>
@@ -203,6 +204,10 @@
     connect(mNewMessageFromTemplateAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &MessageActions::slotUseTemplate);
     ac->setDefaultShortcut(mNewMessageFromTemplateAction, QKeySequence(Qt::SHIFT + Qt::Key_N));
 
+    mExportToPdfAction = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("application-pdf")), i18n("Export to PDF..."), this);
+    ac->addAction(QStringLiteral("file_export_pdf"), mExportToPdfAction);
+    connect(mExportToPdfAction, &QAction::triggered, this, &MessageActions::slotExportToPdf);
+
     updateActions();
 }
 
@@ -760,3 +765,18 @@
     }
     delete dlg;
 }
+
+void MessageActions::slotExportToPdf()
+{
+    if (!mCurrentItem.isValid()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto email = mCurrentItem.payload<KMime::Message::Ptr>();
+    const QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(mParent, i18n("Export to PDF"),
+                QDir::homePath() + QLatin1Char('/') + email->subject()->asUnicodeString() + QStringLiteral(".pdf"),
+                i18n("PDF document (*.pdf"));
+    if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
+        mMessageView->viewer()->exportToPdf(fileName);
+    }
+}