diff --git a/frontend-typescript/src/api/budgetApi.ts b/frontend-typescript/src/api/budgetApi.ts
index 55fbb3c..e9e9932 100644
--- a/frontend-typescript/src/api/budgetApi.ts
+++ b/frontend-typescript/src/api/budgetApi.ts
@@ -63,3 +63,11 @@ export const saveBudgetAsTemplate = async (
   });
   return data;
 };
+
+// Streams the workbook bytes directly, unlike downloadAttachment's presigned-URL redirect.
+export const exportBudgetWorkbook = async (budgetId: string): Promise<Blob> => {
+  const { data } = await gatewayApi.get(`/budgets/${budgetId}/export.xlsx`, {
+    responseType: "blob",
+  });
+  return data;
+};
diff --git a/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.test.tsx b/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.test.tsx
index ee89014..f5cddb1 100644
--- a/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vi.mock("@/api/budgetApi", async (importOriginal) => {
     ...actual,
     editBudget: vi.fn(),
     saveBudgetAsTemplate: vi.fn(),
+    exportBudgetWorkbook: vi.fn(),
   };
 });
 
@@ -51,6 +52,9 @@ const editBudgetMock = budgetApi.editBudget as unknown as ReturnType<typeof vi.f
 const saveBudgetAsTemplateMock = budgetApi.saveBudgetAsTemplate as unknown as ReturnType<
   typeof vi.fn
 >;
+const exportBudgetWorkbookMock = budgetApi.exportBudgetWorkbook as unknown as ReturnType<
+  typeof vi.fn
+>;
 const getCurrentCustomerIdMock = roleAccess.getCurrentCustomerId as unknown as ReturnType<
   typeof vi.fn
 >;
@@ -752,6 +756,61 @@ describe("BudgetViewHeader metadata edit", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("BudgetViewHeader export action", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    getCurrentCustomerIdMock.mockReturnValue("owner-1");
+    isBudgetOwnerMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+    isBudgetFunderMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+    window.URL.createObjectURL = vi.fn(() => "blob:mock-url");
+    window.URL.revokeObjectURL = vi.fn();
+  });
+
+  it("hides the export action for a non-owner, non-funder viewer", () => {
+    isBudgetOwnerMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+    isBudgetFunderMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+
+    renderHeader(<BudgetViewHeader budget={makeBudget()} isLocked={false} />);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByTitle("Export to Excel")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("shows the export action to the matching funder even when they are not the owner", () => {
+    isBudgetOwnerMock.mockReturnValue(false);
+    isBudgetFunderMock.mockReturnValue(true);
+
+    renderHeader(<BudgetViewHeader budget={makeBudget()} isLocked={false} />);
+
+    expect(screen.getByTitle("Export to Excel")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("downloads the workbook using the budget's name as the filename", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const blob = new Blob(["xlsx-bytes"]);
+    exportBudgetWorkbookMock.mockResolvedValue(blob);
+
+    renderHeader(<BudgetViewHeader budget={makeBudget()} isLocked={false} />);
+    await user.click(screen.getByTitle("Export to Excel"));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(exportBudgetWorkbookMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith("b1"));
+    expect(window.URL.createObjectURL).toHaveBeenCalledWith(blob);
+    expect(window.URL.revokeObjectURL).toHaveBeenCalledWith("blob:mock-url");
+  });
+
+  it("shows an inline error and stays on the page when the export request fails", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    exportBudgetWorkbookMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error("failed"));
+
+    renderHeader(<BudgetViewHeader budget={makeBudget()} isLocked={false} />);
+    await user.click(screen.getByTitle("Export to Excel"));
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      expect(screen.getByText(/failed to export budget/i)).toBeInTheDocument(),
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByTitle("Export to Excel")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("BudgetViewHeader funder picker", () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.clearAllMocks();
diff --git a/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.tsx b/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.tsx
index 4f50488..9c77d49 100644
--- a/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.tsx
+++ b/frontend-typescript/src/pages/Budgets/components/BudgetViewHeader.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { Archive } from "lucide-react";
+import { Archive, Download, Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader } from "@/components/ui/Card";
 import Button, { ConfirmDeleteButton } from "@/components/ui/Button";
 import Input from "@/components/ui/Input";
-import { editBudget, saveBudgetAsTemplate } from "@/api/budgetApi";
+import {
+  editBudget,
+  exportBudgetWorkbook,
+  saveBudgetAsTemplate,
+} from "@/api/budgetApi";
 import { useFunderPicker } from "@/hooks/useFunderPicker";
 import {
   getCurrentCustomerId,
@@ -231,6 +235,7 @@ export function BudgetViewHeader({
               )}
             </div>
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              <BudgetActionsToolbar budget={budget} />
               {isEditMode ? (
                 <>
                   <Button
@@ -518,6 +523,64 @@ export function BudgetViewHeader({
   );
 }
 
+// Icon-button cluster for lightweight actions — export today, room for more later.
+function BudgetActionsToolbar({ budget }: { budget: Budget }) {
+  const canExport =
+    isBudgetOwner(budget, getCurrentCustomerId()) ||
+    isBudgetFunder(budget, getCurrentCustomerId());
+
+  if (!canExport) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5 bg-slate-50 border border-slate-200 rounded-lg p-0.5">
+      <ExportBudgetAction budget={budget} />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function ExportBudgetAction({ budget }: { budget: Budget }) {
+  const [isExporting, setIsExporting] = useState(false);
+  const [error, setError] = useState("");
+
+  const handleExport = async () => {
+    setIsExporting(true);
+    setError("");
+    try {
+      const blob = await exportBudgetWorkbook(budget.id);
+      const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      const link = document.createElement("a");
+      link.href = url;
+      link.download = `${budget.name}.xlsx`;
+      document.body.appendChild(link);
+      link.click();
+      link.remove();
+      window.URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    } catch {
+      setError("Failed to export budget. Please try again.");
+    } finally {
+      setIsExporting(false);
+    }
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div className="relative">
+      <Button
+        variant="icon"
+        title="Export to Excel"
+        onClick={handleExport}
+        disabled={isExporting}
+      >
+        {isExporting ? <Loader2 size={18} className="animate-spin" /> : <Download size={18} />}
+      </Button>
+      {error && (
+        <p className="absolute right-0 top-full mt-1 w-48 text-xs text-red-600 bg-white border border-red-200 rounded-md shadow-md p-2 z-10">
+          {error}
+        </p>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 function BudgetConfirmAction({
   budget,
   onConfirmed,
diff --git a/openspec/changes/budget-feat-313-excel-export/tasks.md b/openspec/changes/budget-feat-313-excel-export/tasks.md
index 6296819..9eee1a3 100644
--- a/openspec/changes/budget-feat-313-excel-export/tasks.md
+++ b/openspec/changes/budget-feat-313-excel-export/tasks.md
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ _Generated by `scripts/flow.py sync budget-feat-313-excel-export` — do not edi
 
 - [x] 3.1 Extend `excel_export_crud.py` with a query returning every report line across all of the budget's reports, each with its ordered list of allocations (or none)
 - [x] 3.2 Implement Sheet 3 as an `ExpenseListSheet(_SheetWriter)` subclass (see design.md Decision 12): one row per report line when zero or one allocation exists, one row per allocation (subline) when a report line has more than one, each subline carrying its own conversion date/rate/converted amount; verify with a unit test covering an unallocated expense, a single-lot expense, and a multi-lot expense (asserting the multi-lot rows sum to the expense's full amount) — **extended** (design.md Decision 14, after real-data testing): added a Category column; an unallocated remainder now uses `estimated_exchange_rate` (flagged) instead of being left blank when the budget has one; Sheet 2's expense columns now `SUMIF` this sheet via a hidden budget-line-id column instead of a separate Python rollup
-- [ ] 3.3 Run backend lint/tests clean for `services/budget`; PR merged (`Closes` this group's sub-issue)
+- [x] 3.3 Run backend lint/tests clean for `services/budget`; PR merged (`Closes` this group's sub-issue)
 
 ## 4. Frontend export button — depends on 1, 2, 3 — Issue #322
 
-- [ ] 4.1 Add an "Export to Excel" button to the single-budget detail view in `frontend-typescript`, visible whenever the viewer has read access to the budget (owner or funder), following existing button/permission conventions on that view — a plain button at this stage; group 7 turns it into a template picker
+- [x] 4.1 Add an "Export to Excel" button to the single-budget detail view in `frontend-typescript`, visible whenever the viewer has read access to the budget (owner or funder), following existing button/permission conventions on that view — a plain button at this stage; group 7 turns it into a template picker
 - [ ] 4.2 Wire the button to `GET /budgets/{budget_id}/export.xlsx` and trigger a browser download of the response with a filename derived from the budget's name; verify manually that a downloaded file opens in Excel/LibreOffice with all 3 sheets populated
-- [ ] 4.3 Add inline error handling that shows a message without navigating away when the request fails; verify with a frontend test that simulates a failed request and asserts the user stays on the budget detail view with an error shown
+- [x] 4.3 Add inline error handling that shows a message without navigating away when the request fails; verify with a frontend test that simulates a failed request and asserts the user stays on the budget detail view with an error shown
 - [ ] 4.4 Run frontend lint/tests clean; manually verify end-to-end against a real budget with lines, receipts, multi-lot conversions, and report expenses (owner and funder logins); PR merged (`Closes` this group's sub-issue)
 
 ## 5. Export templates: model, ownership, and candidate resolution — depends on 1 — Issue #323