diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
index f73e257..7aa536e 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/file.rs
@@ -159,10 +159,14 @@ fn store(path: &str, bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
 /// Store the bytes, then mark the drawing saved under `path`. If storing fails the drawing keeps
 /// its unsaved changes, file name and title. On the web a started download counts as saved: the
 /// browser owns the file from there (we can't see whether the user keeps it), and the name stays so
-/// a later QSAVE downloads the drawing again under it.
+/// a later QSAVE downloads the drawing again under it. An image or PDF export (SVG, PNG, PDF) only
+/// stores the file: the drawing keeps its name, title and unsaved changes, so closing still asks.
 fn commit_save(s: &mut Session, path: &str, bytes: &[u8], store: impl FnOnce(&str, &[u8]) -> Result<()>) -> Result<usize> {
     s.state()?;
     store(path, bytes)?;
+    if !is_drawing_file(path) {
+        return Ok(bytes.len());
+    }
     let st = s.state_mut()?;
     st.saved = st.doc.clone();
     st.path = Some(path.to_string());
diff --git a/crates/engine/tests/save_as_export.rs b/crates/engine/tests/save_as_export.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6aafdac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/engine/tests/save_as_export.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//! Saving to an image or PDF path exports the drawing; it isn't a save of the drawing (#327). The
+//! drawing keeps its name and its unsaved changes, so closing still asks and QSAVE doesn't write
+//! the image again.
+
+use cadcraft_engine::Session;
+use cadcraft_engine::cmd::file::{IoHooks, set_io};
+use serde_json::json;
+
+#[test]
+fn saveas_to_an_image_keeps_the_drawing_unsaved_under_its_name() {
+    set_io(IoHooks { read: |_, _| Err("no reader in this test".into()), write: |_, _| Ok(b"0\nEOF\n".to_vec()), plot: None });
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("cadcraft-saveas-export-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    s.cmdline("circle 0,0 5").unwrap();
+    let title = s.state().unwrap().title.clone();
+
+    for ext in ["png", "svg", "pdf"] {
+        let out = dir.join(format!("plate.{ext}"));
+        s.execute("saveas", &json!({ "path": out.to_string_lossy() })).unwrap();
+        assert!(out.exists(), "{ext}: the export is written");
+        let st = s.state().unwrap();
+        assert!(st.is_dirty(), "{ext}: an export must not clear the unsaved changes");
+        assert_eq!((st.path.as_deref(), st.title.as_str()), (None, title.as_str()), "{ext}: the drawing keeps its name");
+    }
+    // QSAVE with a path is the same export.
+    s.execute("qsave", &json!({ "path": dir.join("again.png").to_string_lossy() })).unwrap();
+    assert!(s.state().unwrap().is_dirty());
+    // Still no file name: a plain QSAVE asks for one instead of exporting the image again.
+    assert!(s.execute("qsave", &json!({})).is_err());
+
+    // A drawing file is a save: name, title and saved state follow it.
+    let dxf = dir.join("plate.dxf");
+    s.execute("saveas", &json!({ "path": dxf.to_string_lossy() })).unwrap();
+    let st = s.state().unwrap();
+    assert!(!st.is_dirty());
+    assert_eq!((st.path.as_deref(), st.title.as_str()), (Some(dxf.to_string_lossy().as_ref()), "plate.dxf"));
+    // Exporting afterwards keeps that name, so QSAVE writes the DXF again.
+    s.execute("saveas", &json!({ "path": dir.join("plate.png").to_string_lossy() })).unwrap();
+    let r = s.execute("qsave", &json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(r["path"], json!(dxf.to_string_lossy()));
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}
diff --git a/crates/mcp/src/tools.rs b/crates/mcp/src/tools.rs
index ada981d..7673231 100644
--- a/crates/mcp/src/tools.rs
+++ b/crates/mcp/src/tools.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ pub fn tool_definitions(has_ui: bool) -> Value {
         json!({"name": "new_drawing", "description": "Create a new drawing (imperial by default, or metric).",
             "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"metric": {"type": "boolean"}}}}),
         json!({"name": "open", "description": "Open a DXF file.", "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}}, "required": ["path"]}}),
-        json!({"name": "save", "description": "Save the drawing (DXF; .svg/.png export by extension).", "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}}}}),
+        json!({"name": "save", "description": "Save the drawing (DXF or DWG by extension). A .svg, .png or .pdf path exports instead: the drawing keeps its name and unsaved changes.", "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {"path": {"type": "string"}}}}),
         json!({"name": "cancel", "description": "Press Escape: cancel the running command (or clear the selection).", "inputSchema": {"type": "object", "properties": {}}}),
     ];
     if has_ui {
diff --git a/docs/mcp.md b/docs/mcp.md
index c383854..21836ad 100644
--- a/docs/mcp.md
+++ b/docs/mcp.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Example client configuration (Claude Code / Claude Desktop):
 | `inspect_drawing {entities?, limit?}` | Counts, extents, layers, styles, blocks, layouts, selection, undo history and entities. |
 | `query_entities {type?, layer?, window?}` | Filtered entities with handles and geometry. |
 | `render {width?, height?, fit?}` | A PNG image of the drawing. |
-| `new_drawing {metric?}`, `open {path}`, `save {path?}`, `cancel` | Files and Escape. |
+| `new_drawing {metric?}`, `open {path}`, `save {path?}`, `cancel` | Files and Escape. `save` to a `.svg`, `.png` or `.pdf` path exports: the drawing keeps its name and unsaved changes. |
 | `screenshot`, `ui_inspect`, `ui_click {x, y}` | Only when connected to the app. |
 
 Resources: `cadcraft://drawing` (inspect JSON) and `cadcraft://commands` (catalog).