diff --git a/src/pretix/base/services/export.py b/src/pretix/base/services/export.py
index 490d0cf11..2b70624ca 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/services/export.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/services/export.py
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ def export(event: str, fileid: str, provider: str, form_data: Dict[str, Any]) ->
                 file.filename, file.type, data = ex.render(form_data)
                 file.file.save(cachedfile_name(file, file.filename), ContentFile(data))
                 file.save()
+    return file.pk
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/views/async.py b/src/pretix/base/views/async.py
index 4b76db552..6e9c702b1 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/views/async.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/views/async.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class AsyncAction:
                 # but handle the mssage itself
                 data.update({
                     'redirect': self.get_success_url(res.info),
+                    'success': True,
                     'message': str(self.get_success_message(res.info))
                 })
             else:
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class AsyncAction:
                 # but handle the mssage itself
                 data.update({
                     'redirect': self.get_error_url(),
+                    'success': False,
                     'message': str(self.get_error_message(res.info))
                 })
         return data
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ class AsyncAction:
         if "ajax" in self.request.POST or "ajax" in self.request.GET:
             return JsonResponse({
                 'ready': True,
+                'success': True,
                 'redirect': self.get_success_url(value),
                 'message': str(self.get_success_message(value))
             })
@@ -113,6 +116,7 @@ class AsyncAction:
         if "ajax" in self.request.POST or "ajax" in self.request.GET:
             return JsonResponse({
                 'ready': True,
+                'success': False,
                 'redirect': self.get_error_url(),
                 'message': str(self.get_error_message(exception))
             })
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/orders/export.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/orders/export.html
index 685e9c22d..00f8acf4b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/orders/export.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/orders/export.html
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
                 <h3 class="panel-title">{{ e.verbose_name }}</h3>
             </div>
             <div class="panel-body">
-                <form action="" method="post" class="form-horizontal">
+                <form action="{% url "control:event.orders.export.do" event=request.event.slug organizer=request.organizer.slug %}"
+                        method="post" class="form-horizontal" data-asynctask data-asynctask-download
+                        data-asynctask-long>
                     {% csrf_token %}
                     <input type="hidden" name="exporter" value="{{ e.identifier }}" />
                     {% bootstrap_form e.form layout='horizontal' %}
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/urls.py b/src/pretix/control/urls.py
index 0d5e15fb2..e6a3e2f01 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/urls.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/urls.py
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
             name='event.invoice.download'),
         url(r'^orders/overview/$', orders.OverView.as_view(), name='event.orders.overview'),
         url(r'^orders/export/$', orders.ExportView.as_view(), name='event.orders.export'),
+        url(r'^orders/export/do$', orders.ExportDoView.as_view(), name='event.orders.export.do'),
         url(r'^orders/go$', orders.OrderGo.as_view(), name='event.orders.go'),
         url(r'^orders/$', orders.OrderList.as_view(), name='event.orders'),
         url(r'^waitinglist/$', waitinglist.WaitingListView.as_view(), name='event.orders.waitinglist'),
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py b/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
index e2cfb59e1..dfed6258f 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/views/orders.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from pretix.base.services.stats import order_overview
 from pretix.base.signals import (
     register_data_exporters, register_payment_providers,
 )
+from pretix.base.views.async import AsyncAction
 from pretix.control.forms.orders import (
     CommentForm, ExporterForm, ExtendForm, OrderContactForm, OrderLocaleForm,
     OrderPositionChangeForm,
@@ -622,9 +623,7 @@ class OrderGo(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, View):
             return redirect('control:event.orders', event=request.event.slug, organizer=request.event.organizer.slug)
 
 
-class ExportView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
-    permission = 'can_view_orders'
-    template_name = 'pretixcontrol/orders/export.html'
+class ExportMixin:
 
     @cached_property
     def exporters(self):
@@ -640,10 +639,22 @@ class ExportView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
             exporters.append(ex)
         return exporters
 
-    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
-        ctx = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
-        ctx['exporters'] = self.exporters
-        return ctx
+
+class ExportDoView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, ExportMixin, AsyncAction, View):
+    permission = 'can_view_orders'
+    task = export
+
+    def get_success_message(self, value):
+        return None
+
+    def get_success_url(self, value):
+        return reverse('cachedfile.download', kwargs={'id': str(value)})
+
+    def get_error_url(self):
+        return reverse('control:event.orders.export', kwargs={
+            'event': self.request.event.slug,
+            'organizer': self.request.event.organizer.slug
+        })
 
     @cached_property
     def exporter(self):
@@ -651,13 +662,14 @@ class ExportView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
             if ex.identifier == self.request.POST.get("exporter"):
                 return ex
 
-    def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
         if not self.exporter:
             messages.error(self.request, _('The selected exporter was not found.'))
             return redirect('control:event.orders.export', kwargs={
                 'event': self.request.event.slug,
                 'organizer': self.request.event.organizer.slug
             })
+
         if not self.exporter.form.is_valid():
             messages.error(self.request, _('There was a problem processing your input. See below for error details.'))
             return self.get(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -666,6 +678,14 @@ class ExportView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, TemplateView):
         cf.date = now()
         cf.expires = now() + timedelta(days=3)
         cf.save()
-        export.apply_async(args=(self.request.event.id, str(cf.id), self.exporter.identifier,
-                                 self.exporter.form.cleaned_data))
-        return redirect(reverse('cachedfile.download', kwargs={'id': str(cf.id)}))
+        return self.do(self.request.event.id, str(cf.id), self.exporter.identifier, self.exporter.form.cleaned_data)
+
+
+class ExportView(EventPermissionRequiredMixin, ExportMixin, TemplateView):
+    permission = 'can_view_orders'
+    template_name = 'pretixcontrol/orders/export.html'
+
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        ctx = super().get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        ctx['exporters'] = self.exporters
+        return ctx
diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/asynctask.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/asynctask.js
index b8ec0d9d7..c34d056c0 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/asynctask.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixbase/js/asynctask.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 var async_task_id = null;
 var async_task_timeout = null;
 var async_task_check_url = null;
+var async_task_old_url = null;
+var async_task_is_download = false;
+var async_task_is_long = false;
 
 function async_task_check() {
     "use strict";
@@ -20,13 +23,26 @@ function async_task_check() {
 function async_task_check_callback(data, jqXHR, status) {
     "use strict";
     if (data.ready && data.redirect) {
+        if (async_task_is_download && data.success) {
+            waitingDialog.hide();
+            if (location.href.indexOf("async_id") !== -1) {
+                history.replaceState({}, "pretix", async_task_old_url);
+            }
+        }
         location.href = data.redirect;
         return;
     }
     async_task_timeout = window.setTimeout(async_task_check, 250);
-    $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('Your request has been queued on the server and will now be ' +
-                                      'processed. If this takes longer than two minutes, please contact us or go ' +
-                                      'back in your browser and try again.'));
+
+    if (async_task_is_long) {
+        $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('Your request has been queued on the server and will now be ' +
+                                          'processed. Depending on the size of your event, this might take up to a ' +
+                                          'few minutes.'));
+    } else {
+        $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('Your request has been queued on the server and will now be ' +
+                                          'processed. If this takes longer than two minutes, please contact us or go ' +
+                                          'back in your browser and try again.'));
+    }
 }
 
 function async_task_check_error(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
@@ -35,6 +51,9 @@ function async_task_check_error(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
     if (c.length > 0) {
         $("body").data('ajaxing', false);
         waitingDialog.hide();
+        if (location.href.indexOf("async_id") !== -1) {
+            history.replaceState({}, "pretix", async_task_old_url);
+        }
         ajaxErrDialog.show(c.first().html());
     } else {
         if (jqXHR.status >= 400 && jqXHR.status < 500) {
@@ -54,6 +73,12 @@ function async_task_callback(data, jqXHR, status) {
     "use strict";
     $("body").data('ajaxing', false);
     if (data.redirect) {
+        if (async_task_is_download && data.success) {
+            waitingDialog.hide();
+            if (location.href.indexOf("async_id") !== -1) {
+                history.replaceState({}, "pretix", async_task_old_url);
+            }
+        }
         location.href = data.redirect;
         return;
     }
@@ -61,9 +86,15 @@ function async_task_callback(data, jqXHR, status) {
     async_task_check_url = data.check_url;
     async_task_timeout = window.setTimeout(async_task_check, 100);
 
-    $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('Your request has been queued on the server and will now be ' +
-                                      'processed. If this takes longer than two minutes, please contact us or go ' +
-                                      'back in your browser and try again.'));
+    if (async_task_is_long) {
+        $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('Your request has been queued on the server and will now be ' +
+                                          'processed. Depending on the size of your event, this might take up to a ' +
+                                          'few minutes.'));
+    } else {
+        $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('Your request has been queued on the server and will now be ' +
+                                          'processed. If this takes longer than two minutes, please contact us or go ' +
+                                          'back in your browser and try again.'));
+    }
     if (location.href.indexOf("async_id") === -1) {
         history.pushState({}, "Waiting", async_task_check_url.replace(/ajax=1/, ''));
     }
@@ -99,6 +130,9 @@ $(function () {
             return;
         }
         async_task_id = null;
+        async_task_is_download = $(this).is("[data-asynctask-download]");
+        async_task_is_long = $(this).is("[data-asynctask-long]");
+        async_task_old_url = location.href;
         $("body").data('ajaxing', true);
         waitingDialog.show(gettext('We are processing your request …'));
         $("#loadingmodal p").text(gettext('We are currently sending your request to the server. If this takes longer ' +