diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/tests_export.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/tests_export.rs
index f658c31b0..891fb586b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/tests_export.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/tests_export.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,37 @@ fn export_as_png_picks_the_file_then_shows_png_options() {
     assert_eq!(&written.borrow()[0].1[16..20], 120u32.to_be_bytes(), "60 pt at 144 ppi");
 }
 
+/// File › Export › Export As PNG… exports the artboard in use, not the first (#5502), and each
+/// artboard the Artboard tool has selected, one file each.
+#[test]
+fn export_as_png_exports_the_active_artboard() {
+    let (mut app, written) = app(2);
+    // The ellipse is on the first artboard; the second is empty.
+    let opaque = |bytes: &[u8]| image::load_from_memory(bytes).unwrap().to_rgba8().pixels().any(|p| p.0[3] > 0);
+    app.view_mut().unwrap().artboard = 1;
+    app.run("file.export.png", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(app.ui.dialog.as_ref().unwrap().fields["artboard"], json!(1));
+    frame(&mut app);
+    confirm(&mut app).unwrap();
+    assert!(!opaque(&written.borrow()[0].1), "the second artboard, which is empty");
+    app.view_mut().unwrap().artboard = 0;
+    app.run("file.export.png", json!({})).unwrap();
+    frame(&mut app);
+    confirm(&mut app).unwrap();
+    assert!(opaque(&written.borrow()[1].1), "the first artboard, with the ellipse");
+    // A choice given is kept.
+    app.run("file.export.png", json!({"useArtboards": false})).unwrap();
+    assert!(app.ui.dialog.as_ref().unwrap().fields.get("artboard").is_none_or(serde_json::Value::is_null));
+    app.ui.dialog = None;
+    // Artboards the Artboard tool selected: one file each.
+    app.select_tool("artboard");
+    app.session.set_tool_option("selected", &json!([0, 1]));
+    app.run("file.export.png", json!({})).unwrap();
+    frame(&mut app);
+    confirm(&mut app).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(names(&written)[2..], ["/out/Untitled-1-Artboard-1.png", "/out/Untitled-1-Artboard-2.png"]);
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn export_as_with_a_range_then_png_options_writes_one_file_per_artboard() {
     let (mut app, written) = app(3);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/run.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/run.rs
index 80fe0a184..2d134f76f 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/run.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus/run.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,19 @@ fn run_ui_part2(app: &mut VectorcraftApp, id: &str, p: &Value) -> Option<Result<
             let mut params = if p.is_object() { p.clone() } else { json!({}) };
             params["format"] = json!("png");
             params["path"] = json!(path);
+            // No artboard named: the artboard in use rather than the first (#5502), or each one the
+            // Artboard tool has selected, one file each.
+            let named = ["useArtboards", "rect"].iter().chain(vectorcraft_engine::cmd::fileio::ARTBOARD_PARAMS.iter()).any(|k| !params[*k].is_null());
+            let n = app.session.active().map_or(0, |d| d.doc.artboards.len());
+            if !named && n > 0 {
+                match crate::panels::artboards::picked(app, n).as_slice() {
+                    [i] => params["artboard"] = json!(i),
+                    several => {
+                        params["artboards"] = json!(several);
+                        params["useArtboards"] = json!(true);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
             crate::dialogs::open_raster_options(app, f, params);
             Ok(Value::Null)
         }),
diff --git a/docs/ui-parity.md b/docs/ui-parity.md
index 26f56b16f..bbfcdc069 100644
--- a/docs/ui-parity.md
+++ b/docs/ui-parity.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # UI and interaction parity
 
-> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-04 · **Change:** minor (New Document's units belong to the chosen preset; Recent and Saved cards keep their own units; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; Units › East Asian Type acts, with Q and Ha units; scores unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
+> **Last reviewed:** 2026-10-10 · **Last updated:** 2026-11-04 · **Change:** minor (File › Export › Export As PNG exports the active artboard, or each one the Artboard tool selected, not always the first, #5502; scores and estimates unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x; Units › East Asian Type acts, with Q and Ha units; scores unchanged) · **Target:** Adobe Illustrator 2026 (30.x)
 
 ## Feature submission evidence
 
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Artboard Options forwards the active Artboard tool's Scale Artwork with Artboard
 
 | Date | Change | Summary |
 |---|---|---|
+| 2026-11-04 | minor | File › Export › Export As PNG… exports the active artboard, or each artboard the Artboard tool has selected (one file each), instead of always the first (#5502); a choice the caller gives is kept; scores and estimates unchanged |
 | 2026-11-04 | minor | Document Tools add-on (a VectorCraft addition): Object › Plug-ins › Document Tools › Batch Trace Folder asks for a folder of images and a destination folder and traces each image into it (#4921); scores and estimates unchanged |
 | 2026-11-03 | minor | The Action Options row cites the public Actions panel page and describes its controls. Scores and estimates remain unchanged. |
 | 2026-11-03 | minor | Enclosing Lasso provides whole-object enclosure selection as an add-on with no default shortcut or Basic toolbar slot. Scores and estimates remain unchanged. |