diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/statistics.coffee.erb b/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/statistics.coffee.erb
index d0a33a7bd..e86707d69 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/statistics.coffee.erb
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/controllers/admin/statistics.coffee.erb
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 
 
-Application.Controllers.controller "StatisticsController", ["$scope", "$state", "$rootScope", '$uibModal', "Export", "es", "Member", '_t', 'membersPromise', 'statisticsPromise'
-, ($scope, $state, $rootScope, $uibModal, Export, es, Member, _t, membersPromise, statisticsPromise) ->
+Application.Controllers.controller "StatisticsController", ["$scope", "$state", "$rootScope", '$uibModal', "es", "Member", '_t', 'membersPromise', 'statisticsPromise'
+, ($scope, $state, $rootScope, $uibModal, es, Member, _t, membersPromise, statisticsPromise) ->
 
 
 
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ Application.Controllers.controller "StatisticsController", ["$scope", "$state",
 
 
 
-Application.Controllers.controller 'ExportStatisticsController', [ '$scope', '$uibModalInstance', 'dates', 'query', 'index', 'type', 'CSRF'
-, ($scope, $uibModalInstance, dates, query, index, type, CSRF) ->
+Application.Controllers.controller 'ExportStatisticsController', [ '$scope', '$uibModalInstance', 'Export','dates', 'query', 'index', 'type', 'CSRF', 'growl', '_t'
+, ($scope, $uibModalInstance, Export, dates, query, index, type, CSRF, growl, _t) ->
 
   ## Retrieve Anti-CSRF tokens from cookies
   CSRF.setMetaTags()
@@ -630,13 +630,16 @@ Application.Controllers.controller 'ExportStatisticsController', [ '$scope', '$u
   # Callback to close the modal, telling the caller what is exported
   ##
   $scope.exportData = ->
-    info =
-      type: $scope.export.type
+    statusQry = {category: 'statistics', type: $scope.export.type, query: $scope.query}
+    unless $scope.export.type == 'global'
+      statusQry['type'] = index.key
+      statusQry['key'] = type.key
 
-    if info.type == 'global'
-      info.dates = $scope.dates
+    Export.status(statusQry).then (res) ->
+      unless (res.data.exists)
+        growl.success _t('export_is_running_you_ll_be_notified_when_its_ready')
 
-    $uibModalInstance.close(info)
+    $uibModalInstance.close(statusQry)
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/services/export.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/services/export.coffee
index 2c8d6e4b1..3dd4dafa1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/services/export.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/services/export.coffee
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict'
 
 Application.Services.factory 'Export', ["$http", ($http)->
-  stats: (scope, query) ->
-    $http.post('/stats/'+scope+'/export', query)
+  status: (query) ->
+    $http.post('/api/exports/status', query)
 ]
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/admin/members/index.html.erb b/app/assets/templates/admin/members/index.html.erb
index ac38e3beb..8277b85e6 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/admin/members/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/assets/templates/admin/members/index.html.erb
@@ -31,15 +31,16 @@
                   <div class="col-md-12">
                       <button type="button" class="btn btn-warning m-t m-b" ui-sref="app.admin.members_new" translate>{{ 'add_a_new_member' }}</button>
                       <div class="pull-right">
-                          <a class="btn btn-default" ng-href="api/members/export_members.xlsx" target="_blank">
+                          <a class="btn btn-default" ng-href="api/members/export_members.xlsx" target="export-frame">
                               <i class="fa fa-file-excel-o"></i> {{ 'members' | translate }}
                           </a>
-                          <a class="btn btn-default" ng-href="api/members/export_subscriptions.xlsx" target="_blank" ng-if="!fablabWithoutPlans">
+                          <a class="btn btn-default" ng-href="api/members/export_subscriptions.xlsx" target="export-frame" ng-if="!fablabWithoutPlans">
                               <i class="fa fa-file-excel-o"></i> {{ 'subscriptions' | translate }}
                           </a>
-                          <a class="btn btn-default" ng-href="api/members/export_reservations.xlsx" target="_blank">
+                          <a class="btn btn-default" ng-href="api/members/export_reservations.xlsx" target="export-frame">
                               <i class="fa fa-file-excel-o"></i> {{ 'reservations' | translate }}
                           </a>
+                          <iframe name="export-frame" height="0" width="0" class="none"></iframe>
                       </div>
 
 
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/admin/statistics/index.html.erb b/app/assets/templates/admin/statistics/index.html.erb
index 223ec4a9b..c3770b4d8 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/admin/statistics/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/assets/templates/admin/statistics/index.html.erb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-3 b-t hide-b-md">
       <section class="heading-actions wrapper">
         <a class="btn btn-lg btn-default rounded m-t-sm text-sm" ng-click="exportToExcel()"><i class="fa fa-file-excel-o"></i></a>
-        <iframe name="export-frame" height="0" width="0" class="none"></iframe>
+        <iframe name="export-frame" height="0" width="0" class="none" id="stats-export-frame"></iframe>
         <a class="btn btn-lg btn-warning bg-white b-2x rounded m-t-sm upper text-sm" ui-sref="app.admin.stats_graphs" role="button"><i class="fa fa-line-chart"></i> {{ 'evolution' | translate }}</a>
       </section>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/exports_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/exports_controller.rb
index 808756280..2735c54b7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/exports_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/exports_controller.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,21 @@ class API::ExportsController < API::ApiController
 
   def download
     authorize @export
+
     send_file File.join(Rails.root, @export.file), :type => 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet', :disposition => 'attachment'
   end
 
+  def status
+    authorize Export
+
+    export = Export.where({category: params[:category], export_type: params[:type], query: params[:query], key: params[:key]}).last
+    if export.nil? || !FileTest.exist?(export.file)
+      render json: {exists: false, id: nil}, status: :ok
+    else
+      render json: {exists: true, id: export.id}, status: :ok
+    end
+  end
+
   private
   def set_export
     @export = Export.find(params[:id])
diff --git a/app/policies/export_policy.rb b/app/policies/export_policy.rb
index 24e351ce4..a29ac0e20 100644
--- a/app/policies/export_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/export_policy.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 class ExportPolicy < Struct.new(:user, :export)
-  %w(export_reservations export_members export_subscriptions download).each do |action|
+  %w(export_reservations export_members export_subscriptions download status).each do |action|
     define_method "#{action}?" do
       user.is_admin?
     end
diff --git a/config/locales/app.admin.en.yml b/config/locales/app.admin.en.yml
index df0d6cadd..d3adc33fa 100644
--- a/config/locales/app.admin.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/app.admin.en.yml
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ en:
         export_all_statistics: "Export all statistics"
         export_the_current_search_results: "Export the current search results"
         export: "Export"
+        export_is_running_you_ll_be_notified_when_its_ready: "Export is running. You'll be notified when it's ready."
 
       stats_graphs:
         # statistics graphs
diff --git a/config/locales/app.admin.fr.yml b/config/locales/app.admin.fr.yml
index 7bf6309d8..8113367b7 100644
--- a/config/locales/app.admin.fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/app.admin.fr.yml
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ fr:
         export_all_statistics: "Exporter toutes les statistiques"
         export_the_current_search_results: "Exporter les résultats de la recherche courante"
         export: "Exporter"
+        export_is_running_you_ll_be_notified_when_its_ready: "L'export est en cours. Vous serez notifié lorsqu'il sera prêt."
 
       stats_graphs:
         # graphiques de statistiques
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a7c0c6737..37c3937ab 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
 
     # XLSX exports
     get 'exports/:id/download' => 'exports#download'
+    post 'exports/status' => 'exports#status'
   end
 
   # open_api