diff --git a/labgrid/binding.py b/labgrid/binding.py
index 80c7c0901..90f159aa9 100644
--- a/labgrid/binding.py
+++ b/labgrid/binding.py
@@ -97,6 +97,22 @@ def wrapper(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
 
         return wrapper
 
+    @classmethod
+    def check_bound(cls, func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(self, *_args, **_kwargs):
+            if self.state is BindingState.active:
+                raise StateError(
+                    f'{self} is active, but must be deactivated to call {func.__qualname__}'  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+                )
+            elif self.state is not BindingState.bound:
+                raise StateError(
+                    f'{self} has not been bound, {func.__qualname__} cannot be called in state "{self.state.name}"'  # pylint: disable=line-too-long
+                )
+            return func(self, *_args, **_kwargs)
+
+        return wrapper
+
     class NamedBinding:
         """
         Marks a binding (or binding set) as requiring an explicit name.
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/common.py b/labgrid/driver/common.py
index aee93a003..49ec36c49 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/common.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/common.py
@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ def get_priority(self, protocol):
 
         return 0
 
+    def get_export_name(self):
+        """Get the name to be used for exported variables.
+
+        Falls back to the class name if the driver has no name.
+        """
+        if self.name:
+            return self.name
+        return self.__class__.__name__
+
+    def get_export_vars(self):
+        """Get a dictionary of variables to be exported."""
+        return {}
+
 
 def check_file(filename, *, command_prefix=[]):
     if subprocess.call(command_prefix + ['test', '-r', filename]) != 0:
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/networkinterfacedriver.py b/labgrid/driver/networkinterfacedriver.py
index bc0b6ae60..d5d47c898 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/networkinterfacedriver.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/networkinterfacedriver.py
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ def on_deactivate(self):
             self.wrapper = None
             self.proxy = None
 
+    @Driver.check_bound
+    def get_export_vars(self):
+        return {
+            "host": self.iface.host,
+            "ifname": self.iface.ifname or "",
+        }
+
     # basic
     @Driver.check_active
     @step()
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/provider.py b/labgrid/driver/provider.py
index 9e8b4b683..0a0637aec 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/provider.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/provider.py
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ class BaseProviderDriver(Driver):
     def __attrs_post_init__(self):
         super().__attrs_post_init__()
 
+    @Driver.check_bound
+    def get_export_vars(self):
+        return {
+            "host": self.provider.host,
+            "internal": self.provider.internal,
+            "external": self.provider.external,
+        }
+
     @Driver.check_active
     @step(args=['filename'], result=True)
     def stage(self, filename):
diff --git a/labgrid/driver/serialdriver.py b/labgrid/driver/serialdriver.py
index 1a78e37d2..9f3f45d4a 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/serialdriver.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/serialdriver.py
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ def on_activate(self):
     def on_deactivate(self):
         self.close()
 
+    @Driver.check_bound
+    def get_export_vars(self):
+        vars = {
+            "speed": str(self.port.speed)
+        }
+        if isinstance(self.port, SerialPort):
+            vars["port"] = self.port.port
+        else:
+            host, port = proxymanager.get_host_and_port(self.port)
+            vars["host"] = host
+            vars["port"] = str(port)
+            vars["protocol"] = self.port.protocol
+        return vars
+
     def _read(self, size: int = 1, timeout: float = 0.0):
         """
         Reads 'size' or more bytes from the serialport
diff --git a/labgrid/exceptions.py b/labgrid/exceptions.py
index b771bd0a3..d5d8356c1 100644
--- a/labgrid/exceptions.py
+++ b/labgrid/exceptions.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ class NoResourceFoundError(NoSupplierFoundError):
     pass
 
 
+@attr.s(eq=False)
+class NoStrategyFoundError(NoSupplierFoundError):
+    pass
+
+
 @attr.s(eq=False)
 class RegistrationError(Exception):
     msg = attr.ib(validator=attr.validators.instance_of(str))
diff --git a/labgrid/remote/client.py b/labgrid/remote/client.py
index b340c6d5c..f01beb126 100755
--- a/labgrid/remote/client.py
+++ b/labgrid/remote/client.py
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 coordinator, acquire a place and interact with the connected resources"""
 import argparse
 import asyncio
+import atexit
 import contextlib
+import enum
 import os
 import subprocess
 import traceback
 import logging
 import signal
 import sys
+import shlex
+import json
 from textwrap import indent
 from socket import gethostname
 from getpass import getuser
@@ -27,6 +31,7 @@
 from .. import Target, target_factory
 from ..util.proxy import proxymanager
 from ..util.helper import processwrapper
+from ..util import atomic_replace
 from ..driver import Mode
 
 txaio.use_asyncio()
@@ -1327,6 +1332,34 @@ async def print_reservations(self):
             print(f"Reservation '{res.token}':")
             res.show(level=1)
 
+    async def export(self, place, target):
+        exported = target.export()
+        exported["LG__CLIENT_PID"] = str(os.getpid())
+        if self.args.format is ExportFormat.SHELL:
+            lines = []
+            for k, v in sorted(exported.items()):
+                lines.append(f"{k}={shlex.quote(v)}")
+            data = "\n".join(lines)
+        elif self.args.format is ExportFormat.SHELL_EXPORT:
+            lines = []
+            for k, v in sorted(exported.items()):
+                lines.append(f"export {k}={shlex.quote(v)}")
+            data = "\n".join(lines)+"\n"
+        elif self.args.format is ExportFormat.JSON:
+            data = json.dumps(exported)
+        if self.args.filename == "-":
+            sys.stdout.write(data)
+        else:
+            atomic_replace(self.args.filename, data.encode())
+            print(f"Exported to {self.args.filename}", file=sys.stderr)
+        try:
+            print("Waiting for CTRL+C or SIGTERM...", file=sys.stderr)
+            while True:
+                await asyncio.sleep(1.0)
+        except GeneratorExit:
+            print("Exiting...\n", file=sys.stderr)
+    export.needs_target = True
+
 
 def start_session(url, realm, extra):
     from autobahn.asyncio.wamp import ApplicationRunner
@@ -1421,6 +1454,16 @@ def __call__(self, parser, namespace, value, option_string):
         v.append((local, remote))
         setattr(namespace, self.dest, v)
 
+
+class ExportFormat(enum.Enum):
+    SHELL = "shell"
+    SHELL_EXPORT = "shell-export"
+    JSON = "json"
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
 def main():
     processwrapper.enable_logging()
     logging.basicConfig(
@@ -1756,6 +1799,13 @@ def main():
     subparser = subparsers.add_parser('reservations', help="list current reservations")
     subparser.set_defaults(func=ClientSession.print_reservations)
 
+    subparser = subparsers.add_parser('export', help="export driver information to a file (needs environment with drivers)")
+    subparser.add_argument('--format', dest='format',
+                           type=ExportFormat, choices=ExportFormat, default=ExportFormat.SHELL_EXPORT,
+                           help="output format (default: %(default)s)")
+    subparser.add_argument('filename', help='output filename')
+    subparser.set_defaults(func=ClientSession.export)
+
     # make any leftover arguments available for some commands
     args, leftover = parser.parse_known_args()
     if args.command not in ['ssh', 'rsync', 'forward']:
@@ -1806,6 +1856,8 @@ def main():
     if args.command and args.command != 'help':
         exitcode = 0
         try:
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda *_: sys.exit(0))
+
             session = start_session(args.crossbar, os.environ.get("LG_CROSSBAR_REALM", "realm1"),
                                     extra)
             try:
diff --git a/labgrid/strategy/common.py b/labgrid/strategy/common.py
index 627374fc5..6263f7b96 100644
--- a/labgrid/strategy/common.py
+++ b/labgrid/strategy/common.py
@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@ def transition(self, status):
 
     def force(self, status):
         raise NotImplementedError(f"Strategy.force() is not implemented for {self.__class__.__name__}")
+
+    def prepare_export(self):
+        """By default, export all drivers bound by the strategy."""
+        name_map = {}
+        for name in self.bindings.keys():
+            name_map[getattr(self, name)] = name
+        return name_map
diff --git a/labgrid/target.py b/labgrid/target.py
index b4875f1da..212e0b92e 100644
--- a/labgrid/target.py
+++ b/labgrid/target.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from .binding import BindingError, BindingState
 from .driver import Driver
-from .exceptions import NoSupplierFoundError, NoDriverFoundError, NoResourceFoundError
+from .exceptions import NoSupplierFoundError, NoDriverFoundError, NoResourceFoundError, NoStrategyFoundError
 from .resource import Resource
 from .strategy import Strategy
 from .util import Timeout
@@ -212,6 +212,24 @@ def get_driver(self, cls, *, name=None, activate=True):
         """
         return self._get_driver(cls, name=name, activate=activate)
 
+    def get_strategy(self):
+        """
+        Helper function to get the strategy of the target.
+
+        Returns the Strategy, if exactly one exists and raises a
+        NoStrategyFoundError otherwise.
+        """
+        found = []
+        for drv in self.drivers:
+            if not isinstance(drv, Strategy):
+                continue
+            found.append(drv)
+        if not found:
+            raise NoStrategyFoundError(f"no Strategy found in {self}")
+        elif len(found) > 1:
+            raise NoStrategyFoundError(f"multiple Strategies found in {self}")
+        return found[0]
+
     def __getitem__(self, key):
         """
         Syntactic sugar to access drivers by class (optionally filtered by
@@ -469,6 +487,39 @@ def _atexit_cleanup(self):
                   "method on targets yourself to handle exceptions explictly.")
             print(f"Error: {e}")
 
+    def export(self):
+        """
+        Export information from drivers.
+
+        All drivers are deactivated before being exported.
+
+        The Strategy can decide for which driver the export method is called and
+        with which name. Otherwise, all drivers are exported.
+        """
+        try:
+            name_map = self.get_strategy().prepare_export()
+            selection = set(name_map.keys())
+        except NoStrategyFoundError:
+            name_map = {}
+            selection = set(driver for driver in self.drivers if not isinstance(driver, Strategy))
+
+        assert len(name_map) == len(set(name_map.values())), "duplicate export name"
+
+        # drivers need to be deactivated for export to avoid conflicts
+        self.deactivate_all_drivers()
+
+        export_vars = {}
+        for driver in selection:
+            name = name_map.get(driver)
+            if not name:
+                name = driver.get_export_name()
+            for k, v in driver.get_export_vars().items():
+                assert isinstance(k, str), f"key {k} from {driver} is not a string"
+                assert isinstance(v, str), f"value {v} for key {k} from {driver} is not a string"
+                export_vars[f"LG__{name}_{k}".upper()] = v
+        return export_vars
+
+
     def cleanup(self):
         """Clean up conntected drivers and resources in reversed order"""
         self.deactivate_all_drivers()
diff --git a/tests/test_export.py b/tests/test_export.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..132115956
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_export.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import pytest
+
+from labgrid.resource import Resource, NetworkSerialPort
+from labgrid.resource.remote import RemoteNetworkInterface, RemoteTFTPProvider
+from labgrid.driver import Driver, SerialDriver, NetworkInterfaceDriver, TFTPProviderDriver
+from labgrid.strategy import Strategy
+from labgrid.binding import StateError
+
+
+class ResourceA(Resource):
+    pass
+
+
+class DriverA(Driver):
+    bindings = {"res": ResourceA}
+
+    @Driver.check_bound
+    def get_export_vars(self):
+        return {
+            "a": "b",
+        }
+
+
+class StrategyA(Strategy):
+    bindings = {
+        "drv": DriverA,
+    }
+
+
+def test_export(target):
+    ra = ResourceA(target, "resource")
+    d = DriverA(target, "driver")
+    s = StrategyA(target, "strategy")
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        "LG__DRV_A": "b",
+    }
+
+    target.activate(d)
+    with pytest.raises(StateError):
+        d.get_export_vars()
+
+
+class StrategyB(Strategy):
+    bindings = {
+        "drv": DriverA,
+    }
+
+    def prepare_export(self):
+        return {
+            self.drv: "custom_name",
+        }
+
+
+def test_export_custom(target):
+    ra = ResourceA(target, "resource")
+    d = DriverA(target, "driver")
+    s = StrategyB(target, "strategy")
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        "LG__CUSTOM_NAME_A": "b",
+    }
+
+
+def test_export_network_serial(target):
+    NetworkSerialPort(target, None, host='testhost', port=12345, speed=115200)
+    SerialDriver(target, None)
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        'LG__SERIALDRIVER_HOST': 'testhost',
+        'LG__SERIALDRIVER_PORT': '12345',
+        'LG__SERIALDRIVER_PROTOCOL': 'rfc2217',
+        'LG__SERIALDRIVER_SPEED': '115200'
+    }
+
+
+def test_export_remote_network_interface(target):
+    RemoteNetworkInterface(target, None, host='testhost', ifname='wlan0')
+    NetworkInterfaceDriver(target, "netif")
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        'LG__NETIF_HOST': 'testhost',
+        'LG__NETIF_IFNAME': 'wlan0'
+    }
+
+
+def test_export_remote_tftp_provider(target):
+    RemoteTFTPProvider(target, None, host='testhost', internal='/srv/tftp/testboard/', external='testboard/')
+    TFTPProviderDriver(target, "tftp")
+
+    exported = target.export()
+    assert exported == {
+        'LG__TFTP_HOST': 'testhost',
+        'LG__TFTP_INTERNAL': '/srv/tftp/testboard/',
+        'LG__TFTP_EXTERNAL': 'testboard/',
+    }
diff --git a/tests/test_target.py b/tests/test_target.py
index 1f83cb42d..197be1617 100644
--- a/tests/test_target.py
+++ b/tests/test_target.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from labgrid.resource import Resource
 from labgrid.driver import Driver
 from labgrid.strategy import Strategy
-from labgrid.exceptions import NoSupplierFoundError, NoDriverFoundError, NoResourceFoundError
+from labgrid.exceptions import NoSupplierFoundError, NoDriverFoundError, NoResourceFoundError, NoStrategyFoundError
 
 
 # test basic construction
@@ -252,6 +252,27 @@ def test_suppliers_optional_named_a_missing(target):
 
 
 
+class StrategyA(Strategy):
+    bindings = {
+        "drv": DriverWithA,
+    }
+
+
+def test_get_strategy(target):
+    ra = ResourceA(target, "resource")
+    d = DriverWithA(target, "driver")
+
+    with pytest.raises(NoStrategyFoundError):
+        target.get_strategy()
+
+    s1 = StrategyA(target, "s1")
+    assert target.get_strategy() is s1
+
+    s2 = StrategyA(target, "s2")
+    with pytest.raises(NoStrategyFoundError):
+        target.get_strategy()
+
+
 # test nested resource creation
 @attr.s(eq=False)
 class DiscoveryResource(Resource):