diff --git a/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc b/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc
index 741d488..8644ec9 100644
--- a/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_display_export.inc
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class views_data_export_plugin_display_export extends views_plugin_display_feed
 
     // Initialize the progress counter.
     if (db_table_exists($this->index_tablename())) {
-      $this->batched_execution_state->sandbox['max'] = db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {' . $this->index_tablename() . '}')->fetchField();
+    $this->batched_execution_state->sandbox['max'] = db_query('SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {' . $this->index_tablename() . '}')->fetchField();
     }
 
     // Record the time we started.
@@ -685,20 +685,33 @@ class views_data_export_plugin_display_export extends views_plugin_display_feed
   }
 
   /**
-   * Called on export initialization
-   * Creates the output file, registers it as a temporary file with Drupal
-   * and returns the fid
+   * Called on export initialization.
+   *
+   * Creates the output file, registers it as a temporary file with Drupal and
+   * returns the fid.
    */
   protected function outputfile_create() {
+    $style_options = $this->options['style_options'];
+
+    if (empty($style_options['permanent_file']) || empty($style_options['file_path'])) {
+      $dir = variable_get('views_data_export_directory', 'temporary://views_plugin_display');
+    }
+    else {
+      $dir = dirname($style_options['file_path']);
+    }
 
-    $dir = variable_get('views_data_export_directory', 'temporary://views_plugin_display');
 
     // Make sure the directory exists first.
     if (!file_prepare_directory($dir, FILE_CREATE_DIRECTORY | FILE_MODIFY_PERMISSIONS)) {
       $this->abort_export(t('Could not create temporary directory for result export (@dir). Check permissions.', array ('@dir' => $dir)));
     }
 
-    $path = drupal_tempnam($dir, 'views_data_export');
+    if (empty($style_options['permanent_file']) || empty($style_options['file_path'])) {
+      $path = drupal_tempnam($dir, 'views_data_export');
+    }
+    else {
+      $path = $style_options['file_path'];
+    }
 
     // Save the file into the DB.
     $file = $this->file_save_file($path);
diff --git a/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_style_export.inc b/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_style_export.inc
index 8d7eed6..e9f1bfb 100644
--- a/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_style_export.inc
+++ b/plugins/views_data_export_plugin_style_export.inc
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@ class views_data_export_plugin_style_export extends views_plugin_style {
   /**
    * Options form mini callback.
    *
-   * @param $form
-   * Form array to add additional fields to.
-   * @param $form_state
-   * State of the form.
-   * @return
-   * None.
+   * @param array $form
+   *   Form array to add additional fields to.
+   * @param array $form_state
+   *   State of the form.
    */
-  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
+  public function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
     $form['attach_text'] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
       '#title' => t('Attach text'),
@@ -85,7 +83,8 @@ class views_data_export_plugin_style_export extends views_plugin_style {
     // Get a list of the available arguments for token replacement.
     $options = array();
 
-    $count = 0; // This lets us prepare the key as we want it printed.
+    // This lets us prepare the key as we want it printed.
+    $count = 0;
     foreach ($this->view->display_handler->get_handlers('argument') as $arg => $handler) {
       $options[t('Arguments')]['%' . ++$count . '-title'] = t('@argument title', array('@argument' => $handler->ui_name()));
       $options[t('Arguments')]['%' . $count . '-value'] = t('@argument value', array('@argument' => $handler->ui_name()));
@@ -134,6 +133,24 @@ class views_data_export_plugin_style_export extends views_plugin_style {
         'edit-style-options-provide-file' => array(1),
       ),
     );
+    $form['permanent_file'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#title' => t('Permanent file'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['permanent_file'],
+      '#description' => t('By selecting this, the file will be saved as permanent.'),
+      '#dependency' => array(
+        'edit-style-options-provide-file' => array(TRUE),
+      ),
+    );
+    $form['file_path'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'textfield',
+      '#title' => t('File path'),
+      '#default_value' => $this->options['file_path'],
+      '#description' => t('The permanent file path where the file will be stored.'),
+      '#dependency' => array(
+        'edit-style-options-permanent-file' => array(TRUE),
+      ),
+    );
     $form['parent_sort'] = array(
       '#type' => 'checkbox',
       '#title' => t('Parent sort'),