diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java
index 426775e4af..062e515906 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/main/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/StandardProcessSession.java
@@ -2340,18 +2340,49 @@ public final class StandardProcessSession implements ProcessSession, ProvenanceE
     public void exportTo(final FlowFile source, final OutputStream destination) {
         validateRecordState(source);
         final StandardRepositoryRecord record = records.get(source);
+
+        if(record.getCurrentClaim() == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         try {
-            if (record.getCurrentClaim() == null) {
-                return;
+            ensureNotAppending(record.getCurrentClaim());
+        } catch (final IOException e) {
+            throw new FlowFileAccessException("Failed to access ContentClaim for " + source.toString(), e);
+        }
+
+        try (final InputStream rawIn = getInputStream(source, record.getCurrentClaim(), record.getCurrentClaimOffset());
+                final InputStream limitedIn = new LimitedInputStream(rawIn, source.getSize());
+                final InputStream disableOnCloseIn = new DisableOnCloseInputStream(limitedIn);
+                final ByteCountingInputStream countingStream = new ByteCountingInputStream(disableOnCloseIn, this.bytesRead)) {
+
+            // We want to differentiate between IOExceptions thrown by the repository and IOExceptions thrown from
+            // Processor code. As a result, as have the FlowFileAccessInputStream that catches IOException from the repository
+            // and translates into either FlowFileAccessException or ContentNotFoundException. We keep track of any
+            // ContentNotFoundException because if it is thrown, the Processor code may catch it and do something else with it
+            // but in reality, if it is thrown, we want to know about it and handle it, even if the Processor code catches it.
+            final FlowFileAccessInputStream ffais = new FlowFileAccessInputStream(countingStream, source, record.getCurrentClaim());
+            boolean cnfeThrown = false;
+
+            try {
+                recursionSet.add(source);
+                StreamUtils.copy(ffais, destination, source.getSize());
+            } catch (final ContentNotFoundException cnfe) {
+                cnfeThrown = true;
+                throw cnfe;
+            } finally {
+                recursionSet.remove(source);
+                IOUtils.closeQuietly(ffais);
+                // if cnfeThrown is true, we don't need to re-throw the Exception; it will propagate.
+                if (!cnfeThrown && ffais.getContentNotFoundException() != null) {
+                    throw ffais.getContentNotFoundException();
+                }
             }
 
-            ensureNotAppending(record.getCurrentClaim());
-            final long size = context.getContentRepository().exportTo(record.getCurrentClaim(), destination, record.getCurrentClaimOffset(), source.getSize());
-            bytesRead.increment(size);
         } catch (final ContentNotFoundException nfe) {
             handleContentNotFound(nfe, record);
-        } catch (final Throwable t) {
-            throw new FlowFileAccessException("Failed to export " + source + " to " + destination + " due to " + t.toString(), t);
+        } catch (final IOException ex) {
+            throw new ProcessException("IOException thrown from " + connectableDescription + ": " + ex.toString(), ex);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/TestStandardProcessSession.java b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/TestStandardProcessSession.java
index e418fa4f8b..4ae20802ea 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/TestStandardProcessSession.java
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-framework-bundle/nifi-framework/nifi-framework-core/src/test/java/org/apache/nifi/controller/repository/TestStandardProcessSession.java
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.notNull;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
@@ -324,6 +328,41 @@ public class TestStandardProcessSession {
         assertDisabled(outputStreamHolder.get());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testExportTo() throws IOException {
+        final ContentClaim claim = contentRepo.create(false);
+        final FlowFileRecord flowFileRecord = new StandardFlowFileRecord.Builder()
+            .contentClaim(claim)
+            .addAttribute("uuid", "12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012")
+            .entryDate(System.currentTimeMillis())
+            .build();
+        flowFileQueue.put(flowFileRecord);
+        FlowFile flowFile = session.get();
+        assertNotNull(flowFile);
+
+        flowFile = session.append(flowFile, new OutputStreamCallback() {
+            @Override
+            public void process(OutputStream out) throws IOException {
+                out.write("Hello World".getBytes());
+            }
+        });
+
+        // should be OK
+        ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+        session.exportTo(flowFile, os);
+        assertEquals("Hello World", new String(os.toByteArray()));
+        os.close();
+
+        // should throw ProcessException because of IOException (from processor code)
+        FileOutputStream mock = Mockito.mock(FileOutputStream.class);
+        doThrow(new IOException()).when(mock).write((byte[]) notNull(), any(Integer.class), any(Integer.class));
+        try {
+            session.exportTo(flowFile, mock);
+            Assert.fail("Expected ProcessException");
+        } catch (ProcessException e) {
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testReadAfterSessionClosesStream() throws IOException {
         final ContentClaim claim = contentRepo.create(false);