diff --git a/app/js/backbone-views.js b/app/js/backbone-views.js
index 5dee1c8d..3a28bff9 100644
--- a/app/js/backbone-views.js
+++ b/app/js/backbone-views.js
@@ -3195,6 +3195,24 @@ var FileSaveView = Backbone.View.extend({
     var self = this;
     self.template = _.template($("#file-save-template").html());
 
+    // Check for unsupported conversions
+    map_type = appUtilities.getActiveChiseInstance().elementUtilities.mapType;
+    var unsupportedConversions = {
+      "PD": ["sif", "sifLayout"],
+      "AF": ["sif", "sifLayout", "sbml", "celldesigner", "gpml"],
+      "PD+AF": ["sif", "sifLayout", "sbml", "celldesigner", "gpml"],
+      "SIF": ["sbgn", "sbml", "celldesigner", "gpml"],
+      "SBML": ["sif", "sifLayout", "gpml"],
+      "All": ["sbgn", "sif", "sifLayout", "sbml", "celldesigner", "gpml"]
+    };
+
+    if (unsupportedConversions[map_type] && unsupportedConversions[map_type].includes(fileformat)) {
+        var exportErrorView = new ExportErrorView({el: "#exportError-table",});
+        exportErrorView.render();          
+        document.getElementById("export-error-message").innerText = "Not applicable for the current map type!";
+        return;
+    }
+
     $(self.el).html(self.template);
     $(self.el).modal("show");
 
@@ -4339,6 +4357,28 @@ var PromptFileConversionErrorView = Backbone.View.extend({
   },
 });
 
+var ExportErrorView = Backbone.View.extend({
+  initialize: function () {
+    var self = this;
+    self.template = _.template(
+      $("#export-Error-template").html()
+    );
+  },
+  render: function () {
+    var self = this;
+    $(self.el).html(self.template);
+    $(self.el).modal("show");
+
+    $(document)
+      .off("click", "#export-Error-confirm")
+      .on("click", "#export-Error-confirm", function (evt) {
+        $(self.el).modal("toggle");
+      });
+
+    return this;
+  },
+});
+
 var PromptSbmlConversionErrorView = Backbone.View.extend({
   initialize: function () {
     var self = this;
@@ -6874,6 +6914,7 @@ module.exports = {
   PromptInvalidTypeWarning: PromptInvalidTypeWarning,
   PromtErrorPD2AF: PromtErrorPD2AF,
   PromptFileConversionErrorView: PromptFileConversionErrorView,
+  ExportErrorView: ExportErrorView,
   ReactionTemplateView: ReactionTemplateView,
   GridPropertiesView: GridPropertiesView,
   FontPropertiesView: FontPropertiesView,
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 477e03e3..90230be6 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -2536,6 +2536,15 @@
     >
       <!-- map type change confirmation dialog will be shown here-->
     </div>
+    
+    <div
+    id="exportError-table"
+    tabindex="-1"
+    class="modal fade"
+    role="dialog"
+    >
+    </div>
+
     <div
       id="prompt-sbmlConversionError-table"
       tabindex="-1"
@@ -4392,6 +4401,32 @@ <h4 class="modal-title">Error</h4>
       </div>
     </script>
 
+    <!-- Export error warning -->
+    <script type="text/template" id="export-Error-template">
+      <div class="modal-dialog sbgn-modal-dialog" style="width: 300px;">
+          <div class="modal-content">
+              <div class="modal-header">
+                  <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal">&times;</button>
+                  <h4 class="modal-title">Error</h4>
+              </div>
+              <div class="modal-body">
+                  <table class="table-condensed layout-table dialog-table" style="margin: auto;">
+                      <tbody>
+                      <tr>
+                          <th style="padding-left: 0px;" align="left">
+                              <span class="add-on layout-text" id="export-error-message">Conversion failed!</span>
+                          </th>
+                      </tr>
+                      </tbody>
+                  </table>
+              </div>
+              <div class="modal-footer" style="text-align: center">
+                  <button id="export-Error-confirm" class="btn btn-default">OK</button>
+              </div>
+          </div>
+      </div>
+    </script>
+
     <!-- Invalid Map Type Warning-->
     <script type="text/template" id="prompt-errorInvalidType-template">
       <div class="modal-dialog sbgn-modal-dialog" style="width: 335px;">