diff --git a/QualityControl/public/common/downloadRootImageButton.js b/QualityControl/public/common/downloadRootImageButton.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76f69d313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/QualityControl/public/common/downloadRootImageButton.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
+ * See http://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
+ * All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+ *
+ * This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+ * License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
+ *
+ * In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
+ * granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
+ * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
+ */
+
+import { h, imagE } from '/js/src/index.js';
+import { downloadRoot, getFileExtensionFromName } from './utils.js';
+import { isObjectOfTypeChecker } from '../../library/qcObject/utils.js';
+
+/**
+ * Download root image button.
+ * @param {string} filename - The name of the downloaded file including its extension.
+ * @param {RootObject} root - The JSROOT RootObject to render.
+ * @param {string[]} [drawingOptions=[]] - Optional array of JSROOT drawing options.
+ * @returns {vnode} - Download root image button element.
+ */
+export function downloadRootImageButton(filename, root, drawingOptions = []) {
+  const filetype = getFileExtensionFromName(filename);
+  return !isObjectOfTypeChecker(root) && h(`button.btn.download-root-image-${filetype}-button`, {
+    title: `Download as ${filetype.toUpperCase()}`,
+    onclick: async (event) => {
+      try {
+        event.target.disabled = true;
+        await downloadRoot(filename, root, drawingOptions);
+      } finally {
+        event.target.disabled = false;
+      }
+    },
+  }, imagE());
+}
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/common/utils.js b/QualityControl/public/common/utils.js
index 14891f933..0a50495d1 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/common/utils.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/common/utils.js
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@
  */
 
 import { isUserRoleSufficient } from '../../../../library/userRole.enum.js';
+import { generateDrawingOptionString } from '../../library/qcObject/utils.js';
+
+/* global JSROOT */
+
+/**
+ * Map of allowed `ROOT.makeImage` file extensions to MIME types
+ * @type {Map<string, string>}
+ */
+const SUPPORTED_ROOT_IMAGE_FILE_TYPES = new Map([
+  ['svg', 'image/svg+xml'],
+  ['png', 'file/png'],
+  ['jpg', 'file/jpeg'],
+  ['jpeg', 'file/jpeg'],
+  ['webp', 'file/webp'],
+]);
 
 /**
  * Generates a new ObjectId
@@ -171,3 +186,60 @@ export const camelToTitleCase = (text) => {
   const titleCase = spaced.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + spaced.slice(1);
   return titleCase;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Get the file extension from a filename
+ * @param {string} filename - The file name including the file extension
+ * @returns {string} - the file extension
+ */
+export const getFileExtensionFromName = (filename) =>
+  filename.substring(filename.lastIndexOf('.') + 1).toLowerCase().trim();
+
+/**
+ * Helper to trigger a download for a file
+ * @param {string} url - The URL to the file source
+ * @param {string} filename - The name of the file including the file extension
+ */
+export const triggerDownload = (url, filename) => {
+  const link = document.createElement('a');
+  link.href = url;
+  link.download = filename;
+  link.click();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Downloads a file
+ * @param {Blob|MediaSource} file - The file to download
+ * @param {string} filename - The name of the file including the file extension
+ */
+export const downloadFile = (file, filename) => {
+  const url = URL.createObjectURL(file);
+  try {
+    triggerDownload(url, filename);
+  } finally {
+    URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Generates a rasterized image of a JSROOT RootObject and triggers download.
+ * @param {string} filename - The name of the downloaded file including its extension.
+ * @param {RootObject} root - The JSROOT RootObject to render.
+ * @param {string[]} [drawingOptions=[]] - Optional array of JSROOT drawing options.
+ */
+export const downloadRoot = async (filename, root, drawingOptions = []) => {
+  const filetype = getFileExtensionFromName(filename);
+  const mime = SUPPORTED_ROOT_IMAGE_FILE_TYPES.get(filetype);
+  if (!mime) {
+    throw new Error(`The file extension (${filetype}) is not supported`);
+  }
+
+  const image = await JSROOT.makeImage({
+    object: root,
+    option: generateDrawingOptionString(root, drawingOptions),
+    format: filetype,
+    as_buffer: true,
+  });
+  const blob = new Blob([image], { type: mime });
+  downloadFile(blob, filename);
+};
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectInfoResizePanel.js b/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectInfoResizePanel.js
index 40e08d452..e321bc03c 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectInfoResizePanel.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/layout/view/panels/objectInfoResizePanel.js
@@ -15,16 +15,17 @@
 import { downloadButton } from '../../../common/downloadButton.js';
 import { defaultRowAttributes, qcObjectInfoPanel } from './../../../common/object/objectInfoCard.js';
 import { h, iconResizeBoth, info } from '/js/src/index.js';
+import { downloadRootImageButton } from '../../../common/downloadRootImageButton.js';
 
 /**
  * Builds 2 actionable buttons which are to be placed on top of a JSROOT plot
  * Buttons shall appear on hover of the plot
  * @param {Model} model - root model of the application
- * @param {object} tabObject - tab dto representation
+ * @param {TabObject} tabObject - tab dto representation
  * @returns {vnode} - virtual node element
  */
 export const objectInfoResizePanel = (model, tabObject) => {
-  const { name } = tabObject;
+  const { name, options: drawingOptions = [], ignoreDefaults } = tabObject;
   const { filterModel, router, object, services } = model;
   const isSelectedOpen = object.selectedOpen;
   const objectRemoteData = services.object.objectsLoadedMap[name];
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ export const objectInfoResizePanel = (model, tabObject) => {
     .forEach(([key, value]) => {
       uri += `&${key}=${encodeURI(value)}`;
     });
+  const { displayHints = [], drawOptions = [] } = objectRemoteData?.payload ?? {};
+  const toUseDrawingOptions = Array.from(new Set(ignoreDefaults
+    ? drawingOptions
+    : [...drawingOptions, ...displayHints, ...drawOptions]));
   return h('.text-right.resize-element.item-action-row.flex-row.g1', {
     style: 'display: none; padding: .25rem .25rem 0rem .25rem;',
   }, [
@@ -51,12 +56,18 @@ export const objectInfoResizePanel = (model, tabObject) => {
           h('.p1', qcObjectInfoPanel(objectRemoteData.payload, {}, defaultRowAttributes(model.notification))),
       ),
     ]),
-    objectRemoteData.isSuccess() &&
-    downloadButton({
-      href: model.objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(objectRemoteData.payload.id),
-      title: 'Download object',
-      id: `download-button-${objectRemoteData.payload.id}`,
-    }),
+    objectRemoteData.isSuccess() && [
+      downloadRootImageButton(
+        `${objectRemoteData.payload.name}.png`,
+        objectRemoteData.payload.qcObject.root,
+        toUseDrawingOptions,
+      ),
+      downloadButton({
+        href: model.objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(objectRemoteData.payload.id),
+        title: 'Download root object',
+        id: `download-button-${objectRemoteData.payload.id}`,
+      }),
+    ],
     h('a.btn', {
       title: 'Open object plot in full screen',
       href: uri,
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js b/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js
index f53b09d38..9720f0e8a 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/object/objectTreePage.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import virtualTable from './virtualTable.js';
 import { defaultRowAttributes, qcObjectInfoPanel } from '../common/object/objectInfoCard.js';
 import { downloadButton } from '../common/downloadButton.js';
 import { resizableDivider } from '../common/resizableDivider.js';
+import { downloadRootImageButton } from '../common/downloadRootImageButton.js';
 
 /**
  * Shows a page to explore though a tree of objects with a preview on the right if clicked
@@ -93,15 +94,17 @@ function objectPanel(model) {
  * @returns {vnode} - virtual node element
  */
 const drawPlot = (model, object) => {
-  const { name, validFrom, id } = object;
+  const { name, qcObject, validFrom, id } = object;
+  const { root } = qcObject;
   const href = validFrom ?
     `?page=objectView&objectName=${name}&ts=${validFrom}&id=${id}`
     : `?page=objectView&objectName=${name}`;
   return h('', { style: 'height:100%; display: flex; flex-direction: column' }, [
     h('.item-action-row.flex-row.g1.p1', [
+      downloadRootImageButton(`${name}.png`, root, ['stat']),
       downloadButton({
-        href: model.objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(object.id),
-        title: 'Download object',
+        href: model.objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(id),
+        title: 'Download root object',
       }),
       h(
         'a.btn#fullscreen-button',
diff --git a/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js b/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js
index b296c716c..a7576a438 100644
--- a/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js
+++ b/QualityControl/public/pages/objectView/ObjectViewPage.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import { dateSelector } from '../../common/object/dateSelector.js';
 import { defaultRowAttributes, qcObjectInfoPanel } from '../../common/object/objectInfoCard.js';
 import { downloadButton } from '../../common/downloadButton.js';
 import { visibilityToggleButton } from '../../common/visibilityButton.js';
+import { downloadRootImageButton } from '../../common/downloadRootImageButton.js';
 
 /**
  * Shows a page to view an object on the whole page
@@ -65,9 +66,10 @@ const objectPlotAndInfo = (objectViewModel) =>
             ),
           ),
           h('.item-action-row.flex-row.g1.p2', [
+            downloadRootImageButton(`${qcObject.name}.png`, qcObject.qcObject.root, drawingOptions),
             downloadButton({
               href: objectViewModel.getDownloadQcdbObjectUrl(qcObject.id),
-              title: 'Download object',
+              title: 'Download root object',
             }),
             visibilityToggleButton(
               {
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-list.test.js b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-list.test.js
index 8308a6013..3229e8659 100644
--- a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-list.test.js
+++ b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-list.test.js
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ export const layoutListPageTests = async (url, page, timeout = 5000, testParent)
     strictEqual(downloadCount, 0);
   });
 
+  await testParent.test('should not show a download root as image button when there is no data', async () => {
+    await page.goto(`${url}?page=layoutShow&layoutId=671b8c22402408122e2f20dd&tab=main`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle0' });
+
+    const exists = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.download-root-image-png-button') !== null);
+
+    strictEqual(exists, false);
+  });
+
   await testParent.test('should successfully load layoutList page "/"', { timeout }, async () => {
     await page.goto(`${url}${LAYOUT_LIST_PAGE_PARAM}`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle0' });
     const location = await page.evaluate(() => window.location);
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-show.test.js b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-show.test.js
index 1d96724a3..9f18e3580 100644
--- a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-show.test.js
+++ b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/layout-show.test.js
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ export const layoutShowTests = async (url, page, timeout = 5000, testParent) =>
     },
   );
 
+  await testParent.test(
+    'should have a correctly made download root as image button',
+    { timeout },
+    async () => {
+      const exists = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.download-root-image-png-button') !== null);
+
+      ok(exists, 'Expected ROOT image download button to exist');
+    },
+  );
+
   await testParent.test('should remove query param only if option is invalid for any filter', { timeout }, async () => {
     const baseParams = `?page=layoutShow&layoutId=${LAYOUT_ID}&tab=main`;
 
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-tree.test.js b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-tree.test.js
index 45788051d..ae1bafce0 100644
--- a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-tree.test.js
+++ b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-tree.test.js
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export const objectTreePageTests = async (url, page, timeout = 5000, testParent)
   });
 
   await testParent.test(
-    'should have a correctly made download button',
+    'should have a correctly made download root as object button',
     { timeout },
     async () => {
       const objectId = '016fa8ac-f3b6-11ec-b9a9-c0a80209250c';
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@ export const objectTreePageTests = async (url, page, timeout = 5000, testParent)
     },
   );
 
+  await testParent.test(
+    'should have a correctly made download root as image button',
+    { timeout },
+    async () => {
+      const exists = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.download-root-image-png-button') !== null);
+
+      ok(exists, 'Expected ROOT image download button to exist');
+    },
+  );
+
   await testParent.test(
     'should have default panel width of 50% when width is null in localStorage',
     { timeout },
diff --git a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-view-from-layout-show.test.js b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-view-from-layout-show.test.js
index 07b65f280..d0e0d54f3 100644
--- a/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-view-from-layout-show.test.js
+++ b/QualityControl/test/public/pages/object-view-from-layout-show.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  * or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
  */
 
-import { strictEqual, deepStrictEqual, match } from 'node:assert';
+import {strictEqual, deepStrictEqual, match, ok} from 'node:assert';
 import { delay } from '../../testUtils/delay.js';
 import { StorageKeysEnum } from '../../../public/common/enums/storageKeys.enum.js';
 import {
@@ -102,6 +102,16 @@ export const objectViewFromLayoutShowTests = async (url, page, timeout = 5000, t
     },
   );
 
+  await testParent.test(
+    'should have a correctly made download root as image button',
+    { timeout },
+    async () => {
+      const exists = await page.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('.download-root-image-png-button') !== null);
+
+      ok(exists, 'Expected ROOT image download button to exist');
+    },
+  );
+
   await testParent.test(
     'should take back the user to page=layoutShow when clicking "Back to layout"',
     { timeout },