diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/insomnia-v5.test.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/insomnia-v5.test.ts
index af102b1cbd..7d2f936ddf 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/insomnia-v5.test.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/common/__tests__/insomnia-v5.test.ts
@@ -425,6 +425,47 @@ spec:
       expect(parsed.collection[0].children[0].children[0].name).toBe('Selected');
     });
 
+    it('keeps empty folders when every request is selected', async () => {
+      const workspace = await services.workspace.create({
+        _id: 'wrk_all_selected',
+        name: 'All Selected Workspace',
+        parentId: 'proj_test',
+        scope: 'collection',
+      });
+      await services.environment.create({
+        _id: 'env_all_selected',
+        name: 'Base Env',
+        parentId: workspace._id,
+        data: {},
+      });
+      await services.requestGroup.create({
+        _id: 'fld_empty',
+        name: 'Empty',
+        parentId: workspace._id,
+      });
+      const folder = await services.requestGroup.create({
+        _id: 'fld_with_request',
+        name: 'With Request',
+        parentId: workspace._id,
+      });
+      const request = await services.request.create({
+        _id: 'req_all_selected',
+        name: 'Only Request',
+        parentId: folder._id,
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/only',
+        method: 'GET',
+      });
+
+      const result = await getInsomniaV5DataExport({
+        workspaceId: workspace._id,
+        includePrivateEnvironments: false,
+        requestIds: [request._id],
+      });
+
+      const names = YAML.parse(result).collection.map((item: { name: string }) => item.name);
+      expect(names).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(['Empty', 'With Request']));
+    });
+
     it('omits cookies and environments when excluded', async () => {
       const workspace = await services.workspace.create({
         _id: 'wrk_exclude_test',
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/common/insomnia-v5.ts b/packages/insomnia/src/common/insomnia-v5.ts
index 76c8346dde..ac646c3a57 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/common/insomnia-v5.ts
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/common/insomnia-v5.ts
@@ -1089,9 +1089,23 @@ export async function getInsomniaV5DataExport({
       exportableResources.filter(models.webSocketPayload.isWebSocketPayload).map(payload => [payload.parentId, payload]),
     );
 
-    // When exporting a subset of requests, only keep the folders that contain at least one of them
+    // When exporting a subset of requests, only keep the folders that contain at least one of them.
+    // Selecting every request is not a subset, so all folders (including empty ones) are kept.
+    const selectedRequestIds = new Set(requestIds);
+    const isSubsetExport =
+      !!requestIds &&
+      requestIds.length > 0 &&
+      !exportableResources
+        .filter(
+          resource =>
+            models.request.isRequest(resource) ||
+            models.grpcRequest.isGrpcRequest(resource) ||
+            models.webSocketRequest.isWebSocketRequest(resource) ||
+            models.socketIORequest.isSocketIORequest(resource),
+        )
+        .every(resource => selectedRequestIds.has(resource._id));
     const requestGroupIdsToKeep = new Set<string>();
-    if (requestIds && requestIds.length > 0) {
+    if (requestIds && isSubsetExport) {
       const parentIdById = new Map(exportableResources.map(resource => [resource._id, resource.parentId]));
       for (const requestId of requestIds) {
         let parentId = parentIdById.get(requestId);
@@ -1125,7 +1139,7 @@ export async function getInsomniaV5DataExport({
             return true;
           }
           if (models.requestGroup.isRequestGroup(resource)) {
-            return requestGroupIdsToKeep.has(resource._id);
+            return !isSubsetExport || requestGroupIdsToKeep.has(resource._id);
           }
 
           return requestIds.includes(resource._id);
diff --git a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/settings/import-export.tsx b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/settings/import-export.tsx
index 60513d3d78..0ea4b375c2 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/settings/import-export.tsx
+++ b/packages/insomnia/src/ui/components/settings/import-export.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 import { format } from 'date-fns';
-import { convertApiSpecSyntax, detectApiSpecSyntax } from 'insomnia/src/common/api-specs';
+import {
+  convertApiSpecSyntax,
+  detectApiSpecSyntax,
+} from 'insomnia/src/common/api-specs';
 import { getProductName } from 'insomnia/src/common/constants';
 import { getWorkspaceLabel } from 'insomnia/src/common/get-workspace-label';
 import { getInsomniaV5DataExport } from 'insomnia/src/common/insomnia-v5';
@@ -761,7 +764,8 @@ export const ImportExport: FC<Props> = ({ hideSettingsModal, onModalChange }) =>
   const activeProject = projectLoaderData?.activeProject;
   const projectName = activeProject?.name ?? getProductName();
   const projects = projectLoaderData?.projects || [];
-  const organizationName = organizations.find(org => org.id === organizationId)?.name || 'Organization';
+  const organizationName =
+    organizations.find(org => org.id === organizationId)?.name || 'Organization';
 
   const [isImportModalOpen, setIsImportModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isImportProjectsModalOpen, setIsImportProjectsModalOpen] = useState(false);