diff --git a/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py b/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py
index b2031bb7c168..621cdc582a81 100644
--- a/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py
+++ b/awscli/customizations/configure/configure.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 from awscli.customizations.configure.importer import ConfigureImportCommand
 from awscli.customizations.configure.listprofiles import ListProfilesCommand
 from awscli.customizations.configure.sso import ConfigureSSOCommand
+from awscli.customizations.configure.exporter import ConfigureExportCommand
 
 from . import mask_value, profile_to_section
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ class ConfigureCommand(BasicCommand):
         {'name': 'import', 'command_class': ConfigureImportCommand},
         {'name': 'list-profiles', 'command_class': ListProfilesCommand},
         {'name': 'sso', 'command_class': ConfigureSSOCommand},
+        {'name': 'export-credentials', 'command_class': ConfigureExportCommand},
     ]
 
     # If you want to add new values to prompt, update this list here.
diff --git a/awscli/customizations/configure/exporter.py b/awscli/customizations/configure/exporter.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2bef88eb79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/awscli/customizations/configure/exporter.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from awscli.customizations.configure.writer import ConfigFileWriter
+from awscli.customizations.commands import BasicCommand
+from awscli.customizations.utils import uni_print
+import json
+
+
+class ConfigureExportCommand(BasicCommand):
+    NAME = 'export-credentials'
+    DESCRIPTION = 'Exports the AWS credentials used with the command "aws configure" to a the config file.'
+    EXAMPLES = 'aws configure export-credentials'
+
+    def __init__(self, session):
+        super(ConfigureExportCommand, self).__init__(session)
+
+    def _run_main(self, parsed_args, parsed_globals):
+        self.export_credentials(self._session)
+        return 0
+
+    def export_credentials(self, session):
+        """
+        Exports the AWS credentials used with the command 'aws configure' to a file.
+        """
+        credentials = session.get_credentials()
+        if credentials is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'No credentials available. Try running "aws configure" first.')
+        try:
+            credentials_data = credentials.get_frozen_credentials()
+            dump = {'aws_access_key_id': credentials_data.access_key,
+                    'aws_secret_access_key': credentials_data.secret_key}
+            if credentials_data.token is not None:
+                dump['aws_session_token'] = credentials_data.token
+            uni_print(json.dumps(dump, indent=4))
+        except:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                'Failed while trying to export credentials. Check your permissions and try again.')