diff --git a/scopesim/effects/electronic/__init__.py b/scopesim/effects/electronic/__init__.py
index 2851888f..247b03e4 100644
--- a/scopesim/effects/electronic/__init__.py
+++ b/scopesim/effects/electronic/__init__.py
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@
 from .electrons import LinearityCurve, Quantization
 from .noise import (Bias, PoorMansHxRGReadoutNoise, BasicReadoutNoise,
                     ShotNoise, DarkCurrent)
-from .exposure import AutoExposure, SummedExposure
+from .exposure import AutoExposure, SummedExposure, ExposureOutput
 from .pixels import ReferencePixelBorder, BinnedImage, UnequalBinnedImage
 from .dmps import DetectorModePropertiesSetter
diff --git a/scopesim/effects/electronic/exposure.py b/scopesim/effects/electronic/exposure.py
index 2b522748..af3fa07d 100644
--- a/scopesim/effects/electronic/exposure.py
+++ b/scopesim/effects/electronic/exposure.py
@@ -184,6 +184,45 @@ def apply_to(self, obj, **kwargs):
         return obj
 
 
+class ExposureOutput(Effect):
+    """Return average or sum of ``ndit`` subexposures."""
+
+    required_keys = {"dit", "ndit"}
+    z_order: ClassVar[tuple[int, ...]] = (861,)
+    _current_str = "current_mode"
+
+    def __init__(self, mode="average", **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        self.meta.update(kwargs)
+        self.modes = ("average", "sum")
+        if mode not in self.modes:
+            raise ValueError("mode must be one of", self.modes)
+        self.current_mode = mode
+        self.meta["current_mode"] = self.current_mode
+        check_keys(self.meta, self.required_keys, action="error")
+
+    def apply_to(self, obj, **kwargs):
+        if not isinstance(obj, DetectorBase):
+            return obj
+
+        dit = from_currsys(self.meta["dit"], self.cmds)
+        ndit = from_currsys(self.meta["ndit"], self.cmds)
+        logger.debug("Exposure: DIT = %s s, NDIT = %s", dit, ndit)
+
+        if self.current_mode == "average":
+            obj._hdu.data /= ndit
+
+        return obj
+
+    def set_mode(self, new_mode):
+        """Set new mode for ExposureOutput (average or sum)"""
+        if new_mode in self.modes:
+            self.current_mode = new_mode
+            self.meta["current_mode"] = self.current_mode
+        else:
+            logger.warning("Trying to set to unknown mode.")
+
+
 class SummedExposure(Effect):
     """Simulates a summed stack of ``ndit`` exposures."""
 
diff --git a/scopesim/tests/tests_effects/test_exposure.py b/scopesim/tests/tests_effects/test_exposure.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..454ee8a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scopesim/tests/tests_effects/test_exposure.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""Tests for Effect ExposureOutput"""
+
+import pytest
+
+import numpy as np
+
+from scopesim import UserCommands
+from scopesim.optics.image_plane import ImagePlane
+from scopesim.detector import Detector
+from scopesim.effects.electronic import ExposureOutput
+
+from scopesim.tests.mocks.py_objects.imagehdu_objects import _image_hdu_square
+
+# pylint: disable=missing-class-docstring
+# pylint: disable=missing-function-docstring
+
+def _patched_cmds(exptime=1, dit=None, ndit=None):
+    return UserCommands(properties={"!OBS.exptime": exptime,
+                                    "!OBS.dit": dit,
+                                    "!OBS.ndit": ndit})
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="imageplane", scope="class")
+def fixture_imageplane():
+    """Instantiate an ImagePlane object"""
+    implane = ImagePlane(_image_hdu_square().header)
+    implane.hdu.data += 1.e5
+    return implane
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="exposureoutput", scope="function")
+def fixture_exposureoutput():
+    """Instantiate an ExposureOutput object"""
+    return ExposureOutput(mode="average", dit=1, ndit=4)
+
+@pytest.fixture(name="detector", scope="function")
+def fixture_detector():
+    det = Detector(_image_hdu_square().header)
+    det._hdu.data[:] = 1.e5
+    return det
+
+class TestExposureOutput:
+    def test_initialises_correctly(self, exposureoutput):
+        assert isinstance(exposureoutput, ExposureOutput)
+
+    def test_fails_with_unknown_mode(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            ExposureOutput(mode="something", dit=1, ndit=4)
+
+    def test_fails_without_dit_and_ndit(self):
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            ExposureOutput(mode="sum")
+
+    def test_works_only_on_detector_base(self, exposureoutput, imageplane):
+        assert exposureoutput.apply_to(imageplane) is imageplane
+
+    def test_can_set_to_new_mode(self, exposureoutput):
+        assert exposureoutput.current_mode == "average"
+        exposureoutput.set_mode("sum")
+        assert exposureoutput.current_mode == "sum"
+        assert exposureoutput.meta["current_mode"] == "sum"
+
+    def test_cannot_set_to_unknown_mode(self, exposureoutput):
+        old_mode = exposureoutput.current_mode
+        exposureoutput.set_mode("something")
+        assert exposureoutput.current_mode == old_mode
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("dit, ndit",
+                             [(1., 1),
+                              (2., 5),
+                              (3, 36)])
+    def test_applies_average(self, dit, ndit, detector):
+        det_mean = detector._hdu.data.mean()
+        exposureoutput = ExposureOutput("average", dit=dit, ndit=ndit)
+        result = exposureoutput.apply_to(detector)
+        assert np.isclose(result._hdu.data.mean(), det_mean / ndit)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("dit, ndit",
+                             [(1., 1),
+                              (2., 5),
+                              (3, 36)])
+    def test_applies_sum(self, dit, ndit, detector):
+        det_mean = detector._hdu.data.mean()
+        exposureoutput = ExposureOutput("sum", dit=dit, ndit=ndit)
+        result = exposureoutput.apply_to(detector)
+        assert np.isclose(result._hdu.data.mean(), det_mean)