diff --git a/app/Entities/Tools/ExportFormatter.php b/app/Entities/Tools/ExportFormatter.php
index 6779797d1..80b039b80 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Tools/ExportFormatter.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Tools/ExportFormatter.php
@@ -254,17 +254,20 @@ class ExportFormatter
      * Converts the page contents into simple plain text.
      * This method filters any bad looking content to provide a nice final output.
      */
-    public function pageToPlainText(Page $page): string
+    public function pageToPlainText(Page $page, bool $pageRendered = false, bool $fromParent = false): string
     {
-        $html = (new PageContent($page))->render();
-        $text = strip_tags($html);
+        $html = $pageRendered ? $page->html : (new PageContent($page))->render();
+        // Add proceeding spaces before tags so spaces remain between
+        // text within elements after stripping tags.
+        $html = str_replace('<', " <", $html);
+        $text = trim(strip_tags($html));
         // Replace multiple spaces with single spaces
-        $text = preg_replace('/\ {2,}/', ' ', $text);
+        $text = preg_replace('/ {2,}/', ' ', $text);
         // Reduce multiple horrid whitespace characters.
         $text = preg_replace('/(\x0A|\xA0|\x0A|\r|\n){2,}/su', "\n\n", $text);
         $text = html_entity_decode($text);
         // Add title
-        $text = $page->name . "\n\n" . $text;
+        $text = $page->name . ($fromParent ? "\n" : "\n\n") . $text;
 
         return $text;
     }
@@ -274,13 +277,15 @@ class ExportFormatter
      */
     public function chapterToPlainText(Chapter $chapter): string
     {
-        $text = $chapter->name . "\n\n";
-        $text .= $chapter->description . "\n\n";
+        $text = $chapter->name . "\n" . $chapter->description;
+        $text = trim($text) . "\n\n";
+
+        $parts = [];
         foreach ($chapter->getVisiblePages() as $page) {
-            $text .= $this->pageToPlainText($page);
+            $parts[] = $this->pageToPlainText($page, false, true);
         }
 
-        return $text;
+        return $text . implode("\n\n", $parts);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -288,17 +293,20 @@ class ExportFormatter
      */
     public function bookToPlainText(Book $book): string
     {
-        $bookTree = (new BookContents($book))->getTree(false, false);
-        $text = $book->name . "\n\n";
+        $bookTree = (new BookContents($book))->getTree(false, true);
+        $text = $book->name . "\n" . $book->description;
+        $text = rtrim($text) . "\n\n";
+
+        $parts = [];
         foreach ($bookTree as $bookChild) {
             if ($bookChild->isA('chapter')) {
-                $text .= $this->chapterToPlainText($bookChild);
+                $parts[] = $this->chapterToPlainText($bookChild);
             } else {
-                $text .= $this->pageToPlainText($bookChild);
+                $parts[] = $this->pageToPlainText($bookChild, true, true);
             }
         }
 
-        return $text;
+        return $text . implode("\n\n", $parts);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Entity/ExportTest.php b/tests/Entity/ExportTest.php
index 2b5244bf0..08bf17d0a 100644
--- a/tests/Entity/ExportTest.php
+++ b/tests/Entity/ExportTest.php
@@ -46,17 +46,43 @@ class ExportTest extends TestCase
 
     public function test_book_text_export()
     {
-        $page = $this->entities->page();
-        $book = $page->book;
+        $book = $this->entities->bookHasChaptersAndPages();
+        $directPage = $book->directPages()->first();
+        $chapter = $book->chapters()->first();
+        $chapterPage = $chapter->pages()->first();
+        $this->entities->updatePage($directPage, ['html' => '<p>My awesome page</p>']);
+        $this->entities->updatePage($chapterPage, ['html' => '<p>My little nested page</p>']);
         $this->asEditor();
 
         $resp = $this->get($book->getUrl('/export/plaintext'));
         $resp->assertStatus(200);
         $resp->assertSee($book->name);
-        $resp->assertSee($page->name);
+        $resp->assertSee($chapterPage->name);
+        $resp->assertSee($chapter->name);
+        $resp->assertSee($directPage->name);
+        $resp->assertSee('My awesome page');
+        $resp->assertSee('My little nested page');
         $resp->assertHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="' . $book->slug . '.txt"');
     }
 
+    public function test_book_text_export_format()
+    {
+        $entities = $this->entities->createChainBelongingToUser($this->users->viewer());
+        $this->entities->updatePage($entities['page'], ['html' => '<p>My great page</p><p>Full of <strong>great</strong> stuff</p>', 'name' => 'My wonderful page!']);
+        $entities['chapter']->name = 'Export chapter';
+        $entities['chapter']->description = "A test chapter to be exported\nIt has loads of info within";
+        $entities['book']->name = 'Export Book';
+        $entities['book']->description = "This is a book with stuff to export";
+        $entities['chapter']->save();
+        $entities['book']->save();
+
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->get($entities['book']->getUrl('/export/plaintext'));
+
+        $expected = "Export Book\nThis is a book with stuff to export\n\nExport chapter\nA test chapter to be exported\nIt has loads of info within\n\n";
+        $expected .= "My wonderful page!\nMy great page Full of great stuff";
+        $resp->assertSee($expected);
+    }
+
     public function test_book_pdf_export()
     {
         $page = $this->entities->page();
@@ -99,15 +125,32 @@ class ExportTest extends TestCase
     {
         $chapter = $this->entities->chapter();
         $page = $chapter->pages[0];
+        $this->entities->updatePage($page, ['html' => '<p>This is content within the page!</p>']);
         $this->asEditor();
 
         $resp = $this->get($chapter->getUrl('/export/plaintext'));
         $resp->assertStatus(200);
         $resp->assertSee($chapter->name);
         $resp->assertSee($page->name);
+        $resp->assertSee('This is content within the page!');
         $resp->assertHeader('Content-Disposition', 'attachment; filename="' . $chapter->slug . '.txt"');
     }
 
+    public function test_chapter_text_export_format()
+    {
+        $entities = $this->entities->createChainBelongingToUser($this->users->viewer());
+        $this->entities->updatePage($entities['page'], ['html' => '<p>My great page</p><p>Full of <strong>great</strong> stuff</p>', 'name' => 'My wonderful page!']);
+        $entities['chapter']->name = 'Export chapter';
+        $entities['chapter']->description = "A test chapter to be exported\nIt has loads of info within";
+        $entities['chapter']->save();
+
+        $resp = $this->asEditor()->get($entities['book']->getUrl('/export/plaintext'));
+
+        $expected = "Export chapter\nA test chapter to be exported\nIt has loads of info within\n\n";
+        $expected .= "My wonderful page!\nMy great page Full of great stuff";
+        $resp->assertSee($expected);
+    }
+
     public function test_chapter_pdf_export()
     {
         $chapter = $this->entities->chapter();