diff --git a/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts b/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts
index 44bb7b6a88..177735f8d9 100644
--- a/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import { MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
-import { Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
-import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../MatrixClientPeg";
-import { exportTypes } from "./exportUtils";
-import { exportOptions } from "./exportUtils";
-import { decryptFile } from "../DecryptFile";
-import { mediaFromContent } from "../../customisations/Media";
-import { formatFullDateNoDay } from "../../DateUtils";
+import {MatrixEvent} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
+import {Room} from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/room";
+import {MatrixClientPeg} from "../../MatrixClientPeg";
+import {exportOptions, exportTypes} from "./exportUtils";
+import {decryptFile} from "../DecryptFile";
+import {mediaFromContent} from "../../customisations/Media";
+import {formatFullDateNoDay} from "../../DateUtils";
 
 export default abstract class Exporter {
     protected constructor(
@@ -141,6 +140,11 @@ export default abstract class Exporter {
         return fileDirectory + "/" + fileName + '-' + fileDate + fileExt;
     }
 
+    protected isReply(mxEvent) {
+        const relatesTo = mxEvent.getContent()["m.relates_to"];
+        return !!(relatesTo && relatesTo["m.in_reply_to"]);
+    }
+
     protected isAttachment(mxEv: MatrixEvent) {
         const attachmentTypes = ["m.sticker", "m.image", "m.file", "m.video", "m.audio"];
         return mxEv.getType() === attachmentTypes[0] || attachmentTypes.includes(mxEv.getContent().msgtype);
diff --git a/src/utils/exportUtils/PlainTextExport.ts b/src/utils/exportUtils/PlainTextExport.ts
index 6d29a4bb6d..72ab0f122f 100644
--- a/src/utils/exportUtils/PlainTextExport.ts
+++ b/src/utils/exportUtils/PlainTextExport.ts
@@ -28,11 +28,49 @@ export default class PlainTextExporter extends Exporter {
         return e.returnValue = "Are you sure you want to exit during this export?";
     }
 
+    protected textForReplyEvent = (ev : MatrixEvent) => {
+        const REPLY_REGEX = /> <(.*?)>(.*?)\n\n(.*)/;
+        const REPLY_SOURCE_MAX_LENGTH = 32;
+        const content = ev.getContent();
+
+        const match = REPLY_REGEX.exec(content.body);
+
+        let rplSource: string;
+        const rplName = match[1];
+        const rplText = match[3];
+        const sourceMatch = REPLY_REGEX.exec(content.body);
+        rplSource = sourceMatch && sourceMatch.length === 4 ? sourceMatch[3] : content.body;
+        rplSource = rplSource.substring(0, REPLY_SOURCE_MAX_LENGTH);
+        // Get the first non-blank line from the source.
+        const lines = rplSource.split('\n').filter((line) => !/^\s*$/.test(line))
+        if (lines.length > 0) {
+            // Cut to a maximum length.
+            rplSource = lines[0].substring(0, REPLY_SOURCE_MAX_LENGTH);
+            // Ellipsis if needed.
+            if (lines[0].length > REPLY_SOURCE_MAX_LENGTH) {
+                rplSource = rplSource + "...";
+            }
+            // Wrap in formatting
+            rplSource = ` "${rplSource}"`;
+        } else {
+            // Don't show a source because we couldn't format one.
+            rplSource = "";
+        }
+
+        return `<${rplName}${rplSource}> ${rplText}`;
+    }
+
+    protected _textForEvent = (mxEv: MatrixEvent) => {
+        const senderDisplayName = mxEv.sender && mxEv.sender.name ? mxEv.sender.name : mxEv.getSender();
+        if (this.isReply(mxEv)) return senderDisplayName + ": " + this.textForReplyEvent(mxEv);
+        else return textForEvent(mxEv);
+    }
+
     protected async createOutput(events: MatrixEvent[]) {
         let content = "";
         for (const event of events) {
             if (!haveTileForEvent(event)) continue;
-            content += `${new Date(event.getTs()).toLocaleString()} - ${textForEvent(event)}\n`;
+            content += `${new Date(event.getTs()).toLocaleString()} - ${this._textForEvent(event)}\n`;
         }
         return content;
     }