diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/DataTable.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/DataTable.svelte
index 4f5c3375bd..fcad72f471 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/DataTable.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/DataTable.svelte
@@ -39,6 +39,23 @@
   $: showError($fetch.error)
   $: id, (filters = null)
 
+  let appliedFilter
+  let rawFilter
+  let appliedSort
+  let selectedRows = []
+
+  $: enrichedSchema,
+    () => {
+      appliedFilter = null
+      rawFilter = null
+      appliedSort = null
+      selectedRows = []
+    }
+
+  $: if ($fetch.pageNumber) {
+    selectedRows = []
+  }
+
   const showError = error => {
     if (error) {
       notifications.error(error?.message || "Unable to fetch data.")
@@ -95,11 +112,15 @@
   }
 
   // Fetch data whenever sorting option changes
-  const onSort = e => {
-    fetch.update({
+  const onSort = async e => {
+    const sort = {
       sortColumn: e.detail.column,
       sortOrder: e.detail.order,
-    })
+    }
+    await fetch.update(sort)
+    appliedSort = { ...sort }
+    appliedSort.sortOrder = appliedSort.sortOrder.toLowerCase()
+    selectedRows = []
   }
 
   // Fetch data whenever filters change
@@ -108,16 +129,19 @@
     fetch.update({
       filter: filters,
     })
+    appliedFilter = e.detail
   }
 
   // Fetch data whenever schema changes
   const onUpdateColumns = () => {
+    selectedRows = []
     fetch.refresh()
   }
 
   // Fetch data whenever rows are modified. Unfortunately we have to lose
   // our pagination place, as our bookmarks will have shifted.
   const onUpdateRows = () => {
+    selectedRows = []
     fetch.refresh()
   }
 
@@ -142,6 +166,9 @@
     disableSorting
     on:updatecolumns={onUpdateColumns}
     on:updaterows={onUpdateRows}
+    on:selectionUpdated={e => {
+      selectedRows = e.detail
+    }}
     customPlaceholder
   >
     <div class="buttons">
@@ -183,6 +210,9 @@
         <ExportButton
           disabled={!hasRows || !hasCols}
           view={$tables.selected?._id}
+          filters={appliedFilter}
+          sorting={appliedSort}
+          {selectedRows}
         />
         {#key id}
           <TableFilterButton
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/Table.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/Table.svelte
index 7c9b5bcf3d..3eeebf714a 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/Table.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/Table.svelte
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     UNSORTABLE_TYPES,
   } from "constants"
   import RoleCell from "./cells/RoleCell.svelte"
+  import { createEventDispatcher } from "svelte"
 
   export let schema = {}
   export let data = []
@@ -25,10 +26,11 @@
   export let loading = false
   export let hideAutocolumns
   export let rowCount
-  export let type
   export let disableSorting = false
   export let customPlaceholder = false
 
+  const dispatch = createEventDispatcher()
+
   let selectedRows = []
   let editableColumn
   let editableRow
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@
   let customRenderers = []
   let confirmDelete
 
+  $: selectedRows, dispatch("selectionUpdated", selectedRows)
   $: isUsersTable = tableId === TableNames.USERS
   $: data && resetSelectedRows()
   $: editRowComponent = isUsersTable ? CreateEditUser : CreateEditRow
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/ExportButton.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/ExportButton.svelte
index 093ca33182..d3ad45dde4 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/ExportButton.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/buttons/ExportButton.svelte
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
   import ExportModal from "../modals/ExportModal.svelte"
 
   export let view
+  export let filters
+  export let sorting
   export let disabled = false
+  export let selectedRows
 
   let modal
 </script>
@@ -18,5 +21,5 @@
   Export
 </ActionButton>
 <Modal bind:this={modal}>
-  <ExportModal {view} />
+  <ExportModal {view} {filters} {sorting} {selectedRows} />
 </Modal>
diff --git a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/ExportModal.svelte b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/ExportModal.svelte
index f55e413a36..e69dde6070 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/ExportModal.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/components/backend/DataTable/modals/ExportModal.svelte
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 <script>
-  import { Select, ModalContent, notifications } from "@budibase/bbui"
+  import {
+    Select,
+    ModalContent,
+    notifications,
+    Body,
+    Table,
+  } from "@budibase/bbui"
   import download from "downloadjs"
   import { API } from "api"
+  import { Constants, LuceneUtils } from "@budibase/frontend-core"
 
   const FORMATS = [
     {
@@ -15,8 +22,65 @@
   ]
 
   export let view
+  export let filters
+  export let sorting
+  export let selectedRows = []
 
   let exportFormat = FORMATS[0].key
+  let filterLookup
+  let exportOpDisplay = []
+
+  $: luceneFilter = LuceneUtils.buildLuceneQuery(filters)
+
+  $: if (filters) {
+    exportOpDisplay = filterDisplay()
+  }
+
+  $: if (sorting) {
+    exportOpDisplay.push({
+      Field: sorting.sortColumn,
+      Operation: "Order By",
+      "Field Value": sorting.sortOrder,
+    })
+  }
+
+  const buildFilterLookup = () => {
+    return Object.keys(Constants.OperatorOptions).reduce((acc, key) => {
+      const op = Constants.OperatorOptions[key]
+      acc[op.value] = op.label
+      return acc
+    }, {})
+  }
+  filterLookup = buildFilterLookup()
+
+  const filterDisplay = () => {
+    return filters.map(filter => {
+      let newFieldName = filter.field + ""
+      const parts = newFieldName.split(":")
+      parts.shift()
+      newFieldName = parts.join(":")
+      return {
+        Field: newFieldName,
+        Operation: filterLookup[filter.operator],
+        "Field Value": filter.value || "",
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  const displaySchema = {
+    Field: {
+      type: "string",
+      fieldName: "Field",
+    },
+    Operation: {
+      type: "string",
+      fieldName: "Operation",
+    },
+    "Field Value": {
+      type: "string",
+      fieldName: "Value",
+    },
+  }
 
   async function exportView() {
     try {
@@ -29,9 +93,74 @@
       notifications.error(`Unable to export ${exportFormat.toUpperCase()} data`)
     }
   }
+
+  async function exportRows() {
+    if (selectedRows?.length) {
+      const data = await API.exportRows({
+        tableId: view,
+        rows: selectedRows.map(row => row._id),
+        format: exportFormat,
+      })
+      download(data, `export.${exportFormat}`)
+    } else if (filters || sorting) {
+      const data = await API.exportRows({
+        tableId: view,
+        format: exportFormat,
+        search: {
+          query: luceneFilter,
+          sort: sorting?.sortColumn,
+          sortOrder: sorting?.sortOrder,
+          paginate: false,
+        },
+      })
+      download(data, `export.${exportFormat}`)
+    } else {
+      await exportView()
+    }
+  }
 </script>
 
-<ModalContent title="Export Data" confirmText="Export" onConfirm={exportView}>
+<ModalContent
+  title="Export Data"
+  confirmText="Export"
+  onConfirm={exportRows}
+  size={filters?.length || sorting ? "M" : "S"}
+>
+  {#if selectedRows?.length}
+    <Body size="S">
+      <strong>{selectedRows?.length}</strong>
+      {`row${selectedRows?.length > 1 ? "s" : ""} will be exported`}
+    </Body>
+  {:else if filters || (sorting?.sortOrder && sorting?.sortColumn)}
+    <Body size="S">
+      {#if !filters}
+        Exporting <strong>all</strong> rows
+      {:else}
+        Filters applied
+      {/if}
+    </Body>
+
+    <div class="table-wrap">
+      <Table
+        schema={displaySchema}
+        data={exportOpDisplay}
+        {filters}
+        loading={false}
+        rowCount={filters?.length + 1}
+        disableSorting={true}
+        allowSelectRows={false}
+        allowEditRows={false}
+        allowEditColumns={false}
+        quiet={true}
+        compact={true}
+      />
+    </div>
+  {:else}
+    <Body size="S">
+      Exporting <strong>all</strong> rows
+    </Body>
+  {/if}
+
   <Select
     label="Format"
     bind:value={exportFormat}
@@ -41,3 +170,9 @@
     getOptionValue={x => x.key}
   />
 </ModalContent>
+
+<style>
+  .table-wrap :global(.wrapper) {
+    max-width: 400px;
+  }
+</style>
diff --git a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/rows.js b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/rows.js
index 3734310eed..41ba505d81 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-core/src/api/rows.js
+++ b/packages/frontend-core/src/api/rows.js
@@ -67,12 +67,13 @@ export const buildRowEndpoints = API => ({
    * @param format the format to export (csv or json)
    * @param columns which columns to export (all if undefined)
    */
-  exportRows: async ({ tableId, rows, format, columns }) => {
+  exportRows: async ({ tableId, rows, format, columns, search }) => {
     return await API.post({
       url: `/api/${tableId}/rows/exportRows?format=${format}`,
       body: {
         rows,
         columns,
+        ...search,
       },
       parseResponse: async response => {
         return await response.text()
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
index 83564564b8..77168b61c9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/external.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import {
   Datasource,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
+const { cleanExportRows } = require("../row/utils")
+
 export async function handleRequest(
   operation: Operation,
   tableId: string,
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ export async function validate(ctx: BBContext) {
 }
 
 export async function exportRows(ctx: BBContext) {
-  const { datasourceId } = breakExternalTableId(ctx.params.tableId)
+  const { datasourceId, tableName } = breakExternalTableId(ctx.params.tableId)
   const db = context.getAppDB()
   const format = ctx.query.format
   const { columns } = ctx.request.body
@@ -186,20 +188,24 @@ export async function exportRows(ctx: BBContext) {
   if (!datasource || !datasource.entities) {
     ctx.throw(400, "Datasource has not been configured for plus API.")
   }
-  ctx.request.body = {
-    query: {
-      oneOf: {
-        _id: ctx.request.body.rows.map(
-          (row: string) => JSON.parse(decodeURI(row))[0]
-        ),
+
+  if (ctx.request.body.rows) {
+    ctx.request.body = {
+      query: {
+        oneOf: {
+          _id: ctx.request.body.rows.map(
+            (row: string) => JSON.parse(decodeURI(row))[0]
+          ),
+        },
       },
-    },
+    }
   }
 
   let result = await search(ctx)
   let rows: Row[] = []
 
   // Filter data to only specified columns if required
+
   if (columns && columns.length) {
     for (let i = 0; i < result.rows.length; i++) {
       rows[i] = {}
@@ -211,14 +217,19 @@ export async function exportRows(ctx: BBContext) {
     rows = result.rows
   }
 
-  let headers = Object.keys(rows[0])
+  // @ts-ignore
+  let schema = datasource.entities[tableName].schema
+  let exportRows = cleanExportRows(rows, schema, format, columns)
+
+  let headers = Object.keys(schema)
+
   // @ts-ignore
   const exporter = exporters[format]
   const filename = `export.${format}`
 
   // send down the file
   ctx.attachment(filename)
-  return apiFileReturn(exporter(headers, rows))
+  return apiFileReturn(exporter(headers, exportRows))
 }
 
 export async function fetchEnrichedRow(ctx: BBContext) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
index ea3277cd59..03c410ff62 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/internal.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import {
   cleanupAttachments,
 } from "../../../utilities/rowProcessor"
 import { FieldTypes } from "../../../constants"
-import { validate as rowValidate, findRow } from "./utils"
+import { validate as rowValidate, findRow, cleanExportRows } from "./utils"
 import { fullSearch, paginatedSearch } from "./internalSearch"
 import { getGlobalUsersFromMetadata } from "../../../utilities/global"
 import * as inMemoryViews from "../../../db/inMemoryView"
@@ -356,6 +356,14 @@ export async function search(ctx: BBContext) {
   params.version = ctx.version
   params.tableId = tableId
 
+  let table
+  if (params.sort && !params.sortType) {
+    table = await db.get(tableId)
+    const schema = table.schema
+    const sortField = schema[params.sort]
+    params.sortType = sortField.type == "number" ? "number" : "string"
+  }
+
   let response
   if (paginate) {
     response = await paginatedSearch(query, params)
@@ -369,7 +377,7 @@ export async function search(ctx: BBContext) {
     if (tableId === InternalTables.USER_METADATA) {
       response.rows = await getGlobalUsersFromMetadata(response.rows)
     }
-    const table = await db.get(tableId)
+    table = table || (await db.get(tableId))
     response.rows = await outputProcessing(table, response.rows)
   }
 
@@ -388,18 +396,27 @@ export async function exportRows(ctx: BBContext) {
   const table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
   const rowIds = ctx.request.body.rows
   let format = ctx.query.format
-  const { columns } = ctx.request.body
-  let response = (
-    await db.allDocs({
-      include_docs: true,
-      keys: rowIds,
-    })
-  ).rows.map(row => row.doc)
+  const { columns, query } = ctx.request.body
+
+  let result
+  if (rowIds) {
+    let response = (
+      await db.allDocs({
+        include_docs: true,
+        keys: rowIds,
+      })
+    ).rows.map(row => row.doc)
+
+    result = await outputProcessing(table, response)
+  } else if (query) {
+    let searchResponse = await exports.search(ctx)
+    result = searchResponse.rows
+  }
 
-  let result = (await outputProcessing(table, response)) as Row[]
   let rows: Row[] = []
+  let schema = table.schema
 
-  // Filter data to only specified columns if required
+  // // Filter data to only specified columns if required
   if (columns && columns.length) {
     for (let i = 0; i < result.length; i++) {
       rows[i] = {}
@@ -411,14 +428,17 @@ export async function exportRows(ctx: BBContext) {
     rows = result
   }
 
-  let headers = Object.keys(rows[0])
+  // @ts-ignore
+  let exportRows = cleanExportRows(rows, schema, format, columns) //this isnt correct
+  let headers = Object.keys(schema)
+
   // @ts-ignore
   const exporter = exporters[format]
   const filename = `export.${format}`
 
   // send down the file
   ctx.attachment(filename)
-  return apiFileReturn(exporter(headers, rows))
+  return apiFileReturn(exporter(headers, exportRows))
 }
 
 export async function fetchEnrichedRow(ctx: BBContext) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
index c003a16266..09b2a9311e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row/utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { BBContext, Row, Table } from "@budibase/types"
 export { removeKeyNumbering } from "../../../integrations/base/utils"
 const validateJs = require("validate.js")
 const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
+import { ExportFormats } from "../view/exporters"
 
 validateJs.extend(validateJs.validators.datetime, {
   parse: function (value: string) {
@@ -116,3 +117,40 @@ export async function validate({
   }
   return { valid: Object.keys(errors).length === 0, errors }
 }
+
+export function cleanExportRows(
+  rows: any[],
+  schema: any,
+  format: string,
+  columns: string[]
+) {
+  let cleanRows = [...rows]
+
+  const relationships = Object.entries(schema)
+    .filter((entry: any[]) => entry[1].type === FieldTypes.LINK)
+    .map(entry => entry[0])
+
+  relationships.forEach(column => {
+    cleanRows.forEach(row => {
+      delete row[column]
+    })
+    delete schema[column]
+  })
+
+  // Intended to avoid 'undefined' in export
+  if (format === ExportFormats.CSV) {
+    const schemaKeys = Object.keys(schema)
+    for (let key of schemaKeys) {
+      if (columns?.length && columns.indexOf(key) > 0) {
+        continue
+      }
+      for (let row of cleanRows) {
+        if (row[key] == null) {
+          row[key] = ""
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return cleanRows
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.ts
index 17c3ee301d..3145bda900 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/view/index.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   TableSchema,
   View,
 } from "@budibase/types"
+import { cleanExportRows } from "../row/utils"
 
 const { cloneDeep, isEqual } = require("lodash")
 
@@ -158,29 +159,7 @@ export async function exportView(ctx: BBContext) {
     schema = table.schema
   }
 
-  // remove any relationships
-  const relationships = Object.entries(schema)
-    .filter(entry => entry[1].type === FieldTypes.LINK)
-    .map(entry => entry[0])
-  // iterate relationship columns and remove from and row and schema
-  relationships.forEach(column => {
-    rows.forEach(row => {
-      delete row[column]
-    })
-    delete schema[column]
-  })
-
-  // make sure no "undefined" entries appear in the CSV
-  if (format === exporters.ExportFormats.CSV) {
-    const schemaKeys = Object.keys(schema)
-    for (let key of schemaKeys) {
-      for (let row of rows) {
-        if (row[key] == null) {
-          row[key] = ""
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  let exportRows = cleanExportRows(rows, schema, format, [])
 
   // Export part
   let headers = Object.keys(schema)
@@ -188,7 +167,7 @@ export async function exportView(ctx: BBContext) {
   const filename = `${viewName}.${format}`
   // send down the file
   ctx.attachment(filename)
-  ctx.body = apiFileReturn(exporter(headers, rows))
+  ctx.body = apiFileReturn(exporter(headers, exportRows))
 
   if (viewName.startsWith(DocumentType.TABLE)) {
     await events.table.exported(table, format as TableExportFormat)