diff --git a/app/Entities/ExportService.php b/app/Entities/ExportService.php
index f945dfbe4..29df1e82d 100644
--- a/app/Entities/ExportService.php
+++ b/app/Entities/ExportService.php
@@ -225,4 +225,49 @@ class ExportService
         }
         return $text;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a page to a Markdown file.
+     * @throws Throwable
+     */
+    public function pageToMarkdown(Page $page)
+    {
+        if (property_exists($page, 'markdown') || $page->markdown != '') {
+            return "#" . $page->name . "\n\n" . $page->markdown;
+        } else {
+            // TODO: Implement this feature.
+            return "# Unimplemented Feature\nidk how to turn html into markdown";
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a chapter to a Markdown file.
+     * @throws Throwable
+     */
+    public function chapterToMarkdown(Chapter $chapter)
+    {
+        $text = "#" . $chapter->name . "\n\n";
+        $text .= $chapter->description . "\n\n";
+        foreach ($chapter->pages as $page) {
+            $text .= $this->pageToMarkdown($page);
+        }
+        return $text;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert a book into a plain text string.
+     */
+    public function bookToMarkdown(Book $book): string
+    {
+        $bookTree = (new BookContents($book))->getTree(false, true);
+        $text = "#" . $book->name . "\n\n";
+        foreach ($bookTree as $bookChild) {
+            if ($bookChild->isA('chapter')) {
+                $text .= $this->chapterToMarkdown($bookChild);
+            } else {
+                $text .= $this->pageToMarkdown($bookChild);
+            }
+        }
+        return $text;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BookExportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BookExportController.php
index cfa3d6a3a..40eec69fe 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BookExportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BookExportController.php
@@ -53,4 +53,15 @@ class BookExportController extends Controller
         $textContent = $this->exportService->bookToPlainText($book);
         return $this->downloadResponse($textContent, $bookSlug . '.txt');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Export a book as a markdown file.
+     */
+    public function markdown(string $bookSlug)
+    {
+        // TODO: This should probably export to a zip file.
+        $book = $this->bookRepo->getBySlug($bookSlug);
+        $textContent = $this->exportService->bookToMarkdown($book);
+        return $this->downloadResponse($textContent, $bookSlug . '.md');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ChapterExportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ChapterExportController.php
index 0c86f8548..c0fa9fad9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ChapterExportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ChapterExportController.php
@@ -55,4 +55,16 @@ class ChapterExportController extends Controller
         $chapterText = $this->exportService->chapterToPlainText($chapter);
         return $this->downloadResponse($chapterText, $chapterSlug . '.txt');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Export a chapter to a simple markdown file.
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function markdown(string $bookSlug, string $chapterSlug)
+    {
+        // TODO: This should probably export to a zip file.
+        $chapter = $this->chapterRepo->getBySlug($bookSlug, $chapterSlug);
+        $chapterText = $this->exportService->chapterToMarkdown($chapter);
+        return $this->downloadResponse($chapterText, $chapterSlug . '.md');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PageExportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PageExportController.php
index 3b02ea224..037f84e3b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PageExportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PageExportController.php
@@ -63,4 +63,15 @@ class PageExportController extends Controller
         $pageText = $this->exportService->pageToPlainText($page);
         return $this->downloadResponse($pageText, $pageSlug . '.txt');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Export a page to a simple markdown .md file.
+     * @throws NotFoundException
+     */
+    public function markdown(string $bookSlug, string $pageSlug)
+    {
+        $page = $this->pageRepo->getBySlug($bookSlug, $pageSlug);
+        $pageText = $this->exportService->pageToMarkdown($page);
+        return $this->downloadResponse($pageText, $pageSlug . '.md');
+    }
 }
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/entities.php b/resources/lang/en/entities.php
index 6bbc723b0..b459c3d4b 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/entities.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/entities.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ return [
     'export_html' => 'Contained Web File',
     'export_pdf' => 'PDF File',
     'export_text' => 'Plain Text File',
+    'export_md' => 'Markdown File',
 
     // Permissions and restrictions
     'permissions' => 'Permissions',
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/entity-export-menu.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/entity-export-menu.blade.php
index 630d640bf..42c2eb79a 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/entity-export-menu.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/entity-export-menu.blade.php
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
         <li><a href="{{ $entity->getUrl('/export/html') }}" target="_blank">{{ trans('entities.export_html') }} <span class="text-muted float right">.html</span></a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ $entity->getUrl('/export/pdf') }}" target="_blank">{{ trans('entities.export_pdf') }} <span class="text-muted float right">.pdf</span></a></li>
         <li><a href="{{ $entity->getUrl('/export/plaintext') }}" target="_blank">{{ trans('entities.export_text') }} <span class="text-muted float right">.txt</span></a></li>
+        <li><a href="{{ $entity->getUrl('/export/markdown') }}" target="_blank">{{ trans('entities.export_md') }} <span class="text-muted float right">.md</span></a></li>
     </ul>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 3e05e394d..f2c4f432e 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function () {
         Route::put('/{bookSlug}/sort', 'BookSortController@update');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/export/html', 'BookExportController@html');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/export/pdf', 'BookExportController@pdf');
+        Route::get('/{bookSlug}/export/markdown', 'BookExportController@markdown');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/export/plaintext', 'BookExportController@plainText');
 
         // Pages
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function () {
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}', 'PageController@show');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}/export/pdf', 'PageExportController@pdf');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}/export/html', 'PageExportController@html');
+        Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}/export/markdown', 'PageExportController@markdown');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}/export/plaintext', 'PageExportController@plainText');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}/edit', 'PageController@edit');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/page/{pageSlug}/move', 'PageController@showMove');
@@ -91,6 +93,7 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function () {
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/permissions', 'ChapterController@showPermissions');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/export/pdf', 'ChapterExportController@pdf');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/export/html', 'ChapterExportController@html');
+        Route::get('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/export/markdown', 'ChapterExportController@markdown');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/export/plaintext', 'ChapterExportController@plainText');
         Route::put('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/permissions', 'ChapterController@permissions');
         Route::get('/{bookSlug}/chapter/{chapterSlug}/delete', 'ChapterController@showDelete');