diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 531d61538..9e40fb900 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ public/characters/
 public/User Avatars/
 public/backgrounds/
 public/groups/
+public/group chats/
 public/worlds/
 public/css/bg_load.css
 public/themes/
diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index 0c93297e7..99ca6fcf2 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -2363,6 +2363,7 @@
             </div>
             <div class="flex-container height100pSpaceEvenly">
                 <div class="renameChatButton fa-solid fa-pen"></div>
+                <div class="exportChatButton fa-solid fa-file-export"></div>
                 <div file_name="" class="PastChat_cross fa-solid fa-circle-xmark"></div>
             </div>
         </div>
@@ -2713,4 +2714,4 @@
     </script>
 </body>
 
-</html>
+</html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 5c3c6249d..8ca43ef4f 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -5795,6 +5795,43 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         }
     });
 
+    $(document).on("click", ".exportChatButton", async function () {
+        const filenamefull = $(this).closest('.select_chat_block_wrapper').find('.select_chat_block_filename').text();
+        const filename = filenamefull.replace('.jsonl', '');
+        const body = {
+            is_group: !!selected_group,
+            avatar_url: characters[this_chid]?.avatar,
+            file: `${filename}.jsonl`,
+            exportfilename: `${filename}.txt`,
+        }
+        console.log(body);
+        try {
+            const response = await fetch('/exportchat', {
+                method: 'POST',
+                body: JSON.stringify(body),
+                headers: getRequestHeaders(),
+            });
+            const data = await response.json();
+            if (!response.ok) {
+                // display error message
+                console.log(data.message);
+                await delay(250);
+                toastr.error(`Error: ${data.message}`);
+                return;
+            } else {
+                // success, handle response data
+                console.log(data);
+                await delay(250);
+                toastr.success(data.message);
+            }
+        } catch (error) {
+            // display error message
+            console.log(`An error has occurred: ${error.message}`);
+            await delay(250);
+            toastr.error(`Error: ${error.message}`);
+        }
+    });
+
     $("#talkativeness_slider").on("input", function () {
         if (menu_type == "create") {
             create_save_talkativeness = $("#talkativeness_slider").val();
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 599e7caa8..9d737c7e7 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -2618,7 +2618,8 @@ h5 {
     flex: 1
 }
 
-.renameChatButton {
+.renameChatButton,
+.exportChatButton {
     cursor: pointer;
 }
 
@@ -4467,4 +4468,4 @@ body.waifuMode #avatar_zoom_popup {
         overflow-y: auto;
         overflow-x: hidden;
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index fb48eb6d4..5604e40f3 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1593,6 +1593,63 @@ app.post("/dupecharacter", jsonParser, async function (request, response) {
     }
 });
 
+app.post("/exportchat", jsonParser, async function (request, response) {
+    if (!request.body.file || (!request.body.avatar_url && request.body.is_group === false)) {
+        return response.sendStatus(400);
+    }
+    const pathToFolder = request.body.is_group
+        ? directories.groupChats
+        : path.join(directories.chats, String(request.body.avatar_url).replace('.png', ''));
+    //let charname = String(sanitize(request.body.avatar_url)).replace('.png', '');
+    let filename = path.join(pathToFolder, request.body.file);
+    let exportfilename = path.join(pathToFolder, request.body.exportfilename)
+    if (!fs.existsSync(filename)) {
+        const errorMessage = {
+            message: `Could not find JSONL file to export. Source chat file: ${filename}. Intended destination file: ${exportfilename}.`
+        }
+        console.log(errorMessage.message);
+        return response.status(404).json(errorMessage);
+    }
+    if (fs.existsSync(exportfilename)) {
+        const errorMessage = {
+            message: `File by that name already exists. Export chat aborted.`
+        }
+        console.log(errorMessage.message);
+        return response.status(400).json(errorMessage);
+    }
+    try {
+        const readline = require('readline');
+        const fs = require('fs');
+        const readStream = fs.createReadStream(filename);
+        const writeStream = fs.createWriteStream(exportfilename);
+        const rl = readline.createInterface({
+            input: readStream,
+        });
+        rl.on('line', (line) => {
+            const data = JSON.parse(line);
+            if (data.mes) {
+                const name = data.name;
+                const message = data.mes.replace(/\r?\n/g, '\n');
+                writeStream.write(`${name}: ${message}\n\n`);
+            }
+        });
+        rl.on('close', () => {
+            writeStream.end();
+        });
+        //fs.promises.copyFile(filename, exportfilename)
+        const successMessage = {
+            message: `Chat exported as ${exportfilename}`
+        }
+        console.log(`Chat exported as ${exportfilename}`);
+        return response.status(200).json(successMessage);
+    }
+    catch (err) {
+        console.log("chat export failed.")
+        console.log(err);
+        return response.sendStatus(400);
+    }
+})
+
 app.post("/exportcharacter", jsonParser, async function (request, response) {
     if (!request.body.format || !request.body.avatar_url) {
         return response.sendStatus(400);