diff --git a/docs/reference/contrib/modeladmin/indexview.rst b/docs/reference/contrib/modeladmin/indexview.rst
index 1aeb0338e3..15d4d8c40c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/contrib/modeladmin/indexview.rst
+++ b/docs/reference/contrib/modeladmin/indexview.rst
@@ -293,6 +293,21 @@ for your model. For example:
         list_filter = ('is_staff', 'company')
 
 
+.. _modeladmin_export_filename:
+
+------------------------------
+``ModelAdmin.export_filename``
+------------------------------
+
+**Expected value**: A string specifying the filename of an exported spreadsheet,
+without file extensions.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+    class PersonAdmin(ModelAdmin):
+        export_filename = 'people_spreadsheet'
+
+
 .. _modeladmin_search_fields:
 
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/tests/test_simple_modeladmin.py b/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/tests/test_simple_modeladmin.py
index 65e92c911b..39fe558f65 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/tests/test_simple_modeladmin.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/tests/test_simple_modeladmin.py
@@ -48,8 +48,11 @@ class TestBookIndexView(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         # Export the whole queryset
         response = self.get(export='csv')
 
-        # Check response - all books should be in it
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        # Check attachment is present and named correctly using the modeladmin export_filename
+        self.assertEqual(response.get('content-disposition'), 'attachment; filename="books-export.csv"')
+
+        # Check response - all books should be in it
         data_lines = response.getvalue().decode().split("\n")
         self.assertEqual(data_lines[0], 'Title,Author\r')
         self.assertEqual(data_lines[1], 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,Roald Dahl\r')
@@ -61,8 +64,11 @@ class TestBookIndexView(TestCase, WagtailTestUtils):
         # Export the whole queryset
         response = self.get(export='xlsx')
 
-        # Check response - all books should be in it
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        # Check attachment is present and named correctly using the modeladmin export_filename
+        self.assertEqual(response.get('content-disposition'), 'attachment; filename="books-export.xlsx"')
+
+        # Check response - all books should be in it
         workbook_data = response.getvalue()
         worksheet = load_workbook(filename=BytesIO(workbook_data))['Sheet1']
         cell_array = [[cell.value for cell in row] for row in worksheet.rows]
diff --git a/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/views.py b/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/views.py
index 64e2e6be94..a7d563921c 100644
--- a/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/views.py
+++ b/wagtail/contrib/modeladmin/views.py
@@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ class IndexView(SpreadsheetExportMixin, WMABaseView):
 
         return super().dispatch(request, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def get_filename(self):
+        """ Get filename for exported spreadsheet, without extension """
+        return getattr(self.model_admin, 'export_filename', super().get_filename())
+
     def get_heading(self, queryset, field):
         """ Get headings for exported spreadsheet column for the relevant field """
         heading_override = self.export_headings.get(field)
diff --git a/wagtail/tests/modeladmintest/wagtail_hooks.py b/wagtail/tests/modeladmintest/wagtail_hooks.py
index 503acbdd97..8059c7878d 100644
--- a/wagtail/tests/modeladmintest/wagtail_hooks.py
+++ b/wagtail/tests/modeladmintest/wagtail_hooks.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class BookModelAdmin(ThumbnailMixin, ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('title', 'author', 'admin_thumb')
     list_export = ('title', 'author')
     list_filter = ('author', )
+    export_filename = "books-export"
     ordering = ('title', )
     inspect_view_enabled = True
     inspect_view_fields_exclude = ('title', )