diff --git a/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx b/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx
index 069a8f65c8c5..a4540b1f1ba2 100644
--- a/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx
+++ b/sw/inc/tblafmt.hxx
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public:
 
     /// Comparing based of boxes backgrounds.
     bool operator==(const SwBoxAutoFormat& rRight) const;
+    bool IsSameAs(const SwBoxAutoFormat& rBox) const;
 
     const SvxFrameDirectionItem& GetTextOrientation() const { return *m_aTextOrientation; }
     const SwFormatVertOrient& GetVerticalAlignment() const { return *m_aVerticalAlignment; }
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@ public:
                        SvNumberFormatter const*);
     void FillToItemSet(size_t nIndex, SfxItemSet& rItemSet, SvNumberFormatter* pNFormatr) const;
 
+    bool NeedsExport();
+
     /// These methods returns what style (row or column) is applied first on given Cell
     bool FirstRowEndColumnIsRow();
     bool FirstRowStartColumnIsRow();
diff --git a/sw/source/core/doc/tblafmt.cxx b/sw/source/core/doc/tblafmt.cxx
index 5005421b7236..0fcc2e27453c 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/doc/tblafmt.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/doc/tblafmt.cxx
@@ -209,6 +209,29 @@ bool SwBoxAutoFormat::operator==(const SwBoxAutoFormat& rRight) const
     return GetBackground().GetColor() == rRight.GetBackground().GetColor();
 }
 
+bool SwBoxAutoFormat::IsSameAs(const SwBoxAutoFormat& rRight) const
+{
+    if (GetFont() == rRight.GetFont() && GetHeight() == rRight.GetHeight()
+        && GetWeight() == rRight.GetWeight() && GetPosture() == rRight.GetPosture() &&
+
+        GetCJKFont() == rRight.GetCJKFont() && GetCJKHeight() == rRight.GetCJKHeight()
+        && GetCJKWeight() == rRight.GetCJKWeight() && GetCJKPosture() == rRight.GetCJKPosture() &&
+
+        GetCTLFont() == rRight.GetCTLFont() && GetCTLHeight() == rRight.GetCTLHeight()
+        && GetCTLWeight() == rRight.GetCTLWeight() && GetCTLPosture() == rRight.GetCTLPosture() &&
+
+        GetUnderline() == rRight.GetUnderline() && GetColor() == rRight.GetColor()
+        && GetAdjust() == rRight.GetAdjust() && GetVerJustify() == rRight.GetVerJustify() &&
+
+        GetBackground() == rRight.GetBackground() &&
+
+        GetBox() == rRight.GetBox())
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void SwBoxAutoFormat::SetXObject(rtl::Reference<SwXTextCellStyle> const& xObject)
 {
     m_xAutoFormatUnoObject = xObject.get();
@@ -561,6 +584,22 @@ void SwTableAutoFormat::FillToItemSet(size_t nIndex, SfxItemSet& rItemSet,
     }
 }
 
+bool SwTableAutoFormat::NeedsExport()
+{
+    const SwTableAutoFormat* rDefaultStyle
+        = SwModule::get()->GetAutoFormatTable().FindAutoFormat(GetName());
+
+    if (!rDefaultStyle || rDefaultStyle->GetParent() != GetParent())
+        return true;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ELEMENT_COUNT; i++)
+    {
+        if (!m_aBoxAutoFormat[i]->IsSameAs(*rDefaultStyle->GetField(i)))
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 bool SwTableAutoFormat::FirstRowEndColumnIsRow()
 {
     if (*GetField(FIRST_ROW) != GetDefaultBoxFormat()
diff --git a/sw/source/core/unocore/unostyle.cxx b/sw/source/core/unocore/unostyle.cxx
index 4aa6b2f8c0c9..c543a20cdf35 100644
--- a/sw/source/core/unocore/unostyle.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/core/unocore/unostyle.cxx
@@ -4565,6 +4565,9 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL SwXTextTableStyle::isInUse()
     if (!m_bPhysical)
         return false;
 
+    if (m_pTableAutoFormat->NeedsExport())
+        return true;
+
     for (const SwTableFormat* pFormat : *m_pDocShell->GetDoc()->GetTableFrameFormats())
     {
         if(pFormat->IsUsed())
@@ -4934,7 +4937,7 @@ sal_Bool SAL_CALL SwXTextCellStyle::isInUse()
     if (!xStyle.is())
         return false;
 
-    return true;
+    return xStyle->isInUse();
 }
 
 OUString SAL_CALL SwXTextCellStyle::getParentStyle() { return m_sParentName; }
diff --git a/xmloff/source/table/XMLTableExport.cxx b/xmloff/source/table/XMLTableExport.cxx
index c22e68db1609..455319dfcdf7 100644
--- a/xmloff/source/table/XMLTableExport.cxx
+++ b/xmloff/source/table/XMLTableExport.cxx
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ void XMLTableExport::exportTableTemplates()
             {
             }
 
-            if (!xTableStyle->isInUse() && !bPhysical && !mbWriter)
+            if (!xTableStyle->isInUse() && !bPhysical)
                 continue;
 
             const TableStyleElement* pElements;