diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
index 9d88ec3ff60..eb36f466d21 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/admin/admin_base.scss
@@ -411,6 +411,10 @@ $mobile-breakpoint: 700px;
 .admin-container {
   margin-top: 10px;
 
+  .admin-section {
+    margin-bottom: 1em;
+  }
+
   .username {
     input {
       min-width: 15em;
diff --git a/plugins/chat/app/controllers/chat/admin/export_controller.rb b/plugins/chat/app/controllers/chat/admin/export_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7872e46f61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/app/controllers/chat/admin/export_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Chat
+  module Admin
+    class ExportController < ::Admin::AdminController
+      requires_plugin Chat::PLUGIN_NAME
+
+      def export_messages
+        entity = "chat_message"
+        Jobs.enqueue(:export_csv_file, entity: entity, user_id: current_user.id)
+        StaffActionLogger.new(current_user).log_entity_export(entity)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat/admin/export-messages.hbs b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat/admin/export-messages.hbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc88b34305d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat/admin/export-messages.hbs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<section class="admin-section">
+  <h3>{{i18n "chat.admin.export_messages.title"}}</h3>
+  <p>{{i18n "chat.admin.export_messages.description"}}</p>
+  <DButton
+    @label="chat.admin.export_messages.create_export"
+    @title="chat.admin.export_messages.create_export"
+    @class="btn-primary"
+    @action={{action this.exportMessages}}
+  />
+</section>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat/admin/export-messages.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat/admin/export-messages.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..48fc90a3a52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/chat/admin/export-messages.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import Component from "@ember/component";
+import { action } from "@ember/object";
+import { inject as service } from "@ember/service";
+import { popupAjaxError } from "discourse/lib/ajax-error";
+import I18n from "I18n";
+
+export default class ExportMessages extends Component {
+  @service chatAdminApi;
+  @service dialog;
+
+  @action
+  async exportMessages() {
+    try {
+      await this.chatAdminApi.exportMessages();
+      this.dialog.alert(
+        I18n.t("chat.admin.export_messages.export_has_started")
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      popupAjaxError(error);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/chat-admin-api.js b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/chat-admin-api.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..38025d89b26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/services/chat-admin-api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import Service from "@ember/service";
+import { ajax } from "discourse/lib/ajax";
+
+export default class ChatAdminApi extends Service {
+  async exportMessages() {
+    await this.#post(`/export/messages`);
+  }
+
+  get #basePath() {
+    return "/chat/admin";
+  }
+
+  #post(endpoint, data = {}) {
+    return ajax(`${this.#basePath}${endpoint}`, {
+      type: "POST",
+      data,
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin-plugins-chat.hbs b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin-plugins-chat.hbs
index bbab48d73b3..521d3b889a6 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin-plugins-chat.hbs
+++ b/plugins/chat/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/admin-plugins-chat.hbs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+<Chat::Admin::ExportMessages />
+
 {{#if this.selectedWebhook}}
   <DButton
     @class="incoming-chat-webhooks-back"
diff --git a/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml b/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 0e72ff0583f..92b798160f5 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/chat/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ en:
         description: "Select an option below to summarize the conversation sent during the desired timeframe."
         summarize: "Summarize"
         since:
-          one: "Last hour" 
+          one: "Last hour"
           other: "Last %{count} hours"
       mention_warning:
         dismiss: "dismiss"
@@ -451,6 +451,11 @@ en:
 
       admin:
         title: "Chat"
+        export_messages:
+          title: "Export chat messages"
+          description: "Export is currently limited to 10000 most recent messages in the last 6 months."
+          create_export: "Create export"
+          export_has_started: "The export has started. You'll receive a PM when it's ready."
 
       direct_messages:
         title: "Personal chat"
diff --git a/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb b/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb
index 2ed39767943..c2bff0c927d 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/config/routes.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ Chat::Engine.routes.draw do
     get "/channels/:channel_id/summarize" => "summaries#get_summary"
   end
 
+  namespace :admin, defaults: { format: :json, constraints: StaffConstraint.new } do
+    post "export/messages" => "export#export_messages"
+  end
+
   # direct_messages_controller routes
   get "/direct_messages" => "direct_messages#index"
   post "/direct_messages/create" => "direct_messages#create"
diff --git a/plugins/chat/lib/chat/messages_exporter.rb b/plugins/chat/lib/chat/messages_exporter.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dec82d31cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/lib/chat/messages_exporter.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Chat
+  module MessagesExporter
+    LIMIT = 10_000
+
+    def chat_message_export
+      Chat::Message
+        .unscoped
+        .where(created_at: 6.months.ago..Time.current)
+        .joins(:chat_channel)
+        .joins(:user)
+        .joins("INNER JOIN users last_editors ON chat_messages.last_editor_id = last_editors.id")
+        .order(:created_at)
+        .limit(LIMIT)
+        .pluck(
+          "chat_messages.id",
+          "chat_channels.id",
+          "chat_channels.name",
+          "users.id",
+          "users.username",
+          "chat_messages.message",
+          "chat_messages.cooked",
+          "chat_messages.created_at",
+          "chat_messages.updated_at",
+          "chat_messages.deleted_at",
+          "chat_messages.in_reply_to_id",
+          "last_editors.id",
+          "last_editors.username",
+        )
+    end
+
+    def get_header(entity)
+      if entity === "chat_message"
+        %w[
+          id
+          chat_channel_id
+          chat_channel_name
+          user_id
+          username
+          message
+          cooked
+          created_at
+          updated_at
+          deleted_at
+          in_reply_to_id
+          last_editor_id
+          last_editor_username
+        ]
+      else
+        super
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/plugin.rb b/plugins/chat/plugin.rb
index d041adfeb3b..9f797d04800 100644
--- a/plugins/chat/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/chat/plugin.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ after_initialize do
     User.prepend Chat::UserExtension
     Jobs::UserEmail.prepend Chat::UserEmailExtension
     Plugin::Instance.prepend Chat::PluginInstanceExtension
+    Jobs::ExportCsvFile.class_eval { prepend Chat::MessagesExporter }
   end
 
   if Oneboxer.respond_to?(:register_local_handler)
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/lib/chat/messages_exporter_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/lib/chat/messages_exporter_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4643accf45d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/lib/chat/messages_exporter_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+describe Chat::MessagesExporter do
+  fab!(:public_channel) { Fabricate(:chat_channel) }
+  fab!(:public_channel_message_1) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: public_channel) }
+  fab!(:public_channel_message_2) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: public_channel) }
+  # this message is deleted in the before block:
+  fab!(:deleted_message) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: public_channel) }
+
+  fab!(:private_channel) { Fabricate(:private_category_channel, group: Fabricate(:group)) }
+  fab!(:private_channel_message_1) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: private_channel) }
+  fab!(:private_channel_message_2) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: private_channel) }
+
+  fab!(:user_1) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  fab!(:user_2) { Fabricate(:user) }
+  fab!(:dm_channel) { Fabricate(:direct_message_channel, users: [user_1, user_2]) }
+  fab!(:direct_message_1) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: private_channel, user: user_1) }
+  fab!(:direct_message_2) { Fabricate(:chat_message, chat_channel: private_channel, user: user_2) }
+
+  before { deleted_message.trash! }
+
+  it "exports messages" do
+    exporter = Class.new.extend(Chat::MessagesExporter)
+
+    result = exporter.chat_message_export.to_a
+
+    expect(result.length).to be(7)
+    assert_exported_message(result[0], public_channel_message_1)
+    assert_exported_message(result[1], public_channel_message_2)
+    assert_exported_message(result[2], deleted_message)
+    assert_exported_message(result[3], private_channel_message_1)
+    assert_exported_message(result[4], private_channel_message_2)
+    assert_exported_message(result[5], direct_message_1)
+    assert_exported_message(result[6], direct_message_2)
+  end
+
+  def assert_exported_message(data_row, message)
+    expect(data_row[0]).to eq(message.id)
+    expect(data_row[1]).to eq(message.chat_channel.id)
+    expect(data_row[2]).to eq(message.chat_channel.name)
+    expect(data_row[3]).to eq(message.user.id)
+    expect(data_row[4]).to eq(message.user.username)
+    expect(data_row[5]).to eq(message.message)
+    expect(data_row[6]).to eq(message.cooked)
+    expect(data_row[7]).to eq_time(message.created_at)
+    expect(data_row[8]).to eq_time(message.updated_at)
+    expect(data_row[9]).to eq_time(message.deleted_at)
+    expect(data_row[10]).to eq(message.in_reply_to_id)
+    expect(data_row[11]).to eq(message.last_editor.id)
+    expect(data_row[12]).to eq(message.last_editor.username)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/chat/spec/requests/admin/export_controller_spec.rb b/plugins/chat/spec/requests/admin/export_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8ba0f278ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/chat/spec/requests/admin/export_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Chat::ChatController do
+  describe "#export_messages" do
+    fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+    fab!(:moderator) { Fabricate(:moderator) }
+    fab!(:admin) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+
+    it "enqueues the export job and logs into staff actions" do
+      sign_in(admin)
+
+      post "/chat/admin/export/messages"
+
+      expect(response.status).to eq(204)
+
+      expect(Jobs::ExportCsvFile.jobs.size).to eq(1)
+      job_data = Jobs::ExportCsvFile.jobs.first["args"].first
+      expect(job_data["entity"]).to eq("chat_message")
+      expect(job_data["user_id"]).to eq(admin.id)
+
+      staff_log_entry = UserHistory.last
+      expect(staff_log_entry.acting_user_id).to eq(admin.id)
+      expect(staff_log_entry.subject).to eq("chat_message")
+    end
+
+    it "regular users don't have access" do
+      sign_in(user)
+      post "/chat/admin/export/messages"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+    end
+
+    it "moderators don't have access" do
+      sign_in(moderator)
+      post "/chat/admin/export/messages"
+      expect(response.status).to eq(403)
+    end
+  end
+end