diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b4306c650..05834b0ed 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ $HeadURL$
 2.10.3.0 (not yet released)
 
 - bug #1734285 Copy database with VIEWs
+- bug #1722502 DROP TABLE in export VIEW
 
 2.10.2.0 (not yet released)
 
diff --git a/libraries/config.default.php b/libraries/config.default.php
index cb9ba6af2..70d14ebd9 100644
--- a/libraries/config.default.php
+++ b/libraries/config.default.php
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ $cfg['Export']['sql_disable_fk']            = FALSE;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_use_transaction']       = FALSE;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_drop_database']         = FALSE;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_drop_table']            = FALSE;
-$cfg['Export']['sql_if_not_exists']         = FALSE;
+$cfg['Export']['sql_if_not_exists']         = TRUE;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_procedure_function']    = FALSE;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_auto_increment']        = TRUE;
 $cfg['Export']['sql_backquotes']            = TRUE;
diff --git a/libraries/export/sql.php b/libraries/export/sql.php
index 557bc60a4..ce29aba60 100644
--- a/libraries/export/sql.php
+++ b/libraries/export/sql.php
@@ -366,7 +366,11 @@ function PMA_exportDBFooter($db)
  * @access  public
  */
 function PMA_getTableDefStandIn($db, $view, $crlf) {
-    $create_query = 'CREATE TABLE ' . PMA_backquote($view) . ' (' . $crlf;
+    $create_query = 'CREATE TABLE ';
+    if (isset($GLOBALS['sql_if_not_exists']) && $GLOBALS['sql_if_not_exists']) {
+        $create_query .= 'IF NOT EXISTS ';
+        }
+    $create_query .= PMA_backquote($view) . ' (' . $crlf;
     $tmp = array();
     $columns = PMA_DBI_get_columns_full($db, $view);
     foreach($columns as $column_name => $definition) {