diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index bdb51392b..ece5406bb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ $HeadURL: https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/trunk/phpMyA
   displayed, thanks to Maik Wiege - mswiege
 - bug #2037381 [export] Export type "replace" does not work 
 - bug #2037375 [export] DROP PROCEDURE needs IF EXISTS 
+- bug #2045512 [export] Numbers in Excel export
 
 2.11.8.0 (2008-07-28)
 - patch #1987593 [interface] Table list pagination in navi, 
diff --git a/libraries/export/htmlexcel.php b/libraries/export/htmlexcel.php
index 5edc684b4..47ddc36b8 100644
--- a/libraries/export/htmlexcel.php
+++ b/libraries/export/htmlexcel.php
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ function PMA_exportData($db, $table, $crlf, $error_url, $sql_query) {
         }
     } // end if
 
+    $fields_meta = PMA_DBI_get_fields_meta($result);
+
     // Format the data
     while ($row = PMA_DBI_fetch_row($result)) {
         $schema_insert = '<tr>';
@@ -173,7 +175,11 @@ function PMA_exportData($db, $table, $crlf, $error_url, $sql_query) {
             } else {
                 $value = '';
             }
-            $schema_insert .= '<td class=xl2216681 nowrap>' . htmlspecialchars($value) . '</td>';
+            $schema_insert .= '<td class=xl2216681 nowrap';
+            if ('1' == $fields_meta[$j]->numeric) {
+                $schema_insert .= ' x:num ';
+            }
+            $schema_insert .= '>' . htmlspecialchars($value) . '</td>';
         } // end for
         $schema_insert .= '</tr>';
         if (!PMA_exportOutputHandler($schema_insert)) {