diff --git a/docs/docs/cli.md b/docs/docs/cli.md
index 4675ce1023b..28e847ed06e 100644
--- a/docs/docs/cli.md
+++ b/docs/docs/cli.md
@@ -485,14 +485,10 @@ This command exports the lock file to other formats.
 poetry export -f requirements.txt --output requirements.txt
 ```
 
-!!!note
-
-    Only the `requirements.txt` format is currently supported.
-
 ### Options
 
 * `--format (-f)`: The format to export to (default: `requirements.txt`).
-  Currently, only `requirements.txt` is supported.
+  Currently, only `requirements.txt` and `setup.py` are supported.
 * `--output (-o)`: The name of the output file.  If omitted, print to standard
   output.
 * `--dev`: Include development dependencies.
diff --git a/poetry/utils/exporter.py b/poetry/utils/exporter.py
index c15d4508150..636df82e5f2 100644
--- a/poetry/utils/exporter.py
+++ b/poetry/utils/exporter.py
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ class Exporter(object):
     """
 
     FORMAT_REQUIREMENTS_TXT = "requirements.txt"
+    FORMAT_SETUP_PY = "setup.py"
     #: The names of the supported export formats.
-    ACCEPTED_FORMATS = (FORMAT_REQUIREMENTS_TXT,)
+    ACCEPTED_FORMATS = (FORMAT_REQUIREMENTS_TXT, FORMAT_SETUP_PY)
     ALLOWED_HASH_ALGORITHMS = ("sha256", "sha384", "sha512")
 
     def __init__(self, poetry: Poetry) -> None:
@@ -46,6 +47,19 @@ def export(
             with_credentials=with_credentials,
         )
 
+    def _export_setup_py(
+        self,
+        cwd: Path,
+        output: Union[IO, str],
+        **_  # Cannot use any of the extra kwargs with the SdistBuilder
+    ) -> None:
+        from poetry.core.masonry.builders.sdist import SdistBuilder
+
+        builder = SdistBuilder(self._poetry)
+        content = builder.build_setup()
+
+        self._output(content, cwd, output)
+
     def _export_requirements_txt(
         self,
         cwd: Path,