diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 5c2756ea610a6..32ea7f12473a1 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@
 - Added `ZZZ` and `ZZZZ` patterns to `times.nim` `DateTime` parsing, to match time
   zone offsets without colons, e.g. `UTC+7 -> +0700`.
 
+- Added `jscore.debugger` to [call any available debugging functionality, such as breakpoint](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/debugger).
+
+- Added `jscore.jsExport` to [generate JavaScript `export` statements, including aliased exports and default export](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/export).
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/js/jscore.nim b/lib/js/jscore.nim
index 693e5079918f9..5f753fa2c358c 100644
--- a/lib/js/jscore.nim
+++ b/lib/js/jscore.nim
@@ -110,3 +110,23 @@ proc parse*(l: JsonLib, s: cstring): JsRoot {.importcpp.}
 since (1, 5):
   func debugger*() {.importjs: "debugger@".}
     ## https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/debugger
+
+  template jsExport*(symbol: typed{sym}; name = "") =
+    ## https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/export
+    ##
+    ## .. Note:: Using `name = "default"` is `special in JavaScript <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Statements/export#using_the_default_export>`_.
+    ##           jsExport `can be used in browsers <https://caniuse.com/mdn-javascript_statements_export>`_
+    ##
+    ## .. Warning:: jsExport must be called at top level only. jsExport can not be called from a template.
+    var _ {.codegenDecl: "const $2", exportc: astToStr(symbol).} = symbol
+    {.emit: ["export { ", astToStr(symbol), (if name.len > 0: " as " & name else: ""), " };"] .}
+
+  # pending bug #16993, move inside template
+  # pending https://github.com/timotheecour/Nim/issues/645, use simpler @ syntax
+  runnableExamples(r"-r:off"): # needs mjs extension for `export`
+    proc example = echo "This is exported as 'default' in JavaScript"
+    let example2 = "This is exported as 'another' in JavaScript"
+    const example3 = "This is exported as 'example3' in JavaScript"
+    jsExport(example, name = "default")  ## Alias for `export { symbol as default };`
+    jsExport(example2, name = "another") ## Alias for `export { symbol as another };`
+    jsExport(example3)                   ## Alias for `export { symbol };`