diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index e206bb038..036083042 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Although the chat was never enabled per default and was marked as experimental,
 
 ## Features
 * Add tags to tumblr posts [#8244](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8244)
+* Add blocks to the archive export [#8263](https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/pull/8263)
 
 # 0.7.15.0
 
diff --git a/app/models/block.rb b/app/models/block.rb
index 147361cac..48254071a 100644
--- a/app/models/block.rb
+++ b/app/models/block.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Block < ApplicationRecord
   belongs_to :person
   belongs_to :user
 
-  delegate :name, to: :person, prefix: true
+  delegate :name, :diaspora_handle, to: :person, prefix: true
 
   validates :person_id, uniqueness: {scope: :user_id}
 
diff --git a/app/serializers/export/user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/export/user_serializer.rb
index f1c4db5a3..dcf435b6b 100644
--- a/app/serializers/export/user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/export/user_serializer.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ module Export
                :show_community_spotlight_in_stream,
                :auto_follow_back,
                :auto_follow_back_aspect,
-               :strip_exif
+               :strip_exif,
+               :blocks
     has_one    :profile, serializer: FederationEntitySerializer
     has_many   :contact_groups, each_serializer: Export::AspectSerializer
     has_many   :contacts, each_serializer: Export::ContactSerializer
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ module Export
       }
     end
 
+    def blocks
+      object.blocks.map(&:person_diaspora_handle)
+    end
+
     %i[comments likes poll_participations].each {|collection|
       delegate collection, to: :person
     }
diff --git a/lib/schemas/archive-format.json b/lib/schemas/archive-format.json
index 0bb79017e..79105232d 100644
--- a/lib/schemas/archive-format.json
+++ b/lib/schemas/archive-format.json
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@
           ]
         },
         "strip_exif": { "type": "boolean" },
-
+        "blocks": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items" : {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
         "profile": {
           "$ref": "https://diaspora.github.io/diaspora_federation/schemas/federation_entities.json#/definitions/profile"
         },
diff --git a/spec/serializers/export/user_serializer_spec.rb b/spec/serializers/export/user_serializer_spec.rb
index 52fa11e43..9720b5459 100644
--- a/spec/serializers/export/user_serializer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/serializers/export/user_serializer_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ describe Export::UserSerializer do
       show_community_spotlight_in_stream: user.show_community_spotlight_in_stream,
       auto_follow_back:                   user.auto_follow_back,
       auto_follow_back_aspect:            user.auto_follow_back_aspect,
-      strip_exif:                         user.strip_exif
+      strip_exif:                         user.strip_exif,
+      blocks:                             user.blocks
     )
   end