diff --git a/redcap/project.py b/redcap/project.py
index 96d460f..9f96db6 100755
--- a/redcap/project.py
+++ b/redcap/project.py
@@ -192,6 +192,46 @@ def export_fem(self, arms=None, format='json', df_kwargs=None):
 
             return self.read_csv(StringIO(response), **df_kwargs)
 
+    def export_field_names(self, field=None, format='json', df_kwargs=None):
+        """
+        Export the project's export field names
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        fields : str
+            Limit exported field name to this field (only single field supported).
+            When not provided, all fields returned.
+        format : (``'json'``), ``'csv'``, ``'xml'``, ``'df'``
+            Return the metadata in native objects, csv or xml.
+            ``'df'`` will return a ``pandas.DataFrame``.
+        df_kwargs : dict
+            Passed to ``pandas.read_csv`` to control construction of
+            returned DataFrame.
+            by default ``{'index_col': 'original_field_name'}``
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        metadata : list, str, ``pandas.DataFrame``
+            metadata structure for the project.
+        """
+        ret_format = format
+        if format == 'df':
+            ret_format = 'csv'
+
+        pl = self.__basepl('exportFieldNames', format=ret_format)
+
+        if field:
+            pl['field'] = field
+
+        response, _ = self._call_api(pl, 'exp_field_names')
+
+        if format in ('json', 'csv', 'xml'):
+            return response
+        elif format == 'df':
+            if not df_kwargs:
+                df_kwargs = {'index_col': 'original_field_name'}
+            return self.read_csv(StringIO(response), **df_kwargs)
+
     def export_metadata(self, fields=None, forms=None, format='json',
             df_kwargs=None):
         """
diff --git a/redcap/request.py b/redcap/request.py
index bf6cce4..f5e9714 100644
--- a/redcap/request.py
+++ b/redcap/request.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ def validate(self):
         valid_data = {
             'exp_record': (['type', 'format'], 'record',
                 'Exporting record but content is not record'),
+            'exp_field_names': (['format'], 'exportFieldNames',
+                'Exporting field names, but content is not exportFieldNames'),
             'del_record': (['format'], 'record',
                 'Deleting record but content is not record'),
             'imp_record': (['type', 'overwriteBehavior', 'data', 'format'],