diff --git a/mod/glossary/import.php b/mod/glossary/import.php
index f1bcbbd8040..85c4f1d620d 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/import.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/import.php
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ if ($xml = glossary_read_imported_file($result)) {
             throw new \moodle_exception('errorparsingxml', 'glossary');
         }
         $newentry->definition = trusttext_strip($definition);
+
+        if (isset($xmlentry['#']['DEFINITIONTRUST'][0]['#'])) {
+            $newentry->definitiontrust = !empty($xmlentry['#']['DEFINITIONTRUST'][0]['#']) && trusttext_trusted($context);
+        }
+
         if ( isset($xmlentry['#']['CASESENSITIVE'][0]['#']) ) {
             $newentry->casesensitive = $xmlentry['#']['CASESENSITIVE'][0]['#'];
         } else {
diff --git a/mod/glossary/lib.php b/mod/glossary/lib.php
index 5f275de2dd8..de95bb8a08a 100644
--- a/mod/glossary/lib.php
+++ b/mod/glossary/lib.php
@@ -2363,6 +2363,7 @@ function glossary_generate_export_file($glossary, $ignored = "", $hook = 0) {
                     $co .= glossary_full_tag("CONCEPT",4,false,trim($entry->concept));
                     $co .= glossary_full_tag("DEFINITION",4,false,$entry->definition);
                     $co .= glossary_full_tag("FORMAT",4,false,$entry->definitionformat); // note: use old name for BC reasons
+                    $co .= glossary_full_tag('DEFINITIONTRUST', 4, false, $entry->definitiontrust);
                     $co .= glossary_full_tag("USEDYNALINK",4,false,$entry->usedynalink);
                     $co .= glossary_full_tag("CASESENSITIVE",4,false,$entry->casesensitive);
                     $co .= glossary_full_tag("FULLMATCH",4,false,$entry->fullmatch);