diff --git a/mod/feedback/classes/completion.php b/mod/feedback/classes/completion.php
index 0aa5c1754d2..48d6a56291a 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/classes/completion.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/classes/completion.php
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ class mod_feedback_completion extends mod_feedback_structure {
         global $SESSION, $DB, $USER;
 
         $feedbackcompleted = $this->find_last_completed();
+        // If no record is found, change false to null for safe use in feedback_save_tmp_values.
+        $feedbackcompleted = !$feedbackcompleted ? null : $feedbackcompleted;
         $feedbackcompletedtmp = $this->get_current_completed_tmp();
 
         if (feedback_check_is_switchrole()) {
diff --git a/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php b/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php
index cdc09d3b89f..fd856c40310 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/item/textarea/lib.php
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
      * @param stdClass $item the db-object from feedback_item
      * @param int $groupid
      * @param int $courseid
+     * @param bool $excel Indicate if being used for Excel
      * @return stdClass
      */
-    protected function get_analysed($item, $groupid = false, $courseid = false) {
+    protected function get_analysed($item, $groupid = false, $courseid = false, bool $excel = false) {
         global $DB;
 
         $analysed_val = new stdClass();
@@ -115,7 +116,8 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
         if ($values) {
             $data = array();
             foreach ($values as $value) {
-                $data[] = str_replace("\n", '<br />', $value->value);
+                // Convert line breaks except for Excel.
+                $data[] = $excel ? $value->value : str_replace("\n", '<br />', $value->value);
             }
             $analysed_val->data = $data;
         }
@@ -158,11 +160,11 @@ class feedback_item_textarea extends feedback_item_base {
                              $xls_formats, $item,
                              $groupid, $courseid = false) {
 
-        $analysed_item = $this->get_analysed($item, $groupid, $courseid);
+        $analyseditem = $this->get_analysed($item, $groupid, $courseid, true);
 
         $worksheet->write_string($row_offset, 0, $item->label, $xls_formats->head2);
         $worksheet->write_string($row_offset, 1, $item->name, $xls_formats->head2);
-        $data = $analysed_item->data;
+        $data = $analyseditem->data;
         if (is_array($data)) {
             if (isset($data[0])) {
                 $worksheet->write_string($row_offset, 2, htmlspecialchars_decode($data[0], ENT_QUOTES), $xls_formats->value_bold);
diff --git a/mod/feedback/lib.php b/mod/feedback/lib.php
index 86b9065c969..67c665287eb 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/lib.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/lib.php
@@ -1878,10 +1878,10 @@ function feedback_set_tmp_values($feedbackcompleted) {
  *
  * @global object
  * @param object $feedbackcompletedtmp the temporary completed
- * @param object $feedbackcompleted the target completed
+ * @param stdClass|null $feedbackcompleted the target completed
  * @return int the id of the completed
  */
-function feedback_save_tmp_values($feedbackcompletedtmp, $feedbackcompleted) {
+function feedback_save_tmp_values($feedbackcompletedtmp, ?stdClass $feedbackcompleted = null) {
     global $DB;
 
     $tmpcplid = $feedbackcompletedtmp->id;
diff --git a/mod/feedback/tests/event/events_test.php b/mod/feedback/tests/event/events_test.php
index afcc627d410..6123a9099dd 100644
--- a/mod/feedback/tests/event/events_test.php
+++ b/mod/feedback/tests/event/events_test.php
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class events_test extends \advanced_testcase {
 
         // Save the feedback.
         $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
-        $id = feedback_save_tmp_values($completed, false);
+        $id = feedback_save_tmp_values($completed);
         $events = $sink->get_events();
         $event = array_pop($events); // Response submitted feedback event.
         $sink->close();
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ class events_test extends \advanced_testcase {
 
         // Save the feedback.
         $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
-        feedback_save_tmp_values($completed, false);
+        feedback_save_tmp_values($completed);
         $events = $sink->get_events();
         $event = array_pop($events); // Response submitted feedback event.
         $sink->close();
diff --git a/mod/feedback/tests/item_test.php b/mod/feedback/tests/item_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8541f5a71c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/feedback/tests/item_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+namespace mod_feedback;
+
+use advanced_testcase;
+use ReflectionClass;
+
+/**
+ * This file contains unit tests for the mod_feedback items.
+ *
+ * @package    mod_feedback
+ * @copyright  2020 Mikhail Golenkov <mikhailgolenkov@catalyst-au.net>
+ * @author     2023 David Woloszyn <david.woloszyn@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class item_test extends advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Test that get_analysed() for textarea item returns correctly formatted data for exporting to Excel.
+     *
+     * @covers ::get_analysed
+     */
+    public function test_get_analysed_textarea_for_excel_export(): void {
+        global $DB;
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+
+        // Create a course, a feedback activity and an item.
+        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $feedback = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('feedback', ['course' => $course]);
+        $feedbackgenerator = $this->getDataGenerator()->get_plugin_generator('mod_feedback');
+        $item = $feedbackgenerator->create_item_textfield($feedback);
+
+        // Expected text.
+        $valuetext = "First line\nSecond line";
+
+        // Create a temporary response.
+        $completedid = $DB->insert_record('feedback_completedtmp', (object)['feedback' => $feedback->id]);
+        $completed = $DB->get_record('feedback_completedtmp', ['id' => $completedid], '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        $value = (object)['course_id' => $course->id, 'item' => $item->id, 'completed' => $completedid, 'value' => $valuetext];
+        $DB->insert_record('feedback_valuetmp', $value);
+        feedback_save_tmp_values($completed);
+
+        // Set get_analysed() method accessibility.
+        $itemclass = feedback_get_item_class('textarea');
+        $reflection = new ReflectionClass($itemclass);
+        $method = $reflection->getMethod('get_analysed');
+        $method->setAccessible(true);
+
+        // Call the method and indicate it is being used for Excel.
+        $actual = $method->invoke(new $itemclass(), $item, false, $course->id, true);
+
+        // Check returned data maintains the line break.
+        $this->assertCount(1, $actual->data);
+        $datum = reset($actual->data);
+        $this->assertEquals($valuetext, $datum);
+    }
+}