diff --git a/docs/entities.rst b/docs/entities.rst
index 6568aeb58d..3af529122a 100644
--- a/docs/entities.rst
+++ b/docs/entities.rst
@@ -235,6 +235,31 @@ Body:
          ]
       }
 
+Download EntityList
+-------------------
+.. raw:: html
+
+	   <pre class="prettyprint"><b>GET</b> api/v2/entity-lists/&lt;entity_list_id&gt;/download</pre>
+
+or 
+
+.. raw:: html
+
+	   <pre class="prettyprint"><b>GET</b> api/v2/entity-lists/&lt;entity_list_id&gt;.csv</pre>
+
+
+This endpoints are used to download the dataset in CSV format.
+
+**Example**
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+      curl -X GET https://api.ona.io/api/v2/entity-lists/1/download \
+      -H "Authorization: Token ACCESS_TOKEN"
+
+**Response**
+
+Status: ``200 OK``
 
 Delete EntityList
 -----------------
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_entity_list_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_entity_list_viewset.py
index 87cf5da9d9..3e074f2088 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_entity_list_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/tests/viewsets/test_entity_list_viewset.py
@@ -505,6 +505,25 @@ def test_soft_deleted(self):
         response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
 
+    def test_render_csv(self):
+        """Render in CSV format"""
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        # Using `.csv` suffix
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk, format="csv")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.get("Content-Disposition"), "attachment; filename=trees.csv"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response["Content-Type"], "application/csv")
+        # Using `Accept` header
+        request = self.factory.get("/", HTTP_ACCEPT="text/csv", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.get("Content-Disposition"), "attachment; filename=trees.csv"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response["Content-Type"], "application/csv")
+
 
 class DeleteEntityListTestCase(TestAbstractViewSet):
     """Tests for deleting a single EntityList"""
@@ -1331,3 +1350,99 @@ def test_delete_via_kwarg_invalid(self):
         request = self.factory.delete("/", **self.extra)
         response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk, entity_pk=self.entity.pk)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 405)
+
+
+class DownloadEntityListTestCase(TestAbstractViewSet):
+    """Tests for `download` action"""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+
+        self.view = EntityListViewSet.as_view({"get": "download"})
+        self.project = get_user_default_project(self.user)
+        self.entity_list = EntityList.objects.create(name="trees", project=self.project)
+        OwnerRole.add(self.user, self.entity_list)
+
+    def test_download(self):
+        """EntityList dataset is downloaded"""
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response["Content-Disposition"], "attachment; filename=trees.csv"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response["Content-Type"], "application/csv")
+        # Using `.csv` suffix
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk, format="csv")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response["Content-Disposition"], "attachment; filename=trees.csv"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response["Content-Type"], "application/csv")
+        # Using `Accept` header
+        request = self.factory.get("/", HTTP_ACCEPT="text/csv", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            response.get("Content-Disposition"), "attachment; filename=trees.csv"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response["Content-Type"], "application/csv")
+        # Unsupported suffix
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk, format="json")
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+        # Unsupported accept header
+        request = self.factory.get("/", HTTP_ACCEPT="application/json", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
+    def test_anonymous_user(self):
+        """Anonymous user cannot download a private EntityList"""
+        # Anonymous user cannot view private EntityList
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+        # Anonymous user can view public EntityList
+        self.project.shared = True
+        self.project.save()
+        request = self.factory.get("/")
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+    def test_invalid_entity_list(self):
+        """Invalid EntityList is handled"""
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=sys.maxsize)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
+    def test_object_permissions(self):
+        """User must have object view level permissions"""
+        alice_data = {
+            "username": "alice",
+            "email": "aclie@example.com",
+            "password1": "password12345",
+            "password2": "password12345",
+            "first_name": "Alice",
+            "last_name": "Hughes",
+        }
+        alice_profile = self._create_user_profile(alice_data)
+        extra = {"HTTP_AUTHORIZATION": f"Token {alice_profile.user.auth_token}"}
+
+        for role in ROLES:
+            ShareProject(self.project, "alice", role).save()
+            request = self.factory.get("/", **extra)
+            response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+
+            if role in ["owner", "manager"]:
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
+
+    def test_soft_deleted(self):
+        """Soft deleted dataset cannot be retrieved"""
+        self.entity_list.soft_delete()
+        request = self.factory.get("/", **self.extra)
+        response = self.view(request, pk=self.entity_list.pk)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
diff --git a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/entity_list_viewset.py b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/entity_list_viewset.py
index 2fb4e46f5c..c5343f6d94 100644
--- a/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/entity_list_viewset.py
+++ b/onadata/apps/api/viewsets/entity_list_viewset.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.decorators import action
+from rest_framework.exceptions import NotFound
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from rest_framework.viewsets import GenericViewSet
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
     ListModelMixin,
 )
 
+
 from onadata.apps.api.permissions import DjangoObjectPermissionsIgnoreModelPerm
 from onadata.apps.api.tools import get_baseviewset_class
 from onadata.apps.logger.models import Entity, EntityList
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
     StandardPageNumberPagination,
 )
 from onadata.libs.permissions import CAN_ADD_PROJECT_ENTITYLIST
+from onadata.libs.renderers import renderers
 from onadata.libs.serializers.entity_serializer import (
     EntityArraySerializer,
     EntitySerializer,
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@
     EntityListDetailSerializer,
     EntityDeleteSerializer,
 )
+from onadata.libs.utils.api_export_tools import get_entity_list_export_response
 
 
 BaseViewset = get_baseviewset_class()
@@ -172,3 +176,30 @@ def get_queryset_entities(self, request, entity_list):
         queryset = queryset.order_by("id")
 
         return queryset
+
+    @action(
+        methods=["GET"],
+        detail=True,
+        renderer_classes=[renderers.CSVRenderer],
+    )
+    def download(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Provides `download` action for dataset"""
+        accept_header = request.headers.get("Accept", "")
+
+        if (
+            kwargs.get("format") is not None or accept_header
+        ) and not request.accepted_renderer.format == "csv":
+            raise NotFound(code=status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND)
+
+        entity_list = self.get_object()
+
+        return get_entity_list_export_response(request, entity_list, entity_list.name)
+
+    def retrieve(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Override `retrieve` method"""
+        instance = self.get_object()
+
+        if kwargs.get("format") == "csv" or request.accepted_renderer.format == "csv":
+            return get_entity_list_export_response(request, instance, instance.name)
+
+        return super().retrieve(request, format, *args, **kwargs)