diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.js
index 77f0702497..8a0b60ca94 100644
--- a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.js
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.js
@@ -41,16 +41,14 @@ define([
         this.exportService = exportService;
     }
 
-    ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.prototype.run = function (progress) {
-        var name = this.domainObject.getModel().name,
-            exportService = this.exportService;
+    ExportTimelineAsCSVTask.prototype.run = function () {
+        var exportService = this.exportService;
 
         function doExport(objects) {
             var exporter = new TimelineCSVExporter(objects);
-            return exportService.exportCSV(
-                exporter.rows(),
-                exporter.options()
-            );
+            return exporter.rows().then(function (rows) {
+                return exportService.exportCSV(rows, exporter.options());
+            });
         }
 
         return new TimelineTraverser(this.domainObject)
diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineCSVExporter.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineCSVExporter.js
index ed7bf2b953..4ef27b3bc3 100644
--- a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineCSVExporter.js
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimelineCSVExporter.js
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@
 define([
     "./ModeColumn",
     "./CompositionColumn",
-    "./MetadataColumn"
-], function (ModeColumn, CompositionColumn, MetadataColumn) {
+    "./MetadataColumn",
+    "./TimespanColumn"
+], function (ModeColumn, CompositionColumn, MetadataColumn, TimespanColumn) {
     'use strict';
 
     function TimelineCSVExporter(domainObjects) {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ define([
             maxRelationships = 0,
             columnNames = {},
             columns = [],
+            foundTimespan = false,
             i;
 
         function addMetadataProperty(property) {
@@ -56,9 +58,17 @@ define([
             maxComposition = Math.max(maxComposition, compositionLength);
             maxRelationships = Math.max(maxRelationships, relationshipLength);
 
+            foundTimespan =
+                foundTimespan || domainObject.hasCapability('timespan');
+
             metadataProperties.forEach(addMetadataProperty);
         });
 
+        if (foundTimespan) {
+            columns.push(new TimespanColumn(true));
+            columns.push(new TimespanColumn(false));
+        }
+
         for (i = 0; i < maxComposition; i += 1) {
             columns.push(new CompositionColumn(i));
         }
@@ -75,14 +85,12 @@ define([
         var columns = this.columns;
 
         function toRow(domainObject) {
-            var row = {};
-            columns.forEach(function (column) {
-                row[column.name()] = column.value(domainObject);
-            });
-            return row;
+            return Promise.all(columns.map(function (column) {
+                return column.value(domainObject);
+            }));
         }
 
-        return this.domainObjects.map(toRow);
+        return Promise.all(this.domainObjects.map(toRow));
     };
 
     TimelineCSVExporter.prototype.options = function () {
diff --git a/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimespanColumn.js b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimespanColumn.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6cb118591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platform/features/timeline/src/actions/TimespanColumn.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*****************************************************************************
+ * Open MCT Web, Copyright (c) 2009-2015, United States Government
+ * as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
+ * Administration. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ *
+ * Open MCT Web includes source code licensed under additional open source
+ * licenses. See the Open Source Licenses file (LICENSES.md) included with
+ * this source code distribution or the Licensing information page available
+ * at runtime from the About dialog for additional information.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*global define*/
+
+define([], function () {
+    "use strict";
+
+    function TimespanColumn(isStart) {
+        this.isStart = isStart;
+    }
+
+    TimespanColumn.prototype.name = function () {
+        return this.isStart ? "Start" : "End";
+    };
+
+    TimespanColumn.prototype.value = function (domainObject) {
+        var isStart = this.isStart;
+        return domainObject.hasCapability('timespan') ?
+            domainObject.useCapability('timespan').then(function (timespan) {
+                return isStart ? timespan.getStart() : timespan.getEnd();
+            }) : "";
+    };
+
+    return TimespanColumn;
+});