diff --git a/data/pref.xml b/data/pref.xml
index c151c5b36..32d9344e8 100644
--- a/data/pref.xml
+++ b/data/pref.xml
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
       <option id="best_fit" type="bool" default="false" />
       <option id="texture_filename" type="std::string" />
       <option id="data_filename" type="std::string" />
+      <option id="data_format" type="DocumentExporter::DataFormat" default="DocumentExporter::DefaultDataFormat" />
       <option id="border_padding" type="int" default="0" />
       <option id="shape_padding" type="int" default="0" />
       <option id="inner_padding" type="int" default="0" />
diff --git a/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml b/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
index 1b9a4271d..2878af937 100644
--- a/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
+++ b/data/widgets/export_sprite_sheet.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 
     <hbox />
     <hbox id="data_meta" cell_hspan="3">
+      <combobox id="data_format">
+        <listitem text="Hash" value="0" />
+        <listitem text="Array" value="1" />
+      </combobox>
       <label text="Meta:" />
       <check id="list_layers" text="Layers" />
       <check id="list_tags" text="Frame Tags" />
diff --git a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
index 26324c91f..b293ee818 100644
--- a/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
+++ b/src/app/commands/cmd_export_sprite_sheet.cpp
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ public:
 
     m_dataFilename = m_docPref.spriteSheet.dataFilename();
     dataEnabled()->setSelected(!m_dataFilename.empty());
+    dataFormat()->setSelectedItemIndex(int(m_docPref.spriteSheet.dataFormat()));
     listLayers()->setSelected(m_docPref.spriteSheet.listLayers());
     listTags()->setSelected(m_docPref.spriteSheet.listFrameTags());
     updateDataFields();
@@ -449,6 +450,13 @@ public:
       return std::string();
   }
 
+  DocumentExporter::DataFormat dataFormatValue() const {
+    if (dataEnabled()->isSelected())
+      return DocumentExporter::DataFormat(dataFormat()->getSelectedItemIndex());
+    else
+      return DocumentExporter::DefaultDataFormat;
+  }
+
   int borderPaddingValue() const {
     if (paddingEnabled()->isSelected()) {
       int value = borderPadding()->textInt();
@@ -758,6 +766,7 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
     docPref.spriteSheet.bestFit(window.bestFitValue());
     docPref.spriteSheet.textureFilename(window.filenameValue());
     docPref.spriteSheet.dataFilename(window.dataFilenameValue());
+    docPref.spriteSheet.dataFormat(window.dataFormatValue());
     docPref.spriteSheet.borderPadding(window.borderPaddingValue());
     docPref.spriteSheet.shapePadding(window.shapePaddingValue());
     docPref.spriteSheet.innerPadding(window.innerPaddingValue());
@@ -787,6 +796,7 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
   bool bestFit = docPref.spriteSheet.bestFit();
   std::string filename = docPref.spriteSheet.textureFilename();
   std::string dataFilename = docPref.spriteSheet.dataFilename();
+  DocumentExporter::DataFormat dataFormat = docPref.spriteSheet.dataFormat();
   std::string layerName = docPref.spriteSheet.layer();
   std::string frameTagName = docPref.spriteSheet.frameTag();
   int borderPadding = docPref.spriteSheet.borderPadding();
@@ -877,8 +887,10 @@ void ExportSpriteSheetCommand::onExecute(Context* context)
   DocumentExporter exporter;
   if (!filename.empty())
     exporter.setTextureFilename(filename);
-  if (!dataFilename.empty())
+  if (!dataFilename.empty()) {
     exporter.setDataFilename(dataFilename);
+    exporter.setDataFormat(dataFormat);
+  }
   exporter.setTextureWidth(sheet_w);
   exporter.setTextureHeight(sheet_h);
   exporter.setSpriteSheetType(type);
diff --git a/src/app/pref/preferences.h b/src/app/pref/preferences.h
index 692b69c6c..0fd2c8b9d 100644
--- a/src/app/pref/preferences.h
+++ b/src/app/pref/preferences.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "app/color.h"
+#include "app/document_exporter.h"
 #include "app/pref/option.h"
 #include "app/sprite_sheet_type.h"
 #include "app/tools/freehand_algorithm.h"