diff --git a/netbox/extras/views.py b/netbox/extras/views.py
index ca4596fe8..6939c19bf 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/views.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/views.py
@@ -1479,6 +1479,16 @@ class ScriptResultView(TableMixin, generic.ObjectView):
         if job.completed:
             table = self.get_table(job, request, bulk_actions=False)
 
+        if job.completed:
+            # If a direct export output has been requested, return the job data content as a
+            # downloadable file.
+            if request.GET.get('export') == 'output':
+                content = (job.data.get("output") or "").encode()
+                response = HttpResponse(content, content_type='text')
+                filename = f"{job.object.name or 'script-output'}_{job.completed.strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M-%S')}.txt"
+                response['Content-Disposition'] = f'attachment; filename="{filename}"'
+                return response
+
         log_threshold = request.GET.get('log_threshold', LogLevelChoices.LOG_INFO)
         if log_threshold not in LOG_LEVEL_RANK:
             log_threshold = LogLevelChoices.LOG_INFO