diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8237ecc81..b1342af44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ also use the Node API (below).
 | `--namespace [name]`  | `-n`  | `OpenAPI2` | How should the output be namespaced? (namespacing is enforced as there’s a high chance of collision) |
 | `--swagger [version]` | `-s`  |    `2`     | Which Swagger version to use. Currently only supports `2`.                                           |
 | `--camelcase`         | `-c`  |  `false`   | Convert `snake_case` properties to `camelCase`?                                                      |
+| `--export`            | `-e`  |  `false`   | Exports the namespace                                                                                |
 
 ### Node
 
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ in handy.
 | `namespace` | `string`  | `OpenAPI2` | How should the output be namespaced? (namespacing is enforced as there’s a high chance of collision) |
 | `swagger`   | `number`  |    `2`     | Which Swagger version to use. Currently only supports `2`.                                           |
 | `camelcase` | `boolean` |  `false`   | Convert `snake_case` properties to `camelCase`                                                       |
+| `export`    | `boolean` |  `false`   | Exports the namespace                                                                                |
 
 [glob]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/glob
 [js-yaml]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/js-yaml
diff --git a/bin/cli.js b/bin/cli.js
index 21ab874f1..c7b09135c 100644
--- a/bin/cli.js
+++ b/bin/cli.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Options
   --output, -o      specify output file
   --camelcase, -c   convert snake_case properties to camelCase (default: off)
   --swagger, -s     specify Swagger version (default: 2)
+  --export, -e      exports the namespace (default: false)
 `,
   {
     flags: {
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ Options
         type: 'number',
         alias: 's',
       },
+      export: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+        default: false,
+        alias: 'e',
+      },
     },
   }
 );
diff --git a/src/swagger-2.ts b/src/swagger-2.ts
index f52e2e571..2cc6dd4d9 100644
--- a/src/swagger-2.ts
+++ b/src/swagger-2.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface Swagger2 {
 export interface Swagger2Options {
   camelcase?: boolean;
   namespace?: string;
+  export?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Primitives only!
@@ -43,9 +44,12 @@ function camelCase(name: string): string {
 function parse(spec: Swagger2, options: Swagger2Options = {}): string {
   const namespace = options.namespace || 'OpenAPI2';
   const shouldCamelCase = options.camelcase || false;
+  const shouldExport = options.export || false;
 
   const queue: [string, Swagger2Definition][] = [];
-  const output: string[] = [`namespace ${namespace} {`];
+
+  const output: string[] = shouldExport ? ['export '] : [];
+  output.push(`namespace ${namespace} {`);
 
   const { definitions } = spec;