diff --git a/frappe/desk/query_report.py b/frappe/desk/query_report.py
index 2c90a215dc..5d2269e1ea 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/query_report.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/query_report.py
@@ -129,21 +129,17 @@ def export_query():
 		file_format_type = data["file_format_type"]
 
 	if file_format_type == "Excel":
+
 		data = run(report_name, filters)
 		data = frappe._dict(data)
 
-		# convert to xlsx
-		import openpyxl
-		from cStringIO import StringIO
-
-		wb = openpyxl.Workbook()
-		ws = wb.active
-		ws.append(data.columns)
-		for row in data.result:
-			ws.append(row)
+		columns = get_columns_dict(data.columns)
+		content = []
+		for col in columns.values():
+			content.append(col["label"])
 
-		xlsx_file = StringIO()
-		wb.save(xlsx_file)
+		from frappe.utils.xlsxutils import make_xlsx
+		xlsx_file = make_xlsx([content] + data.result, "Query Report")
 
 		frappe.response['filename'] = report_name + '.xlsx'
 		frappe.response['filecontent'] = xlsx_file.getvalue()
@@ -338,6 +334,7 @@ def get_columns_dict(columns):
 				else:
 					col_dict["fieldtype"] = col[1]
 
+			col_dict["label"] = col[0]
 			col_dict["fieldname"] = frappe.scrub(col[0])
 
 		# dict
diff --git a/frappe/desk/reportview.py b/frappe/desk/reportview.py
index b0473cd378..9225b8ed92 100644
--- a/frappe/desk/reportview.py
+++ b/frappe/desk/reportview.py
@@ -112,13 +112,11 @@ def export_query():
 	for i, row in enumerate(ret):
 		data.append([i+1] + list(row))
 
-
-	from cStringIO import StringIO
-
 	if file_format_type == "CSV":
 
 		# convert to csv
 		import csv
+		from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 		f = StringIO()
 		writer = csv.writer(f)
@@ -133,16 +131,8 @@ def export_query():
 
 	elif file_format_type == "Excel":
 
-		# convert to xlsx
-		import openpyxl
-
-		wb = openpyxl.Workbook()
-		ws = wb.active
-		for row in data:
-			ws.append(row)
-
-		xlsx_file = StringIO()
-		wb.save(xlsx_file)
+		from frappe.utils.xlsxutils import make_xlsx
+		xlsx_file = make_xlsx(data, doctype)
 
 		frappe.response['filename'] = doctype + '.xlsx'
 		frappe.response['filecontent'] = xlsx_file.getvalue()
diff --git a/frappe/utils/xlsxutils.py b/frappe/utils/xlsxutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d6e2e797b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frappe/utils/xlsxutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2015, Frappe Technologies Pvt. Ltd. and Contributors
+# MIT License. See license.txt
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+import frappe
+from frappe.utils import encode, cstr, cint, flt, comma_or
+
+import openpyxl
+from cStringIO import StringIO
+from openpyxl.styles import Font
+
+# return xlsx file object
+def make_xlsx(data, sheet_name):
+
+	wb = openpyxl.Workbook(write_only=True)
+	ws = wb.create_sheet(sheet_name, 0)
+
+	row1 = ws.row_dimensions[1]
+	row1.font = Font(name='Calibri',bold=True)
+
+	for row in data:
+		ws.append(row)
+
+	xlsx_file = StringIO()
+	wb.save(xlsx_file)
+	return xlsx_file
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