diff --git a/src/DataFixtures/TimesheetFixtures.php b/src/DataFixtures/TimesheetFixtures.php
index 627bee7f..215cdd68 100644
--- a/src/DataFixtures/TimesheetFixtures.php
+++ b/src/DataFixtures/TimesheetFixtures.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TimesheetFixtures extends Fixture implements DependentFixtureInterface
     public const MIN_MINUTES_PER_ENTRY = 15;
     public const MAX_MINUTES_PER_ENTRY = 840; // 14h
     public const MAX_TAG_PER_ENTRY = 3;
-    public const MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 50;
+    public const MAX_DESCRIPTION_LENGTH = 500;
 
     public const BATCH_SIZE = 100;
 
diff --git a/src/Export/Base/AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer.php b/src/Export/Base/AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer.php
index d9716e90..b2b2ed55 100644
--- a/src/Export/Base/AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer.php
+++ b/src/Export/Base/AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer.php
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ abstract class AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer
         'customer' => [],
         'project' => [],
         'activity' => [],
-        'description' => [],
+        'description' => [
+            'maxWidth' => 50,
+            'wrapText' => false,
+        ],
         'exported' => [],
         'tags' => [],
         'hourlyRate' => [],
@@ -264,8 +267,31 @@ abstract class AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer
         }
 
         if (isset($columns['description']) && !isset($columns['description']['render'])) {
-            $columns['description']['render'] = function (Worksheet $sheet, int $row, int $column, ExportItemInterface $entity) {
-                $sheet->setCellValueByColumnAndRow($column, $row, $entity->getDescription());
+            $maxWidth = array_key_exists('maxWidth', $columns['description']) ? intval($columns['description']['maxWidth']) : null;
+            $wrapText = array_key_exists('wrapText', $columns['description']) ? (bool) $columns['description']['wrapText'] : false;
+
+            // This column has a column-only formatter to set the maximum width of a column.
+            // It needs to be executed once, so we use this as a flag on when to skip it.
+            $isColumnFormatted = false;
+
+            $columns['description']['render'] = function (Worksheet $sheet, int $row, int $column, ExportItemInterface $entity) use (&$isColumnFormatted, $maxWidth, $wrapText) {
+                $cell = $sheet->getCellByColumnAndRow($column, $row);
+
+                $cell->setValue($entity->getDescription());
+
+                // Apply wrap text if configured
+                if ($wrapText) {
+                    $cell->getStyle()->getAlignment()->setWrapText(true);
+                }
+
+                // Apply max width, only needs to be once per column
+                if (!$isColumnFormatted) {
+                    if (null !== $maxWidth) {
+                        $sheet->getColumnDimensionByColumn($column)
+                            ->setWidth($maxWidth);
+                    }
+                    $isColumnFormatted = true;
+                }
             };
         }
 
@@ -464,6 +490,12 @@ abstract class AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer
         $spreadsheet = new Spreadsheet();
         $sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();
 
+        // Set default row height to automatic, so we can specify wrap text columns later on
+        // without bloating the output file as we would need to store stylesheet info for every cell.
+        // LibreOffice is still not considering this flag, @see https://github.com/PHPOffice/PHPExcel/issues/588
+        // with no solution implemented so nothing we can do about it there.
+        $sheet->getDefaultRowDimension()->setRowHeight(-1);
+
         $recordsHeaderColumn = 1;
         $recordsHeaderRow = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/Export/Base/XlsxRenderer.php b/src/Export/Base/XlsxRenderer.php
index c06db1cb..18aa33f5 100644
--- a/src/Export/Base/XlsxRenderer.php
+++ b/src/Export/Base/XlsxRenderer.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace App\Export\Base;
 
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\IOFactory;
 use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Spreadsheet;
+use PhpOffice\PhpSpreadsheet\Style\Alignment;
 
 class XlsxRenderer extends AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer
 {
@@ -39,6 +40,36 @@ class XlsxRenderer extends AbstractSpreadsheetRenderer
             throw new \Exception('Could not open temporary file');
         }
 
+        // Store expensive calculations for later
+        $sheet = $spreadsheet->getActiveSheet();
+        $highestRow = $sheet->getHighestRow();
+        $highestColumn = $sheet->getHighestColumn();
+
+        // Enable auto filter for header row
+        $sheet->setAutoFilter('A1:' . $highestColumn . '1');
+
+        // Freeze first row and date & time columns for easier navigation
+        $sheet->freezePane('D2');
+
+        foreach (range('A', $highestColumn) as $column) {
+            // We default to a reasonable auto-width decided by the client,
+            // sadly ->getDefaultColumnDimension() is not supported so it needs
+            // to be specific about what column should be auto sized.
+            $col = $sheet->getColumnDimension($column);
+
+            // If no other width is specified (which defaults to -1)
+            if ($col->getWidth() === -1) {
+                $col->setAutoSize(true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Text inside cells should be top left
+        $sheet
+            ->getStyle('A2:' . $highestColumn . $highestRow)
+            ->getAlignment()
+            ->setVertical(Alignment::VERTICAL_TOP)
+            ->setHorizontal(Alignment::HORIZONTAL_LEFT);
+
         $writer = IOFactory::createWriter($spreadsheet, 'Xlsx');
         $writer->save($filename);