diff --git a/packages/sprotty-protocol/src/actions.ts b/packages/sprotty-protocol/src/actions.ts
index 6a3a509..1371b0b 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty-protocol/src/actions.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty-protocol/src/actions.ts
@@ -719,6 +719,51 @@ export namespace HoverFeedbackAction {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Request to extract the currently displayed diagram as an SVG.
+ */
+export interface RequestExportSvgAction extends RequestAction<ExportSvgAction> {
+    kind: typeof RequestExportSvgAction.KIND
+    options?: ExportSvgOptions
+}
+export namespace RequestExportSvgAction {
+    export const KIND = 'requestExportSvg';
+
+    export function create(options?: ExportSvgOptions): RequestExportSvgAction {
+        return {
+            kind: KIND,
+            requestId: generateRequestId(),
+            options
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+export interface ExportSvgOptions {
+    skipCopyStyles?: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * Response to a `RequestExportSvgAction` containing the current diagram's SVG code.
+ */
+export interface ExportSvgAction extends ResponseAction {
+    kind: typeof ExportSvgAction.KIND;
+    svg: string;
+    responseId: string;
+    options?: ExportSvgOptions;
+}
+export namespace ExportSvgAction {
+    export const KIND = 'exportSvg';
+
+    export function create(svg: string, requestId: string, options?: ExportSvgOptions): ExportSvgAction {
+        return {
+            kind: KIND,
+            svg,
+            responseId: requestId,
+            options
+        };
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Create an element with the given schema and add it to the diagram.
  */
diff --git a/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.spec.ts b/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.spec.ts
index d2c8c21..d87ecad 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.spec.ts
@@ -21,9 +21,10 @@ import { TYPES } from '../../base/types';
 import { ConsoleLogger } from '../../utils/logging';
 import { CommandExecutionContext } from '../../base/commands/command';
 import { SNodeImpl, SGraphImpl } from '../../graph/sgraph';
-import { ExportSvgCommand, RequestExportSvgAction } from './export';
+import { ExportSvgCommand } from './export';
 import defaultModule from '../../base/di.config';
-import { SNode } from 'sprotty-protocol';
+import { RequestExportSvgAction } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
+import { SNode } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/model';
 import { IModelFactory } from '../../base/model/smodel-factory';
 import { registerModelElement } from '../../base/model/smodel-utils';
 
diff --git a/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.ts b/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.ts
index 1784a70..16308d2 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/export.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
  ********************************************************************************/
 
-import { injectable, inject } from "inversify";
+import { injectable, inject } from 'inversify';
 import { VNode } from 'snabbdom';
-import { Action, generateRequestId, RequestAction } from "sprotty-protocol/lib/actions";
+import { Action, ExportSvgAction, generateRequestId, RequestAction } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
 import { CommandExecutionContext, HiddenCommand, CommandResult } from '../../base/commands/command';
 import { IVNodePostprocessor } from '../../base/views/vnode-postprocessor';
 import { isSelectable } from '../select/model';
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { SModelElementImpl, SModelRootImpl } from '../../base/model/smodel';
 import { KeyListener } from '../../base/views/key-tool';
 import { matchesKeystroke } from '../../utils/keyboard';
 import { isExportable } from './model';
-import { SvgExporter, ExportSvgAction } from './svg-exporter';
+import { SvgExporter } from './svg-exporter';
 import { isViewport } from '../viewport/model';
 import { isHoverable } from '../hover/model';
 import { TYPES } from '../../base/types';
@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ export class ExportSvgKeyListener extends KeyListener {
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use the definition from `sprotty-protocol` instead.
+ */
 export interface ExportSvgOptions {
     skipCopyStyles?: boolean
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use the definition from `sprotty-protocol` instead.
+ */
 export interface RequestExportSvgAction extends RequestAction<ExportSvgAction> {
     kind: typeof RequestExportSvgAction.KIND
     options?: ExportSvgOptions
diff --git a/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/svg-exporter.ts b/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/svg-exporter.ts
index e113df8..e4c0e57 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/svg-exporter.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty/src/features/export/svg-exporter.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
  ********************************************************************************/
 
-import { inject, injectable, multiInject, optional } from "inversify";
-import { Action, ResponseAction } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
+import { inject, injectable, multiInject, optional } from 'inversify';
+import { Action, ExportSvgOptions, RequestExportSvgAction, ResponseAction } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
 import { Bounds } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/utils/geometry';
 import { ActionDispatcher } from '../../base/actions/action-dispatcher';
 import { SModelRootImpl } from '../../base/model/smodel';
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ import { TYPES } from '../../base/types';
 import { ViewerOptions } from '../../base/views/viewer-options';
 import { ILogger } from '../../utils/logging';
 import { isBoundsAware } from '../bounds/model';
-import { RequestExportSvgAction, ExportSvgOptions } from "./export";
-import { ISvgExportPostProcessor } from "./svg-export-postprocessor";
+import { ISvgExportPostProcessor } from './svg-export-postprocessor';
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use the definition from `sprotty-protocol` instead.
+ */
 export interface ExportSvgAction extends ResponseAction {
     kind: typeof ExportSvgAction.KIND;
     svg: string;
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ export class SvgExporter {
                 this.log.warn(this, `No svg element found in ${this.options.hiddenDiv} div. Nothing to export.`);
                 return;
             }
-            const svg = this.createSvg(svgElement, root, request?.options || {}, request);
+            const svg = this.createSvg(svgElement, root, request?.options ?? {}, request);
             this.actionDispatcher.dispatch(ExportSvgAction.create(svg, request ? request.requestId : '', request?.options));
         }
     }
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ export class SvgExporter {
             if (skippedProperties.indexOf(key) === -1) {
                 const value = sourceStyle.getPropertyValue(key);
                 if (targetStyle.getPropertyValue(key) !== value) {
-                    diffStyle += key + ":" + value + ";";
+                    diffStyle += key + ':' + value + ';';
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/diagram-server.ts b/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/diagram-server.ts
index 9e68b80..02716b2 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/diagram-server.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/diagram-server.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import { saveAs } from 'file-saver';
 import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
 import {
     Action, OpenAction, ActionMessage, isActionMessage, CollapseExpandAction, CollapseExpandAllAction,
-    ComputedBoundsAction, RequestModelAction, RequestPopupModelAction, SetModelAction, UpdateModelAction
+    ComputedBoundsAction, RequestModelAction, RequestPopupModelAction, SetModelAction, UpdateModelAction,
+    ExportSvgAction
 } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
 import { SModelRoot } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/model';
 import { ActionHandlerRegistry } from '../base/actions/action-handler';
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import { ICommand } from '../base/commands/command';
 import { SetModelCommand } from '../base/features/set-model';
 import { TYPES } from '../base/types';
 import { RequestBoundsCommand } from '../features/bounds/bounds-manipulation';
-import { ExportSvgAction } from '../features/export/svg-exporter';
 import { UpdateModelCommand } from '../features/update/update-model';
 import { ILogger } from '../utils/logging';
 import { ComputedBoundsApplicator, ModelSource } from './model-source';
diff --git a/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/local-model-source.ts b/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/local-model-source.ts
index af1c2e1..9a1ee88 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/local-model-source.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/local-model-source.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 import { saveAs } from 'file-saver';
 import { inject, injectable, optional } from 'inversify';
 import {
-    Action, ComputedBoundsAction, RequestBoundsAction, RequestModelAction, RequestPopupModelAction,
+    Action, ComputedBoundsAction, ExportSvgAction, RequestBoundsAction, RequestModelAction, RequestPopupModelAction,
     SetModelAction, SetPopupModelAction, UpdateModelAction
 } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
 import { SModelElement, SModelRoot, Viewport} from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/model';
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import { FluentIterable } from '../utils/iterable';
 import { TYPES } from '../base/types';
 import { ActionHandlerRegistry } from '../base/actions/action-handler';
 import { EMPTY_ROOT } from '../base/model/smodel-factory';
-import { ExportSvgAction } from '../features/export/svg-exporter';
 import { applyMatches, Match } from '../features/update/model-matching';
 import { ModelSource, ComputedBoundsApplicator } from './model-source';
 
diff --git a/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/model-source.ts b/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/model-source.ts
index 868d56a..511211e 100644
--- a/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/model-source.ts
+++ b/packages/sprotty/src/model-source/model-source.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  ********************************************************************************/
 
 import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
-import { Action, ComputedBoundsAction, RequestModelAction } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
+import { Action, ComputedBoundsAction, ExportSvgAction, RequestModelAction } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/actions';
 import { SModelElement, SModelRoot } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/model';
 import { Dimension, Point } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/utils/geometry';
 import { SModelIndex } from 'sprotty-protocol/lib/utils/model-utils';
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import { ActionHandlerRegistry, IActionHandler, IActionHandlerInitializer } from
 import { ICommand } from '../base/commands/command';
 import { TYPES } from '../base/types';
 import { ViewerOptions } from '../base/views/viewer-options';
-import { ExportSvgAction } from '../features/export/svg-exporter';
 
 /**
  * A model source is serving the model to the event cycle. It represents