diff --git a/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/dxf.py b/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/dxf.py
index bb7dc19b6..8a1cab578 100644
--- a/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/dxf.py
+++ b/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/dxf.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ def _dxf_circle(e: Edge, msp: ezdxf.layouts.Modelspace, plane: Plane):
         a1 = RAD2DEG * (geom.FirstParameter() - phi)
         a2 = RAD2DEG * (geom.LastParameter() - phi)
     else:
-        a1 = -RAD2DEG * (geom.LastParameter() + phi)
-        a2 = -RAD2DEG * (geom.FirstParameter() + phi)
+        a1 = -RAD2DEG * (geom.LastParameter() - phi) + 180
+        a2 = -RAD2DEG * (geom.FirstParameter() - phi) + 180
 
     if e.IsClosed():
         msp.add_circle((c.X(), c.Y(), c.Z()), r)
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ def _dxf_spline(e: Edge, msp: ezdxf.layouts.Modelspace, plane: Plane):
 def exportDXF(w: Workplane, fname: str):
     """
     Export Workplane content to DXF. Works with 2D sections.
-        
+
     :param w: Workplane to be exported.
     :param fname: output filename.
-        
+
     """
 
     plane = w.plane
diff --git a/tests/test_exporters.py b/tests/test_exporters.py
index db796a5a1..b678491ee 100644
--- a/tests/test_exporters.py
+++ b/tests/test_exporters.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 class TestExporters(BaseTest):
     def _exportBox(self, eType, stringsToFind, tolerance=0.1, angularTolerance=0.1):
         """
-            Exports a test object, and then looks for
-            all of the supplied strings to be in the result
-            returns the result in case the case wants to do more checks also
+        Exports a test object, and then looks for
+        all of the supplied strings to be in the result
+        returns the result in case the case wants to do more checks also
         """
         p = Workplane("XY").box(1, 2, 3)
 
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ def testDXF(self):
         self.assertAlmostEqual(s3.val().Area(), s3_i.val().Area(), 6)
         self.assertAlmostEqual(s3.edges().size(), s3_i.edges().size())
 
+        cyl = Workplane("XY").circle(22).extrude(10, both=True).translate((-50, 0, 0))
+
+        s4 = Workplane("XY").box(80, 60, 5).cut(cyl).section()
+
+        exporters.dxf.exportDXF(s4, "res4.dxf")
+
+        s4_i = importers.importDXF("res4.dxf")
+
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(s4.val().Area(), s4_i.val().Area(), 6)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(s4.edges().size(), s4_i.edges().size())
+
     def testTypeHandling(self):
 
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):