diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
index d01f9453..174a3c3b 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.cpp
@@ -582,36 +582,67 @@ KeyGenerationResult Context::keyGenerationResult() const
     }
 }
 
-Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int flags)
+Error Context::exportKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
     d->lastop = Private::Export;
     Data::Private *const dp = keyData.impl();
-    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export(d->ctx, pattern, flags, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
+    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export(d->ctx, pattern, mode, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
 }
 
-Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int flags)
+Error Context::exportKeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
     d->lastop = Private::Export;
     Data::Private *const dp = keyData.impl();
-    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export_ext(d->ctx, patterns, flags, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
+    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export_ext(d->ctx, patterns, mode, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
 }
 
-Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int flags)
+Error Context::startKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
     d->lastop = Private::Export;
     Data::Private *const dp = keyData.impl();
-    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export_start(d->ctx, pattern, flags, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
+    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export_start(d->ctx, pattern, mode, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
 }
 
-Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int flags)
+Error Context::startKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
 {
     d->lastop = Private::Export;
     Data::Private *const dp = keyData.impl();
-    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export_ext_start(d->ctx, patterns, flags, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
+    return Error(d->lasterr = gpgme_op_export_ext_start(d->ctx, patterns, mode, dp ? dp->data : nullptr));
 }
 
+Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return exportKeys(pattern, keyData, mode);
+}
 
-/* Same as above but without flags  */
+Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return exportKeys(patterns, keyData, mode);
+}
+
+Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return startKeyExport(pattern, keyData, mode);
+}
+
+Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecret) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return startKeyExport(patterns, keyData, mode);
+}
+
+/* Same as above but without mode  */
 Error Context::exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData)
 {
     return exportPublicKeys(pattern, keyData, 0);
@@ -632,6 +663,38 @@ Error Context::startPublicKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData)
     return startPublicKeyExport(patterns, keyData, 0);
 }
 
+Error Context::exportSecretKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecretSubkey) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return exportKeys(pattern, keyData, mode|ExportSecret);
+}
+
+Error Context::exportSecretKeys(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecretSubkey) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return exportKeys(patterns, keyData, mode|ExportSecret);
+}
+
+Error Context::startSecretKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecretSubkey) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return startKeyExport(pattern, keyData, mode|ExportSecret);
+}
+
+Error Context::startSecretKeyExport(const char *patterns[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode)
+{
+    if (mode & ExportSecretSubkey) {
+        return Error::fromCode(GPG_ERR_INV_FLAG);
+    }
+    return startKeyExport(patterns, keyData, mode|ExportSecret);
+}
+
 ImportResult Context::importKeys(const Data &data)
 {
     d->lastop = Private::Import;
diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/context.h b/lang/cpp/src/context.h
index 430c16e9..2631678a 100644
--- a/lang/cpp/src/context.h
+++ b/lang/cpp/src/context.h
@@ -194,13 +194,24 @@ public:
     };
 
     GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData);
-    GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int flags);
+    GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode);
     GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData);
-    GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int export_mode);
+    GpgME::Error exportPublicKeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode);
     GpgME::Error startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData);
-    GpgME::Error startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int flags);
+    GpgME::Error startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode);
     GpgME::Error startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData);
-    GpgME::Error startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int export_mode);
+    GpgME::Error startPublicKeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode);
+
+    GpgME::Error exportSecretKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecret);
+    GpgME::Error exportSecretKeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecret);
+    GpgME::Error startSecretKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecret);
+    GpgME::Error startSecretKeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportSecret);
+
+    // generic export functions; prefer using the specific public/secret key export functions
+    GpgME::Error exportKeys(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportDefault);
+    GpgME::Error exportKeys(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportDefault);
+    GpgME::Error startKeyExport(const char *pattern, Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportDefault);
+    GpgME::Error startKeyExport(const char *pattern[], Data &keyData, unsigned int mode = ExportDefault);
 
     //
     // Key Import