diff --git a/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp b/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp
index 0d0e03497f..ae2b94b268 100644
--- a/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,44 @@ std::basic_string<XMLCh> XMLTools::toXMLString(const char* const fromTranscode)
     return str;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Escape special XML characters in a string.
+ *
+ * Replaces XML special characters (&, <, >, ", ') with their entity equivalents
+ * (&amp;, &lt;, &gt;, &quot;, &apos;).
+ *
+ * \param input The string to escape
+ * \return The escaped string safe for use in XML content or attributes
+ */
+std::string XMLTools::escapeXml(const std::string& input)
+{
+    std::string output;
+    output.reserve(input.size());
+    for (char ch : input) {
+        switch (ch) {
+            case '&':
+                output.append("&amp;");
+                break;
+            case '<':
+                output.append("&lt;");
+                break;
+            case '>':
+                output.append("&gt;");
+                break;
+            case '"':
+                output.append("&quot;");
+                break;
+            case '\'':
+                output.append("&apos;");
+                break;
+            default:
+                output.push_back(ch);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+    return output;
+}
+
 void XMLTools::terminate()
 {
     transcoder.reset();
diff --git a/src/Base/XMLTools.h b/src/Base/XMLTools.h
index 14fadabbac..5cb77f8a4c 100644
--- a/src/Base/XMLTools.h
+++ b/src/Base/XMLTools.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class BaseExport XMLTools
 public:
     static std::string toStdString(const XMLCh* const toTranscode);
     static std::basic_string<XMLCh> toXMLString(const char* const fromTranscode);
+    static std::string escapeXml(const std::string& input);
     static void initialize();
     static void terminate();
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.cpp
index 4e62fb3eab..e4218e201f 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "Core/Evaluation.h"
 #include "Core/MeshKernel.h"
 #include <Base/Tools.h>
+#include <Base/XMLTools.h>
 
 #include "Writer3MF.h"
 
@@ -74,11 +75,11 @@ void Writer3MF::Finish(std::ostream& str)
     str << "</model>\n";
 }
 
-bool Writer3MF::AddMesh(const MeshKernel& mesh, const Base::Matrix4D& mat)
+bool Writer3MF::AddMesh(const MeshKernel& mesh, const Base::Matrix4D& mat, const std::string& name)
 {
     int id = ++objectIndex;
     SaveBuildItem(id, mat);
-    return SaveObject(zip, id, mesh);
+    return SaveObject(zip, id, mesh, name);
 }
 
 void Writer3MF::AddResource(const Resource3MF& res)
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ bool Writer3MF::Save()
     return true;
 }
 
-bool Writer3MF::SaveObject(std::ostream& str, int id, const MeshKernel& mesh) const
+bool Writer3MF::SaveObject(std::ostream& str, int id, const MeshKernel& mesh, const std::string& name) const
 {
     // NOLINTBEGIN(readability-magic-numbers, cppcoreguidelines-avoid-magic-numbers)
     const MeshPointArray& rPoints = mesh.GetPoints();
@@ -121,7 +122,11 @@ bool Writer3MF::SaveObject(std::ostream& str, int id, const MeshKernel& mesh) co
         return false;
     }
 
-    str << Base::blanks(2) << "<object id=\"" << id << "\" type=\"" << GetType(mesh) << "\">\n";
+    str << Base::blanks(2) << "<object id=\"" << id << "\" type=\"" << GetType(mesh) << "\"";
+    if (!name.empty()) {
+        str << " name=\"" << XMLTools::escapeXml(name) << "\"";
+    }
+    str << ">\n";
     str << Base::blanks(3) << "<mesh>\n";
 
     // vertices
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.h
index d8d90c1743..18ecc1c23a 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/IO/Writer3MF.h
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ public:
      * \brief Add a mesh object resource to the 3MF file.
      * \param mesh The mesh object to be written
      * \param mat The placement of the mesh object
+     * \param name The name of the mesh object which can later be displayed by downstream applications
      * \return true if the added mesh could be written successfully, false otherwise.
      */
-    bool AddMesh(const MeshKernel& mesh, const Base::Matrix4D& mat);
+    bool AddMesh(const MeshKernel& mesh, const Base::Matrix4D& mat, const std::string& name = "");
     /*!
      * \brief AddResource
      * Add an additional resource to the 3MF file.
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ private:
     std::string GetType(const MeshKernel& mesh) const;
     void SaveBuildItem(int id, const Base::Matrix4D& mat);
     static std::string DumpMatrix(const Base::Matrix4D& mat);
-    bool SaveObject(std::ostream& str, int id, const MeshKernel& mesh) const;
+    bool SaveObject(std::ostream& str, int id, const MeshKernel& mesh, const std::string& name) const;
     bool SaveRels(std::ostream& str) const;
     bool SaveContent(std::ostream& str) const;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
index 5b02cdaeae..ef6f2e0a6d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Core/MeshIO.cpp
@@ -2193,7 +2193,7 @@ void MeshOutput::SaveXML(Base::Writer& writer) const
 bool MeshOutput::Save3MF(std::ostream& output) const
 {
     Writer3MF writer(output);
-    writer.AddMesh(_rclMesh, _transform);
+    writer.AddMesh(_rclMesh, _transform, objectName);
     return writer.Save();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.cpp b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.cpp
index e4e90613bb..c510d4151b 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <Base/Sequencer.h>
 #include <Base/Stream.h>
 #include <Base/Tools.h>
+#include <Base/XMLTools.h>
 #include "Core/Iterator.h"
 #include "Core/IO/Writer3MF.h"
 #include <zipios++/zipoutputstream.h>
@@ -91,17 +92,6 @@ static std::vector<std::string> expandSubObjectNames(
 Exporter::Exporter() = default;
 
 // static
-std::string Exporter::xmlEscape(const std::string& input)
-{
-    std::string out(input);
-    boost::replace_all(out, "&", "&amp;");
-    boost::replace_all(out, "\"", "&quot;");
-    boost::replace_all(out, "'", "&apos;");
-    boost::replace_all(out, "<", "&lt;");
-    boost::replace_all(out, ">", "&gt;");
-    return out;
-}
-
 int Exporter::addObject(App::DocumentObject* obj, float tol)
 {
     int count = 0;
@@ -304,8 +294,7 @@ Exporter3MF::~Exporter3MF()
 
 bool Exporter3MF::addMesh(const char* name, const MeshObject& mesh)
 {
-    boost::ignore_unused(name);
-    bool ok = d->writer3mf.AddMesh(mesh.getKernel(), mesh.getTransform());
+    bool ok = d->writer3mf.AddMesh(mesh.getKernel(), mesh.getTransform(), name);
     if (ok) {
         for (const auto& it : d->ext) {
             d->writer3mf.AddResource(it->addMesh(mesh));
@@ -421,7 +410,8 @@ bool ExporterAMF::addMesh(const char* name, const MeshObject& mesh)
     Base::SequencerLauncher seq("Saving...", 2 * numFacets + 1);
 
     *outputStreamPtr << "\t<object id=\"" << nextObjectIndex << "\">\n";
-    *outputStreamPtr << "\t\t<metadata type=\"name\">" << xmlEscape(name) << "</metadata>\n";
+    *outputStreamPtr << "\t\t<metadata type=\"name\">" << XMLTools::escapeXml(name)
+                     << "</metadata>\n";
     *outputStreamPtr << "\t\t<mesh>\n"
                      << "\t\t\t<vertices>\n";
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.h b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.h
index 17dbc1ac33..5228c6c140 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Mesh/App/Exporter.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ public:
     Exporter& operator=(Exporter&&) = delete;
 
 protected:
-    /// Does some simple escaping of characters for XML-type exports
-    static std::string xmlEscape(const std::string& input);
     void throwIfNoPermission(const std::string&);
 
     std::map<const App::DocumentObject*, std::vector<std::string>> subObjectNameCache;
diff --git a/tests/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
index b3f31b71ab..3bcce0c585 100644
--- a/tests/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/src/Base/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ add_executable(Base_tests_run
         Vector3D.cpp
         ViewProj.cpp
         Writer.cpp
+        XMLTools.cpp
 )
 
 setup_qt_test(InventorBuilder)
diff --git a/tests/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp b/tests/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38b4efb5a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/Base/XMLTools.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <Base/XMLTools.h>
+
+class TestXMLTools: public testing::Test
+{
+};
+
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlEmptyString)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml(""), "");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlNoChangesForSafeText)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("abcXYZ_123"), "abcXYZ_123");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("hello world"), "hello world");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("line1\nline2\tend"), "line1\nline2\tend");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlEscapesAmpersand)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("&"), "&amp;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("a&b"), "a&amp;b");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlEscapesLessThanAndGreaterThan)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("<"), "&lt;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml(">"), "&gt;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("a<b"), "a&lt;b");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("a>b"), "a&gt;b");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("a<b>c"), "a&lt;b&gt;c");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlEscapesQuotes)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("\""), "&quot;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("'"), "&apos;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("a\"b"), "a&quot;b");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("a'b"), "a&apos;b");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlEscapesAllFiveInOneString)
+{
+    // input:  & < > " '
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("&<>\"'"), "&amp;&lt;&gt;&quot;&apos;");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlDoesNotDoubleEscapeNewlyInsertedEntities)
+{
+    // This test specifically catches the classic bug where you replace
+    // '<' with "&lt;" and then later replace '&' with "&amp;" and end up with "&amp;lt;".
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("<"), "&lt;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml(">"), "&gt;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("\""), "&quot;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("'"), "&apos;");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlComplexMixedContent)
+{
+    const std::string in = "Tom & Jerry <\"fun\"> 'n' games";
+    const std::string out = "Tom &amp; Jerry &lt;&quot;fun&quot;&gt; &apos;n&apos; games";
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml(in), out);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlMultipleAdjacentCharacters)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("&&&&"), "&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("<<<<"), "&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;");
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml("\"\"''"), "&quot;&quot;&apos;&apos;");
+}
+
+TEST_F(TestXMLTools, EscapeXmlPreservesWhitespaceAndControlCommonInText)
+{
+    EXPECT_EQ(XMLTools::escapeXml(" a \r\n b \t c "), " a \r\n b \t c ");
+}