diff --git a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/pdf-document.service.ts b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/pdf-document.service.ts
index fe3449d11..24c9c6087 100644
--- a/client/src/app/core/ui-services/pdf-document.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/core/ui-services/pdf-document.service.ts
@@ -356,18 +356,22 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
         const logoFooterLeftUrl = this.configService.instant<any>('logo_pdf_footer_L').path;
         const logoFooterRightUrl = this.configService.instant<any>('logo_pdf_footer_R').path;
 
-        let footerText = '';
+        let footerPageNumber = '';
         if (showPage) {
-            footerText += `${currentPage} / ${pageCount}`;
+            footerPageNumber += `${currentPage} / ${pageCount}`;
             if (showDate) {
-                footerText += '\n';
+                footerPageNumber += '\n';
             }
         }
 
+        let footerDate = {};
         if (showDate) {
-            footerText += `${this.translate.instant('As of')}: ${new Date().toLocaleDateString(
-                this.translate.currentLang
-            )}`;
+            footerDate = {
+                text: `${this.translate.instant('As of')}: ${new Date().toLocaleDateString(
+                    this.translate.currentLang
+                )}`,
+                fontSize: 6
+            };
         }
 
         // if there is a single logo, give it a lot of space
@@ -402,7 +406,7 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
 
         // add the page number
         columns.push({
-            text: footerText,
+            text: [footerPageNumber, footerDate],
             style: 'footerPageNumber',
             alignment: pageNumberPosition
         });
@@ -501,7 +505,7 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
                 margin: [0, 10, 0, 0]
             },
             footerPageNumber: {
-                fontSize: 9,
+                fontSize: 8,
                 margin: [0, 15, 0, 0],
                 color: '#555'
             },
@@ -540,8 +544,7 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
                 bold: false
             },
             tocHeaderRow: {
-                fontSize: 8,
-                italics: true
+                fontSize: 7
             },
             tocSubEntry: {
                 fontSize: pageSize === 'A5' ? 9 : 10,
@@ -759,10 +762,11 @@ export class PdfDocumentService {
      *
      * @returns {Object} An object for `DocDefinition` for `pdf-make`.
      */
-    public createTocLineInline(text: string): Object {
+    public createTocLineInline(text: string, italics: boolean = false): Object {
         return {
             text: '\n' + text,
-            style: StyleType.SUB_ENTRY
+            style: StyleType.SUB_ENTRY,
+            italics: italics
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
index cc9627aeb..52555a95b 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.html
@@ -277,21 +277,19 @@
                 <mat-icon>local_offer</mat-icon>
                 <span translate>Tags</span>
             </button>
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="openExportDialog()">
-                <mat-icon>archive</mat-icon>
-                <span translate>Export</span>
-            </button>
+        </div>
+
+        <button mat-menu-item (click)="openExportDialog()">
+            <mat-icon>archive</mat-icon>
+            <span translate>Export</span>
+        </button>
+
+        <div *ngIf="perms.isAllowed('manage')">
             <button mat-menu-item routerLink="import">
                 <mat-icon>cloud_upload</mat-icon>
                 <span translate>Import</span>
             </button>
         </div>
-        <div *ngIf="!perms.isAllowed('manage')">
-            <button mat-menu-item (click)="directPdfExport()">
-                <mat-icon>archive</mat-icon>
-                <span translate>Export as PDF</span>
-            </button>
-        </div>
     </div>
     <div *ngIf="isMultiSelect">
         <button mat-menu-item (click)="selectAll()">
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
index c8802cbac..c3975085c 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/modules/motion-list/components/motion-list/motion-list.component.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
     FileFormat,
     ExportFormData
 } from '../motion-export-dialog/motion-export-dialog.component';
-import { ViewMotion, LineNumberingMode, ChangeRecoMode } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-motion';
+import { ViewMotion } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-motion';
 import { ViewWorkflow } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-workflow';
 import { ViewCategory } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-category';
 import { ViewMotionBlock } from 'app/site/motions/models/view-motion-block';
@@ -396,18 +396,6 @@ export class MotionListComponent extends BaseListViewComponent<ViewMotion> imple
         return this.motionRepo.getExtendedStateLabel(motion);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Directly export all motions as pdf, using the current default config settings
-     */
-    public directPdfExport(): void {
-        const lnMode = this.configService.instant<string>('motions_default_line_numbering') as LineNumberingMode;
-        const crMode = this.configService.instant<string>('motions_recommendation_text_mode') as ChangeRecoMode;
-        this.pdfExport.exportMotionCatalog(this.dataSource.source, {
-            lnMode: lnMode,
-            crMode: crMode
-        });
-    }
-
     /**
      * This function saves the selected view by changes.
      *
diff --git a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf-catalog.service.ts b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf-catalog.service.ts
index a5e6aa531..32c4a9c84 100644
--- a/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf-catalog.service.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/site/motions/services/motion-pdf-catalog.service.ts
@@ -123,26 +123,25 @@ export class MotionPdfCatalogService {
         if (categories && categories.length) {
             const catTocBody = [];
             for (const category of categories.sort((a, b) => a.weight - b.weight)) {
-                catTocBody.push({
-                    table: {
-                        body: [
-                            [
-                                {
-                                    text: category.getTitle(),
-                                    style: !!category.parent ? 'tocSubcategoryTitle' : 'tocCategoryTitle'
-                                }
-                            ]
-                        ]
-                    },
-                    layout: exportSubmitterRecommendation ? 'lightHorizontalLines' : 'noBorders'
-                });
-
                 // find out if the category has any motions
                 const motionToCurrentCat = motions.filter(motionIn => category === motionIn.category);
 
                 if (motionToCurrentCat && motionToCurrentCat.length) {
-                    const tocBody = [];
+                    catTocBody.push({
+                        table: {
+                            body: [
+                                [
+                                    {
+                                        text: category.getTitle(),
+                                        style: !!category.parent ? 'tocSubcategoryTitle' : 'tocCategoryTitle'
+                                    }
+                                ]
+                            ]
+                        },
+                        layout: exportSubmitterRecommendation ? 'lightHorizontalLines' : 'noBorders'
+                    });
 
+                    const tocBody = [];
                     for (const motion of motionToCurrentCat) {
                         if (exportSubmitterRecommendation) {
                             tocBody.push(this.appendSubmittersAndRecommendation(motion, StyleType.CATEGORY_SECTION));
@@ -161,6 +160,8 @@ export class MotionPdfCatalogService {
                     catTocBody.push(
                         this.pdfService.createTocTableDef(tocBody, StyleType.CATEGORY_SECTION, layout, header)
                     );
+
+                    catTocBody.push(this.pdfService.getPageBreak());
                 }
             }
 
@@ -214,10 +215,11 @@ export class MotionPdfCatalogService {
         return [
             { text: this.translate.instant('Identifier'), style: 'tocHeaderRow' },
             {
-                text: `${this.translate.instant('Title')} · ${this.translate.instant(
-                    'Submitters'
-                )} · ${this.translate.instant('Recommendation')}`,
-                style: 'tocHeaderRow'
+                style: 'tocHeaderRow',
+                text: [
+                    `${this.translate.instant('Title')} · ${this.translate.instant('Submitters')} · `,
+                    { text: `${this.translate.instant('Recommendation')}`, italics: true }
+                ]
             },
             { text: this.translate.instant('Page'), style: 'tocHeaderRow', alignment: 'right' }
         ];
@@ -246,7 +248,7 @@ export class MotionPdfCatalogService {
             `${motion.id}`,
             style,
             this.pdfService.createTocLineInline(submitterList),
-            this.pdfService.createTocLineInline(recommendation)
+            this.pdfService.createTocLineInline(recommendation, true)
         );
     }
 }