diff --git a/novelwriter/formats/todocx.py b/novelwriter/formats/todocx.py
index 42d42bc5..1a9af220 100644
--- a/novelwriter/formats/todocx.py
+++ b/novelwriter/formats/todocx.py
@@ -855,12 +855,10 @@ class ToDocX(Tokenizer):
             xR = xmlSubElem(xP, _wTag("r"))
             xmlSubElem(xR, _wTag("fldChar"), attrib={wFldCT: "begin"})
             xR = xmlSubElem(xP, _wTag("r"))
-            _wText(xR, " PAGE ")
+            xmlSubElem(xR, _wTag("instrText"), "PAGE", attrib={_mkTag("xml", "space"): "preserve"})
             xR = xmlSubElem(xP, _wTag("r"))
             xmlSubElem(xR, _wTag("fldChar"), attrib={wFldCT: "separate"})
             xR = xmlSubElem(xP, _wTag("r"))
-            _wText(xR, "0")
-            xR = xmlSubElem(xP, _wTag("r"))
             xmlSubElem(xR, _wTag("fldChar"), attrib={wFldCT: "end"})
         if post:
             xR = xmlSubElem(xP, _wTag("r"))
diff --git a/tests/reference/fmtToDocX_SaveDocument_header1.xml b/tests/reference/fmtToDocX_SaveDocument_header1.xml
index 1135d853..4acc8f9e 100644
--- a/tests/reference/fmtToDocX_SaveDocument_header1.xml
+++ b/tests/reference/fmtToDocX_SaveDocument_header1.xml
@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@
       <w:fldChar w:fldCharType="begin" />
     </w:r>
     <w:r>
-      <w:t xml:space="preserve"> PAGE </w:t>
+      <w:instrText xml:space="preserve">PAGE</w:instrText>
     </w:r>
     <w:r>
       <w:fldChar w:fldCharType="separate" />
     </w:r>
-    <w:r>
-      <w:t>0</w:t>
-    </w:r>
     <w:r>
       <w:fldChar w:fldCharType="end" />
     </w:r>