diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/Res2Xls.kt b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/Res2Xls.kt
index aa49803..cfc5af3 100755
--- a/src/main/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/Res2Xls.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/Res2Xls.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import kotlin.io.path.name
 import kotlin.io.path.outputStream
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel.HSSFWorkbook
 import org.jdom2.Element
+import org.jdom2.Text
 import org.jdom2.input.SAXBuilder
 
 fun res2xls(inputPath: String, outputPath: String) {
@@ -135,9 +136,30 @@ fun res2xls(inputPath: String, outputPath: String) {
 internal fun Element.toStringResOrNull(): StringRes? {
   if (name != "string") return null
   val key = getAttributeValue("name") ?: return null
+  val containsXlff = content.any { it.toString().contains("xliff") }
+  val rawText = if (containsXlff) {
+    buildString {
+      content.forEach {
+        when {
+          it is Text -> append(it.value)
+          it is Element && it.toString().contains("xliff") -> {
+            val tag = "xliff:${it.name}"
+            append("<$tag ")
+            append(it.attributes.joinToString(" ") { attr -> "${attr.name}=\"${attr.value}\"" })
+            append(">")
+            append((it.content.single() as Text).value)
+            append("</$tag>")
+          }
+          else -> append(it.toString())
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    text
+  }
   return StringRes(
     name = key,
-    value = text,
+    value = rawText,
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/MappingTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/MappingTest.kt
index 1280b7c..fff54bc 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/MappingTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/io/github/goooler/exporter/MappingTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class MappingTest {
       StringRes("first", "primo"),
       StringRes("forth", "quarto"),
       StringRes("seventh", "settimo"),
+      StringRes("countdown", "\n    <xliff:g id=\"time\">%1\$s</xliff:g> fino alle vacanze <xliff:g id=\"end\">%1\$s</xliff:g> all.\n  "),
     )
     assertThat(stringResList).containsExactly(*actual)
   }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/res/values-it/strings.xml b/src/test/resources/res/values-it/strings.xml
index e9e2ba4..0ec3b04 100755
--- a/src/test/resources/res/values-it/strings.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/res/values-it/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
+<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
 
   <!--Strings-->
 
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
   <string name="forth">quarto</string>
   <string name="seventh">settimo</string>
 
+  <string name="countdown">
+    <xliff:g id="time">%1$s</xliff:g> fino alle vacanze <xliff:g id="end">%1$s</xliff:g> all.
+  </string>
+
   <!--Plurals-->
 
   <plurals name="apples">
diff --git a/src/test/resources/res/values/strings.xml b/src/test/resources/res/values/strings.xml
index 0705421..767bc30 100755
--- a/src/test/resources/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/test/resources/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<resources>
+<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
 
   <!--Strings-->
 
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 
   <string name="sixth" translatable="false">Sixth</string>
 
+  <string name="countdown">
+    <xliff:g id="time" example="5 days">%1$s</xliff:g> until holiday
+  </string>
+
   <!--Plurals-->
 
   <plurals name="apples">