diff --git a/ts/export/packer/express.ts b/ts/export/packer/express.ts
index b0c638f38b..8c9bac1e6d 100644
--- a/ts/export/packer/express.ts
+++ b/ts/export/packer/express.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ export class ExpressPacker extends Packer {
     }
 
     public pack(name: string, options: IPackOptions): void {
+        name = name.replace(/.docx$/, "");
+
         this.res.attachment(`${name}.docx`);
         super.compile(this.res);
     }
diff --git a/ts/export/packer/local.spec.ts b/ts/export/packer/local.spec.ts
index cfdda4ce02..f16e239c6e 100644
--- a/ts/export/packer/local.spec.ts
+++ b/ts/export/packer/local.spec.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+/* tslint:disable:typedef space-before-function-paren */
+
 import { assert } from "chai";
 import * as fs from "fs";
 
@@ -29,11 +31,10 @@ describe("Packer", () => {
     });
 
     describe("#pack()", () => {
-        /* tslint:disable */
         it("should create a standard docx file", function (done) {
-            /* tslint:enable */
             this.timeout(99999999);
-            packer.pack("build-tests/tests/test.docx");
+            packer.pack("build-tests/tests/test");
+
             const int = setInterval(() => {
                 const stats = fs.statSync("build-tests/tests/test.docx");
                 if (stats.size > 2000) {
@@ -51,5 +52,12 @@ describe("Packer", () => {
                 }
             }, 2000);
         });
+
+        it("should create a standard PDF file", async function () {
+            this.timeout(99999999);
+
+            await packer.packPdf("build-tests/tests/pdf-test");
+            fs.statSync("build-tests/tests/pdf-test.pdf");
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/ts/export/packer/local.ts b/ts/export/packer/local.ts
index 67ddc336fd..94d9551a70 100644
--- a/ts/export/packer/local.ts
+++ b/ts/export/packer/local.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 import * as fs from "fs";
+import * as os from "os";
+import * as path from "path";
+import * as util from "util";
 
 import { Document } from "../../docx/document";
 import { Media } from "../../media";
@@ -7,17 +10,44 @@ import { Properties } from "../../properties";
 import { Styles } from "../../styles";
 import { IPackOptions } from "./pack-options";
 import { Packer } from "./packer";
+import { PdfConvertWrapper } from "./pdf-convert-wrapper";
 
 export class LocalPacker extends Packer {
     private stream: fs.WriteStream;
+    private pdfConverter: PdfConvertWrapper;
 
     constructor(document: Document, styles?: Styles, properties?: Properties, numbering?: Numbering, media?: Media) {
         super(document, styles, properties, numbering, media);
+
+        this.pdfConverter = new PdfConvertWrapper();
     }
 
-    public pack(path: string, options?: IPackOptions): void {
-        path = path.replace(/.docx$/, "");
-        this.stream = fs.createWriteStream(`${path}.docx`);
+    public pack(filePath: string): void {
+        filePath = filePath.replace(/.docx$/, "");
+
+        this.stream = fs.createWriteStream(`${filePath}.docx`);
         super.compile(this.stream);
     }
+
+    public async packPdf(filePath: string): Promise<void> {
+        filePath = filePath.replace(/.pdf$/, "");
+
+        const fileName = path.basename(filePath, path.extname(filePath));
+        const tempPath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `${fileName}.docx`);
+        this.stream = fs.createWriteStream(tempPath);
+        await super.compile(this.stream);
+        const text = await this.pdfConverter.convert(tempPath);
+        // const writeFile = util.promisify(fs.writeFile); --use this in future, in 3 years time. Only in node 8
+        // return writeFile(`${filePath}.pdf`, text);
+        return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+            fs.writeFile(`${filePath}.pdf`, text, (err) => {
+                if (err) {
+                    reject(err);
+                    return;
+                }
+                resolve();
+            });
+        });
+
+    }
 }
diff --git a/ts/export/packer/pack-options.ts b/ts/export/packer/pack-options.ts
index 466de05f93..5b3f43308d 100644
--- a/ts/export/packer/pack-options.ts
+++ b/ts/export/packer/pack-options.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
+// tslint:disable-next-line:no-empty-interface
 export interface IPackOptions {
-    pdf: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/ts/export/packer/packer.ts b/ts/export/packer/packer.ts
index 2f35b6fa3d..e90f1cb9cf 100644
--- a/ts/export/packer/packer.ts
+++ b/ts/export/packer/packer.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export abstract class Packer {
 
     public abstract pack(path: string, options?: IPackOptions): void;
 
-    protected compile(output: fs.WriteStream | express.Response): void {
+    protected async compile(output: fs.WriteStream | express.Response): Promise<void> {
         this.archive.pipe(output);
         this.archive.glob("**", {
             cwd: TEMPLATE_PATH,
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ export abstract class Packer {
         }
 
         this.archive.finalize();
-    }
 
-    protected convertToPdf(): void {
-        // TODO
+        return new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+            output.on("close", () => {
+                resolve();
+            });
+        });
+
     }
 }
diff --git a/ts/export/packer/pdf-convert-wrapper.ts b/ts/export/packer/pdf-convert-wrapper.ts
index 203786f6b3..ace10c03e1 100644
--- a/ts/export/packer/pdf-convert-wrapper.ts
+++ b/ts/export/packer/pdf-convert-wrapper.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ export interface IConvertOutput {
 }
 
 export class PdfConvertWrapper {
-    public convert(): Promise<IConvertOutput> {
-        const buffer = fs.readFileSync("test.docx");
+    public convert(filePath: string): Promise<IConvertOutput> {
+        const buffer = fs.readFileSync(filePath);
 
         return new Promise<IConvertOutput>((resolve, reject) => {
             const r = request.post({