diff --git a/cadquery/assembly.py b/cadquery/assembly.py
index fdf98dd73..4ba2421ff 100644
--- a/cadquery/assembly.py
+++ b/cadquery/assembly.py
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ def export(
 
         if exportType is None:
             t = path.split(".")[-1].upper()
+            if t == "WRL":
+                t = "VRML"
             if t in ("STEP", "XML", "XBF", "VRML", "VTKJS", "GLTF", "GLB", "STL"):
                 exportType = cast(ExportLiterals, t)
             else:
diff --git a/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/__init__.py b/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/__init__.py
index 266dd4ac9..ed8998366 100644
--- a/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/__init__.py
+++ b/cadquery/occ_impl/exporters/__init__.py
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ def export(
 
     if exportType is None:
         t = fname.split(".")[-1].upper()
+        if t == "WRL":
+            t = ExportTypes.VRML
         if t in ExportTypes.__dict__.values():
             exportType = cast(ExportLiterals, t)
         else:
diff --git a/tests/test_assembly.py b/tests/test_assembly.py
index 08d4a5f21..4862e9dac 100644
--- a/tests/test_assembly.py
+++ b/tests/test_assembly.py
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@ def test_toJSON(simple_assy, empty_top_assy):
         ("xml", ()),
         ("stp", ("STEP",)),
         ("caf", ("XML",)),
-        ("wrl", ("VRML",)),
+        ("wrl", ()),
         ("stl", ("STL",)),
     ],
 )
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ def test_save(extension, args, nested_assy, tmpdir):
         ("stl", (), {"ascii": True}),
         ("stp", ("STEP",), {}),
         ("caf", ("XML",), {}),
-        ("wrl", ("VRML",), {}),
+        ("wrl", (), {}),
         ("stl", ("STL",), {}),
     ],
 )
diff --git a/tests/test_exporters.py b/tests/test_exporters.py
index 0e5355a02..67dfbed6e 100644
--- a/tests/test_exporters.py
+++ b/tests/test_exporters.py
@@ -629,12 +629,14 @@ def testTJS(self):
 
     def testVRML(self):
 
-        exporters.export(self._box(), str(self.tmpdir / "out1.vrml"))
+        for extension in ("vrml", "wrl"):
+            output = self.tmpdir / f"out1.{extension}"
+            exporters.export(self._box(), str(output))
 
-        with open(self.tmpdir / "out1.vrml") as f:
-            res = f.read(10)
+            with open(output) as f:
+                res = f.read(10)
 
-        assert res.startswith("#VRML V2.0")
+            assert res.startswith("#VRML V2.0")
 
         # export again to trigger all paths in the code
         exporters.export(self._box(), str(self.tmpdir / "out2.vrml"))