diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 8615b4aab..cbcb04e58 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  - added USPS International driver.
  - added #10727: language choice during site adding
  - added file globbing to preload.exclude
+ - fixed #11242: Macros not executing in Download Templates
 
 7.8.4
  - Fixed a compatibility problem between WRE and new Spectre code.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SQLReport.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SQLReport.pm
index 5d5e2632b..53fd221a8 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SQLReport.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/SQLReport.pm
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ sub download {
 	} 
     elsif ($self->getValue("downloadType") eq "template") { 
         my $data	= $self->_processQuery(1,0);
-		return $self->processTemplate($data,$self->get("downloadTemplateId"));
+        my $output  = $self->processTemplate($data,$self->get("downloadTemplateId"));
+        WebGUI::Macro::process($self->session, \$output);
+		return $output;
 	} 
     else {
 		# I don't know what to do