diff --git a/examples/workflow-glsp/src/di.config.ts b/examples/workflow-glsp/src/di.config.ts
index 0f0458a9..dee9c398 100644
--- a/examples/workflow-glsp/src/di.config.ts
+++ b/examples/workflow-glsp/src/di.config.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
     configureDefaultModelElements,
     configureModelElement,
     ConsoleLogger,
-    createClientContainer,
+    createDiagramContainer,
     DeleteElementContextMenuItemProvider,
     DiamondNodeView,
     editLabelFeature,
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const workflowDiagramModule = new ContainerModule((bind, unbind, isBound, rebind
 });
 
 export default function createContainer(widgetId: string): Container {
-    const container = createClientContainer(workflowDiagramModule, directTaskEditor);
+    const container = createDiagramContainer(workflowDiagramModule, directTaskEditor);
     overrideViewerOptions(container, {
         baseDiv: widgetId,
         hiddenDiv: widgetId + '_hidden'
diff --git a/packages/client/src/base/container-modules.ts b/packages/client/src/base/container-modules.ts
index 286d0beb..de156160 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/base/container-modules.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/base/container-modules.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2021 EclipseSource and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2021-2023 EclipseSource and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
  ********************************************************************************/
 
+import { remove } from '@eclipse-glsp/protocol';
 import { Container, ContainerModule } from 'inversify';
 import {
     buttonModule,
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ import {
     edgeIntersectionModule,
     edgeLayoutModule,
     expandModule,
-    exportModule,
     fadeModule,
     labelEditUiModule,
     modelSourceModule,
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import glspContextMenuModule from '../features/context-menu/di.config';
 import { glspServerCopyPasteModule } from '../features/copy-paste/di.config';
 import glspDecorationModule from '../features/decoration/di.config';
 import glspEditLabelModule from '../features/edit-label/di.config';
+import glspExportModule from '../features/export/di.config';
 import modelHintsModule from '../features/hints/di.config';
 import glspHoverModule from '../features/hover/di.config';
 import layoutModule from '../features/layout/di.config';
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_MODULES = [
     edgeIntersectionModule,
     edgeLayoutModule,
     expandModule,
-    exportModule,
+    glspExportModule,
     fadeModule,
     glspBoundsModule,
     glspCommandPaletteModule,
@@ -83,7 +84,51 @@ export const DEFAULT_MODULES = [
     enableDefaultToolsOnFocusLossModule,
     validationModule,
     zorderModule
-];
+] as const;
+
+/**
+ *  Creates a GLSP Diagram container with the GLSP default modules and the specified custom `modules`.
+ *  Default modules can be excluded using {@link ExcludeDescription}s.
+ *
+ *  This means, you can still customize the default modules in two ways.
+ *
+ * First, you can exclude default modules and add a module with your custom code.
+ *
+ * ```typescript
+ * const container = createDiagramContainer(myModule1, {exclude: modelSourceWatcherModule},myModelSourceWatcherModule );
+ * ```
+ *
+ * Second, you can unbind or rebind implementations that are originally bound in one of the default modules.
+ *
+ * ```typescript
+ * rebind(NavigationTargetResolver).to(MyNavigationTargetResolver);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @param customModules Custom modules to be loaded in addition to the default modules and/or default modules that should be excluded.
+ * @param options Options to customize the module loading
+ * @returns The created container.
+ */
+export function createDiagramContainer(...customModules: Array<ContainerModule | ExcludeDescription>): Container {
+    const container = new Container();
+
+    const modules = [...DEFAULT_MODULES];
+    customModules.forEach(customModule => {
+        if (customModule instanceof ContainerModule) {
+            modules.push(customModule);
+        } else {
+            remove(modules, customModule.exclude);
+        }
+    });
+    container.load(...modules);
+    return container;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Can be passed to the {@link createDiagramContainer} utility function to exclude (i.e. not load) a specific default module.
+ */
+export interface ExcludeDescription {
+    exclude: ContainerModule;
+}
 
 /**
  * Creates a GLSP Client container with the GLSP default modules and the specified custom `modules`.
@@ -105,9 +150,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_MODULES = [
  * ```
  * @param modules Custom modules to be loaded in addition to the default modules.
  * @returns The created container.
+ * @deprecated Please use `createDiagramContainer` from `@eclipse-glsp/client` instead
  */
 export function createClientContainer(...modules: ContainerModule[]): Container {
-    const container = new Container();
-    container.load(...DEFAULT_MODULES, ...modules);
-    return container;
+    return createDiagramContainer(...modules);
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/features/export/di.config.ts b/packages/client/src/features/export/di.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2630afbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/features/export/di.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/********************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 EclipseSource and others.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0.
+ *
+ * This Source Code may also be made available under the following Secondary
+ * Licenses when the conditions for such availability set forth in the Eclipse
+ * Public License v. 2.0 are satisfied: GNU General Public License, version 2
+ * with the GNU Classpath Exception which is available at
+ * https://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/license.html.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR GPL-2.0 WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
+ ********************************************************************************/
+import { ContainerModule } from 'inversify';
+import { configureCommand, ExportSvgCommand, ExportSvgKeyListener, ExportSvgPostprocessor, TYPES } from 'sprotty';
+import { GLSPSvgExporter } from './glsp-svg-exporter';
+
+const glspExportSvgModule = new ContainerModule((bind, _unbind, isBound) => {
+    bind(ExportSvgKeyListener).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
+    bind(TYPES.KeyListener).toService(ExportSvgKeyListener);
+    bind(TYPES.HiddenVNodePostprocessor).to(ExportSvgPostprocessor).inSingletonScope();
+    configureCommand({ bind, isBound }, ExportSvgCommand);
+    bind(TYPES.SvgExporter).to(GLSPSvgExporter).inSingletonScope();
+});
+
+export default glspExportSvgModule;
diff --git a/packages/client/src/features/layout/tests/layouter-test-util.ts b/packages/client/src/features/layout/tests/layouter-test-util.ts
index 362821a6..577f7900 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/features/layout/tests/layouter-test-util.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/features/layout/tests/layouter-test-util.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2022 STMicroelectronics and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 STMicroelectronics and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import {
     SParentElement,
     TYPES
 } from 'sprotty';
-import { createClientContainer } from '../../../base/container-modules';
+import { createDiagramContainer } from '../../../base/container-modules';
 import { GLSPGraph } from '../../../lib/model';
 import { StatefulLayouterExt } from '../layouter';
 
@@ -117,6 +117,6 @@ export function layout(
 export function setupLayoutRegistry(): LayoutRegistry {
     // Generic Test setup
     // create client container that registers all default modules including the layoutModule
-    const layoutContainer = createClientContainer();
+    const layoutContainer = createDiagramContainer();
     return layoutContainer.get<LayoutRegistry>(TYPES.LayoutRegistry);
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/src/features/tools/di.config.ts b/packages/client/src/features/tools/di.config.ts
index a0ba9c79..9413fda6 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/features/tools/di.config.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/features/tools/di.config.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2019-2022 EclipseSource and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2019-2023 EclipseSource and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Public License v. 2.0 which is available at
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import { ContainerModule, interfaces } from 'inversify';
 import { configureActionHandler, configureModelElement, ManhattanEdgeRouter } from 'sprotty';
 import { FocusStateChangedAction } from '../../base/actions/focus-change-action';
 import { TYPES } from '../../base/types';
-import { GLSPSvgExporter } from '../export/glsp-svg-exporter';
 import { MARQUEE } from '../tool-feedback/marquee-tool-feedback';
 import { ChangeBoundsTool } from './change-bounds-tool';
 import { DelKeyDeleteTool, MouseDeleteTool } from './delete-tool';
@@ -53,9 +52,6 @@ export const toolsModule = new ContainerModule((bind, _unbind, isBound, rebind)
     configureActionHandler({ bind, isBound }, TriggerNodeCreationAction.KIND, NodeCreationTool);
     configureActionHandler({ bind, isBound }, TriggerEdgeCreationAction.KIND, EdgeCreationTool);
 
-    bind(GLSPSvgExporter).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
-    rebind(TYPES.SvgExporter).toService(GLSPSvgExporter);
-
     bind(GSLPManhattanEdgeRouter).toSelf().inSingletonScope();
     rebind(ManhattanEdgeRouter).toService(GSLPManhattanEdgeRouter);
 });