diff --git a/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip b/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip
index 6a160ce8030..6423073d3db 100644
--- a/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip
+++ b/python/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.sip
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ Some formats require a compulsory encoding, typically UTF-8. If no compulsory en
     enum VectorFormatOption
     {
       SortRecommended,
+      SkipNonSpatialFormats,
     };
     typedef QFlags<QgsVectorFileWriter::VectorFormatOption> VectorFormatOptions;
 
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp
index a7645eca22d..bb624d09a3e 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.cpp
@@ -2699,6 +2699,14 @@ QList< QgsVectorFileWriter::FilterFormatDetails > QgsVectorFileWriter::supported
       QString drvName = OGR_Dr_GetName( drv );
       if ( OGR_Dr_TestCapability( drv, "CreateDataSource" ) != 0 )
       {
+        if ( options & SkipNonSpatialFormats )
+        {
+          // skip non-spatial formats
+          // TODO - use GDAL metadata to determine this, when support exists in GDAL
+          if ( drvName == QStringLiteral( "ODS" ) || drvName == QStringLiteral( "XLSX" ) || drvName == QStringLiteral( "XLS" ) )
+            continue;
+        }
+
         QString filterString = filterForDriver( drvName );
         if ( filterString.isEmpty() )
           continue;
@@ -2780,6 +2788,15 @@ QList< QgsVectorFileWriter::DriverDetails > QgsVectorFileWriter::ogrDriverList(
     if ( drv )
     {
       QString drvName = OGR_Dr_GetName( drv );
+
+      if ( options & SkipNonSpatialFormats )
+      {
+        // skip non-spatial formats
+        // TODO - use GDAL metadata to determine this, when support exists in GDAL
+        if ( drvName == QStringLiteral( "ODS" ) || drvName == QStringLiteral( "XLSX" ) || drvName == QStringLiteral( "XLS" ) )
+          continue;
+      }
+
       if ( drvName == QLatin1String( "ESRI Shapefile" ) )
       {
         writableDrivers << QStringLiteral( "DBF file" );
diff --git a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h
index d243b4d623a..ef7952a365d 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h
+++ b/src/core/qgsvectorfilewriter.h
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsVectorFileWriter : public QgsFeatureSink
     enum VectorFormatOption
     {
       SortRecommended = 1 << 1, //!< Use recommended sort order, with extremely commonly used formats listed first
+      SkipNonSpatialFormats = 1 << 2, //!< Filter out any formats which do not have spatial support (e.g. those which cannot save geometries)
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS( VectorFormatOptions, VectorFormatOption )
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/geometry_checker/qgsgeometrycheckersetuptab.cpp b/src/plugins/geometry_checker/qgsgeometrycheckersetuptab.cpp
index 455dcad4fca..d801a170870 100644
--- a/src/plugins/geometry_checker/qgsgeometrycheckersetuptab.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/geometry_checker/qgsgeometrycheckersetuptab.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ QgsGeometryCheckerSetupTab::QgsGeometryCheckerSetupTab( QgisInterface *iface, QD
   mAbortButton = new QPushButton( tr( "Abort" ) );
   mRunButton->setEnabled( false );
 
-  const auto filterFormatMap = QgsVectorFileWriter::supportedFiltersAndFormats();
+  const auto filterFormatMap = QgsVectorFileWriter::supportedFiltersAndFormats( QgsVectorFileWriter::SortRecommended | QgsVectorFileWriter::SkipNonSpatialFormats );
   for ( const QgsVectorFileWriter::FilterFormatDetails &filter : filterFormatMap )
   {
     QString driverName = filter.driverName;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void QgsGeometryCheckerSetupTab::validateInput()
 void QgsGeometryCheckerSetupTab::selectOutputDirectory()
 {
   QString filterString = QgsVectorFileWriter::filterForDriver( QStringLiteral( "GPKG" ) );
-  const auto filterFormatMap = QgsVectorFileWriter::supportedFiltersAndFormats();
+  const auto filterFormatMap = QgsVectorFileWriter::supportedFiltersAndFormats( QgsVectorFileWriter::SortRecommended | QgsVectorFileWriter::SkipNonSpatialFormats );
   for ( const QgsVectorFileWriter::FilterFormatDetails &filter : filterFormatMap )
   {
     QString driverName = filter.driverName;
diff --git a/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py b/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py
index 89c0bbd2893..36a53fc0bf1 100644
--- a/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py
+++ b/tests/src/python/test_qgsvectorfilewriter.py
@@ -730,12 +730,18 @@ class TestQgsVectorFileWriter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(formats[0].driverName, 'GPKG')
         self.assertEqual(formats[1].filterString, 'ESRI Shapefile (*.shp *.SHP)')
         self.assertEqual(formats[1].driverName, 'ESRI Shapefile')
+        self.assertTrue('ODS' in [f.driverName for f in formats])
+
         # alphabetical sorting
         formats2 = QgsVectorFileWriter.supportedFiltersAndFormats(QgsVectorFileWriter.VectorFormatOptions())
         self.assertTrue(formats2[0].driverName < formats2[1].driverName)
         self.assertCountEqual([f.driverName for f in formats], [f.driverName for f in formats2])
         self.assertNotEqual(formats2[0].driverName, 'GeoPackage')
 
+        # skip non-spatial
+        formats = QgsVectorFileWriter.supportedFiltersAndFormats(QgsVectorFileWriter.SkipNonSpatialFormats)
+        self.assertFalse('ODS' in [f.driverName for f in formats])
+
     def testOgrDriverList(self):
         # test with drivers in recommended order
         drivers = QgsVectorFileWriter.ogrDriverList(QgsVectorFileWriter.SortRecommended)
@@ -743,18 +749,24 @@ class TestQgsVectorFileWriter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(drivers[0].driverName, 'GPKG')
         self.assertEqual(drivers[1].longName, 'ESRI Shapefile')
         self.assertEqual(drivers[1].driverName, 'ESRI Shapefile')
+        self.assertTrue('ODS' in [f.driverName for f in drivers])
         # alphabetical sorting
         drivers2 = QgsVectorFileWriter.ogrDriverList(QgsVectorFileWriter.VectorFormatOptions())
         self.assertTrue(drivers2[0].longName < drivers2[1].longName)
         self.assertCountEqual([d.driverName for d in drivers], [d.driverName for d in drivers2])
         self.assertNotEqual(drivers2[0].driverName, 'GPKG')
 
+        # skip non-spatial
+        formats = QgsVectorFileWriter.ogrDriverList(QgsVectorFileWriter.SkipNonSpatialFormats)
+        self.assertFalse('ODS' in [f.driverName for f in formats])
+
     def testSupportedFormatExtensions(self):
         formats = QgsVectorFileWriter.supportedFormatExtensions()
         self.assertTrue('gpkg' in formats)
         self.assertFalse('exe' in formats)
         self.assertEqual(formats[0], 'gpkg')
         self.assertEqual(formats[1], 'shp')
+        self.assertTrue('ods' in formats)
 
         # alphabetical sorting
         formats2 = QgsVectorFileWriter.supportedFormatExtensions(QgsVectorFileWriter.VectorFormatOptions())
@@ -762,16 +774,24 @@ class TestQgsVectorFileWriter(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertCountEqual(formats, formats2)
         self.assertNotEqual(formats2[0], 'gpkg')
 
+        formats = QgsVectorFileWriter.supportedFormatExtensions(QgsVectorFileWriter.SkipNonSpatialFormats)
+        self.assertFalse('ods' in formats)
+
     def testFileFilterString(self):
         formats = QgsVectorFileWriter.fileFilterString()
         self.assertTrue('gpkg' in formats)
         self.assertTrue('shp' in formats)
         self.assertTrue(formats.index('gpkg') < formats.index('shp'))
+        self.assertTrue('ods' in formats)
 
         # alphabetical sorting
         formats2 = QgsVectorFileWriter.fileFilterString(QgsVectorFileWriter.VectorFormatOptions())
         self.assertNotEqual(formats.index('gpkg'), formats2.index('gpkg'))
 
+        # hide non spatial
+        formats = QgsVectorFileWriter.fileFilterString(QgsVectorFileWriter.SkipNonSpatialFormats)
+        self.assertFalse('ods' in formats)
+
     def testDriverForExtension(self):
         self.assertEqual(QgsVectorFileWriter.driverForExtension('shp'), 'ESRI Shapefile')
         self.assertEqual(QgsVectorFileWriter.driverForExtension('SHP'), 'ESRI Shapefile')