diff --git a/contentctl/actions/build.py b/contentctl/actions/build.py
index 64bcad4e..b1c0979b 100644
--- a/contentctl/actions/build.py
+++ b/contentctl/actions/build.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ def execute(self, input_dto: BuildInputDto) -> DirectorOutputDto:
             updated_conf_files.update(
                 conf_output.writeDetections(input_dto.director_output_dto.detections)
             )
+            updated_conf_files.update(conf_output.writeFbds())
             updated_conf_files.update(
                 conf_output.writeStories(input_dto.director_output_dto.stories)
             )
diff --git a/contentctl/output/conf_output.py b/contentctl/output/conf_output.py
index df8c0d8a..06768c63 100644
--- a/contentctl/output/conf_output.py
+++ b/contentctl/output/conf_output.py
@@ -110,6 +110,67 @@ def writeDetections(self, objects: list[Detection]) -> set[pathlib.Path]:
             )
         return written_files
 
+    def writeFbds(self) -> set[pathlib.Path]:
+        written_files: set[pathlib.Path] = set()
+
+        # Path to the static FBD configuration file
+        fbd_config_path = self.config.path / "static_configs" / "savedsearches_fbd.conf"
+
+        if not fbd_config_path.exists():
+            # If the file doesn't exist, just return empty set - no FBDs to write
+            print("No FBD configuration file found; skipping FBD writing to conf.")
+            return written_files
+        print(f"Reading FBD configuration from {fbd_config_path}")
+
+        # Read and parse the FBD configuration file
+        fbd_stanzas = self._parse_fbd_config_file(fbd_config_path)
+
+        if fbd_stanzas:  # Only write if there are actual stanzas
+            written_files.add(
+                ConfWriter.writeConfFile(
+                    pathlib.Path("default/savedsearches.conf"),
+                    "savedsearches_fbds.j2",
+                    self.config,
+                    fbd_stanzas,
+                )
+            )
+
+        return written_files
+
+    def _parse_fbd_config_file(self, file_path: pathlib.Path) -> list:
+        """Parse the FBD configuration file into individual stanza objects."""
+        stanzas = []
+        current_stanza_lines = []
+
+        with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            for line in f:
+                stripped_line = line.strip()
+
+                # Skip comment lines (lines starting with # after stripping whitespace)
+                if stripped_line.startswith("#"):
+                    continue
+
+                # If we hit a blank line and have accumulated stanza content, finalize the current stanza
+                if not stripped_line:
+                    if current_stanza_lines:
+                        stanza_content = "\n".join(current_stanza_lines)
+                        stanza_obj = type(
+                            "FbdStanza", (), {"content": stanza_content}
+                        )()
+                        stanzas.append(stanza_obj)
+                        current_stanza_lines = []
+                    continue
+
+                # Accumulate non-empty, non-comment lines for the current stanza
+                current_stanza_lines.append(line.rstrip())
+        # Handle the last stanza if the file doesn't end with a blank line
+        if current_stanza_lines:
+            stanza_content = "\n".join(current_stanza_lines)
+            stanza_obj = type("FbdStanza", (), {"content": stanza_content})()
+            stanzas.append(stanza_obj)
+
+        return stanzas
+
     def writeStories(self, objects: list[Story]) -> set[pathlib.Path]:
         written_files: set[pathlib.Path] = set()
         written_files.add(
diff --git a/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_fbds.j2 b/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_fbds.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..859a5cff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_fbds.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+
+### {{app.label}} FBDS ###
+
+{% for fbd_stanza in objects %}
+{{ fbd_stanza.content }}
+
+{% endfor %}
+### END {{app.label}} FBDS ###