diff --git a/src/cli/config/config-export.ts b/src/cli/config/config-export.ts
index a899c75c6..30516f647 100644
--- a/src/cli/config/config-export.ts
+++ b/src/cli/config/config-export.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ export default function setup() {
         'Export sync.idm.json mappings separately in their own directory. Ignored with -a.'
       )
     )
+    .addOption(
+      new Option(
+        '-o, --separate-objects',
+        'Export managed.idm.json objects separately in their own directory. Ignored with -a.'
+      )
+    )
     .addOption(
       new Option(
         '--include-active-values',
@@ -145,6 +151,7 @@ export default function setup() {
           const outcome = await exportEverythingToFiles(
             options.extract,
             options.separateMappings,
+            options.separateObjects,
             options.metadata,
             {
               useStringArrays: options.useStringArrays,
diff --git a/src/cli/idm/idm-export.ts b/src/cli/idm/idm-export.ts
index 8dd61dbf9..1ed3ced81 100644
--- a/src/cli/idm/idm-export.ts
+++ b/src/cli/idm/idm-export.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ export default function setup() {
         'Export sync.idm.json mappings separately in their own directory. Ignored with -a.'
       )
     )
+    .addOption(
+      new Option(
+        '-o, --separate-objects',
+        'Export managed.idm.json objects separately in their own directory. Ignored with -a.'
+      )
+    )
     .addOption(
       new Option(
         '-N, --no-metadata',
@@ -95,6 +101,7 @@ export default function setup() {
             options.file,
             options.envFile,
             options.separateMappings,
+            options.separateObjects,
             options.metadata
           );
           if (!outcome) process.exitCode = 1;
@@ -136,6 +143,7 @@ export default function setup() {
             options.entitiesFile,
             options.envFile,
             options.separateMappings,
+            options.separateObjects,
             options.metadata
           );
           if (!outcome) process.exitCode = 1;
diff --git a/src/ops/ConfigOps.ts b/src/ops/ConfigOps.ts
index c67372af5..36cd70918 100644
--- a/src/ops/ConfigOps.ts
+++ b/src/ops/ConfigOps.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import {
   FullImportOptions,
   FullRealmExportInterface,
 } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/ConfigOps';
-import { SyncSkeleton } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/MappingOps';
+import {
+  ManagedSkeleton,
+  SyncSkeleton,
+} from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/MappingOps';
 import { ScriptExportInterface } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/ScriptOps';
 import fs from 'fs';
 
@@ -17,7 +20,10 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/Config';
 import { cleanupProgressIndicators, printError } from '../utils/Console';
 import { saveServersToFiles } from './classic/ServerOps';
-import { writeSyncJsonToDirectory } from './MappingOps';
+import {
+  writeManagedJsonToDirectory,
+  writeSyncJsonToDirectory,
+} from './MappingOps';
 import { extractScriptsToFiles } from './ScriptOps';
 
 const {
@@ -72,6 +78,7 @@ export async function exportEverythingToFile(
  * Export everything to separate files
  * @param {boolean} extract Extracts the scripts from the exports into separate files if true
  * @param {boolean} separateMappings separate sync.idm.json mappings if true, otherwise keep them in a single file
+ * @param {boolean} separateObjects separate managed.idm.json objects if true, otherwise keep them in a single file
  * @param {boolean} includeMeta true to include metadata, false otherwise. Default: true
  * @param {FullExportOptions} options export options
  * @return {Promise<boolean>} a promise that resolves to true if successful, false otherwise
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ export async function exportEverythingToFile(
 export async function exportEverythingToFiles(
   extract: boolean = false,
   separateMappings: boolean = false,
+  separateObjects: boolean = false,
   includeMeta: boolean = true,
   options: FullExportOptions = {
     useStringArrays: true,
@@ -106,7 +114,8 @@ export async function exportEverythingToFiles(
         `${baseDirectory}/global`,
         includeMeta,
         extract,
-        separateMappings
+        separateMappings,
+        separateObjects
       )
     );
     Object.entries(exportData.realm).forEach(([realm, data]: [string, any]) =>
@@ -118,7 +127,8 @@ export async function exportEverythingToFiles(
           `${baseDirectory}/realm/${realm}`,
           includeMeta,
           extract,
-          separateMappings
+          separateMappings,
+          separateObjects
         )
       )
     );
@@ -141,6 +151,7 @@ export async function exportEverythingToFiles(
  * @param {boolean} includeMeta true to include metadata, false otherwise. Default: true
  * @param {boolean} extract Extracts the scripts from the exports into separate files if true
  * @param {boolean} separateMappings separate sync.idm.json mappings if true, otherwise keep them in a single file
+ * @param {boolean} separateObjects separate managed.idm.json objects if true, otherwise keep them in a single file
  */
 function exportItem(
   exportData,
@@ -149,7 +160,8 @@ function exportItem(
   baseDirectory,
   includeMeta,
   extract,
-  separateMappings = false
+  separateMappings = false,
+  separateObjects = false
 ) {
   if (!obj || !Object.keys(obj).length) {
     return;
@@ -253,6 +265,12 @@ function exportItem(
               `${baseDirectory.substring(getWorkingDirectory(false).length + 1)}/${fileType}/sync`,
               includeMeta
             );
+          } else if (separateObjects && id === 'managed') {
+            writeManagedJsonToDirectory(
+              value as ManagedSkeleton,
+              `${baseDirectory.substring(getWorkingDirectory(false).length + 1)}/${fileType}/managed`,
+              includeMeta
+            );
           } else {
             const filename = `${id}.idm.json`;
             if (filename.includes('/')) {
diff --git a/src/ops/IdmOps.ts b/src/ops/IdmOps.ts
index fd7d40596..1272f42ab 100644
--- a/src/ops/IdmOps.ts
+++ b/src/ops/IdmOps.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { frodo, FrodoError } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib';
 import { type IdObjectSkeletonInterface } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/api/ApiTypes';
 import { type ConfigEntityExportInterface } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/IdmConfigOps';
-import { SyncSkeleton } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/MappingOps';
+import {
+  ManagedSkeleton,
+  SyncSkeleton,
+} from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib/types/ops/MappingOps';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 import propertiesReader from 'properties-reader';
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@ import {
 } from '../utils/Console';
 import {
   getLegacyMappingsFromFiles,
+  getManagedObjectsFromFiles,
+  writeManagedJsonToDirectory,
   writeSyncJsonToDirectory,
 } from './MappingOps';
 
@@ -83,6 +88,7 @@ export async function listAllConfigEntities(): Promise<boolean> {
  * @param {string} file optional export file name (or directory name if exporting mappings separately)
  * @param {string} envFile File that defines environment specific variables for replacement during configuration export/import
  * @param {boolean} separateMappings separate sync.idm.json mappings if true (and id is "sync"), otherwise keep them in a single file
+ * @param {boolean} separateObjects separate managed.idm.json objects if true (and id is "managed"), otherwise keep them in a single file
  * @param {boolean} includeMeta true to include metadata, false otherwise. Default: true
  * @return {Promise<boolean>} a promise that resolves to true if successful, false otherwise
  */
@@ -91,6 +97,7 @@ export async function exportConfigEntityToFile(
   file?: string,
   envFile?: string,
   separateMappings: boolean = false,
+  separateObjects: boolean = false,
   includeMeta: boolean = true
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
@@ -107,6 +114,14 @@ export async function exportConfigEntityToFile(
       );
       return true;
     }
+    if (separateObjects && id === 'managed') {
+      writeManagedJsonToDirectory(
+        exportData.idm[id] as ManagedSkeleton,
+        file,
+        includeMeta
+      );
+      return true;
+    }
     let fileName = file;
     if (!fileName) {
       fileName = getTypedFilename(`${id}`, 'idm');
@@ -156,12 +171,14 @@ export async function exportAllConfigEntitiesToFile(
  * @param {string} entitiesFile JSON file that specifies the config entities to export/import
  * @param {string} envFile File that defines environment specific variables for replacement during configuration export/import
  * @param {boolean} separateMappings separate sync.idm.json mappings if true, otherwise keep them in a single file
+ * @param {boolean} separateObjects separate managed.idm.json objects if true, otherwise keep them in a single file
  * @return {Promise<boolean>} a promise that resolves to true if successful, false otherwise
  */
 export async function exportAllConfigEntitiesToFiles(
   entitiesFile?: string,
   envFile?: string,
   separateMappings: boolean = false,
+  separateObjects: boolean = false,
   includeMeta: boolean = true
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const errors: Error[] = [];
@@ -177,6 +194,14 @@ export async function exportAllConfigEntitiesToFiles(
           writeSyncJsonToDirectory(obj as SyncSkeleton, 'sync', includeMeta);
           continue;
         }
+        if (separateObjects && id === 'managed') {
+          writeManagedJsonToDirectory(
+            obj as ManagedSkeleton,
+            'managed',
+            includeMeta
+          );
+          continue;
+        }
         saveToFile(
           'idm',
           obj,
@@ -232,6 +257,14 @@ export async function importConfigEntityByIdFromFile(
         },
       ]);
       importData = { idm: { sync: syncData } };
+    } else if (entityId === 'managed') {
+      const managedData = getManagedObjectsFromFiles([
+        {
+          content: fileData,
+          path: `${filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf('/'))}/managed.idm.json`,
+        },
+      ]);
+      importData = { idm: { managed: managedData } };
     } else {
       importData = JSON.parse(fileData);
     }
@@ -292,6 +325,14 @@ export async function importFirstConfigEntityFromFile(
         },
       ]);
     }
+    if (entityId === 'managed') {
+      importData.idm.managed = getManagedObjectsFromFiles([
+        {
+          content: fileData,
+          path: `${filePath.substring(0, filePath.lastIndexOf('/'))}/managed.idm.json`,
+        },
+      ]);
+    }
 
     const options = getIdmImportExportOptions(undefined, envFile);
 
@@ -434,9 +475,13 @@ export async function getIdmImportDataFromIdmDirectory(
   );
   // Process sync mapping file(s)
   importData.idm.sync = getLegacyMappingsFromFiles(idmConfigFiles);
+  importData.idm.managed = getManagedObjectsFromFiles(idmConfigFiles);
   // Process other files
   for (const f of idmConfigFiles.filter(
-    (f) => !f.path.endsWith('sync.idm.json') && f.path.endsWith('.idm.json')
+    (f) =>
+      !f.path.endsWith('sync.idm.json') &&
+      !f.path.endsWith('managed.idm.json') &&
+      f.path.endsWith('.idm.json')
   )) {
     const entities = Object.values(
       JSON.parse(f.content).idm
diff --git a/src/ops/MappingOps.ts b/src/ops/MappingOps.ts
index 1d56aca38..8938dfe22 100644
--- a/src/ops/MappingOps.ts
+++ b/src/ops/MappingOps.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { frodo, FrodoError } from '@rockcarver/frodo-lib';
 import {
+  ManagedSkeleton,
   MappingExportInterface,
   MappingExportOptions,
   MappingImportOptions,
@@ -479,6 +480,31 @@ export function writeSyncJsonToDirectory(
   );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper that writes mappings in a managed.idm.json config entity to a directory
+ * @param managed The managed.idm.json config entity
+ * @param directory The directory to save the mappings
+ */
+export function writeManagedJsonToDirectory(
+  managed: ManagedSkeleton,
+  directory: string = 'managed',
+  includeMeta: boolean = true
+) {
+  const objectPaths = [];
+  for (const object of managed.objects) {
+    const fileName = getTypedFilename(object.name, 'managed');
+    objectPaths.push(extractDataToFile(object, fileName, directory));
+  }
+  managed.objects = objectPaths;
+  saveToFile(
+    'idm',
+    managed,
+    '_id',
+    getFilePath(`${directory}/managed.idm.json`, true),
+    includeMeta
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper that returns the sync.idm.json object containing all the mappings in it by looking through the files
  *
@@ -516,6 +542,49 @@ export function getLegacyMappingsFromFiles(
   return sync;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper that returns the managed.idm.json object containing all the mappings in it by looking through the files
+ *
+ * @param files the files to get managed.idm.json object from
+ * @returns the managed.idm.json object
+ */
+export function getManagedObjectsFromFiles(
+  files: { path: string; content: string }[]
+): ManagedSkeleton {
+  const managedFiles = files.filter((f) =>
+    f.path.endsWith('/managed.idm.json')
+  );
+  if (managedFiles.length > 1) {
+    throw new FrodoError(
+      'Multiple managed.idm.json files found in idm directory'
+    );
+  }
+  const managed = {
+    _id: 'managed',
+    objects: [],
+  };
+  if (managedFiles.length === 1) {
+    const jsonData = JSON.parse(managedFiles[0].content);
+    const managedData = jsonData.managed
+      ? jsonData.managed
+      : jsonData.idm.managed;
+    const managedJsonDir = managedFiles[0].path.substring(
+      0,
+      managedFiles[0].path.indexOf('/managed.idm.json')
+    );
+    if (managedData.objects) {
+      for (const object of managedData.objects) {
+        if (typeof object === 'string') {
+          managed.objects.push(getExtractedJsonData(object, managedJsonDir));
+        } else {
+          managed.objects.push(object);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return managed;
+}
+
 /**
  * Helper that gets a mapping's type (either 'sync' or 'mapping') from it's id
  * @param {string} mappingId the mapping id
diff --git a/src/utils/Config.ts b/src/utils/Config.ts
index d84e8a54c..20a12417d 100644
--- a/src/utils/Config.ts
+++ b/src/utils/Config.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import fs from 'fs';
 import os from 'os';
 
 import { readServersFromFiles } from '../ops/classic/ServerOps';
-import { getLegacyMappingsFromFiles } from '../ops/MappingOps';
+import {
+  getLegacyMappingsFromFiles,
+  getManagedObjectsFromFiles,
+} from '../ops/MappingOps';
 import { getScriptExportByScriptFile } from '../ops/ScriptOps';
 import { printMessage } from './Console';
 
@@ -159,7 +162,9 @@ export async function getConfig(
       !f.path.endsWith('.script.json') &&
       !f.path.endsWith('.server.json') &&
       !f.path.endsWith('/sync.idm.json') &&
-      !f.path.endsWith('sync.json')
+      !f.path.endsWith('sync.json') &&
+      !f.path.endsWith('/managed.idm.json') &&
+      !f.path.endsWith('managed.json')
   );
   // Handle all other json files
   for (const f of allOtherFiles) {
@@ -183,6 +188,10 @@ export async function getConfig(
   if (sync.mappings.length > 0) {
     (exportConfig as FullGlobalExportInterface).sync = sync;
   }
+  const managed = await getManagedObjectsFromFiles(jsonFiles);
+  if (managed.objects.length > 0) {
+    (exportConfig as FullGlobalExportInterface).idm.managed = managed;
+  }
   // Handle saml files
   if (
     samlFiles.length > 0 &&