diff --git a/CRM/Core/DAO.php b/CRM/Core/DAO.php
index 727150de8c31..b0d7feb28427 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/DAO.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/DAO.php
@@ -2523,8 +2523,7 @@ public static function createReferenceColumns($className) {
   /**
    * Find all records which refer to this entity.
    *
-   * @return array
-   *   Array of objects referencing this
+   * @return CRM_Core_DAO[]
    */
   public function findReferences() {
     $links = self::getReferencesToTable(static::getTableName());
diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Generic/ExportAction.php b/Civi/Api4/Generic/ExportAction.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..210a8e0a72ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Generic/ExportAction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ | Copyright CiviCRM LLC. All rights reserved.                        |
+ |                                                                    |
+ | This work is published under the GNU AGPLv3 license with some      |
+ | permitted exceptions and without any warranty. For full license    |
+ | and copyright information, see https://civicrm.org/licensing       |
+ +--------------------------------------------------------------------+
+ */
+
+namespace Civi\Api4\Generic;
+
+use Civi\Api4\Utils\CoreUtil;
+
+/**
+ * Export $ENTITY to civicrm_managed format.
+ *
+ * This action generates an exportable array suitable for use
+ * in a .mgd.php file.
+ *
+ * @method $this setId(int $id)
+ * @method int getId()
+ * @method $this setCleanup(string $cleanup)
+ * @method string getCleanup()
+ * @method $this setUpdate(string $update)
+ * @method string getUpdate()
+ */
+class ExportAction extends AbstractAction {
+
+  /**
+   * Id of $ENTITY to export
+   * @var int
+   * @required
+   */
+  protected $id;
+
+  /**
+   * Specify rule for auto-updating managed entity
+   * @var string
+   * @options never,always,unmodified
+   */
+  protected $update = 'unmodified';
+
+  /**
+   * Specify rule for auto-deleting managed entity
+   * @var string
+   * @options never,always,unused,unmodified
+   */
+  protected $cleanup = 'unmodified';
+
+  /**
+   * Used to prevent circular references
+   * @var array
+   */
+  private $exportedEntities = [];
+
+  /**
+   * @param \Civi\Api4\Generic\Result $result
+   */
+  public function _run(Result $result) {
+    $this->exportRecord($this->getEntityName(), $this->id, $result);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param string $entityType
+   * @param int $entityId
+   * @param \Civi\Api4\Generic\Result $result
+   */
+  private function exportRecord(string $entityType, int $entityId, Result $result) {
+    if (isset($this->exportedEntities[$entityType][$entityId])) {
+      throw new \API_Exception("Circular reference detected: attempted to export $entityType id $entityId multiple times.");
+    }
+    $this->exportedEntities[$entityType][$entityId] = TRUE;
+    $select = [];
+    foreach ($this->getFieldsForExport($entityType) as $field) {
+      if (!empty($field['fk_entity'])) {
+        if (array_key_exists('name', $this->getFieldsForExport($field['fk_entity']))) {
+          $select[] = $field['name'] . '.name';
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        $select[] = $field['name'];
+      }
+    }
+    $record = civicrm_api4($entityType, 'get', [
+      'checkPermissions' => $this->checkPermissions,
+      'select' => $select,
+      'where' => [['id', '=', $entityId]],
+    ])->first();
+    if (!$record) {
+      return;
+    }
+    // The get api always returns ID but it should not be included in an export
+    unset($record['id']);
+    $name = $record['name'] ?? count($this->exportedEntities[$entityType]);
+    $result[] = [
+      'name' => $entityType . '_' . $name,
+      'entity' => $entityType,
+      'cleanup' => $this->cleanup,
+      'update' => $this->update,
+      'params' => [
+        'version' => 4,
+        'values' => $record,
+      ],
+    ];
+    // Export entities that reference this one
+    $daoName = CoreUtil::getInfoItem($entityType, 'dao');
+    /** @var \CRM_Core_DAO $dao */
+    $dao = new $daoName();
+    $dao->id = $entityId;
+    foreach ($dao->findReferences() as $reference) {
+      $refEntity = $reference::fields()['id']['entity'] ?? '';
+      $refApiType = CoreUtil::getInfoItem($refEntity, 'type') ?? [];
+      // Reference must be a ManagedEntity, and not the same type as the current entity
+      if ($refEntity !== $entityType && in_array('ManagedEntity', $refApiType, TRUE)) {
+        $this->exportRecord($refEntity, $reference->id, $result);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @param $entityType
+   * @return array
+   */
+  private function getFieldsForExport($entityType): array {
+    return (array) civicrm_api4($entityType, 'getFields', [
+      'action' => 'create',
+      'where' => [['type', 'IN', ['Field', 'Custom']]],
+      'checkPermissions' => $this->checkPermissions,
+    ])->indexBy('name');
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/Civi/Api4/Generic/Traits/ManagedEntity.php b/Civi/Api4/Generic/Traits/ManagedEntity.php
index da2e25899c4e..df7fc0edf6be 100644
--- a/Civi/Api4/Generic/Traits/ManagedEntity.php
+++ b/Civi/Api4/Generic/Traits/ManagedEntity.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 namespace Civi\Api4\Generic\Traits;
 
 use Civi\Api4\Generic\BasicBatchAction;
+use Civi\Api4\Generic\ExportAction;
 
 /**
  * A managed entity includes extra fields and methods to revert from an overridden local to base state.
@@ -36,4 +37,13 @@ public static function revert($checkPermissions = TRUE) {
     }))->setCheckPermissions($checkPermissions);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @param bool $checkPermissions
+   * @return \Civi\Api4\Generic\ExportAction
+   */
+  public static function export($checkPermissions = TRUE) {
+    return (new ExportAction(static::getEntityName(), __FUNCTION__))
+      ->setCheckPermissions($checkPermissions);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/ext/search_kit/tests/phpunit/api/v4/SearchDisplay/SearchExportTest.php b/ext/search_kit/tests/phpunit/api/v4/SearchDisplay/SearchExportTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b28c143d0462
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/search_kit/tests/phpunit/api/v4/SearchDisplay/SearchExportTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+<?php
+namespace api\v4\SearchDisplay;
+
+use Civi\Api4\SavedSearch;
+use Civi\Api4\SearchDisplay;
+use Civi\Test\HeadlessInterface;
+use Civi\Test\TransactionalInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @group headless
+ */
+class SearchExportTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase implements HeadlessInterface, TransactionalInterface {
+
+  public function setUpHeadless() {
+    // Civi\Test has many helpers, like install(), uninstall(), sql(), and sqlFile().
+    // See: https://docs.civicrm.org/dev/en/latest/testing/phpunit/#civitest
+    return \Civi\Test::headless()
+      ->installMe(__DIR__)
+      ->apply();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Test running a searchDisplay within an afform.
+   */
+  public function testExportSearch() {
+    $search = SavedSearch::create(FALSE)
+      ->setValues([
+        'name' => 'TestSearchToExport',
+        'label' => 'TestSearchToExport',
+        'api_entity' => 'Contact',
+        'api_params' => [
+          'version' => 4,
+          'select' => ['id'],
+        ],
+      ])
+      ->execute()->first();
+
+    SearchDisplay::create(FALSE)
+      ->setValues([
+        'name' => 'TestDisplayToExport',
+        'label' => 'TestDisplayToExport',
+        'saved_search_id.name' => 'TestSearchToExport',
+        'type' => 'table',
+        'settings' => [
+          'columns' => [
+            [
+              'key' => 'id',
+              'label' => 'Contact ID',
+              'dataType' => 'Integer',
+              'type' => 'field',
+            ],
+          ],
+        ],
+        'acl_bypass' => FALSE,
+      ])
+      ->execute();
+
+    $export = SavedSearch::export(FALSE)
+      ->setId($search['id'])
+      ->execute()
+      ->indexBy('name');
+
+    $this->assertCount(2, $export);
+    // The savedSearch should be first before its reference entities
+    $this->assertEquals('SavedSearch', $export->first()['entity']);
+    // Ensure api version is set to 4
+    $this->assertEquals(4, $export['SavedSearch_TestSearchToExport']['params']['version']);
+    // Ensure FK is set correctly
+    $this->assertEquals('TestSearchToExport', $export['SearchDisplay_TestDisplayToExport']['params']['values']['saved_search_id.name']);
+
+    // Add a second display
+    SearchDisplay::create(FALSE)
+      ->setValues([
+        'name' => 'SecondDisplayToExport',
+        'label' => 'TestDisplayToExport',
+        'saved_search_id.name' => 'TestSearchToExport',
+        'type' => 'table',
+        'settings' => [
+          'columns' => [
+            [
+              'key' => 'id',
+              'label' => 'Contact ID',
+              'dataType' => 'Integer',
+              'type' => 'field',
+            ],
+          ],
+        ],
+        'acl_bypass' => FALSE,
+      ])
+      ->execute();
+
+    $export = SavedSearch::export(FALSE)
+      ->setId($search['id'])
+      ->execute()
+      ->indexBy('name');
+
+    $this->assertCount(3, $export);
+    $this->assertEquals('TestSearchToExport', $export['SearchDisplay_SecondDisplayToExport']['params']['values']['saved_search_id.name']);
+  }
+
+}