diff --git a/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.cc b/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.cc
index c525a28b1b5034d633cc35d01a1622717d969e5b..a53c0c27e8ded3124cf4ad7c5d8d53d8d18b1bfe 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.cc
+++ b/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ const char* ComplexMissionItem::_presetSettingsKey =        "_presets";
 
 ComplexMissionItem::ComplexMissionItem(Vehicle* vehicle, bool flyView, QObject* parent)
     : VisualMissionItem (vehicle, flyView, parent)
+    , _toolbox(qgcApp()->toolbox())
+    , _settingsManager(_toolbox->settingsManager())
 {
 
 }
@@ -74,6 +76,13 @@ void ComplexMissionItem::_savePresetJson(const QString& name, QJsonObject& prese
     settings.beginGroup(presetsSettingsGroup());
     settings.beginGroup(_presetSettingsKey);
     settings.setValue(name, QJsonDocument(presetObject).toBinaryData());
+
+    // Use this to save a survey preset as a JSON file to be included in the build
+    // as a built-in survey preset that cannot be deleted.
+    #if 0
+    _saveSettingsValueAsJson(settings, name);
+    #endif
+
     emit presetNamesChanged();
 }
 
@@ -84,3 +93,23 @@ QJsonObject ComplexMissionItem::_loadPresetJson(const QString& name)
     settings.beginGroup(_presetSettingsKey);
     return QJsonDocument::fromBinaryData(settings.value(name).toByteArray()).object();
 }
+
+void ComplexMissionItem::_saveSettingsValueAsJson(const QSettings& settings, const QString& name)
+{
+    QString savePath = _settingsManager->appSettings()->missionSavePath();
+    QDir saveDir(savePath);
+
+    QString fileName = saveDir.absoluteFilePath(name);
+    fileName.append(".json");
+    QFile jsonFile(fileName);
+
+    if (!jsonFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
+        qDebug() << "Couldn't open .json file.";
+    }
+
+    qDebug() << "Saving survey preset to JSON";
+    QJsonObject jsonObj = QJsonDocument::fromBinaryData(settings.value(name).toByteArray()).object();
+    auto jsonDoc = QJsonDocument(jsonObj);
+
+    jsonFile.write(jsonDoc.toJson());
+}
diff --git a/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.h b/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.h
index 53b0ba67c74187af540b5b6f61dfd97fd95bc4c1..782f80b296fe3eb70fdc9733cb0df5d11c25dd56 100644
--- a/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.h
+++ b/src/MissionManager/ComplexMissionItem.h
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 
 #include <QSettings>
 
+#include <QGCToolbox.h>
+#include <SettingsManager.h>
+
+
 class ComplexMissionItem : public VisualMissionItem
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -82,11 +86,16 @@ protected:
     void        _savePresetJson (const QString& name, QJsonObject& presetObject);
     QJsonObject _loadPresetJson (const QString& name);
 
+    void        _saveSettingsValueAsJson(const QSettings& settings, const QString& name);
+
     bool _isIncomplete = true;
 
     QMap<QString, FactMetaData*> _metaDataMap;
 
     static const char* _presetSettingsKey;
+
+    QGCToolbox* _toolbox;
+    SettingsManager* _settingsManager;
 };
 
 #endif