diff --git a/place_and_route/build_defs.bzl b/place_and_route/build_defs.bzl
index 40bfd971..6b120211 100644
--- a/place_and_route/build_defs.bzl
+++ b/place_and_route/build_defs.bzl
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 load("@rules_hdl//pdk:open_road_configuration.bzl", "assert_has_open_road_configuration")
 load("//place_and_route:private/clock_tree_synthesis.bzl", "clock_tree_synthesis")
 load("//place_and_route:private/detailed_routing.bzl", "detailed_routing")
+load("//place_and_route:private/export_def.bzl", "export_def")
 load("//place_and_route:private/floorplan.bzl", "init_floor_plan")
 load("//place_and_route:private/global_placement.bzl", "global_placement")
 load("//place_and_route:private/global_routing.bzl", "global_routing")
@@ -32,16 +33,21 @@ def _place_and_route_impl(ctx):
     output_files = []
 
     open_road_provider = init_floor_plan(ctx)
+    open_road_provider, output_def = export_def(ctx, open_road_provider, "pre_pnr")
+    output_files.append(output_def)
     open_road_provider = place_pins(ctx, open_road_provider)
     open_road_provider = pdn_gen(ctx, open_road_provider)
     open_road_provider = global_placement(ctx, open_road_provider)
+    open_road_provider, output_def = export_def(ctx, open_road_provider, "global_placement")
+        output_files.append(output_def)
     open_road_provider = resize(ctx, open_road_provider)
     open_road_provider = clock_tree_synthesis(ctx, open_road_provider)
     open_road_provider = global_routing(ctx, open_road_provider)
     if not ctx.attr.skip_detailed_routing:
         open_road_provider = detailed_routing(ctx, open_road_provider)
         output_files.append(open_road_provider.routed_def)
-
+    open_road_provider, output_def = export_def(ctx, open_road_provider, "post_pnr")
+        output_files.append(output_def)
     output_files.append(open_road_provider.output_db)
     output_files.extend(open_road_provider.logs.to_list())
 
diff --git a/place_and_route/private/export_def.bzl b/place_and_route/private/export_def.bzl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb5861ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/place_and_route/private/export_def.bzl
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Copyright 2023 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Export to def openROAD commands"""
+
+load("//place_and_route/open_road.bzl", "OpenRoadInfo", "merge_open_road_info", "openroad_command")
+
+def export_def(ctx, open_road_info, suffix):
+    """Export to def.
+
+    Returns:
+        OpenRoadInfo: the openROAD info provider containing required input files and
+            and commands run.
+    Args:
+       ctx: Bazel rule ctx
+       open_road_info: OpenRoadInfo provider from a previous step.
+       suffix: Suffix to use for thr def file.
+
+    """
+
+    inputs = []
+
+    outputs = []
+    output_def = ctx.actions.declare_file("{}__{}.def".format(ctx.attr.name, suffix))
+    outputs.append(output_def)
+
+    open_road_commands = []
+    write_def_command = "write_def {}".format(output_def.path)
+    open_road_commands.append(write_def_command)
+
+    command_output = openroad_command(
+        ctx,
+        inputs = inputs,
+        outputs = outputs,
+        commands = open_road_commands,
+        input_db = open_road_info.output_db,
+        step_name = "export_def_" + suffix,
+    )
+
+    def_open_road_info = OpenRoadInfo(
+        commands = open_road_commands,
+        input_files = depset(inputs),
+        output_db = command_output.db,
+        logs = depset([command_output.log_file]),
+    )
+
+    return merge_open_road_info(open_road_info, def_open_road_info), output_def