diff --git a/libexec/rc/Makefile b/libexec/rc/Makefile
--- a/libexec/rc/Makefile
+++ b/libexec/rc/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 LIBEXEC_SCRIPTSMODE=	755
 LIBEXEC_SCRIPTSPACKAGE=	rc
 
-SUBDIR+=	rc.d
+SUBDIR+=	rc.d rc.conf.d
 
 HAS_TESTS=
 SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+=	tests
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.conf b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
--- a/libexec/rc/rc.conf
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.conf
@@ -457,9 +457,6 @@
 static_ndp_pairs=""		# Set to static NDP list (or leave empty).
 static_routes=""		# Set to static route list (or leave empty).
 gateway_enable="NO"		# Set to YES if this host will be a gateway.
-routed_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable a routing daemon.
-routed_program="/sbin/routed"	# Name of routing daemon to use if enabled.
-routed_flags="-q"		# Flags for routing daemon.
 arpproxy_all="NO"		# replaces obsolete kernel option ARP_PROXYALL.
 forward_sourceroute="NO"	# do source routing (only if gateway_enable is set to "YES")
 accept_sourceroute="NO"		# accept source routed packets to us
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.conf.d/Makefile b/libexec/rc/rc.conf.d/Makefile
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.conf.d/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Lexi Winter.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause OR ISC
+
+.include <src.opts.mk>
+
+FILESGROUPS=
+FILESDIR=	/etc/defaults/rc.conf.d
+
+.if ${MK_ROUTED} != "no"
+FILESGROUPS+=	ROUTED
+ROUTED+=	routed
+ROUTEDDIR=	${FILESDIR}
+ROUTEDPACKAGE=	rip
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.prog.mk>
diff --git a/libexec/rc/rc.conf.d/routed b/libexec/rc/rc.conf.d/routed
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/rc/rc.conf.d/routed
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Default configuration for routed(8).  Do not edit this file; either copy
+# it to /etc/rc.conf.d and modify it there, or add overrides in /etc/rc.conf.
+
+routed_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable a routing daemon.
+routed_program="/sbin/routed"	# Name of routing daemon to use if enabled.
+routed_flags="-q"		# Flags for routing daemon.
diff --git a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
--- a/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
+++ b/tools/build/mk/OptionalObsoleteFiles.inc
@@ -10226,6 +10226,7 @@
 
 .if ${MK_ROUTED} == no
 OLD_FILES+=etc/rc.d/routed
+OLD_FILES+=etc/defaults/rc.conf.d/routed
 OLD_FILES+=rescue/routed
 OLD_FILES+=rescue/rtquery
 OLD_FILES+=sbin/routed