diff --git a/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py b/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py
index 036ac5c4..66a80784 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/abstract_security_content_objects/detection_abstract.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 )
 from contentctl.objects.integration_test import IntegrationTest
 from contentctl.objects.manual_test import ManualTest
+from contentctl.objects.email import EmailObject
 from contentctl.objects.rba import RBAObject
 from contentctl.objects.security_content_object import SecurityContentObject
 from contentctl.objects.test_group import TestGroup
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class Detection_Abstract(SecurityContentObject):
     how_to_implement: str = Field(..., min_length=4)
     known_false_positives: str = Field(..., min_length=4)
     rba: Optional[RBAObject] = Field(default=None)
+    email: Optional[EmailObject] = Field(default=None)
     explanation: None | str = Field(
         default=None,
         exclude=True,  # Don't serialize this value when dumping the object
@@ -441,6 +443,8 @@ def serialize_model(self):
             model["tags"]["risk_score"] = self.rba.risk_score
         else:
             model["tags"]["risk_score"] = 0
+        if self.email is not None:
+            model["email"] = self.email
 
         # Only a subset of macro fields are required:
         all_macros: list[dict[str, str | list[str]]] = []
diff --git a/contentctl/objects/alert_action.py b/contentctl/objects/alert_action.py
index c50e9bdb..d6a60472 100644
--- a/contentctl/objects/alert_action.py
+++ b/contentctl/objects/alert_action.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def serialize_model(self):
         model = {}
 
         if self.email is not None:
-            raise Exception("Email not implemented")
+            model["email"] = self.email
 
         if self.notable is not None:
             model["notable"] = self.notable
diff --git a/contentctl/objects/email.py b/contentctl/objects/email.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9e3ecd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contentctl/objects/email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from abc import ABC
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, model_validator
+
+
+class EmailObject(BaseModel, ABC):
+    to: str
+    subject: str
+    message: str
+
+    @model_validator(mode="before")
+    # Validate the email address
+    def validate_email(cls, data: str) -> str:
+        if data.get("to"):
+            if "@" not in data.get("to"):
+                raise ValueError("Invalid email address")
+            return data
diff --git a/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2 b/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2
index b75df793..87a92de0 100644
--- a/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2
+++ b/contentctl/output/templates/savedsearches_detections.j2
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ action.notable.param.severity = {{ detection.rba.severity }}
 action.notable.param.severity = high 
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
-{% if detection.deployment.alert_action.email %}
+{% if detection.email %}
 action.email = 1
-action.email.subject.alert = {{ detection.deployment.alert_action.email.subject | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) | escapeNewlines() }}
-action.email.to = {{ detection.deployment.alert_action.email.to }}
-action.email.message.alert = {{ detection.deployment.alert_action.email.message | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) | escapeNewlines() }}
+action.email.subject.alert = {{ detection.email.subject | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) | escapeNewlines() }}
+action.email.to = {{ detection.email.to }}
+action.email.message.alert = {{ detection.email.message | custom_jinja2_enrichment_filter(detection) | escapeNewlines() }}
 action.email.useNSSubject = 1
 {% endif %}
 {% if detection.deployment.alert_action.slack %}