diff --git a/static/Makefile.am.include b/static/Makefile.am.include
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+phosphor_image_updater_SOURCES += \
+	%reldir%/flash.cpp
diff --git a/static/flash.cpp b/static/flash.cpp
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+#include <experimental/filesystem>
+
+#include "activation.hpp"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "flash.hpp"
+#include "image_verify.hpp" // For bmcImages
+
+namespace
+{
+constexpr auto PATH_INITRAMFS = "/run/initramfs";
+} // anonymous
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace software
+{
+namespace updater
+{
+
+namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
+
+void Activation::flashWrite()
+{
+    // For static layout code update, just put image in /run/initramfs.
+    // It expects user to trigger a reboot and an updater script will program
+    // the image to flash during reboot.
+    fs::path uploadDir(IMG_UPLOAD_DIR);
+    fs::path toPath(PATH_INITRAMFS);
+    for (auto& bmcImage : phosphor::software::image::bmcImages)
+    {
+        fs::copy_file(uploadDir / versionId / bmcImage, toPath / bmcImage,
+                      fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
+    }
+}
+
+void Activation::onStateChanges(sdbusplus::message::message& /*msg*/)
+{
+    // Empty
+}
+
+} // namespace updater
+} // namespace software
+} // namepsace phosphor