diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/render_setup_tools.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/render_setup_tools.py
index a5e04de184..9b00b53eee 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/render_setup_tools.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/render_setup_tools.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from .lib import pairwise
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
-def _allow_export_from_render_setup_layer():
+def allow_export_from_render_setup_layer():
     """Context manager to override Maya settings to allow RS layer export"""
     try:
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def export_in_rs_layer(path, nodes, export=None):
         cmds.disconnectAttr(src, dest)
 
     # Export Selected
-    with _allow_export_from_render_setup_layer():
+    with allow_export_from_render_setup_layer():
         cmds.select(nodes, noExpand=True)
         if export:
             export()
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
index 9286869c60..66dd805437 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_redshift_proxy.py
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@ import os
 from maya import cmds
 
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
-from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.lib import maintained_selection
+from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.lib import (
+    maintained_selection,
+    renderlayer
+)
+from ayon_core.hosts.maya.api.render_setup_tools import (
+    allow_export_from_render_setup_layer
+)
 
 
 class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
@@ -18,6 +24,9 @@ class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
     def process(self, instance):
         """Extractor entry point."""
 
+        # Make sure Redshift is loaded
+        cmds.loadPlugin("redshift4maya", quiet=True)
+
         staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
         file_name = "{}.rs".format(instance.name)
         file_path = os.path.join(staging_dir, file_name)
@@ -60,14 +69,22 @@ class ExtractRedshiftProxy(publish.Extractor):
 
         # Write out rs file
         self.log.debug("Writing: '%s'" % file_path)
+
+        # Allow overriding what renderlayer to export from. By default force
+        # it to the default render layer. (Note that the renderlayer isn't
+        # currently exposed as an attribute to artists)
+        layer = instance.data.get("renderLayer", "defaultRenderLayer")
+
         with maintained_selection():
-            cmds.select(instance.data["setMembers"], noExpand=True)
-            cmds.file(file_path,
-                      pr=False,
-                      force=True,
-                      type="Redshift Proxy",
-                      exportSelected=True,
-                      options=rs_options)
+            with renderlayer(layer):
+                with allow_export_from_render_setup_layer():
+                    cmds.select(instance.data["setMembers"], noExpand=True)
+                    cmds.file(file_path,
+                              preserveReferences=False,
+                              force=True,
+                              type="Redshift Proxy",
+                              exportSelected=True,
+                              options=rs_options)
 
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["representations"] = []