diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
index 692176a585..b3ea77a584 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
                         "standalonepublisher"
                     ],
                     "families": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": true,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@
                         "matchmove",
                         "shot"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": false,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@
                     "families": [
                         "plate"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": false,
                     "advanced_filtering": [
@@ -256,6 +259,7 @@
                         "rig",
                         "camera"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": true,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
@@ -267,6 +271,7 @@
                     "families": [
                         "renderPass"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": false,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
@@ -276,6 +281,7 @@
                         "tvpaint"
                     ],
                     "families": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": true,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
@@ -288,6 +294,7 @@
                         "write",
                         "render"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": false,
                     "advanced_filtering": [
@@ -307,6 +314,7 @@
                         "render",
                         "workfile"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "add_ftrack_family": true,
                     "advanced_filtering": []
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
index a53ae14914..05c3e871c0 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
                 {
                     "families": [],
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template_name": "publish"
                 },
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@
                         "prerender"
                     ],
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template_name": "render"
                 }
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@
                 {
                     "families": [],
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template": ""
                 }
@@ -205,6 +208,7 @@
                 {
                     "families": [],
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template": "{family}{Variant}"
                 },
@@ -213,6 +217,7 @@
                         "render"
                     ],
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template": "{family}{Task}{Variant}"
                 },
@@ -224,6 +229,7 @@
                     "hosts": [
                         "tvpaint"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template": "{family}{Task}_{Render_layer}_{Render_pass}"
                 },
@@ -235,6 +241,7 @@
                     "hosts": [
                         "tvpaint"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template": "{family}{Task}"
                 },
@@ -245,6 +252,7 @@
                     "hosts": [
                         "aftereffects"
                     ],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "template": "render{Task}{Variant}"
                 }
@@ -261,6 +269,7 @@
             "last_workfile_on_startup": [
                 {
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "enabled": true
                 }
@@ -268,6 +277,7 @@
             "open_workfile_tool_on_startup": [
                 {
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
                     "tasks": [],
                     "enabled": false
                 }
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index f9911897d7..3540c3eb29 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -520,6 +520,7 @@
     "workfile_build": {
         "profiles": [
             {
+                "task_types": [],
                 "tasks": [
                     "Lighting"
                 ],
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
index 136f1d6b42..86b94823c1 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
         "builder_on_start": false,
         "profiles": [
             {
+                "task_types": [],
                 "tasks": [],
                 "current_context": [
                     {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/slack.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/slack.json
index e70ef77fd2..2d10bd173d 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/slack.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/slack.json
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
             "profiles": [
                 {
                     "families": [],
-                    "tasks": [],
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "task_types": [],
+                    "tasks": [],
                     "channel_messages": []
                 }
             ]
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json
index 1cc08b96f8..e50e269695 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json
@@ -650,6 +650,11 @@
                                         "type": "list",
                                         "object_type": "text"
                                     },
+                                    {
+                                        "key": "task_types",
+                                        "label": "Task types",
+                                        "type": "task-types-enum"
+                                    },
                                     {
                                         "key": "tasks",
                                         "label": "Task names",
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_slack.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_slack.json
index 170de7c8a2..9ca4e443bd 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_slack.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_slack.json
@@ -52,18 +52,23 @@
                                         "type": "list",
                                         "object_type": "text"
                                     },
-                                    {
-                                        "key": "tasks",
-                                        "label": "Task names",
-                                        "type": "list",
-                                        "object_type": "text"
-                                    },
                                     {
                                         "type": "hosts-enum",
                                         "key": "hosts",
                                         "label": "Host names",
                                         "multiselection": true
                                     },
+                                    {
+                                        "key": "task_types",
+                                        "label": "Task types",
+                                        "type": "task-types-enum"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "key": "tasks",
+                                        "label": "Task names",
+                                        "type": "list",
+                                        "object_type": "text"
+                                    },
                                     {
                                         "type": "separator"
                                     },
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
index 4b91072eb6..e59d22aa89 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
@@ -502,6 +502,11 @@
                                 "label": "Hosts",
                                 "multiselection": true
                             },
+                            {
+                                "key": "task_types",
+                                "label": "Task types",
+                                "type": "task-types-enum"
+                            },
                             {
                                 "key": "tasks",
                                 "label": "Task names",
@@ -543,6 +548,11 @@
                                 "label": "Hosts",
                                 "multiselection": true
                             },
+                            {
+                                "key": "task_types",
+                                "label": "Task types",
+                                "type": "task-types-enum"
+                            },
                             {
                                 "key": "tasks",
                                 "label": "Task names",
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json
index 245560f115..33a8883b73 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
                                 "label": "Hosts",
                                 "multiselection": true
                             },
+                            {
+                                "key": "task_types",
+                                "label": "Task types",
+                                "type": "task-types-enum"
+                            },
                             {
                                 "key": "tasks",
                                 "label": "Task names",
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@
                                       "unreal"
                                   ]
                             },
+                            {
+                                "key": "task_types",
+                                "label": "Task types",
+                                "type": "task-types-enum"
+                            },
                             {
                                 "key": "tasks",
                                 "label": "Tasks",
@@ -161,6 +171,12 @@
                                     "nuke"
                                 ]
                             },
+                            {
+                                "key": "task_types",
+                                "label": "Task types",
+                                "type": "list",
+                                "object_type": "task-types-enum"
+                            },
                             {
                                 "key": "tasks",
                                 "label": "Tasks",
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_workfile_build.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_workfile_build.json
index 078bb81bba..09da5b70e3 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_workfile_build.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_workfile_build.json
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
             "object_type": {
                 "type": "dict",
                 "children": [
+                    {
+                        "key": "task_types",
+                        "label": "Task types",
+                        "type": "task-types-enum"
+                    },
                     {
                         "key": "tasks",
                         "label": "Tasks",
@@ -94,4 +99,4 @@
             }
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_workfile_options.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_workfile_options.json
index 815df85879..4d5a8d56ab 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_workfile_options.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/template_workfile_options.json
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@
             "object_type": {
                 "type": "dict",
                 "children": [
+                    {
+                        "key": "task_types",
+                        "label": "Task types",
+                        "type": "task-types-enum"
+                    },
                     {
                         "key": "tasks",
                         "label": "Tasks",