diff --git a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/api/__init__.py b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/api/__init__.py
index 068559049b..5bc963742f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/api/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/api/__init__.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ import os
 import logging
 
 from avalon.tvpaint.communication_server import register_localization_file
-from avalon.tvpaint import pipeline
+from avalon.tvpaint import pipeline, lib
+import pype.lib
 import avalon.api
+import avalon.io
 import pyblish.api
 
 from openpype.hosts import tvpaint
 
-log = logging.getLogger("openpype.hosts.tvpaint")
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 HOST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(tvpaint.__file__))
 PLUGINS_DIR = os.path.join(HOST_DIR, "plugins")
@@ -34,6 +36,44 @@ def on_instance_toggle(instance, old_value, new_value):
         pipeline._write_instances(current_instances)
 
 
+def application_launch():
+    # Setup project settings if its the template that's launched.
+    if "PYPE_TVPAINT_LAUNCHED_TEMPLATE_FILE" in os.environ:
+        print("Setting up project...")
+
+        project_doc = avalon.io.find_one({"type": "project"})
+        project_data = project_doc["data"]
+        asset_data = pype.lib.get_asset()["data"]
+
+        framerate = asset_data.get("fps", project_data.get("fps", 25))
+
+        width_key = "resolutionWidth"
+        height_key = "resolutionHeight"
+        width = asset_data.get(width_key, project_data.get(width_key, 1920))
+        height = asset_data.get(height_key, project_data.get(height_key, 1080))
+
+        lib.execute_george("tv_resizepage {} {} 0".format(width, height))
+        lib.execute_george("tv_framerate {} \"timestretch\"".format(framerate))
+
+        frame_start = asset_data.get("frameStart")
+        frame_end = asset_data.get("frameEnd")
+
+        handles = asset_data.get("handles") or 0
+        handle_start = asset_data.get("handleStart")
+        if handle_start is None:
+            handle_start = handles
+
+        handle_end = asset_data.get("handleEnd")
+        if handle_end is None:
+            handle_end = handles
+
+        frame_start -= int(handle_start)
+        frame_end += int(handle_end)
+
+        lib.execute_george("tv_markin {} set".format(frame_start - 1))
+        lib.execute_george("tv_markout {} set".format(frame_end - 1))
+
+
 def install():
     log.info("OpenPype - Installing TVPaint integration")
     localization_file = os.path.join(HOST_DIR, "resources", "avalon.loc")
@@ -49,6 +89,8 @@ def install():
     if on_instance_toggle not in registered_callbacks:
         pyblish.api.register_callback("instanceToggled", on_instance_toggle)
 
+    avalon.api.on("application.launched", application_launch)
+
 
 def uninstall():
     log.info("OpenPype - Uninstalling TVPaint integration")