diff --git a/pype/lib/avalon_context.py b/pype/lib/avalon_context.py
index 9df5754126..dc0ce9a873 100644
--- a/pype/lib/avalon_context.py
+++ b/pype/lib/avalon_context.py
@@ -1167,7 +1167,8 @@ def change_timer_to_current_context():
     data = {
         "project_name": avalon.io.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"],
         "asset_name": avalon.io.Session["AVALON_ASSET"],
-        "task_name": avalon.io.Session["AVALON_TASK"]
+        "task_name": avalon.io.Session["AVALON_TASK"],
+        "hierarchy": get_hierarchy()
     }
 
     requests.post(rest_api_url, json=data)
diff --git a/pype/modules/timers_manager/rest_api.py b/pype/modules/timers_manager/rest_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2247a6f769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/modules/timers_manager/rest_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from aiohttp.web_response import Response
+from pype.api import Logger
+
+log = Logger().get_logger("Event processor")
+
+class TimersManagerModuleRestApi:
+    """
+        REST API endpoint used for calling from hosts when context change
+        happens in Workfile app.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, user_module, server_manager):
+        self.module = user_module
+        self.server_manager = server_manager
+
+        self.prefix = "/timers_manager"
+
+        self.register()
+
+    def register(self):
+        self.server_manager.add_route(
+            "POST",
+            self.prefix + "/start_timer",
+            self.start_timer
+        )
+
+    async def start_timer(self, request):
+        data = await request.json()
+        try:
+            project_name = data['project_name']
+            asset_name = data['asset_name']
+            task_name = data['task_name']
+            hierarchy = data['hierarchy']
+        except KeyError:
+            log.error("Payload must contain fields 'project_name, " +
+                      "'asset_name', 'task_name', 'hierarchy'")
+            return Response(status=400)
+
+        self.module.stop_timers()
+        self.module.start_timer(project_name, asset_name, task_name, hierarchy)
+        return Response(status=200)
diff --git a/pype/modules/timers_manager/timers_manager.py b/pype/modules/timers_manager/timers_manager.py
index 44264042d5..68890640b3 100644
--- a/pype/modules/timers_manager/timers_manager.py
+++ b/pype/modules/timers_manager/timers_manager.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class TimersManager(PypeModule, ITrayService, IIdleManager, IWebServerRoutes):
             self.rest_api_obj = TimersManagerModuleRestApi(self,
                                                            server_manager)
 
-    def start_timer(self, project_name, asset_name, task_name):
+    def start_timer(self, project_name, asset_name, task_name, hierarchy):
         """
             Start timer for 'project_name', 'asset_name' and 'task_name'
 
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class TimersManager(PypeModule, ITrayService, IIdleManager, IWebServerRoutes):
                 project_name (string)
                 asset_name (string)
                 task_name (string)
+                hierarchy (string)
         """
         dbconn = AvalonMongoDB()
         dbconn.install()
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ class TimersManager(PypeModule, ITrayService, IIdleManager, IWebServerRoutes):
             self.log.warning("Couldn't find task_type for {}".
                              format(task_name))
 
-        hierarchy = asset_doc["data"]["hierarchy"].split("\\")
+        hierarchy = hierarchy.split("\\")
         hierarchy.append(asset_name)
 
         data = {