diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/api/render_lib.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/api/render_lib.py
index 904cabfc05..06353f8e8b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/api/render_lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/api/render_lib.py
@@ -48,6 +48,14 @@ def get_multilayer(settings):
                     ["multilayer_exr"])
 
 
+def get_renderer(settings):
+    """Get renderer from blender settings."""
+
+    return (settings["blender"]
+                    ["RenderSettings"]
+                    ["renderer"])
+
+
 def get_render_product(output_path, name, aov_sep):
     """
     Generate the path to the render product. Blender interprets the `#`
@@ -254,9 +262,10 @@ def prepare_rendering(asset_group):
     aov_sep = get_aov_separator(settings)
     ext = get_image_format(settings)
     multilayer = get_multilayer(settings)
+    renderer = get_renderer(settings)
 
     set_render_format(ext, multilayer)
-    aov_list, custom_passes = set_render_passes(settings)
+    bpy.context.scene.render.engine = renderer
 
     output_path = Path.joinpath(dirpath, render_folder, file_name)
 
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/render_settings.py b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/render_settings.py
index f62013982e..53cefd145d 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/render_settings.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/render_settings.py
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ def image_format_enum():
     ]
 
 
+def renderers_enum():
+    return [
+        {"value": "CYCLES", "label": "Cycles"},
+        {"value": "BLENDER_EEVEE", "label": "Eevee"},
+    ]
+
+
 def aov_list_enum():
     return [
         {"value": "empty", "label": "< none >"},
@@ -83,6 +90,11 @@ class RenderSettingsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     multilayer_exr: bool = Field(
         title="Multilayer (EXR)"
     )
+    renderer: str = Field(
+        "CYCLES",
+        title="Renderer",
+        enum_resolver=renderers_enum
+    )
     aov_list: list[str] = Field(
         default_factory=list,
         enum_resolver=aov_list_enum,
@@ -104,6 +116,7 @@ DEFAULT_RENDER_SETTINGS = {
     "aov_separator": "underscore",
     "image_format": "exr",
     "multilayer_exr": True,
+    "renderer": "CYCLES",
     "aov_list": [],
     "custom_passes": []
 }
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/version.py b/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
index 1276d0254f..0a8da88258 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.5"
+__version__ = "0.1.6"