diff --git a/openpype/hosts/resolve/hooks/pre_resolve_launch_last_workfile.py b/openpype/hosts/resolve/hooks/pre_resolve_launch_last_workfile.py
index 6db3cc28b2..2ad4352b82 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/resolve/hooks/pre_resolve_launch_last_workfile.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/resolve/hooks/pre_resolve_launch_last_workfile.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 
 from openpype.lib import PreLaunchHook
+import openpype.hosts.resolve
 
 
 class ResolveLaunchLastWorkfile(PreLaunchHook):
@@ -33,3 +34,13 @@ class ResolveLaunchLastWorkfile(PreLaunchHook):
                       f"last workfile: {last_workfile}")
         key = "OPENPYPE_RESOLVE_OPEN_ON_LAUNCH"
         self.launch_context.env[key] = last_workfile
+
+        # Set the openpype prelaunch startup script path for easy access
+        # in the LUA .scriptlib code
+        op_resolve_root = os.path.dirname(openpype.hosts.resolve.__file__)
+        script_path = os.path.join(op_resolve_root, "startup.py")
+        key = "OPENPYPE_RESOLVE_STARTUP_SCRIPT"
+        self.launch_context.env[key] = script_path
+        self.log.info("Setting OPENPYPE_RESOLVE_STARTUP_SCRIPT to: "
+                      f"{script_path}")
+
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/resolve/utility_scripts/openpype_startup.scriptlib b/openpype/hosts/resolve/utility_scripts/openpype_startup.scriptlib
index 9fca666d78..ec9b30a18d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/resolve/utility_scripts/openpype_startup.scriptlib
+++ b/openpype/hosts/resolve/utility_scripts/openpype_startup.scriptlib
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ function file_exists(name)
 end
 
 
-openpype_root = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_ROOT")
-if openpype_root ~= nil then
-    script = openpype_root .. "/openpype/hosts/resolve/startup.py"
-    script = fusion:MapPath(script)
+openpype_startup_script = os.getenv("OPENPYPE_RESOLVE_STARTUP_SCRIPT")
+if openpype_startup_script ~= nil then
+    script = fusion:MapPath(openpype_startup_script)
 
     if file_exists(script) then
         -- We must use RunScript to ensure it runs in a separate