diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/general.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/general.json
index 5a3e39e5b6..e1785f8709 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/general.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/general.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         "linux": [],
         "darwin": []
     },
+    "local_env_white_list": [],
     "openpype_path": {
         "windows": [],
         "darwin": [],
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_general.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_general.json
index 6306317df8..997404b2e6 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_general.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_general.json
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@
         {
             "type": "splitter"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "list",
+            "key": "local_env_white_list",
+            "label": "White list of local environment variables",
+            "use_label_wrap": true,
+            "object_type": "text"
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "splitter"
+        },
         {
             "type": "collapsible-wrap",
             "label": "OpenPype deployment control",