diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py
index 3f1395cb40..437d64abbf 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/fbx.py
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class FBXExtractor:
             "constraints": False,
             "lights": True,
             "embeddedTextures": False,
+            "includeChildren": True,
             "inputConnections": True,
             "upAxis": "y",
             "triangulate": False,