diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/tvpaint.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/tvpaint.json
index 763802a73f..47f486aa98 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/tvpaint.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/tvpaint.json
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
             "optional": true,
             "active": true
         },
+        "ValidateStartFrame": {
+            "enabled": false,
+            "optional": true,
+            "active": true
+        },
         "ValidateAssetName": {
             "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_tvpaint.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_tvpaint.json
index 67aa4b0a06..368141813f 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_tvpaint.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_tvpaint.json
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@
                         }
                     ]
                 },
+                {
+                  "type": "schema_template",
+                  "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+                  "template_data": [
+                      {
+                          "key": "ValidateStartFrame",
+                          "label": "Validate Scene Start Frame",
+                          "docstring": "Validate first frame of scene is set to '0'."
+                      }
+                  ]
+                },
                 {
                     "type": "schema_template",
                     "name": "template_publish_plugin",