diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
index 233a0b60c2..54ef09e060 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_playblast.py
@@ -128,8 +128,10 @@ class ExtractPlayblast(openpype.api.Extractor):
             # Update preset with current panel setting
             # if override_viewport_options is turned off
             if not override_viewport_options:
+                panel = cmds.getPanel(with_focus=True)
                 panel_preset = capture.parse_active_view()
                 preset.update(panel_preset)
+                cmds.setFocus(panel)
 
             path = capture.capture(**preset)
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 4f28aa167c..d1f43b61be 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(openpype.api.Extractor):
             # Update preset with current panel setting
             # if override_viewport_options is turned off
             if not override_viewport_options:
+                panel = cmds.getPanel(with_focus=True)
                 panel_preset = capture.parse_active_view()
                 preset.update(panel_preset)
+                cmds.setFocus(panel)
 
             path = capture.capture(**preset)
             playblast = self._fix_playblast_output_path(path)