diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
index 911bf82d9b..5805f600c5 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
@@ -1,4 +1,25 @@
 {
+    "shelves": [
+        {
+            "shelf_set_name": "OpenPype Shelves",
+            "shelf_set_source_path": "/path/to/your/shelf_set_file",
+            "shelf_definition": [
+                {
+                    "shelf_name": "OpenPype Shelf",
+                    "shelf_file_path": "/path/to/your/shelf_file",
+                    "tools_list": [
+                        {
+                            "name": "OpenPype Tool",
+                            "filepath": "/path/to/your/tool_file",
+                            "script": "/path/to/your/tool_script",
+                            "icon": "/path/to/your/icon",
+                            "help": "Help message for your tool"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ],
     "create": {
         "CreateArnoldAss": {
             "enabled": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json
index cad99dde22..bde4352964 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
     "label": "Houdini",
     "is_file": true,
     "children": [
+        {
+            "type": "schema",
+            "name": "schema_houdini_scriptshelf"
+        },
         {
             "type": "schema",
             "name": "schema_houdini_create"
@@ -28,4 +32,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
+}
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diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_scriptshelf.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_scriptshelf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a84c6d5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_scriptshelf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+{
+    "type": "list",
+    "key": "shelves",
+    "label": "Shelves Manager",
+    "is_group": true,
+    "use_label_wrap": true,
+    "object_type": {
+        "type": "dict",
+        "children": [
+            {
+                "type": "text",
+                "key": "shelf_set_name",
+                "label": "Shelf Set Name"
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "path",
+                "key": "shelf_set_source_path",
+                "label": "Shelf Set Path",
+                "multipath": true,
+                "multiplatform": true
+            },
+            {
+                "type": "list",
+                "key": "shelf_definition",
+                "label": "Shelves",
+                "use_label_wrap": true,
+                "object_type": {
+                    "type": "dict",
+                    "children": [
+                        {
+                            "type": "text",
+                            "key": "shelf_name",
+                            "label": "Shelf Name"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "text",
+                            "key": "shelf_file_path",
+                            "label": "Shelf File Path"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "list",
+                            "key": "tools_list",
+                            "label": "Tools",
+                            "use_label_wrap": true,
+                            "object_type": {
+                                "type": "dict",
+                                "children": [
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "text",
+                                        "key": "name",
+                                        "label": "Name"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "text",
+                                        "key": "filepath",
+                                        "label": "File Path"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "text",
+                                        "key": "script",
+                                        "label": "Script"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "text",
+                                        "key": "icon",
+                                        "label": "Icon"
+                                    },
+                                    {
+                                        "type": "text",
+                                        "key": "help",
+                                        "label": "Help"
+                                    }
+                                ]
+                            }
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
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