diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
index 8bddbb2e99..78d43d259a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ class RenderCreator(Creator):
 
     create_allow_context_change = True
 
+    def __init__(
+        self, create_context, system_settings, project_settings, headless=False
+    ):
+        super(RenderCreator, self).__init__(create_context, system_settings,
+                                            project_settings, headless)
+        self._default_variants = (project_settings["aftereffects"]
+                                                  ["create"]
+                                                  ["RenderCreator"]
+                                                  ["defaults"])
+
     def get_icon(self):
         return resources.get_openpype_splash_filepath()
 
@@ -79,7 +89,7 @@ class RenderCreator(Creator):
         self._add_instance_to_context(new_instance)
 
     def get_default_variants(self):
-        return ["Main"]
+        return self._default_variants
 
     def get_instance_attr_defs(self):
         return [BoolDef("farm", label="Render on farm")]
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/aftereffects.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/aftereffects.json
index 6a9a399069..8083aa0972 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/aftereffects.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/aftereffects.json
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 {
+    "create": {
+        "RenderCreator": {
+            "defaults": [
+                "Main"
+            ]
+        }
+    },
     "publish": {
         "ValidateSceneSettings": {
             "enabled": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_aftereffects.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_aftereffects.json
index 4c4cd225ab..1a3eaef540 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_aftereffects.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_aftereffects.json
@@ -5,6 +5,29 @@
     "label": "AfterEffects",
     "is_file": true,
     "children": [
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "create",
+            "label": "Creator plugins",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "dict",
+                    "collapsible": true,
+                    "key": "RenderCreator",
+                    "label": "Create render",
+                    "children": [
+                        {
+                            "type": "list",
+                            "key": "defaults",
+                            "label": "Default Variants",
+                            "object_type": "text",
+                            "docstring": "Fill default variant(s) (like 'Main' or 'Default') used in subset name creation."
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "dict",
             "collapsible": true,