diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
index cff1259c98..c418377682 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
             "family_filter_profiles": [
                 {
                     "hosts": [],
+                    "is_include": true,
                     "task_types": [],
                     "filter_families": []
                 }
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json
index bb71c9bde6..863ec7f979 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_tools.json
@@ -267,7 +267,13 @@
                                 "label": "Task types"
                             },
                             {
-                                "type": "splitter"
+                                "type": "boolean",
+                                "key": "is_include",
+                                "label": "Exclude (OFF) / Include (ON)"
+                            },
+                            {
+                                "type": "label",
+                                "label": "Include: <b>show</b> selected families by default. Hides others by default.<br>Exclude: <b>hide</b> selected families by default. Shows others by default."
                             },
                             {
                                 "type": "template",
diff --git a/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py b/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py
index 6742df8557..886cdb5186 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/utils/lib.py
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class FamilyConfigCache:
         self.dbcon = dbcon
         self.family_configs = {}
         self._family_filters_set = False
+        self._family_filters_is_include = True
         self._require_refresh = True
 
     @classmethod
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ class FamilyConfigCache:
                 "icon": self.default_icon()
             }
             if self._family_filters_set:
-                item["state"] = False
+                item["state"] = not self._family_filters_is_include
         return item
 
     def refresh(self, force=False):
@@ -313,20 +314,23 @@ class FamilyConfigCache:
             matching_item = filter_profiles(profiles, profiles_filter)
 
         families = []
+        is_include = True
         if matching_item:
             families = matching_item["filter_families"]
+            is_include = matching_item["is_include"]
 
         if not families:
             return
 
         self._family_filters_set = True
+        self._family_filters_is_include = is_include
 
         # Replace icons with a Qt icon we can use in the user interfaces
         for family in families:
             family_info = {
                 "name": family,
                 "icon": self.default_icon(),
-                "state": True
+                "state": is_include
             }
 
             self.family_configs[family] = family_info