diff --git a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
index 21c0a78427..d6714a8277 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/tvpaint/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import os
 import json
 import copy
 import pyblish.api
@@ -230,3 +231,40 @@ class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
         instance_data["layers"] = render_pass_layers
         return context.create_instance(**instance_data)
+
+    def add_workfile_instance(self, context):
+        current_file = context.data["currentFile"]
+
+        self.log.info(
+            "Workfile path used for workfile family: {}".format(current_file)
+        )
+
+        dirpath, filename = os.path.split(current_file)
+        basename, ext = os.path.splitext(filename)
+        instance = context.create_instance(name=basename)
+
+        task_name = io.Session["AVALON_TASK"]
+        subset_name = "workfile" + task_name.capitalize()
+
+        # Create Workfile instance
+        instance.data.update({
+            "subset": subset_name,
+            "asset": context.data["asset"],
+            "label": subset_name,
+            "publish": True,
+            "family": "workfile",
+            "families": ["workfile"],
+            "frameStart": context.data["frameStart"],
+            "frameEnd": context.data["frameEnd"],
+            "handleStart": context.data["handleStart"],
+            "handleEnd": context.data["handleEnd"],
+            "representations": [{
+                "name": ext.lstrip("."),
+                "ext": ext.lstrip("."),
+                "files": filename,
+                "stagingDir": dirpath
+            }]
+        })
+        self.log.info("Collected workfile instance: {}".format(
+            json.dumps(instance.data, indent=4)
+        ))