diff --git a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/extract_local_render.py b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/extract_local_render.py
index 7323a0b125..67a89ba9df 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/extract_local_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/aftereffects/plugins/publish/extract_local_render.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import six
-
+import re
+import shutil
 import openpype.api
 from openpype.hosts.aftereffects.api import get_stub
 
@@ -22,15 +23,26 @@ class ExtractLocalRender(openpype.api.Extractor):
         # pull file name from Render Queue Output module
         render_q = stub.get_render_info()
         stub.render(staging_dir)
+        render_q_file_name = render_q.file_name
         if not render_q:
             raise ValueError("No file extension set in Render Queue")
-        _, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(render_q.file_name))
+        _, ext = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(render_q_file_name))
         ext = ext[1:]
 
+        replace_frames_format = self._get_replace_format(render_q_file_name)
+
         first_file_path = None
         files = []
-        self.log.info("files::{}".format(os.listdir(staging_dir)))
         for file_name in os.listdir(staging_dir):
+            _, found_ext = os.path.splitext(file_name)
+            if found_ext[1:] != ext:
+                continue
+
+            if replace_frames_format:
+                file_name = self._translate_frames(file_name,
+                                                   replace_frames_format,
+                                                   staging_dir)
+
             files.append(file_name)
             if first_file_path is None:
                 first_file_path = os.path.join(staging_dir,
@@ -78,3 +90,23 @@ class ExtractLocalRender(openpype.api.Extractor):
             "stagingDir": staging_dir,
             "tags": ["thumbnail"]
         })
+
+    def _translate_frames(self, file_name, replace_frames_format, staging_dir):
+        orig_file_name = file_name
+
+        found_frames = re.search(replace_frames_format, file_name)
+        if found_frames:
+            new_frames = found_frames.group(0).replace('_', '.')
+            file_name = file_name.replace(found_frames.group(0), new_frames)
+            shutil.move(os.path.join(staging_dir, orig_file_name),
+                        os.path.join(staging_dir, file_name))
+
+        return file_name
+
+    def _get_replace_format(self, file_name):
+        # replace delimiter for frames to one integrate is expecting (.0000.)
+        # returns frame format to be replaced
+        hashes_found = re.search(r"(_%5B[#]*%5D.)", file_name)
+        if hashes_found:
+            hashes = re.sub("[^#]", '', hashes_found.group(0))
+            return "_[0-9]{{{0}}}.".format(len(hashes))