diff --git a/pype/lib/applications.py b/pype/lib/applications.py
index 2c57c57f0a..5dd4d7530b 100644
--- a/pype/lib/applications.py
+++ b/pype/lib/applications.py
@@ -775,3 +775,99 @@ class ApplicationLaunchContext:
             if all_cleared:
                 break
         return args
+
+
+def should_start_last_workfile(
+    project_name, host_name, task_name, default_output=False
+):
+    """Define if host should start last version workfile if possible.
+
+    Default output is `False`. Can be overriden with environment variable
+    `AVALON_OPEN_LAST_WORKFILE`, valid values without case sensitivity are
+    `"0", "1", "true", "false", "yes", "no"`.
+
+    Args:
+        project_name (str): Name of project.
+        host_name (str): Name of host which is launched. In avalon's
+            application context it's value stored in app definition under
+            key `"application_dir"`. Is not case sensitive.
+        task_name (str): Name of task which is used for launching the host.
+            Task name is not case sensitive.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if host should start workfile.
+
+    """
+
+    project_settings = get_project_settings(project_name)
+    startup_presets = (
+        project_settings
+        ["global"]
+        ["tools"]
+        ["Workfiles"]
+        ["last_workfile_on_startup"]
+    )
+
+    if not startup_presets:
+        return default_output
+
+    host_name_lowered = host_name.lower()
+    task_name_lowered = task_name.lower()
+
+    max_points = 2
+    matching_points = -1
+    matching_item = None
+    for item in startup_presets:
+        hosts = item.get("hosts") or tuple()
+        tasks = item.get("tasks") or tuple()
+
+        hosts_lowered = tuple(_host_name.lower() for _host_name in hosts)
+        # Skip item if has set hosts and current host is not in
+        if hosts_lowered and host_name_lowered not in hosts_lowered:
+            continue
+
+        tasks_lowered = tuple(_task_name.lower() for _task_name in tasks)
+        # Skip item if has set tasks and current task is not in
+        if tasks_lowered:
+            task_match = False
+            for task_regex in compile_list_of_regexes(tasks_lowered):
+                if re.match(task_regex, task_name_lowered):
+                    task_match = True
+                    break
+
+            if not task_match:
+                continue
+
+        points = int(bool(hosts_lowered)) + int(bool(tasks_lowered))
+        if points > matching_points:
+            matching_item = item
+            matching_points = points
+
+        if matching_points == max_points:
+            break
+
+    if matching_item is not None:
+        output = matching_item.get("enabled")
+        if output is None:
+            output = default_output
+        return output
+    return default_output
+
+
+def compile_list_of_regexes(in_list):
+    """Convert strings in entered list to compiled regex objects."""
+    regexes = list()
+    if not in_list:
+        return regexes
+
+    for item in in_list:
+        if not item:
+            continue
+        try:
+            regexes.append(re.compile(item))
+        except TypeError:
+            print((
+                "Invalid type \"{}\" value \"{}\"."
+                " Expected string based object. Skipping."
+            ).format(str(type(item)), str(item)))
+    return regexes