diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_fbx_animation.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_fbx_animation.py
index 1036800705..418dd100b2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_fbx_animation.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_fbx_animation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import json
 
 import openpype.api
 
@@ -121,6 +122,30 @@ class ExtractAnimationFBX(openpype.api.Extractor):
                 pair[1].user_clear()
                 bpy.data.actions.remove(pair[1])
 
+        json_filename = f"{instance.name}.json"
+        json_path = os.path.join(stagingdir, json_filename)
+
+        json_dict = {}
+
+        collection = instance.data.get("name")
+        container = None
+        for obj in bpy.data.collections[collection].objects:
+            if obj.type == "ARMATURE":
+                container_name = obj.get("avalon").get("container_name")
+                container = bpy.data.collections[container_name]
+        if container:
+            json_dict = {
+                # "representation": container.get("avalon").get(
+                #         "representation"
+                #     ),
+                "instance_name": container.get("avalon").get(
+                        "instance_name"
+                    )
+            }
+
+        with open(json_path, "w+") as file:
+            json.dump(json_dict, fp=file, indent=2)
+
         if "representations" not in instance.data:
             instance.data["representations"] = []
 
@@ -130,7 +155,15 @@ class ExtractAnimationFBX(openpype.api.Extractor):
             'files': fbx_filename,
             "stagingDir": stagingdir,
         }
+        json_representation = {
+            'name': 'json',
+            'ext': 'json',
+            'files': json_filename,
+            "stagingDir": stagingdir,
+        }
         instance.data["representations"].append(fbx_representation)
+        instance.data["representations"].append(json_representation)
+
 
         self.log.info("Extracted instance '{}' to: {}".format(
                       instance.name, fbx_representation))
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/load/load_animation.py b/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/load/load_animation.py
index 18910983ea..a53328847d 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/load/load_animation.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/unreal/plugins/load/load_animation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+import json
 
 from avalon import api, pipeline
 from avalon.unreal import lib
@@ -61,10 +62,16 @@ class AnimationFBXLoader(api.Loader):
         task = unreal.AssetImportTask()
         task.options = unreal.FbxImportUI()
 
-        # If there are no options, the process cannot be automated
-        if options:
+        libpath = self.fname.replace("fbx", "json")
+
+        with open(libpath, "r") as fp:
+            data = json.load(fp)
+
+        instance_name = data.get("instance_name")
+
+        if instance_name:
             automated = True
-            actor_name = 'PersistentLevel.' + options.get('instance_name')
+            actor_name = 'PersistentLevel.' + instance_name
             actor = unreal.EditorLevelLibrary.get_actor_reference(actor_name)
             skeleton = actor.skeletal_mesh_component.skeletal_mesh.skeleton
             task.options.set_editor_property('skeleton', skeleton)
@@ -81,16 +88,31 @@ class AnimationFBXLoader(api.Loader):
 
         # set import options here
         task.options.set_editor_property(
-            'automated_import_should_detect_type', True)
+            'automated_import_should_detect_type', False)
         task.options.set_editor_property(
-            'original_import_type', unreal.FBXImportType.FBXIT_ANIMATION)
+            'original_import_type', unreal.FBXImportType.FBXIT_SKELETAL_MESH)
+        task.options.set_editor_property(
+            'mesh_type_to_import', unreal.FBXImportType.FBXIT_ANIMATION)
         task.options.set_editor_property('import_mesh', False)
         task.options.set_editor_property('import_animations', True)
+        task.options.set_editor_property('override_full_name', True)
 
-        task.options.skeletal_mesh_import_data.set_editor_property(
-            'import_content_type',
-            unreal.FBXImportContentType.FBXICT_SKINNING_WEIGHTS
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'animation_length', 
+            unreal.FBXAnimationLengthImportType.FBXALIT_EXPORTED_TIME
         )
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'import_meshes_in_bone_hierarchy', False)
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'use_default_sample_rate', True)
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'import_custom_attribute', True)
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'import_bone_tracks', True)
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'remove_redundant_keys', True)
+        task.options.anim_sequence_import_data.set_editor_property(
+            'convert_scene', True)
 
         unreal.AssetToolsHelpers.get_asset_tools().import_asset_tasks([task])