diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index ac0f161cf2..c95d47d576 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@
     },
     "RenderSettings": {
         "apply_render_settings": true,
-        "default_render_image_folder": "",
+        "default_render_image_folder": "renders",
+        "enable_all_lights": false,
         "aov_separator": "underscore",
         "reset_current_frame": false,
         "arnold_renderer": {
@@ -976,4 +977,4 @@
             "ValidateNoAnimation": false
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_render_settings.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_render_settings.json
index af197604f8..6ee02ca78f 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_render_settings.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_render_settings.json
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
             "key": "default_render_image_folder",
             "label": "Default render image folder"
         },
+        {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "key": "enable_all_lights",
+          "label": "Include all lights in Render Setup Layers by default"
+        },
         {
             "key": "aov_separator",
             "label": "AOV Separator character",