diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/load/load_redshift_proxy.py
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+import os
+import re
+from openpype.pipeline import (
+    load,
+    get_representation_path,
+)
+from openpype.hosts.houdini.api import pipeline
+from openpype.pipeline.load import LoadError
+
+import hou
+
+
+class RedshiftProxyLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
+    """Load Redshift Proxy"""
+
+    families = ["redshiftproxy"]
+    label = "Load Redshift Proxy"
+    representations = ["rs"]
+    order = -10
+    icon = "code-fork"
+    color = "orange"
+
+    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
+
+        # Get the root node
+        obj = hou.node("/obj")
+
+        # Define node name
+        namespace = namespace if namespace else context["asset"]["name"]
+        node_name = "{}_{}".format(namespace, name) if namespace else name
+
+        # Create a new geo node
+        container = obj.createNode("geo", node_name=node_name)
+
+        # Check whether the Redshift parameters exist - if not, then likely
+        # redshift is not set up or initialized correctly
+        if not container.parm("RS_objprop_proxy_enable"):
+            container.destroy()
+            raise LoadError("Unable to initialize geo node with Redshift "
+                            "attributes. Make sure you have the Redshift "
+                            "plug-in set up correctly for Houdini.")
+
+        # Enable by default
+        container.setParms({
+            "RS_objprop_proxy_enable": True,
+            "RS_objprop_proxy_file": self.format_path(
+                self.filepath_from_context(context),
+                context["representation"])
+        })
+
+        # Remove the file node, it only loads static meshes
+        # Houdini 17 has removed the file node from the geo node
+        file_node = container.node("file1")
+        if file_node:
+            file_node.destroy()
+
+        # Add this stub node inside so it previews ok
+        proxy_sop = container.createNode("redshift_proxySOP",
+                                         node_name=node_name)
+        proxy_sop.setDisplayFlag(True)
+
+        nodes = [container, proxy_sop]
+
+        self[:] = nodes
+
+        return pipeline.containerise(
+            node_name,
+            namespace,
+            nodes,
+            context,
+            self.__class__.__name__,
+            suffix="",
+        )
+
+    def update(self, container, representation):
+
+        # Update the file path
+        file_path = get_representation_path(representation)
+
+        node = container["node"]
+        node.setParms({
+            "RS_objprop_proxy_file": self.format_path(
+                file_path, representation)
+        })
+
+        # Update attribute
+        node.setParms({"representation": str(representation["_id"])})
+
+    def remove(self, container):
+
+        node = container["node"]
+        node.destroy()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def format_path(path, representation):
+        """Format file path correctly for single redshift proxy
+        or redshift proxy sequence."""
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            raise RuntimeError("Path does not exist: %s" % path)
+
+        is_sequence = bool(representation["context"].get("frame"))
+        # The path is either a single file or sequence in a folder.
+        if is_sequence:
+            filename = re.sub(r"(.*)\.(\d+)\.(rs.*)", "\\1.$F4.\\3", path)
+            filename = os.path.join(path, filename)
+        else:
+            filename = path
+
+        filename = os.path.normpath(filename)
+        filename = filename.replace("\\", "/")
+
+        return filename