diff --git a/client/ayon_core/host/constants.py b/client/ayon_core/host/constants.py
index 2564c5d54d..1ca33728d8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/host/constants.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/host/constants.py
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-from enum import Enum
-
-
-class StrEnum(str, Enum):
-    """A string-based Enum class that allows for string comparison."""
-
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        return self.value
+from ayon_core.lib import StrEnum
 
 
 class ContextChangeReason(StrEnum):
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
index 5ccc8d03e5..1097cf701a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # flake8: noqa E402
 """AYON lib functions."""
 
+from ._compatibility import StrEnum
 from .local_settings import (
     IniSettingRegistry,
     JSONSettingRegistry,
@@ -140,6 +141,8 @@ from .ayon_info import (
 terminal = Terminal
 
 __all__ = [
+    "StrEnum",
+
     "IniSettingRegistry",
     "JSONSettingRegistry",
     "AYONSecureRegistry",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/_compatibility.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/_compatibility.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..299ed5e233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/_compatibility.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
+
+class StrEnum(str, Enum):
+    """A string-based Enum class that allows for string comparison."""
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.value