diff --git a/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json b/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
index 4d617b9f09..b03328115b 100644
--- a/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
+++ b/pype/settings/defaults/project_settings/ftrack.json
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
         },
         "status_task_to_parent": {
             "enabled": true,
+            "parent_object_types": [
+                "Shot",
+                "Asset Build"
+            ],
             "parent_status_match_all_task_statuses": {
                 "Completed": [
                     "Approved",
@@ -190,4 +194,4 @@
             "ftrack_custom_attributes": {}
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pype/tools/settings/settings/gui_schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json b/pype/tools/settings/settings/gui_schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json
index 70f578822a..a0cb6c9255 100644
--- a/pype/tools/settings/settings/gui_schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json
+++ b/pype/tools/settings/settings/gui_schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_ftrack.json
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@
                             "key": "enabled",
                             "label": "Enabled"
                         },
+                        {
+                            "type": "label",
+                            "label": "List of parent object types where this is triggered (\"Shot\", \"Asset Build\", etc.). Skipped if list is empty."
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "list",
+                            "object_type": "text",
+                            "key": "parent_object_types",
+                            "label": "Object types"
+                        },
                         {
                             "key": "parent_status_match_all_task_statuses",
                             "type": "dict-modifiable",