diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
index 3736f67268..6ff732634e 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
             "fpath_template": "{work}/renders/nuke/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"
         },
         "CreateWritePrerender": {
-            "fpath_template": "{work}/prerenders/nuke/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"
+            "fpath_template": "{work}/prerenders/nuke/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}",
+            "use_range_limit": true
         }
     },
     "publish": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_nuke.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_nuke.json
index f709e84651..01a954f283 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_nuke.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_nuke.json
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@
                             "type": "text",
                             "key": "fpath_template",
                             "label": "Path template"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "key": "use_range_limit",
+                            "label": "Use Frame range limit by default"
                         }
                     ]
                 }