diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/modules.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/modules.json
index 3a70b90590..12cca7ccf1 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/modules.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/system_settings/modules.json
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 {
+    "addon_paths": {
+        "windows": [],
+        "darwin": [],
+        "linux": []
+    },
     "avalon": {
         "AVALON_TIMEOUT": 1000,
         "AVALON_THUMBNAIL_ROOT": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_modules.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_modules.json
index 75c08b2cd9..0e52cea69e 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_modules.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/system_schema/schema_modules.json
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
     "collapsible": true,
     "is_file": true,
     "children": [
+        {
+            "type": "path",
+            "key": "addon_paths",
+            "label": "OpenPype AddOn Paths",
+            "use_label_wrap": true,
+            "multiplatform": true,
+            "multipath": true,
+            "require_restart": true
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "separator"
+        },
         {
             "type": "dict",
             "key": "avalon",