diff --git a/openpype/tools/loader/app.py b/openpype/tools/loader/app.py
index 5cb0bf41a9..f36248b0c0 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/loader/app.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/loader/app.py
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ class LoaderWidow(QtWidgets.QDialog):
         familis_widget = self.data["widgets"]["families"]
 
         subsets_widget.set_loading_state(loading=False, empty=not has_item)
+        families = subsets_widget.get_subsets_families()
+        familis_widget.set_enabled_families(families)
 
     def _on_load_end(self):
         # Delay hiding as click events happened during loading should be
diff --git a/openpype/tools/loader/model.py b/openpype/tools/loader/model.py
index 1668fc4a27..0ad8e88593 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/loader/model.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/loader/model.py
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ class SubsetsModel(TreeModel, BaseRepresentationModel):
         self._grouping = state
         self.on_doc_fetched()
 
+    def get_subsets_families(self):
+        return self._doc_payload.get("subset_families") or set()
+
     def setData(self, index, value, role=QtCore.Qt.EditRole):
         # Trigger additional edit when `version` column changed
         # because it also updates the information in other columns
diff --git a/openpype/tools/loader/widgets.py b/openpype/tools/loader/widgets.py
index 5a04cbac8f..22d5f8ec3a 100644
--- a/openpype/tools/loader/widgets.py
+++ b/openpype/tools/loader/widgets.py
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ class SubsetWidget(QtWidgets.QWidget):
 
         self.model.refresh()
 
+    def get_subsets_families(self):
+        return self.model.get_subsets_families()
+
     def set_family_filters(self, families):
         self.family_proxy.setFamiliesFilter(families)