From e75f44f6c1fe200720e6af12f31a8488b825df94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Roy Nieterau <roy_nieterau@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2024 15:06:56 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Bugfix: Parent to world only if not already at world -
 support root level placeholders

---
 client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
index 75386d7e64..ddf19125e3 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
@@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
             if scene_parent:
                 cmds.parent(node, scene_parent)
             else:
-                cmds.parent(node, world=True)
+                if cmds.listRelatives(node, parent=True):
+                    cmds.parent(node, world=True)
 
         holding_sets = cmds.listSets(object=placeholder.scene_identifier)
         if not holding_sets: