diff --git a/openpype/lib/__init__.py b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
index c97545fdf4..65974ba479 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/__init__.py
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ from .applications import (
     get_app_environments_for_context,
     apply_project_environments_value,
 
-    compile_list_of_regexes
+    compile_list_of_regexes,
+    get_custom_workfile_template
 )
 
 from .profiles_filtering import filter_profiles
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "apply_project_environments_value",
 
     "compile_list_of_regexes",
+    "get_custom_workfile_template",
 
     "filter_profiles",
 
diff --git a/openpype/lib/applications.py b/openpype/lib/applications.py
index d82b7cd847..16af4c1b4c 100644
--- a/openpype/lib/applications.py
+++ b/openpype/lib/applications.py
@@ -1396,3 +1396,95 @@ def compile_list_of_regexes(in_list):
                 " Expected string based object. Skipping."
             ).format(str(type(item)), str(item)))
     return regexes
+
+
+def _get_basic_context_data_for_anatomy(env=None):
+    """ Prepare Task context for anatomy data.
+    Args:
+        env (dict): Initial environment variables. `os.environ` is used when
+            not passed.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: With Anatomy context data.
+    """
+    from ..settings.lib import get_default_anatomy_settings
+    from avalon.api import AvalonMongoDB
+    env = env or dict(os.environ)
+
+    default_anatomy_tasks = get_default_anatomy_settings()["tasks"]
+    project_name = env["AVALON_PROJECT"]
+    asset_name = env["AVALON_ASSET"]
+    task_name = env["AVALON_TASK"]
+
+    # Avalon database connection
+    dbcon = AvalonMongoDB()
+    dbcon.Session["AVALON_PROJECT"] = project_name
+    dbcon.install()
+
+    # Project document
+    project_doc = dbcon.find_one({"type": "project"})
+    asset_doc = dbcon.find_one({
+        "type": "asset",
+        "name": asset_name
+    })
+
+    # Discard avalon connection
+    dbcon.uninstall()
+
+    # get relevant task type from asset doc
+    task_type = None
+    for task_t, task_n in asset_doc["data"]["tasks"].items():
+        if task_name == task_n:
+            task_type = task_t
+            break
+
+    assert task_type, (
+        "Task type cannot be found in on asset `{}` "
+        "with given task name `{}`").format(asset_name, task_name)
+
+    # get short name for task type defined in default anatomy settings
+    default_anatomy_task = default_anatomy_tasks[task_type]
+    assert default_anatomy_task, (
+        "Something went wrong. Default anatomy tasks are not holding"
+        "requested task type: `{}`".format(task_type)
+    )
+
+    return {
+        "project": {
+            "name": project_doc["name"],
+            "code": project_doc["data"].get("code")
+        },
+        "asset": asset_name,
+        "task": {
+            "name": task_name,
+            "type": task_type,
+            "sort_name": default_anatomy_task["short_name"]
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def get_custom_workfile_template(custom_templates: list):
+    anatomy = Anatomy()
+
+    # get project, asset, task anatomy context data
+    anatomy_context_data = _get_basic_context_data_for_anatomy()
+    # add root dict
+    anatomy_context_data.update(anatomy.roots())
+
+    # get task type for the task in context
+    test_task_type = anatomy_context_data["task"]["type"]
+
+    # get path from matching profile
+    path = None
+    for templ in custom_templates:
+        for task_t in templ["task_types"]:
+            if task_t.lower() != test_task_type.lower():
+                continue
+            path = templ["path"][platform.system().lower()]
+
+    # when path is available try to format it in case
+    # there are some anatomy template strings
+    if path:
+        return path.format(**anatomy_context_data)
+
+    return False