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 ddf19125e3..43f4461c4c 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/api/workfile_template_builder.py
@@ -325,6 +325,9 @@ class MayaPlaceholderLoadPlugin(PlaceholderPlugin, PlaceholderLoadMixin):
             placeholder.scene_identifier, parent=True, fullPath=True
         )
         for node in set(nodes_to_parent):
+            if cmds.lockNode(node, lock=True, query=True):
+                continue
+
             cmds.reorder(node, front=True)
             cmds.reorder(node, relative=placeholder.data["index"])
             cmds.xform(node, matrix=placeholder_form, ws=True)