diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 19d8667002..163210949e 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -1047,6 +1047,9 @@
                 125,
                 255
             ]
+        },
+        "reference_loader": {
+            "naming": ""
         }
     },
     "workfile_build": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_load.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_load.json
index 6b2315abc0..63c65648b6 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_load.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_load.json
@@ -91,6 +91,23 @@
                     "key": "yetiRig"
                 }
             ]
+        },
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "reference_loader",
+            "label": "Reference Loader",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "text",
+                    "label": "Naming",
+                    "key": "naming"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "label",
+                    "label": "Here's a link to the doc where you can find explanations about customing the naming of referenced assets: https://openpype.io/docs/admin_hosts_maya#load-plugins"
+                }
+            ]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/admin_hosts_maya.md b/website/docs/admin_hosts_maya.md
index 5c8c48b2e3..c324ff9ab2 100644
--- a/website/docs/admin_hosts_maya.md
+++ b/website/docs/admin_hosts_maya.md
@@ -170,6 +170,19 @@ These options are set on the camera shape when publishing the review. They corre
 
 ![Extract Playblast Settings](assets/maya-admin_extract_playblast_settings_camera_options.png)
 
+
+## Load Plugins
+
+### Reference Loader > Namespace
+Here you can create your own custom naming for the reference loader. <br>
+The custom naming is split into two parts separated by a ":" symbol. The first half is the namespace and the second half is the group name of the reference. If you don't set the namespace or the group name (or both), the default namespace and group name will be applied.
+Here's the different variables you can use: <br>
+Asset name: {asset[name]} <br>
+Asset type: {asset[type]} <br>
+Subset name: {subset[name]} <br>
+Subset family: {subset[data][family]} <br>
+Example: {asset[name]}_{subset[name]}:GRP
+
 ## Custom Menu
 You can add your custom tools menu into Maya by extending definitions in **Maya -> Scripts Menu Definition**.
 ![Custom menu definition](assets/maya-admin_scriptsmenu.png)