diff --git a/openpype/settings/handlers.py b/openpype/settings/handlers.py
index 6274273b13..c3ca868d73 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/handlers.py
+++ b/openpype/settings/handlers.py
@@ -248,6 +248,77 @@ class MongoSettingsHandler(SettingsHandler):
                 general_data[M_OVERRIDEN_KEY].remove(key)
         return output
 
+    def _apply_global_settings(
+        self, system_settings_document, globals_document
+    ):
+        """Apply global settings data to system settings.
+
+        Applification is skipped if document with global settings is not
+        available or does not have set data in.
+
+        System settings document is "faked" like it exists if global document
+        has set values.
+
+        Args:
+            system_settings_document (dict): System settings document from
+                MongoDB.
+            globals_document (dict): Global settings document from MongoDB.
+
+        Returns:
+            Merged document which has applied global settings data.
+        """
+        # Skip if globals document is not available
+        if (
+            not globals_document
+            or "data" not in globals_document
+            or not globals_document["data"]
+        ):
+            return system_settings_document
+
+        globals_data = globals_document["data"]
+        # Check if data contain any key from predefined keys
+        any_key_found = False
+        if globals_data:
+            for key in self.global_general_keys:
+                if key in globals_data:
+                    any_key_found = True
+                    break
+
+        # Skip if any key from predefined key was not found in globals
+        if not any_key_found:
+            return system_settings_document
+
+        # "Fake" system settings document if document does not exist
+        # - global settings document may exist but system settings not yet
+        if not system_settings_document:
+            system_settings_document = {}
+
+        if "data" in system_settings_document:
+            system_settings_data = system_settings_document["data"]
+        else:
+            system_settings_data = {}
+            system_settings_document["data"] = system_settings_data
+
+        if "general" in system_settings_data:
+            system_general = system_settings_data["general"]
+        else:
+            system_general = {}
+            system_settings_data["general"] = system_general
+
+        overriden_keys = system_general.get(M_OVERRIDEN_KEY) or []
+        for key in self.global_general_keys:
+            if key not in globals_data:
+                continue
+
+            system_general[key] = globals_data[key]
+            if key not in overriden_keys:
+                overriden_keys.append(key)
+
+        if overriden_keys:
+            system_general[M_OVERRIDEN_KEY] = overriden_keys
+
+        return system_settings_document
+
     def save_studio_settings(self, data):
         """Save studio overrides of system settings.