diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/pipeline.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/pipeline.py
index 337e24c4a4..f0f4d3db99 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/pipeline.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/pipeline.py
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ def containerise(name,
         "namespace": namespace,
         "loader": str(loader),
         "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
+        "project_name": context["project"]["name"]
     }
 
     lib.imprint(container, data)
@@ -285,6 +286,13 @@ def parse_container(container):
                 pass
         data[name] = value
 
+    # Support project name in container as optional attribute
+    for name in ["project_name"]:
+        parm = container.parm(name)
+        if not parm:
+            continue
+        data[name] = parm.eval()
+
     # Backwards compatibility pre-schemas for containers
     data["schema"] = data.get("schema", "openpype:container-1.0")