diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
index 291345abb17..240e18d2135 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/extract_thumbnail.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
+import re
 
 import pyblish.api
 from openpype.lib import (
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@
     path_to_subprocess_arg,
     run_subprocess,
 )
-from openpype.lib.transcoding import convert_colorspace
-
-from openpype.lib.transcoding import VIDEO_EXTENSIONS
+from openpype.lib.transcoding import (
+    convert_colorspace,
+    VIDEO_EXTENSIONS,
+)
 
 
 class ExtractThumbnail(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ class ExtractThumbnail(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     # attribute presets from settings
     oiiotool_defaults = None
     ffmpeg_args = None
+    subsets = []
+    product_names = []
 
     def process(self, instance):
         # run main process
@@ -104,6 +108,26 @@ def _main_process(self, instance):
             self.log.debug("Skipping crypto passes.")
             return
 
+        # We only want to process the subsets needed from settings.
+        def validate_string_against_patterns(input_str, patterns):
+            for pattern in patterns:
+                if re.match(pattern, input_str):
+                    return True
+            return False
+
+        product_names = self.subsets + self.product_names
+        if product_names:
+            result = validate_string_against_patterns(
+                instance.data["subset"], product_names
+            )
+            if not result:
+                self.log.debug(
+                    "Subset \"{}\" did not match any valid subsets: {}".format(
+                        instance.data["subset"], product_names
+                    )
+                )
+                return
+
         # first check for any explicitly marked representations for thumbnail
         explicit_repres = self._get_explicit_repres_for_thumbnail(instance)
         if explicit_repres:
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
index bb7e3266bdb..782fff1052f 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/global.json
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         },
         "ExtractThumbnail": {
             "enabled": true,
+            "subsets": [],
             "integrate_thumbnail": false,
             "background_color": [
                 0,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
index 64f292a1408..226a190dd41 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_global_publish.json
@@ -202,6 +202,12 @@
                     "key": "enabled",
                     "label": "Enabled"
                 },
+                {
+                    "type": "list",
+                    "object_type": "text",
+                    "key": "subsets",
+                    "label": "Subsets"
+                },
                 {
                     "type": "boolean",
                     "key": "integrate_thumbnail",
diff --git a/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 7aa86aafa6f..8506801e7e6 100644
--- a/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/core/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ class ExtractThumbnailOIIODefaultsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
 class ExtractThumbnailModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     _isGroup = True
     enabled: bool = SettingsField(True)
+    product_names: list[str] = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=list,
+        title="Product names"
+    )
     integrate_thumbnail: bool = SettingsField(
         True,
         title="Integrate Thumbnail Representation"
@@ -844,6 +848,7 @@ class PublishPuginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     },
     "ExtractThumbnail": {
         "enabled": True,
+        "product_names": [],
         "integrate_thumbnail": True,
         "target_size": {
             "type": "source"
diff --git a/server_addon/core/server/version.py b/server_addon/core/server/version.py
index bbab0242f6a..1276d0254ff 100644
--- a/server_addon/core/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/core/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.4"
+__version__ = "0.1.5"