diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py
index ca88b9b63c..1c64d22733 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/create/context.py
@@ -2043,7 +2043,8 @@ def create(
         variant,
         folder_entity=None,
         task_entity=None,
-        pre_create_data=None
+        pre_create_data=None,
+        active=None
     ):
         """Trigger create of plugins with standartized arguments.
 
@@ -2061,6 +2062,8 @@ def create(
                 of creation (possible context of created instance/s).
             task_entity (Dict[str, Any]): Task entity.
             pre_create_data (Dict[str, Any]): Pre-create attribute values.
+            active (Optional[bool]): Whether the created instance defaults
+                to be active or not.
 
         Returns:
             Any: Output of triggered creator's 'create' method.
@@ -2126,6 +2129,14 @@ def create(
             "productType": creator.product_type,
             "variant": variant
         }
+        if active is not None:
+            if not isinstance(active, bool):
+                self.log.warning(
+                    "CreateContext.create 'active' argument is not a bool. "
+                    f"Converting {active} {type(active)} to bool.")
+                active = bool(active)
+            instance_data["active"] = active
+
         return creator.create(
             product_name,
             instance_data,
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py
index 33413b465b..7b15dff049 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/workfile/workfile_template_builder.py
@@ -1794,6 +1794,16 @@ def get_create_plugin_options(self, options=None):
                     "\ncompiling of product name."
                 )
             ),
+            attribute_definitions.BoolDef(
+                "active",
+                label="Active",
+                default=options.get("active", True),
+                tooltip=(
+                    "Active"
+                    "\nDefines whether the created instance will default to "
+                    "active or not."
+                )
+            ),
             attribute_definitions.UISeparatorDef(),
             attribute_definitions.NumberDef(
                 "order",
@@ -1823,6 +1833,7 @@ def populate_create_placeholder(self, placeholder, pre_create_data=None):
         legacy_create = self.builder.use_legacy_creators
         creator_name = placeholder.data["creator"]
         create_variant = placeholder.data["create_variant"]
+        active = placeholder.data.get("active")
 
         creator_plugin = self.builder.get_creators_by_name()[creator_name]
 
@@ -1870,7 +1881,8 @@ def populate_create_placeholder(self, placeholder, pre_create_data=None):
                     create_variant,
                     folder_entity,
                     task_entity,
-                    pre_create_data=pre_create_data
+                    pre_create_data=pre_create_data,
+                    active=active
                 )
 
         except:  # noqa: E722