diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/addon.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/addon.py
index 7b1f7bf7546..cdd2bc16674 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/addon.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/addon.py
@@ -28,13 +28,16 @@ def add_implementation_envs(self, env, _app):
 
         env["PYTHONPATH"] = os.pathsep.join(new_python_paths)
 
-        # Set default values if are not already set via settings
-        defaults = {
-            "OPENPYPE_LOG_NO_COLORS": "Yes"
+        # Set default environments
+        envs = {
+            "OPENPYPE_LOG_NO_COLORS": "Yes",
+            # For python module 'qtpy'
+            "QT_API": "PySide2",
+            # For python module 'Qt'
+            "QT_PREFERRED_BINDING": "PySide2"
         }
-        for key, value in defaults.items():
-            if not env.get(key):
-                env[key] = value
+        for key, value in envs.items():
+            env[key] = value
 
     def get_launch_hook_paths(self, app):
         if app.host_name != self.host_name: