diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/stdout_broker/broker.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/stdout_broker/broker.py
index 4f7118e2a8..c449fa7df9 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/stdout_broker/broker.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/stdout_broker/broker.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import websocket
 
 from ayon_core.lib import Logger
-from ayon_core.tools.tray.webserver import HostMsgAction
+from ayon_core.tools.tray import HostMsgAction
 
 log = Logger.get_logger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/__init__.py
index 9dbacc54c2..2e179f0620 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/__init__.py
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-from .webserver import HostMsgAction
-from .addons_manager import TrayAddonsManager
+from .structures import HostMsgAction
 from .lib import (
     TrayState,
     get_tray_state,
     is_tray_running,
     get_tray_server_url,
+    make_sure_tray_is_running,
     main,
 )
 
 
 __all__ = (
     "HostMsgAction",
-    "TrayAddonsManager",
 
     "TrayState",
     "get_tray_state",
     "is_tray_running",
     "get_tray_server_url",
+    "make_sure_tray_is_running",
     "main",
 )
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/lib.py
index 76cf20d3b4..c26f4835b1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/lib.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import ayon_api
 import requests
 
-from ayon_core.lib import Logger
+from ayon_core.lib import Logger, get_ayon_launcher_args, run_detached_process
 from ayon_core.lib.local_settings import get_ayon_appdirs
 
 
@@ -356,6 +356,47 @@ def is_tray_running(
     return state != TrayState.NOT_RUNNING
 
 
+def make_sure_tray_is_running(
+    ayon_url: Optional[str] = None,
+    variant: Optional[str] = None,
+    env: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
+):
+    """Make sure that tray for AYON url and variant is running.
+
+    Args:
+        ayon_url (Optional[str]): AYON server url.
+        variant (Optional[str]): Settings variant.
+        env (Optional[Dict[str, str]]): Environment variables for the process.
+
+    """
+    state = get_tray_state(ayon_url, variant)
+    if state == TrayState.RUNNING:
+        return
+
+    if state == TrayState.STARTING:
+        _wait_for_starting_tray(ayon_url, variant)
+        state = get_tray_state(ayon_url, variant)
+        if state == TrayState.RUNNING:
+            return
+
+    args = get_ayon_launcher_args("tray", "--force")
+    if env is None:
+        env = os.environ.copy()
+    
+    # Make sure 'QT_API' is not set
+    env.pop("QT_API", None)
+
+    if ayon_url:
+        env["AYON_SERVER_URL"] = ayon_url
+
+    # TODO maybe handle variant in a better way
+    if variant:
+        if variant == "staging":
+            args.append("--use-staging")
+
+    run_detached_process(args, env=env)
+
+
 def main(force=False):
     from ayon_core.tools.tray.ui import main
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/webserver/structures.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/structures.py
similarity index 100%
rename from client/ayon_core/tools/tray/webserver/structures.py
rename to client/ayon_core/tools/tray/structures.py
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/addons_manager.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/ui/addons_manager.py
similarity index 100%
rename from client/ayon_core/tools/tray/addons_manager.py
rename to client/ayon_core/tools/tray/ui/addons_manager.py
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/ui/tray.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/ui/tray.py
index 660c61ac94..2a2c79129b 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/ui/tray.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/ui/tray.py
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
     WrappedCallbackItem,
     get_ayon_qt_app,
 )
-from ayon_core.tools.tray import TrayAddonsManager
 from ayon_core.tools.tray.lib import (
     set_tray_server_url,
     remove_tray_server_url,
     TrayIsRunningError,
 )
 
+from .addons_manager import TrayAddonsManager
 from .host_console_listener import HostListener
 from .info_widget import InfoWidget
 from .dialogs import (
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/webserver/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/webserver/__init__.py
index 93bfbd6aee..c40b5b85c3 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/webserver/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/tools/tray/webserver/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-from .structures import HostMsgAction
 from .base_routes import RestApiEndpoint
 from .server import find_free_port, WebServerManager
 
 
 __all__ = (
-    "HostMsgAction",
     "RestApiEndpoint",
     "find_free_port",
     "WebServerManager",