diff --git a/source/blender/editors/io/io_usd.c b/source/blender/editors/io/io_usd.c
index e6426732584..e8e44e853db 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/io/io_usd.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/io/io_usd.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static int wm_usd_export_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   const bool export_textures = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "export_textures");
   const bool overwrite_textures = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "overwrite_textures");
   const bool relative_paths = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "relative_paths");
+  const bool add_root_node = RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "add_root_node");
 
   struct USDExportParams params = {
       export_animation,
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ static int wm_usd_export_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
       export_textures,
       overwrite_textures,
       relative_paths,
+      add_root_node,
   };
 
   bool ok = USD_export(C, filename, &params, as_background_job);
@@ -179,6 +181,7 @@ static void wm_usd_export_draw(bContext *UNUSED(C), wmOperator *op)
   uiItemR(col, ptr, "export_uvmaps", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
   uiItemR(col, ptr, "export_normals", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
   uiItemR(col, ptr, "export_materials", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
+  uiItemR(col, ptr, "add_root_node", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
 
   col = uiLayoutColumn(box, true);
   uiItemR(col, ptr, "evaluation_mode", 0, NULL, ICON_NONE);
@@ -334,6 +337,13 @@ void WM_OT_usd_export(struct wmOperatorType *ot)
                   "Relative Paths",
                   "Use relative paths to reference external files (i.e. textures, volumes) in "
                   "USD, otherwise use absolute paths");
+
+  RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna,
+                  "add_root_node",
+                  false,
+                  "Add Root Node",
+                  "Add a Root 'Xform' node to the stage that can be used in other applications"
+                  "to transform all the primitives in the stage");
 }
 
 /* ====== USD Import ====== */
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_export.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_export.cc
index 7ab244f18f0..6367e8dd093 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_export.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi_export.cc
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <pxr/usd/usd/primRange.h>
 #include <pxr/usd/usd/stage.h>
 #include <pxr/usd/usdGeom/tokens.h>
+#include <pxr/usd/usdGeom/xform.h>
 
 #include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
 
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ static void export_startjob(void *customdata,
     usd_stage->SetEndTimeCode(scene->r.efra);
   }
 
+  if (data->params.add_root_node) {
+    pxr::UsdGeomXform::Define(usd_stage, pxr::SdfPath("/Root"));
+  }
+
   USDHierarchyIterator iter(data->bmain, data->depsgraph, usd_stage, data->params);
 
   if (data->params.export_animation) {
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_hierarchy_iterator.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_hierarchy_iterator.cc
index abf6c0cb0f9..c0ae2f78d9f 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_hierarchy_iterator.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_hierarchy_iterator.cc
@@ -77,8 +77,15 @@ const pxr::UsdTimeCode &USDHierarchyIterator::get_export_time_code() const
 
 USDExporterContext USDHierarchyIterator::create_usd_export_context(const HierarchyContext *context)
 {
+  pxr::SdfPath path;
+  if (params_.add_root_node) {
+    path = pxr::SdfPath("/Root" + context->export_path);
+  } else {
+    path = pxr::SdfPath(context->export_path);
+  }
+
   return USDExporterContext{
-      bmain_, depsgraph_, stage_, pxr::SdfPath(context->export_path), this, params_};
+      bmain_, depsgraph_, stage_, path, this, params_};
 }
 
 AbstractHierarchyWriter *USDHierarchyIterator::create_transform_writer(
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h b/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h
index 36ad857c57e..975d1f84dd0 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/usd.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct USDExportParams {
   bool export_textures;
   bool overwrite_textures;
   bool relative_paths;
+  bool add_root_node;
 };
 
 struct USDImportParams {