A paint accessory attachment for a stepladder includes a central housing removably fit over the top shelf of the stepladder, the central housing including an upper wall and inner side walls extending downwardly therefrom; a bottom wall extending outwardly from lower ends of the inner side walls; outer side walls extending upwardly from outer edges of the bottom wall; a circular paint can holding area on the upper wall; spaced apart pairs of vertical outer guide walls at inner surfaces of the outer side walls to form a first slot between each pair; spaced apart pairs of vertical inner guide walls secured to outer surfaces of the inner side walls in alignment with the outer guide walls to form a second slot between each pair, and dividers selectively positioned within selected first and second slots to form adjustable compartments between the inner side walls and the outer side walls.