diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
index 46811758086..bb15ecb3108 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -224,6 +224,12 @@ def _create_render_settings(self):
         self.data["priority"] = default_priority
         self.data["tile_priority"] = default_priority
         self.data["framesPerTask"] = 1
+        self.data["machineLimit"] = self._project_settings.get(
+            "deadline").get(
+            "publish").get(
+            "MayaSubmitDeadline").get(
+            "jobInfo").get(
+            "machineLimit", 0)
         self.data["whitelist"] = False
         self.data["machineList"] = ""
         self.data["useMayaBatch"] = False
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index babd494758f..90d64ef2dd4 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -310,12 +310,13 @@ def process(self, context):
                 "pixelAspect": lib.get_attr_in_layer(
                     "defaultResolution.pixelAspect", layer=layer_name
                 ),
-                "tileRendering": render_instance.data.get("tileRendering") or False,  # noqa: E501
-                "tilesX": render_instance.data.get("tilesX") or 2,
-                "tilesY": render_instance.data.get("tilesY") or 2,
+                "tileRendering": render_instance.data.get("tileRendering", False),  # noqa: E501
+                "tilesX": render_instance.data.get("tilesX", 2),
+                "tilesY": render_instance.data.get("tilesY", 2),
                 "priority": render_instance.data.get("priority"),
+                "machineLimit": render_instance.data.get("machineLimit", 0),
                 "convertToScanline": render_instance.data.get(
-                    "convertToScanline") or False,
+                    "convertToScanline", False),
                 "useReferencedAovs": render_instance.data.get(
                     "useReferencedAovs") or render_instance.data.get(
                         "vrayUseReferencedAovs") or False,
@@ -399,6 +400,9 @@ def parse_options(self, render_globals):
         if pool_b:
             options["renderGlobals"].update({"SecondaryPool": pool_b})
 
+        # Number of workers for the current job
+        options["machineLimit"] = attributes["machineLimit"]
+
         # Machine list
         machine_list = attributes["machineList"]
         if machine_list:
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index a6cdcb7e711..ecff58eed74 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ def get_job_info(self):
         job_info.SecondaryPool = instance.data.get("secondaryPool")
         job_info.Comment = context.data.get("comment")
         job_info.Priority = instance.data.get("priority", self.priority)
+        job_info.MachineLimit = instance.data.get("machineLimit", 0)
 
         if self.group != "none" and self.group:
             job_info.Group = self.group