diff --git a/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_handles.py b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_handles.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb20f97442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nukestudio/publish/collect_handles.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import json
+from pyblish import api
+
+class CollectClipHandles(api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Collect Handles from selected track items."""
+
+    order = api.CollectorOrder + 0.006
+    label = "Collect Handles"
+    hosts = ["nukestudio"]
+    families = ['clip']
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        # gets tags
+        tags = instance.data["tags"]
+
+        for t in tags:
+            t_metadata = dict(t["metadata"])
+            t_family = t_metadata.get("tag.family", "")
+
+            # gets only task family tags and collect labels
+            if "handles" in t_family:
+                # gets value of handles
+                t_value = int(t_metadata.get("tag.value", ""))
+
+                # gets arguments if there are any
+                t_args = t_metadata.get("tag.args", "")
+
+                # distribute handles
+                if not t_args:
+                    # add handles to both sides
+                    instance.data['handles'] = t_value
+                    self.log.info("Collected Handles: `{}`".format(
+                        instance.data['handles']))
+                else:
+                    t_args = json.loads(t_args.replace("'", "\""))
+                    # add in start
+                    if 'start' in t_args['where']:
+                        hs = instance.data.get('handle_start')
+                        if not hs:
+                            instance.data['handle_start'] = 0
+                        instance.data['handle_start'] += t_value
+                        self.log.info("Collected Handle Start: `{}`".format(
+                            instance.data['handle_start']))
+
+                    # add in end
+                    if 'end' in t_args['where']:
+                        hs = instance.data.get('handle_end')
+                        if not hs:
+                            instance.data['handle_end'] = 0
+                        instance.data['handle_end'] += t_value
+                        self.log.info("Collected Handle End: `{}`".format(
+                            instance.data['handle_end']))