diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 4f781de62d..18d01555e5 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         else:
             payload["JobInfo"]["JobDependency0"] = job["_id"]
 
+        self.log.info("suspend {}".format(instance.data.get("suspend_publish")))
+        if instance.data.get("suspend_publish"):
+            payload["JobInfo"]["InitialStatus"] = "Suspended"
+
         index = 0
         for key in environment:
             if key.upper() in self.enviro_filter: