diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
index 9002ae3876..4f0a394f85 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.Creator):
         """Create instance settings."""
         # get pools
         pool_names = []
+        default_priority = 50
 
         self.server_aliases = list(self.deadline_servers.keys())
         self.data["deadlineServers"] = self.server_aliases
@@ -260,7 +261,8 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.Creator):
         self.data["extendFrames"] = False
         self.data["overrideExistingFrame"] = True
         # self.data["useLegacyRenderLayers"] = True
-        self.data["priority"] = 50
+        self.data["priority"] = default_priority
+        self.data["tile_priority"] = default_priority
         self.data["framesPerTask"] = 1
         self.data["whitelist"] = False
         self.data["machineList"] = ""
@@ -294,6 +296,16 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.Creator):
                 deadline_url = next(iter(self.deadline_servers.values()))
 
             pool_names = self._get_deadline_pools(deadline_url)
+            maya_submit_dl = self._project_settings.get(
+                "deadline", {}).get(
+                "publish", {}).get(
+                "MayaSubmitDeadline", {})
+            priority = maya_submit_dl.get("priority", default_priority)
+            self.data["priority"] = priority
+
+            tile_priority = maya_submit_dl.get("tile_priority",
+                                               default_priority)
+            self.data["tile_priority"] = tile_priority
 
         if muster_enabled:
             self.log.info(">>> Loading Muster credentials ...")
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index 15a6f8d828..34147712bc 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -254,7 +254,11 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     use_published = True
     tile_assembler_plugin = "OpenPypeTileAssembler"
     asset_dependencies = False
+    priority = 50
+    tile_priority = 50
     limit_groups = []
+    jobInfo = {}
+    pluginInfo = {}
     group = "none"
 
     def process(self, instance):
@@ -272,37 +276,12 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             self.deadline_url = instance.data.get("deadlineUrl")
         assert self.deadline_url, "Requires Deadline Webservice URL"
 
-        self._job_info = (
-            context.data["project_settings"].get(
-                "deadline", {}).get(
-                "publish", {}).get(
-                "MayaSubmitDeadline", {}).get(
-                "jobInfo", {})
-        )
+        # just using existing names from Setting
+        self._job_info = self.jobInfo
 
-        self._plugin_info = (
-            context.data["project_settings"].get(
-                "deadline", {}).get(
-                "publish", {}).get(
-                "MayaSubmitDeadline", {}).get(
-                "pluginInfo", {})
-        )
+        self._plugin_info = self.pluginInfo
 
-        self.limit_groups = (
-            context.data["project_settings"].get(
-                "deadline", {}).get(
-                "publish", {}).get(
-                "MayaSubmitDeadline", {}).get(
-                "limit", [])
-        )
-
-        self.group = (
-            context.data["project_settings"].get(
-                "deadline", {}).get(
-                "publish", {}).get(
-                "MayaSubmitDeadline", {}).get(
-                "group", "none")
-        )
+        self.limit_groups = self.limit
 
         context = instance.context
         workspace = context.data["workspaceDir"]
@@ -465,7 +444,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["UserName"] = deadline_user
         # Set job priority
         self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["Priority"] = \
-            self._instance.data.get("priority", 50)
+            self._instance.data.get("priority", self.priority)
 
         if self.group != "none" and self.group:
             self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["Group"] = self.group
@@ -635,7 +614,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             }
             assembly_payload["JobInfo"].update(output_filenames)
             assembly_payload["JobInfo"]["Priority"] = self._instance.data.get(
-                "priority", 50)
+                "tile_priority", self.tile_priority)
             assembly_payload["JobInfo"]["UserName"] = deadline_user
 
             frame_payloads = []
diff --git a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
index 586d0f975a..921b172f2b 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_publish_job.py
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             if mongo_url:
                 environment["OPENPYPE_MONGO"] = mongo_url
 
+        priority = self.deadline_priority or instance.data.get("priority", 50)
+
         args = [
             "--headless",
             'publish',
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
                 "Department": self.deadline_department,
                 "ChunkSize": self.deadline_chunk_size,
-                "Priority": job["Props"]["Pri"],
+                "Priority": priority,
 
                 "Group": self.deadline_group,
                 "Pool": self.deadline_pool,
@@ -927,12 +929,6 @@ class ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             # User is deadline user
             render_job["Props"]["User"] = context.data.get(
                 "deadlineUser", getpass.getuser())
-            # Priority is now not handled at all
-
-            if self.deadline_priority:
-                render_job["Props"]["Pri"] = self.deadline_priority
-            else:
-                render_job["Props"]["Pri"] = instance.data.get("priority")
 
             render_job["Props"]["Env"] = {
                 "FTRACK_API_USER": os.environ.get("FTRACK_API_USER"),
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
index efaaa07be6..1ef169e387 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/deadline.json
@@ -15,33 +15,6 @@
                 "deadline"
             ]
         },
-        "ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm": {
-            "enabled": true,
-            "deadline_department": "",
-            "deadline_pool": "",
-            "deadline_group": "",
-            "deadline_chunk_size": 1,
-            "deadline_priority": 50,
-            "publishing_script": "",
-            "skip_integration_repre_list": [],
-            "aov_filter": {
-                "maya": [
-                    ".+(?:\\.|_)([Bb]eauty)(?:\\.|_).*"
-                ],
-                "nuke": [
-                    ".*"
-                ],
-                "aftereffects": [
-                    ".*"
-                ],
-                "celaction": [
-                    ".*"
-                ],
-                "harmony": [
-                    ".*"
-                ]
-            }
-        },
         "MayaSubmitDeadline": {
             "enabled": true,
             "optional": false,
@@ -49,6 +22,8 @@
             "tile_assembler_plugin": "OpenPypeTileAssembler",
             "use_published": true,
             "asset_dependencies": true,
+            "priority": 50,
+            "tile_priority": 50,
             "group": "none",
             "limit": [],
             "jobInfo": {},
@@ -96,6 +71,33 @@
             "group": "",
             "department": "",
             "multiprocess": true
+        },
+        "ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "deadline_department": "",
+            "deadline_pool": "",
+            "deadline_group": "",
+            "deadline_chunk_size": 1,
+            "deadline_priority": 50,
+            "publishing_script": "",
+            "skip_integration_repre_list": [],
+            "aov_filter": {
+                "maya": [
+                    ".+(?:\\.|_)([Bb]eauty)(?:\\.|_).*"
+                ],
+                "nuke": [
+                    ".*"
+                ],
+                "aftereffects": [
+                    ".*"
+                ],
+                "celaction": [
+                    ".*"
+                ],
+                "harmony": [
+                    ".*"
+                ]
+            }
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
index ea1173313b..5bf0a81a4d 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_deadline.json
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@
                             "key": "asset_dependencies",
                             "label": "Use Asset dependencies"
                         },
+                        {
+                            "type": "number",
+                            "key": "priority",
+                            "label": "Priority"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "number",
+                            "key": "tile_priority",
+                            "label": "Tile Assembler Priority"
+                        },
                         {
                             "type": "text",
                             "key": "group",