diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py
index eaaba94ed5..57ced9b61b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/api/lib.py
@@ -182,8 +182,11 @@ def get_output_parameter(node):
         return node.parm("filename")
     elif node_type == "comp":
         return node.parm("copoutput")
-    else:
-        raise TypeError("Node type '%s' not supported" % node_type)
+    elif node_type == "arnold":
+        if node.evalParm("ar_ass_export_enable"):
+            return node.parm("ar_ass_file")
+
+    raise TypeError("Node type '%s' not supported" % node_type)
 
 
 @contextmanager
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2af9a71cdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/create/create_arnold_ass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+from avalon import houdini
+
+
+class CreateArnoldAss(houdini.Creator):
+    """Arnold .ass Archive"""
+
+    label = "Arnold ASS"
+    family = "ass"
+    icon = "magic"
+    defaults = ["Main"]
+
+    # Default extension: `.ass` or `.ass.gz`
+    ext = ".ass"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(CreateArnoldAss, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        # Remove the active, we are checking the bypass flag of the nodes
+        self.data.pop("active", None)
+
+        self.data.update({"node_type": "arnold"})
+
+    def process(self):
+        node = super(CreateArnoldAss, self).process()
+
+        basename = node.name()
+        node.setName(basename + "_ASS", unique_name=True)
+
+        # Hide Properties Tab on Arnold ROP since that's used
+        # for rendering instead of .ass Archive Export
+        parm_template_group = node.parmTemplateGroup()
+        parm_template_group.hideFolder("Properties", True)
+        node.setParmTemplateGroup(parm_template_group)
+
+        filepath = '$HIP/pyblish/`chs("subset")`.$F4{}'.format(self.ext)
+        parms = {
+            # Render frame range
+            "trange": 1,
+
+            # Arnold ROP settings
+            "ar_ass_file": filepath,
+            "ar_ass_export_enable": 1
+        }
+        node.setParms(parms)
+
+        # Lock the ASS export attribute
+        node.parm("ar_ass_export_enable").lock(True)
+
+        # Lock some Avalon attributes
+        to_lock = ["family", "id"]
+        for name in to_lock:
+            parm = node.parm(name)
+            parm.lock(True)
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
index 32a5d3b969..fac40b4d2b 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
@@ -6,12 +6,21 @@ import pyblish.api
 from openpype.hosts.houdini.api import lib
 
 
+def splitext(name, allowed_multidot_extensions):
+
+    for ext in allowed_multidot_extensions:
+        if name.endswith(ext):
+            return name[:-len(ext)], ext
+
+    return os.path.splitext(name)
+
+
 class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Collect all frames which would be saved from the ROP nodes"""
 
     order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
     label = "Collect Frames"
-    families = ["vdbcache", "imagesequence"]
+    families = ["vdbcache", "imagesequence", "ass"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
@@ -29,7 +38,8 @@ class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             self.log.warning("Using current frame: {}".format(hou.frame()))
             output = output_parm.eval()
 
-        _, ext = os.path.splitext(output)
+        _, ext = splitext(output,
+                          allowed_multidot_extensions=[".ass.gz"])
         file_name = os.path.basename(output)
         result = file_name
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e56e40df85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/extract_ass.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import os
+
+import pyblish.api
+import openpype.api
+from openpype.hosts.houdini.api.lib import render_rop
+
+
+class ExtractAss(openpype.api.Extractor):
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder + 0.1
+    label = "Extract Ass"
+    families = ["ass"]
+    hosts = ["houdini"]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+
+        ropnode = instance[0]
+
+        # Get the filename from the filename parameter
+        # `.evalParm(parameter)` will make sure all tokens are resolved
+        output = ropnode.evalParm("ar_ass_file")
+        staging_dir = os.path.dirname(output)
+        instance.data["stagingDir"] = staging_dir
+        file_name = os.path.basename(output)
+
+        # We run the render
+        self.log.info("Writing ASS '%s' to '%s'" % (file_name, staging_dir))
+
+        render_rop(ropnode)
+
+        # Unfortunately user interrupting the extraction does not raise an
+        # error and thus still continues to the integrator. To capture that
+        # we make sure all files exist
+        files = instance.data["frames"]
+        missing = [fname for fname in files
+                   if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(staging_dir, fname))]
+        if missing:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to complete Arnold ass extraction. "
+                               "Missing output files: {}".format(missing))
+
+        if "representations" not in instance.data:
+            instance.data["representations"] = []
+
+        # Allow ass.gz extension as well
+        ext = "ass.gz" if file_name.endswith(".ass.gz") else "ass"
+
+        representation = {
+            'name': 'ass',
+            'ext': ext,
+            "files": files,
+            "stagingDir": staging_dir,
+            "frameStart": instance.data["frameStart"],
+            "frameEnd": instance.data["frameEnd"],
+        }
+        instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
index 809c732d6f..911bf82d9b 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 {
     "create": {
+        "CreateArnoldAss": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "defaults": [],
+            "ext": ".ass"
+        },
         "CreateAlembicCamera": {
             "enabled": true,
             "defaults": []
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json
index 72b8032d4b..83e0cf789a 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_houdini_create.json
@@ -4,6 +4,41 @@
     "key": "create",
     "label": "Creator plugins",
     "children": [
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "CreateArnoldAss",
+            "label": "Create Arnold Ass",
+            "checkbox_key": "enabled",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "enabled",
+                    "label": "Enabled"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "list",
+                    "key": "defaults",
+                    "label": "Default Subsets",
+                    "object_type": "text"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "enum",
+                    "key": "ext",
+                    "label": "Default Output Format (extension)",
+                    "multiselection": false,
+                    "enum_items": [
+                        {
+                            ".ass": ".ass"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            ".ass.gz": ".ass.gz (gzipped)"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+
+        },
       {
         "type": "schema_template",
         "name": "template_create_plugin",