diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vdb_to_redshift.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vdb_to_redshift.py
index 70bd9d22e2..c6a69dfe35 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vdb_to_redshift.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/load/load_vdb_to_redshift.py
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import os
 
 from openpype.api import get_project_settings
-from openpype.pipeline import load
+from openpype.pipeline import (
+    load,
+    get_representation_path
+)
 
 
 class LoadVDBtoRedShift(load.LoaderPlugin):
-    """Load OpenVDB in a Redshift Volume Shape"""
+    """Load OpenVDB in a Redshift Volume Shape
+
+    Note that the RedshiftVolumeShape is created without a RedshiftVolume
+    shader assigned. To get the Redshift volume to render correctly assign
+    a RedshiftVolume shader (in the Hypershade) and set the density, scatter
+    and emission channels to the channel names of the volumes in the VDB file.
+
+    """
 
     families = ["vdbcache"]
     representations = ["vdb"]
@@ -55,7 +65,7 @@ class LoadVDBtoRedShift(load.LoaderPlugin):
 
         # Root group
         label = "{}:{}".format(namespace, name)
-        root = cmds.group(name=label, empty=True)
+        root = cmds.createNode("transform", name=label)
 
         settings = get_project_settings(os.environ['AVALON_PROJECT'])
         colors = settings['maya']['load']['colors']
@@ -74,9 +84,9 @@ class LoadVDBtoRedShift(load.LoaderPlugin):
                                       name="{}RVSShape".format(label),
                                       parent=root)
 
-        cmds.setAttr("{}.fileName".format(volume_node),
-                     self.fname,
-                     type="string")
+        self._set_path(volume_node,
+                       path=self.fname,
+                       representation=context["representation"])
 
         nodes = [root, volume_node]
         self[:] = nodes
@@ -87,3 +97,56 @@ class LoadVDBtoRedShift(load.LoaderPlugin):
             nodes=nodes,
             context=context,
             loader=self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def update(self, container, representation):
+        from maya import cmds
+
+        path = get_representation_path(representation)
+
+        # Find VRayVolumeGrid
+        members = cmds.sets(container['objectName'], query=True)
+        grid_nodes = cmds.ls(members, type="RedshiftVolumeShape", long=True)
+        assert len(grid_nodes) == 1, "This is a bug"
+
+        # Update the VRayVolumeGrid
+        self._set_path(grid_nodes[0], path=path, representation=representation)
+
+        # Update container representation
+        cmds.setAttr(container["objectName"] + ".representation",
+                     str(representation["_id"]),
+                     type="string")
+
+    def remove(self, container):
+        from maya import cmds
+
+        # Get all members of the avalon container, ensure they are unlocked
+        # and delete everything
+        members = cmds.sets(container['objectName'], query=True)
+        cmds.lockNode(members, lock=False)
+        cmds.delete([container['objectName']] + members)
+
+        # Clean up the namespace
+        try:
+            cmds.namespace(removeNamespace=container['namespace'],
+                           deleteNamespaceContent=True)
+        except RuntimeError:
+            pass
+
+    def switch(self, container, representation):
+        self.update(container, representation)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _set_path(grid_node,
+                  path,
+                  representation):
+        """Apply the settings for the VDB path to the RedshiftVolumeShape"""
+        from maya import cmds
+
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            raise RuntimeError("Path does not exist: %s" % path)
+
+        is_sequence = bool(representation["context"].get("frame"))
+        cmds.setAttr(grid_node + ".useFrameExtension", is_sequence)
+
+        # Set file path
+        cmds.setAttr(grid_node + ".fileName", path, type="string")