diff --git a/pype/hosts/maya/plugin.py b/pype/hosts/maya/plugin.py
index ed244d56df..a5c57f1ab8 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/maya/plugin.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/maya/plugin.py
@@ -174,6 +174,25 @@ class ReferenceLoader(api.Loader):
 
         assert os.path.exists(path), "%s does not exist." % path
 
+        # Need to save alembic settings and reapply, cause referencing resets
+        # them to incoming data.
+        alembic_attrs = ["speed", "offset", "cycleType"]
+        alembic_data = {}
+        if representation["name"] == "abc":
+            alembic_nodes = cmds.ls(
+                "{}:*".format(members[0].split(":")[0]), type="AlembicNode"
+            )
+            if alembic_nodes:
+                for attr in alembic_attrs:
+                    node_attr = "{}.{}".format(alembic_nodes[0], attr)
+                    alembic_data[attr] = cmds.getAttr(node_attr)
+            else:
+                cmds.warning(
+                    "No alembic nodes found in {}".format(
+                        cmds.ls("{}:*".format(members[0].split(":")[0]))
+                    )
+                )
+
         try:
             content = cmds.file(path,
                                 loadReference=reference_node,
@@ -195,6 +214,16 @@ class ReferenceLoader(api.Loader):
 
             self.log.warning("Ignoring file read error:\n%s", exc)
 
+        # Reapply alembic settings.
+        if representation["name"] == "abc":
+            alembic_nodes = cmds.ls(
+                "{}:*".format(members[0].split(":")[0]), type="AlembicNode"
+            )
+            if alembic_nodes:
+                for attr in alembic_attrs:
+                    value = alembic_data[attr]
+                    cmds.setAttr("{}.{}".format(alembic_nodes[0], attr), value)
+
         # Fix PLN-40 for older containers created with Avalon that had the
         # `.verticesOnlySet` set to True.
         if cmds.getAttr("{}.verticesOnlySet".format(node)):