diff --git a/pype/nuke/lib.py b/pype/nuke/lib.py
index 82244afdb5..9fddee5490 100644
--- a/pype/nuke/lib.py
+++ b/pype/nuke/lib.py
@@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ def add_rendering_knobs(node):
     return node
 
 
+def add_deadline_tab(node):
+    node.addKnob(nuke.Tab_Knob("Deadline"))
+
+    knob = nuke.Int_Knob("deadlineChunkSize", "Chunk Size")
+    knob.setValue(1)
+    node.addKnob(knob)
+
+
 def set_viewers_colorspace(viewer):
     ''' Adds correct colorspace to viewer
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
index 03107238b5..51ffa9e986 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/create/create_write.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import avalon.api
 import avalon.nuke
-from pype.nuke.lib import create_write_node
+from pype.nuke.lib import create_write_node, add_deadline_tab
 from pype import api as pype
 from pypeapp import config
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class CreateWriteRender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
         node = 'write'
 
         instance = nuke.toNode(self.data["subset"])
-
+        node = None
         if not instance:
             write_data = {
                 "class": node,
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ class CreateWriteRender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
                 write_data.update({
                     "fpath_template": "{work}/renders/nuke/{subset}/{subset}.{frame}.{ext}"})
 
-            create_write_node(self.data["subset"], write_data)
+            node = create_write_node(self.data["subset"], write_data)
 
-        return
+        # Deadline tab.
+        add_deadline_tab(node)
 
 
 class CreateWritePrerender(avalon.nuke.Creator):
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_writes.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_writes.py
index 7104e3bd05..29ae6cb929 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_writes.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/collect_writes.py
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "fps": instance.context.data["fps"]
         }
 
+        group_node = [x for x in instance if x.Class() == "Group"][0]
+        deadlineChunkSize = 1
+        if "deadlineChunkSize" in group_node.knobs():
+            deadlineChunkSize = group_node["deadlineChunkSize"].value()
+
         instance.data.update({
             "versionData": version_data,
             "path": path,
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ class CollectNukeWrites(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
             "frameEnd": last_frame,
             "outputType": output_type,
             "colorspace": node["colorspace"].value(),
+            "deadlineChunkSize": deadlineChunkSize
         })
 
         self.log.debug("instance.data: {}".format(instance.data))
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
index 0017de3ec4..ef971f3a37 100644
--- a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/submit_nuke_deadline.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class NukeSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                     start=int(instance.data["frameStart"]),
                     end=int(instance.data["frameEnd"])
                 ),
+                "ChunkSize": instance.data["deadlineChunkSize"],
 
                 "Comment": comment,
 
diff --git a/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/validate_write_deadline_tab.py b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/validate_write_deadline_tab.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c222a164a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/plugins/nuke/publish/validate_write_deadline_tab.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import pyblish.api
+import pype.nuke.lib
+
+
+class RepairNukeWriteDeadlineTab(pyblish.api.Action):
+
+    label = "Repair"
+    icon = "wrench"
+    on = "failed"
+
+    def process(self, context, plugin):
+
+        # Get the errored instances
+        failed = []
+        for result in context.data["results"]:
+            if (result["error"] is not None and result["instance"] is not None
+               and result["instance"] not in failed):
+                failed.append(result["instance"])
+
+        # Apply pyblish.logic to get the instances for the plug-in
+        instances = pyblish.api.instances_by_plugin(failed, plugin)
+
+        for instance in instances:
+            group_node = [x for x in instance if x.Class() == "Group"][0]
+            pype.nuke.lib.add_deadline_tab(group_node)
+
+
+class ValidateNukeWriteDeadlineTab(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Ensure Deadline tab is present and current."""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
+    label = "Deadline Tab"
+    hosts = ["nuke"]
+    optional = True
+    families = ["write"]
+    actions = [RepairNukeWriteDeadlineTab]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        group_node = [x for x in instance if x.Class() == "Group"][0]
+
+        msg = "Deadline tab missing on \"{}\"".format(group_node.name())
+        assert "Deadline" in group_node.knobs(), msg