diff --git a/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py b/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
index a87c0c374a..15a6f8d828 100644
--- a/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
+++ b/openpype/modules/default_modules/deadline/plugins/publish/submit_maya_deadline.py
@@ -404,7 +404,13 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         dirname = os.path.join(workspace, default_render_file)
         renderlayer = instance.data['setMembers']       # rs_beauty
         deadline_user = context.data.get("user", getpass.getuser())
-        jobname = "%s - %s" % (filename, instance.name)
+
+        # Always use the original work file name for the Job name even when
+        # rendering is done from the published Work File. The original work
+        # file name is clearer because it can also have subversion strings,
+        # etc. which are stripped for the published file.
+        src_filename = os.path.basename(context.data["currentFile"])
+        jobname = "%s - %s" % (src_filename, instance.name)
 
         # Get the variables depending on the renderer
         render_variables = get_renderer_variables(renderlayer, dirname)
@@ -452,7 +458,7 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["Plugin"] = self._instance.data.get(
             "mayaRenderPlugin", "MayaBatch")
 
-        self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["BatchName"] = filename
+        self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["BatchName"] = src_filename
         # Job name, as seen in Monitor
         self.payload_skeleton["JobInfo"]["Name"] = jobname
         # Arbitrary username, for visualisation in Monitor