diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index 46d1c9350d..1c9b6c95ef 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -205,12 +205,14 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
 
             # replace relative paths with absolute. Render products are
             # returned as list of dictionaries.
+            publish_meta_path = None
             for aov in exp_files:
                 full_paths = []
                 for file in aov[aov.keys()[0]]:
                     full_path = os.path.join(workspace, "renders", file)
                     full_path = full_path.replace("\\", "/")
                     full_paths.append(full_path)
+                    publish_meta_path = os.path.dirname(full_path)
                 aov_dict[aov.keys()[0]] = full_paths
 
             frame_start_render = int(self.get_render_attribute(
@@ -236,6 +238,24 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 frame_end_handle = frame_end_render
 
             full_exp_files.append(aov_dict)
+
+            # find common path to store metadata
+            # so if image prefix is branching to many directories
+            # metadata file will be located in top-most common
+            # directory.
+            # TODO: use `os.path.commonpath()` after switch to Python 3
+            common_publish_meta_path = os.path.splitdrive(
+                publish_meta_path)[0]
+            if common_publish_meta_path:
+                common_publish_meta_path += os.path.sep
+            for part in publish_meta_path.split("/"):
+                common_publish_meta_path = os.path.join(
+                    common_publish_meta_path, part)
+                if part == expected_layer_name:
+                    break
+            common_publish_meta_path = common_publish_meta_path.replace("\\", "/")
+            self.log.info("Publish meta path: {}".format(common_publish_meta_path))
+
             self.log.info(full_exp_files)
             self.log.info("collecting layer: {}".format(layer_name))
             # Get layer specific settings, might be overrides
@@ -268,6 +288,7 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 # which was submitted originally
                 "source": filepath,
                 "expectedFiles": full_exp_files,
+                "publishRenderMetadataFolder": common_publish_meta_path,
                 "resolutionWidth": cmds.getAttr("defaultResolution.width"),
                 "resolutionHeight": cmds.getAttr("defaultResolution.height"),
                 "pixelAspect": cmds.getAttr("defaultResolution.pixelAspect"),
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 1ab3dc2554..5936e600ee 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
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ class MayaSubmitDeadline(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
                             f.replace(orig_scene, new_scene)
                         )
                     instance.data["expectedFiles"] = [new_exp]
+
+                if instance.data.get("publishRenderMetadataFolder"):
+                    instance.data["publishRenderMetadataFolder"] = \
+                        instance.data["publishRenderMetadataFolder"].replace(
+                            orig_scene, new_scene
+                        )
                 self.log.info("Scene name was switched {} -> {}".format(
                     orig_scene, new_scene
                 ))