diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/colorspace.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/colorspace.py
index ec6e4c2091..31c112c247 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/colorspace.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/colorspace.py
@@ -1,59 +1,55 @@
+from typing import List
+
 import attr
 import hou
 from ayon_houdini.api.lib import get_color_management_preferences
-from ayon_core.pipeline.colorspace import get_display_view_colorspace_name
+from ayon_core.pipeline.colorspace import (
+    get_display_view_colorspace_name,
+    get_ocio_config_colorspaces
+)
+
 
 @attr.s
 class LayerMetadata(object):
     """Data class for Render Layer metadata."""
-    frameStart = attr.ib()
-    frameEnd = attr.ib()
+    products: "List[RenderProduct]" = attr.ib()
 
 
 @attr.s
 class RenderProduct(object):
-    """Getting Colorspace as
-    Specific Render Product Parameter for submitting
-    publish job.
-
-    """
+    """Specific Render Product Parameter for submitting."""
     colorspace = attr.ib()                      # colorspace
-    view = attr.ib()
     productName = attr.ib(default=None)
 
 
 class ARenderProduct(object):
+    """This is the minimal data structure required to get
+    `ayon_core.pipeline.farm.pyblish_functions.create_instances_for_aov` to
+    work with deadline addon's job submissions."""
+    # TODO: The exact data structure should actually be defined in core for all
+    #  addons to align.
+    def __init__(self, aov_names: List[str]):
+        colorspace = get_scene_linear_colorspace()
+        products = [
+            RenderProduct(colorspace=colorspace, productName=aov_name)
+            for aov_name in aov_names
+        ]
+        self.layer_data = LayerMetadata(products=products)
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        """Constructor."""
-        # Initialize
-        self.layer_data = self._get_layer_data()
-        self.layer_data.products = self.get_colorspace_data()
-
-    def _get_layer_data(self):
-        return LayerMetadata(
-            frameStart=int(hou.playbar.frameRange()[0]),
-            frameEnd=int(hou.playbar.frameRange()[1]),
-        )
-
-    def get_colorspace_data(self):
-        """To be implemented by renderer class.
 
-        This should return a list of RenderProducts.
+def get_scene_linear_colorspace():
+    """Return colorspace name for Houdini's OCIO config scene linear role.
 
-        Returns:
-            list: List of RenderProduct
+    By default, renderers in Houdini render output images in the scene linear
+    role colorspace.
 
-        """
-        data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        colorspace_data = [
-            RenderProduct(
-                colorspace=data["display"],
-                view=data["view"],
-                productName=""
-            )
-        ]
-        return colorspace_data
+    Returns:
+        Optional[str]: The colorspace name for the 'scene_linear' role in
+            the OCIO config Houdini is currently set to.
+    """
+    ocio_config_path = hou.Color.ocio_configPath()
+    colorspaces = get_ocio_config_colorspaces(ocio_config_path)
+    return colorspaces["roles"].get("scene_linear", {}).get("colorspace")
 
 
 def get_default_display_view_colorspace():
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/hda_utils.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/hda_utils.py
index 65d665c0f6..617f121258 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/hda_utils.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/hda_utils.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from ayon_core.style import load_stylesheet
 
 from ayon_houdini.api import lib
+from .usd import get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context
 
 from qtpy import QtCore, QtWidgets, QtGui
 import hou
@@ -179,11 +180,19 @@ def set_representation(node, representation_id: str):
 
     context = get_representation_context(project_name, repre_entity)
     update_info(node, context)
-    path = get_representation_path_from_context(context)
-    # Load fails on UNC paths with backslashes and also
-    # fails to resolve @sourcename var with backslashed
-    # paths correctly. So we force forward slashes
-    path = path.replace("\\", "/")
+
+    if node.parm("use_ayon_entity_uri"):
+        use_ayon_entity_uri = node.evalParm("use_ayon_entity_uri")
+    else:
+        use_ayon_entity_uri = False
+    if use_ayon_entity_uri:
+        path = get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context(context)
+    else:
+        path = get_representation_path_from_context(context)
+        # Load fails on UNC paths with backslashes and also
+        # fails to resolve @sourcename var with backslashed
+        # paths correctly. So we force forward slashes
+        path = path.replace("\\", "/")
     with _unlocked_parm(file_parm):
         file_parm.set(path)
 
@@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ def on_representation_id_changed(node):
     set_representation(node, repre_id)
 
 
-def on_representation_parms_changed(node):
+def on_representation_parms_changed(node, force=False):
     """
     Usually used as callback to the project, folder, product, version and
     representation parms which on change - would result in a different
@@ -263,6 +272,9 @@ def on_representation_parms_changed(node):
 
     Args:
         node (hou.Node): Node to update.
+        force (Optional[bool]): Whether to force the callback to retrigger
+            even if the representation id already matches. For example, when
+            needing to resolve the filepath in a different way.
     """
     project_name = node.evalParm("project_name") or get_current_project_name()
     representation_id = get_representation_id(
@@ -278,7 +290,7 @@ def on_representation_parms_changed(node):
     else:
         representation_id = str(representation_id)
 
-    if node.evalParm("representation") != representation_id:
+    if force or node.evalParm("representation") != representation_id:
         node.parm("representation").set(representation_id)
         node.parm("representation").pressButton()  # trigger callback
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
index e90234ccb2..df0cb6c277 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/lib.py
@@ -580,12 +580,41 @@ def replace(match):
 
 def get_color_management_preferences():
     """Get default OCIO preferences"""
-    return {
+
+    preferences = {
         "config": hou.Color.ocio_configPath(),
         "display": hou.Color.ocio_defaultDisplay(),
         "view": hou.Color.ocio_defaultView()
     }
 
+    # Note: For whatever reason they are cases where `view` may be an empty
+    #  string even though a valid default display is set where `PyOpenColorIO`
+    #  does correctly return the values.
+    # Workaround to get the correct default view
+    if preferences["config"] and not preferences["view"]:
+        log.debug(
+            "Houdini `hou.Color.ocio_defaultView()` returned empty value."
+            " Falling back to `PyOpenColorIO` to get the default view.")
+        try:
+            import PyOpenColorIO
+        except ImportError:
+            log.warning(
+                "Unable to workaround empty return value of "
+                "`hou.Color.ocio_defaultView()` because `PyOpenColorIO` is "
+                "not available.")
+            return preferences
+
+        config_path = preferences["config"]
+        config = PyOpenColorIO.Config.CreateFromFile(config_path)
+        display = config.getDefaultDisplay()
+        assert display == preferences["display"], \
+            "Houdini default OCIO display must match config default display"
+        view = config.getDefaultView(display)
+        preferences["display"] = display
+        preferences["view"] = view
+
+    return preferences
+
 
 def get_obj_node_output(obj_node):
     """Find output node.
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
index 8a2344febb..9aa4810d83 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/plugin.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from ayon_core.lib import BoolDef
 
 from .lib import imprint, read, lsattr, add_self_publish_button
+from .usd import get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context
 
 
 SETTINGS_CATEGORY = "houdini"
@@ -316,6 +317,13 @@ class HoudiniLoader(load.LoaderPlugin):
 
     hosts = ["houdini"]
     settings_category = SETTINGS_CATEGORY
+    use_ayon_entity_uri = False
+
+    def filepath_from_context(cls, context):
+        if cls.use_ayon_entity_uri:
+            return get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context(context)
+
+        return super(HoudiniLoader, cls).filepath_from_context(context)
 
 
 class HoudiniInstancePlugin(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/api/usd.py b/client/ayon_houdini/api/usd.py
index a416d581c3..f1febf28b7 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/api/usd.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/api/usd.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from typing import List
 
 import hou
+import ayon_api
 from pxr import Usd, Sdf, Tf, Vt, UsdRender
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -377,3 +378,42 @@ def get_schema_type_names(type_name: str) -> List[str]:
             results.append(schema_type_name)
 
     return results
+
+
+def get_ayon_entity_uri_from_representation_context(context: dict) -> str:
+    """Resolve AYON Entity URI from representation context.
+
+    Note:
+        The representation context is the `get_representation_context` dict
+        containing the `project`, `folder, `representation` and so forth.
+        It is not the representation entity `context` key.
+
+    Arguments:
+        context (dict): The representation context.
+
+    Raises:
+        RuntimeError: Unable to resolve to a single valid URI.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The AYON entity URI.
+
+    """
+    project_name = context["project"]["name"]
+    representation_id = context["representation"]["id"]
+    response = ayon_api.post(
+        f"projects/{project_name}/uris",
+        entityType="representation",
+        ids=[representation_id])
+    if response.status_code != 200:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Unable to resolve AYON entity URI for '{project_name}' "
+            f"representation id '{representation_id}': {response.text}"
+        )
+    uris = response.data["uris"]
+    if len(uris) != 1:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            f"Unable to resolve AYON entity URI for '{project_name}' "
+            f"representation id '{representation_id}' to single URI. "
+            f"Received data: {response.data}"
+        )
+    return uris[0]["uri"]
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_layer.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_layer.py
index fb302fd943..feb8eb99e0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_layer.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_layer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    get_representation_path,
     AVALON_CONTAINER_ID,
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
@@ -22,14 +21,13 @@ class USDSublayerLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     icon = "code-fork"
     color = "orange"
 
-    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
+    use_ayon_entity_uri = False
 
-        import os
+    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
         import hou
 
         # Format file name, Houdini only wants forward slashes
         file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
-        file_path = os.path.normpath(file_path)
         file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
 
         # Get the root node
@@ -60,18 +58,17 @@ def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
         return container
 
     def update(self, container, context):
-        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         node = container["node"]
 
         # Update the file path
-        file_path = get_representation_path(repre_entity)
+        file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
         file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
 
         # Update attributes
         node.setParms(
             {
                 "filepath1": file_path,
-                "representation": repre_entity["id"],
+                "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_reference.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_reference.py
index 690f6ce187..ef5fc754be 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_reference.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_reference.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from ayon_core.pipeline import (
-    get_representation_path,
     AVALON_CONTAINER_ID,
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
@@ -22,14 +21,13 @@ class USDReferenceLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     icon = "code-fork"
     color = "orange"
 
-    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
+    use_ayon_entity_uri = False
 
-        import os
+    def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
         import hou
 
         # Format file name, Houdini only wants forward slashes
         file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
-        file_path = os.path.normpath(file_path)
         file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
 
         # Get the root node
@@ -60,18 +58,17 @@ def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
         return container
 
     def update(self, container, context):
-        repre_entity = context["representation"]
         node = container["node"]
 
         # Update the file path
-        file_path = get_representation_path(repre_entity)
+        file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
         file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
 
         # Update attributes
         node.setParms(
             {
                 "filepath1": file_path,
-                "representation": repre_entity["id"],
+                "representation": context["representation"]["id"],
             }
         )
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py
index 347e3283de..3592c9c2ed 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/load/load_usd_sop.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import os
-
 from ayon_houdini.api import (
     pipeline,
     plugin
@@ -16,12 +14,13 @@ class SopUsdImportLoader(plugin.HoudiniLoader):
     icon = "code-fork"
     color = "orange"
 
+    use_ayon_entity_uri = False
+
     def load(self, context, name=None, namespace=None, data=None):
         import hou
 
         # Format file name, Houdini only wants forward slashes
         file_path = self.filepath_from_context(context)
-        file_path = os.path.normpath(file_path)
         file_path = file_path.replace("\\", "/")
 
         # Get the root node
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
index 10c6d91d26..bebdb789de 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_arnold_rop.py
@@ -4,11 +4,8 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import colorspace, plugin
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    get_color_management_preferences,
-    evalParmNoFrame
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 
 
 class CollectArnoldROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
             self.log.debug("Found render product: {}".format(product))
 
         instance.data["files"] = list(render_products)
-        instance.data["renderProducts"] = colorspace.ARenderProduct()
 
         # For now by default do NOT try to publish the rendered output
         instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
@@ -110,12 +106,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
             instance.data["expectedFiles"] = list()
         instance.data["expectedFiles"].append(files_by_aov)
 
-        # update the colorspace data
-        colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
-
     def get_render_product_name(self, prefix, suffix):
         """Return the output filename using the AOV prefix and suffix"""
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
index 60fec9d2e0..87b194ae8e 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_karma_rop.py
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    evalParmNoFrame,
-    get_color_management_preferences
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace,
-    plugin
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class CollectKarmaROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -63,7 +57,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         filenames = list(render_products)
         instance.data["files"] = filenames
-        instance.data["renderProducts"] = colorspace.ARenderProduct()
 
         for product in render_products:
             self.log.debug("Found render product: %s" % product)
@@ -72,12 +65,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
             instance.data["expectedFiles"] = list()
         instance.data["expectedFiles"].append(files_by_aov)
 
-        # update the colorspace data
-        colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
-
     def get_render_product_name(self, prefix, suffix):
         product_name = prefix
         if suffix:
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
index 931a79535b..35c0e5afff 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_local_render_instances.py
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@
 from ayon_core.pipeline.farm.patterning import match_aov_pattern
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     get_plugin_settings,
-    apply_plugin_settings_automatically
+    apply_plugin_settings_automatically,
+    ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin
 )
 from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api.colorspace import get_scene_linear_colorspace
 
 
-class CollectLocalRenderInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
+class CollectLocalRenderInstances(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin,
+                                  ColormanagedPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Collect instances for local render.
 
     Agnostic Local Render Collector.
@@ -49,9 +52,9 @@ def apply_settings(cls, project_settings):
             # get aov_filter from deadline settings
             cls.aov_filter = project_settings["deadline"]["publish"]["ProcessSubmittedJobOnFarm"]["aov_filter"]
             cls.aov_filter = {
-            item["name"]: item["value"]
-            for item in cls.aov_filter
-        }
+                item["name"]: item["value"]
+                for item in cls.aov_filter
+            }
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
@@ -74,6 +77,14 @@ def process(self, instance):
             instance.data["productName"]
         )
 
+        # NOTE: The assumption that the output image's colorspace is the
+        #   scene linear role may be incorrect. Certain renderers, like
+        #   Karma allow overriding explicitly the output colorspace of the
+        #   image. Such override are currently not considered since these
+        #   would need to be detected in a renderer-specific way and the
+        #   majority of production scenarios these would not be overridden.
+        # TODO: Support renderer-specific explicit colorspace overrides
+        colorspace = get_scene_linear_colorspace()
         for aov_name, aov_filepaths in expectedFiles.items():
             product_name = product_group
 
@@ -108,6 +119,21 @@ def process(self, instance):
             if len(aov_filenames) == 1:
                 aov_filenames = aov_filenames[0]
 
+            representation = {
+                "stagingDir": staging_dir,
+                "ext": ext,
+                "name": ext,
+                "tags": ["review"] if preview else [],
+                "files": aov_filenames,
+                "frameStart": instance.data["frameStartHandle"],
+                "frameEnd": instance.data["frameEndHandle"]
+            }
+
+            # Set the colorspace for the representation
+            self.set_representation_colorspace(representation,
+                                               context,
+                                               colorspace=colorspace)
+
             aov_instance.data.update({
                 # 'label': label,
                 "task": instance.data["task"],
@@ -120,17 +146,7 @@ def process(self, instance):
                 "productGroup": product_group,
                 "families": ["render.local.hou", "review"],
                 "instance_node": instance.data["instance_node"],
-                "representations": [
-                    {
-                        "stagingDir": staging_dir,
-                        "ext": ext,
-                        "name": ext,
-                        "tags": ["review"] if preview else [],
-                        "files": aov_filenames,
-                        "frameStart": instance.data["frameStartHandle"],
-                        "frameEnd": instance.data["frameEndHandle"]
-                    }
-                ]
+                "representations": [representation]
             })
 
         # Skip integrating original render instance.
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
index f7feeee63b..f26768c3e9 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_mantra_rop.py
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    evalParmNoFrame,
-    get_color_management_preferences
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace,
-    plugin
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class CollectMantraROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -108,7 +102,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         filenames = list(render_products)
         instance.data["files"] = filenames
-        instance.data["renderProducts"] = colorspace.ARenderProduct()
 
         # For now by default do NOT try to publish the rendered output
         instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
@@ -118,12 +111,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
             instance.data["expectedFiles"] = list()
         instance.data["expectedFiles"].append(files_by_aov)
 
-        # update the colorspace data
-        colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
-
     def get_render_product_name(self, prefix, suffix):
         product_name = prefix
         if suffix:
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
index 96cb6ebeaf..bd43805497 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_redshift_rop.py
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    evalParmNoFrame,
-    get_color_management_preferences
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace,
-    plugin
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class CollectRedshiftROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -119,7 +113,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
 
         filenames = list(render_products)
         instance.data["files"] = filenames
-        instance.data["renderProducts"] = colorspace.ARenderProduct()
 
         # For now by default do NOT try to publish the rendered output
         instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
@@ -129,12 +122,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
             instance.data["expectedFiles"] = []
         instance.data["expectedFiles"].append(files_by_aov)
 
-        # update the colorspace data
-        colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
-
     def get_render_product_name(self, prefix, suffix):
         """Return the output filename using the AOV prefix and suffix"""
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1166243ce3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_render_colorspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin, colorspace
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+
+class CollectHoudiniRenderColorspace(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
+    """Collect Colorspace data for render output images.
+
+    This currently assumes that all render products are in 'scene_linear'
+    colorspace role - which is the default behavior for renderers in Houdini.
+    """
+
+    label = "Collect Render Colorspace"
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.15
+    families = ["mantra_rop",
+                "karma_rop",
+                "redshift_rop",
+                "arnold_rop",
+                "vray_rop",
+                "usdrender"]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        # Set the required data for `ayon_core.pipeline.farm.pyblish_functions`
+        # functions used for farm publish job processing.
+
+        # Define render products for `create_instances_for_aov`
+        # which uses it in `_create_instances_for_aov()` to match the render
+        # product's name to aovs to define the colorspace.
+        expected_files = instance.data["expectedFiles"]
+        aov_name = list(expected_files[0].keys())
+        render_products_data = colorspace.ARenderProduct(aov_name)
+        instance.data["renderProducts"] = render_products_data
+
+        # Required data for `create_instances_for_aov`
+        colorspace_data = colorspace.get_color_management_preferences()
+        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
+        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
+        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
+
+        # Used in `create_skeleton_instance()`
+        instance.data["colorspace"] = colorspace.get_scene_linear_colorspace()
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py
index a6e7572a18..2934cce246 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_usd_render.py
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace,
-    plugin
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    evalParmNoFrame,
-    get_color_management_preferences
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
+from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
 
 
 class CollectUsdRender(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -23,9 +17,6 @@ class CollectUsdRender(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
 
     Provides:
         instance    -> ifdFile
-        instance    -> colorspaceConfig
-        instance    -> colorspaceDisplay
-        instance    -> colorspaceView
 
     """
 
@@ -75,12 +66,5 @@ def replace_to_f(match):
             if "$F" not in export_file:
                 instance.data["splitRenderFrameDependent"] = False
 
-        # update the colorspace data
-        colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
-
         # stub required data for Submit Publish Job publish plug-in
         instance.data["attachTo"] = []
-        instance.data["renderProducts"] = colorspace.ARenderProduct()
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
index 2f9c2bb18e..ed360b37a5 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/plugins/publish/collect_vray_rop.py
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 import hou
 import pyblish.api
 
-from ayon_houdini.api.lib import (
-    evalParmNoFrame,
-    get_color_management_preferences
-)
-from ayon_houdini.api import (
-    colorspace,
-    plugin
-)
+from ayon_houdini.api.lib import evalParmNoFrame
+from ayon_houdini.api import plugin
 
 
 class CollectVrayROPRenderProducts(plugin.HoudiniInstancePlugin):
@@ -89,7 +83,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
             self.log.debug("Found render product: %s" % product)
         filenames = list(render_products)
         instance.data["files"] = filenames
-        instance.data["renderProducts"] = colorspace.ARenderProduct()
 
         # For now by default do NOT try to publish the rendered output
         instance.data["publishJobState"] = "Suspended"
@@ -100,12 +93,6 @@ def process(self, instance):
         instance.data["expectedFiles"].append(files_by_aov)
         self.log.debug("expectedFiles:{}".format(files_by_aov))
 
-        # update the colorspace data
-        colorspace_data = get_color_management_preferences()
-        instance.data["colorspaceConfig"] = colorspace_data["config"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceDisplay"] = colorspace_data["display"]
-        instance.data["colorspaceView"] = colorspace_data["view"]
-
     def get_render_product_name(self, prefix, suffix="<reName>"):
         """Return the beauty output filename if render element enabled
         """
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/husdplugins/outputprocessors/remap_to_publish.py b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/husdplugins/outputprocessors/remap_to_publish.py
index 52e02f4160..1b4ded0bb0 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/husdplugins/outputprocessors/remap_to_publish.py
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/husdplugins/outputprocessors/remap_to_publish.py
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 from husd.outputprocessor import OutputProcessor
 
 
+_COMPATIBILITY_PLACEHOLDER = object()
+
+
 class AYONRemapPaths(OutputProcessor):
     """Remap paths based on a mapping dict on rop node."""
 
@@ -38,11 +41,18 @@ def parameters():
 
         return group.asDialogScript()
 
-    def beginSave(self, config_node, config_overrides, lop_node, t):
-        super(AYONRemapPaths, self).beginSave(config_node,
-                                              config_overrides,
-                                              lop_node,
-                                              t)
+    def beginSave(self,
+                  config_node,
+                  config_overrides,
+                  lop_node,
+                  t,
+                  # Added in Houdini 20.5.182
+                  stage_variables=_COMPATIBILITY_PLACEHOLDER):
+
+        args = [config_node, config_overrides, lop_node, t]
+        if stage_variables is not _COMPATIBILITY_PLACEHOLDER:
+            args.append(stage_variables)
+        super(AYONRemapPaths, self).beginSave(*args)
 
         value = config_node.evalParm("ayon_remap_paths_remap_json")
         mapping = json.loads(value)
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/DialogScript b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/DialogScript
index c73479e728..f18c00d472 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/DialogScript
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/DialogScript
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@
             default { "" }
             parmtag { "script_callback_language" "python" }
         }
+        parm {
+            name    "use_ayon_entity_uri"
+            label   "Use AYON Entity URI"
+            help    "When enabled, loads the filepath using the AYON Entity URI instead of the resolved filepath."
+            type    toggle
+            default { "0" }
+            parmtag { "script_callback" "hou.phm().on_representation_parms_changed(kwargs['node'], force=True)" }
+            parmtag { "script_callback_language" "python" }
+        }
         parm {
             name    "primpath1"
             label   "Primitive Root"
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/OnCreated b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/OnCreated
index bd09a7838b..7e07b7f9d6 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/OnCreated
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_import.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1lop__import_8_81.0/OnCreated
@@ -3,3 +3,11 @@ hda_module = node.hdaModule()
 hda_module.setup_flag_changed_callback(node)
 
 node.parm("file").lock(True)
+
+# Get attribute defaults from settings
+# TODO: Clean this up and re-use more from HDA utils lib
+from ayon_core.settings import get_current_project_settings
+settings = get_current_project_settings()
+load_settings = settings["houdini"].get("load", {}).get("LOPLoadAssetLoader", {})
+use_ayon_entity_uri = load_settings.get("use_ayon_entity_uri", False)
+node.parm("use_ayon_entity_uri").set(use_ayon_entity_uri)
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/DialogScript b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/DialogScript
index 980e555efb..140a1f0cb9 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/DialogScript
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/DialogScript
@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@
             default { "" }
             parmtag { "script_callback_language" "python" }
         }
+        parm {
+            name    "use_ayon_entity_uri"
+            label   "Use AYON Entity URI"
+            help    "When enabled, loads the filepath using the AYON Entity URI instead of the resolved filepath."
+            type    toggle
+            default { "0" }
+            parmtag { "script_callback" "hou.phm().on_representation_parms_changed(kwargs['node'], force=True)" }
+            parmtag { "script_callback_language" "python" }
+        }
         groupcollapsible {
             name    "extra_options"
             label   "Load Options"
diff --git a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/OnCreated b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/OnCreated
index bd09a7838b..cac4c01b49 100644
--- a/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/OnCreated
+++ b/client/ayon_houdini/startup/otls/ayon_lop_load_shot.hda/ayon_8_8Lop_1load__shot_8_81.0/OnCreated
@@ -3,3 +3,11 @@ hda_module = node.hdaModule()
 hda_module.setup_flag_changed_callback(node)
 
 node.parm("file").lock(True)
+
+# Get attribute defaults from settings
+# TODO: Clean this up and re-use more from HDA utils lib
+from ayon_core.settings import get_current_project_settings
+settings = get_current_project_settings()
+load_settings = settings["houdini"].get("load", {}).get("LOPLoadShotLoader", {})
+use_ayon_entity_uri = load_settings.get("use_ayon_entity_uri", False)
+node.parm("use_ayon_entity_uri").set(use_ayon_entity_uri)
diff --git a/server/settings/load.py b/server/settings/load.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c290cbcbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/settings/load.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from ayon_server.settings import BaseSettingsModel, SettingsField
+
+
+# Load Plugins
+class LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel(BaseSettingsModel):
+    use_ayon_entity_uri: bool = SettingsField(
+        False,
+        title="Use AYON Entity URI",
+        description=(
+            "Use the AYON Entity URI on load instead of the resolved filepath "
+            "so that the AYON USD Resolver will resovle the paths at runtime. "
+            "This should be enabled when using the AYON USD Resolver."
+        )
+    )
+
+
+class LoadPluginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
+    LOPLoadAssetLoader: LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel,
+        title="LOP Load Asset")
+    LOPLoadShotLoader: LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel,
+        title="LOP Load Shot")
+    USDSublayerLoader: LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel,
+        title="USD Sublayer Loader")
+    USDReferenceLoader: LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel,
+        title="USD Reference Loader")
+    SopUsdImportLoader: LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=LoadUseAYONEntityURIModel,
+        title="USD SOP Import Loader")
diff --git a/server/settings/main.py b/server/settings/main.py
index 9444519867..8c6bfddfc5 100644
--- a/server/settings/main.py
+++ b/server/settings/main.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
     PublishPluginsModel,
     DEFAULT_HOUDINI_PUBLISH_SETTINGS,
 )
+from .load import (
+    LoadPluginsModel,
+)
 from .templated_workfile_build import (
     TemplatedWorkfileBuildModel
 )
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@ class HoudiniSettings(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=PublishPluginsModel,
         title="Publish Plugins",
     )
+    load: LoadPluginsModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=LoadPluginsModel,
+        title="Loader Plugins",
+    )
     templated_workfile_build: TemplatedWorkfileBuildModel = SettingsField(
         title="Templated Workfile Build",
         default_factory=TemplatedWorkfileBuildModel