diff --git a/gpm/dataset/conventions.py b/gpm/dataset/conventions.py
index 6c315db7..4ce5bac2 100644
--- a/gpm/dataset/conventions.py
+++ b/gpm/dataset/conventions.py
@@ -82,6 +82,29 @@ def _check_time_period_coverage(ds, start_time=None, end_time=None, raise_error=
         warnings.warn(msg, GPM_Warning, stacklevel=1)
 
 
+def _get_chunks_encodings(ds):
+    dict_chunksizes = {}
+    dict_preferred_chunks = {}
+    for name in list(ds.data_vars) + list(ds.coords):
+        preferred_chunks = ds[name].encoding.get("preferred_chunks", None)
+        chunksizes = ds[name].encoding.get("chunksizes", None)
+        if preferred_chunks:
+            # Use values() to remove phony_dim_* keys
+            dict_preferred_chunks[name] = dict(zip(ds[name].dims, preferred_chunks.values()))
+        if preferred_chunks:
+            dict_chunksizes[name] = dict(zip(ds[name].dims, chunksizes))
+    return dict_chunksizes, dict_preferred_chunks
+
+
+def _update_chunks_encodings(ds, dict_chunksizes, dict_preferred_chunks):
+    for name in list(ds.data_vars) + list(ds.coords):
+        if name in dict_chunksizes:
+            ds[name].encoding["preferred_chunks"] = {dim: dict_preferred_chunks[name][dim] for dim in ds[name].dims}
+        if name in dict_chunksizes:
+            ds[name].encoding["chunksizes"] = tuple([dict_chunksizes[name][dim] for dim in ds[name].dims])
+    return ds
+
+
 def reshape_dataset(ds):
     """Define the dataset dimension order.
 
@@ -90,12 +113,14 @@ def reshape_dataset(ds):
     For GPM GRID objects:  (..., time, lat, lon)
     For GPM ORBIT objects: (cross_track, along_track, ...)
     """
+    dict_chunksizes, dict_preferred_chunks = _get_chunks_encodings(ds)
     if "lat" in ds.dims:
         ds = ds.transpose(..., "lat", "lon")
     elif "cross_track" in ds.dims:
         ds = ds.transpose("cross_track", "along_track", ...)
     else:
         ds = ds.transpose("along_track", ...)
+    ds = _update_chunks_encodings(ds, dict_chunksizes=dict_chunksizes, dict_preferred_chunks=dict_preferred_chunks)
     return ds