diff --git a/addon/flamenco/job_submission.py b/addon/flamenco/job_submission.py
index b7542fd3..24a2da58 100644
--- a/addon/flamenco/job_submission.py
+++ b/addon/flamenco/job_submission.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, Union
 import bpy
 
 from .job_types_propgroup import JobTypePropertyGroup
+from . import preferences
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from .manager import ApiClient as _ApiClient
@@ -84,3 +85,22 @@ def submit_job(job: _SubmittedJob, api_client: _ApiClient) -> _Job:
     print("Job submitted: %s (%s)" % (response.name, response.id))
 
     return response
+
+
+def is_file_inside_job_storage(context: bpy.types.Context, blendfile: Path) -> bool:
+    """Check whether current blend file is inside the storage path.
+
+    :return: True when the current blend file is inside the Flamenco job storage
+        directory already. In this case it won't be BAT-packed, as it's assumed
+        the job storage dir is accessible by the workers already.
+    """
+
+    blendfile = blendfile.absolute().resolve()
+
+    prefs = preferences.get(context)
+    job_storage = Path(prefs.job_storage).absolute().resolve()
+    try:
+        blendfile.relative_to(job_storage)
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+    return True
diff --git a/addon/flamenco/operators.py b/addon/flamenco/operators.py
index 12205af9..d3c85bd8 100644
--- a/addon/flamenco/operators.py
+++ b/addon/flamenco/operators.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
             self.report({"ERROR"}, "Unable to create job")
             return {"CANCELLED"}
 
-        return self._bat_pack(context, filepath)
+        return self._submit_files(context, filepath)
 
     def modal(self, context: bpy.types.Context, event: bpy.types.Event) -> set[str]:
         # This function is called for TIMER events to poll the BAT pack thread.
@@ -225,7 +225,9 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
 
         return filepath
 
-    def _bat_pack(self, context: bpy.types.Context, blendfile: Path) -> set[str]:
+    def _submit_files(self, context: bpy.types.Context, blendfile: Path) -> set[str]:
+        """Ensure that the files are somewhere in the shared storage."""
+
         from .bat import interface as bat_interface
 
         if bat_interface.is_packing():
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
             # see _on_bat_pack_msg() below.
             self.blendfile_on_farm = None
             self._bat_pack_shaman(context, blendfile)
+        elif job_submission.is_file_inside_job_storage(context, blendfile):
+            self._use_blendfile_directly(context, blendfile)
         else:
             self.blendfile_on_farm = self._bat_pack_filesystem(context, blendfile)
 
@@ -352,6 +356,16 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
 
         return {"RUNNING_MODAL"}
 
+    def _use_blendfile_directly(self, context: bpy.types.Context, blendfile: Path) -> None:
+        # The temporary '.flamenco.blend' file should not be deleted, as it
+        # will be used directly by the render job.
+        self.temp_blendfile = None
+
+        # The blend file is contained in the job storage path, no need to
+        # copy anything.
+        self.blendfile_on_farm = PurePosixPath(blendfile.absolute().resolve().as_posix())
+        self._submit_job(context)
+
     def _submit_job(self, context: bpy.types.Context) -> None:
         """Use the Flamenco API to submit the new Job."""
         assert self.job is not None