diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_cycle_error.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_cycle_error.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4faf2e562
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_cycle_error.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+from maya import cmds
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+from avalon import maya
+
+import openpype.api
+import openpype.hosts.maya.api.action
+
+
+class ValidateCycleError(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validate nodes produce no cycle errors."""
+
+    order = openpype.api.ValidateContentsOrder + 0.05
+    label = "Cycle Errors"
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+    families = ["rig"]
+    actions = [openpype.hosts.maya.api.action.SelectInvalidAction]
+    optional = True
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
+        if invalid:
+            raise RuntimeError("Nodes produce a cycle error: %s" % invalid)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid(cls, instance):
+
+        with maya.maintained_selection():
+            cmds.select(instance[:], noExpand=True)
+            plugs = cmds.cycleCheck(all=False,  # check selection only
+                                    list=True)
+            invalid = cmds.ls(plugs, objectsOnly=True, long=True)
+            return invalid
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 9490724ee8..52b8db058c 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -188,6 +188,13 @@
             "whitelist_native_plugins": false,
             "authorized_plugins": []
         },
+        "ValidateCycleError": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": false,
+            "families": [
+                "rig"
+            ]
+        },
         "ValidateUnrealStaticMeshName": {
             "enabled": true,
             "validate_mesh": false,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
index f4a371c6de..5a47d688b5 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
@@ -154,6 +154,33 @@
             ]
         },
 
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "checkbox_key": "enabled",
+            "key": "ValidateCycleError",
+            "label": "Validate Cycle Error",
+            "is_group": true,
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "enabled",
+                    "label": "Enabled"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "optional",
+                    "label": "Optional"
+                },
+                {
+                    "key": "families",
+                    "label": "Families",
+                    "type": "list",
+                    "object_type": "text"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+
         {
             "type": "dict",
             "collapsible": true,