diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_no_animation.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_no_animation.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f859a1b28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/max/plugins/publish/validate_no_animation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import pyblish.api
+from pymxs import runtime as rt
+from ayon_core.pipeline import (
+    PublishValidationError,
+    OptionalPyblishPluginMixin
+)
+from ayon_core.hosts.max.api.action import SelectInvalidAction
+
+
+class ValidateNoAnimation(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin,
+                          OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
+    """Validates No Animation
+
+    Ensure no keyframes on nodes in the Instance
+    """
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
+    families = ["model"]
+    hosts = ["max"]
+    optional = True
+    label = "Validate No Animation"
+    actions = [SelectInvalidAction]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+            return
+        invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
+        if invalid:
+            bullet_point_invalid_statement = "\n".join(
+                "- {}: {}".format(obj, message)
+                for obj, message in invalid
+            )
+            raise PublishValidationError(
+                "Keyframes found on:\n\n{0}".format(
+                    bullet_point_invalid_statement)
+                ,
+                title="Keyframes on model"
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_invalid(instance):
+        invalid = []
+        selected_objects = instance.data["members"]
+        for sel in selected_objects:
+            sel_pos_ctl = rt.getPropertyController(
+                sel.controller, 'Position')
+            ctl_count = (sel_pos_ctl.keys).count
+            if len(ctl_count) > 0:
+                invalid.append(
+                    (sel), f"Object Position(s) has {ctl_count} keyframe(s)")
+            sel_rot_ctl = rt.getPropertyController(
+                sel.controller, "Rotation"
+            )
+            ctl_count = (sel_rot_ctl.keys).count
+            if len(ctl_count) > 0:
+                invalid.append(
+                    (sel), f"Object Rotation(s) has {ctl_count} keyframe(s)")
+            sel_scale_ctl = rt.getPropertyController(
+                sel.controller, "Scale"
+            )
+            ctl_count = (sel_scale_ctl.keys).count
+            if len(ctl_count) > 0:
+                invalid.append(
+                    (sel), f"Object Rotation(s) has {ctl_count} keyframe(s)")
+
+        return invalid
diff --git a/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py b/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py
index 5e28c1b467..8f9f1009f4 100644
--- a/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py
+++ b/server_addon/max/server/settings/publishers.py
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ class PublishersModel(BaseSettingsModel):
             "the system automatically skips checking it"
         )
     )
+    ValidateNoAnimation: BasicValidateModel = SettingsField(
+        default_factory=BasicValidateModel,
+        title="Validate No Animation"
+    )
     ValidateLoadedPlugin: ValidateLoadedPluginModel = SettingsField(
         default_factory=ValidateLoadedPluginModel,
         title="Validate Loaded Plugin"
@@ -134,6 +138,11 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         "optional": True,
         "family_plugins_mapping": []
     },
+    "ValidateNoAnimation": {
+        "enabled": True,
+        "optional": True,
+        "active": False,
+    },
     "ExtractModelObj": {
         "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
diff --git a/server_addon/max/server/version.py b/server_addon/max/server/version.py
index 1276d0254f..0a8da88258 100644
--- a/server_addon/max/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/max/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.5"
+__version__ = "0.1.6"