diff --git a/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_sequence_frames.py b/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_sequence_frames.py
index f03229da22..c932c0e779 100644
--- a/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_sequence_frames.py
+++ b/openpype/plugins/publish/validate_sequence_frames.py
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+import os.path
+
+import clique
+import re
+
 import pyblish.api
 
 
@@ -7,6 +12,11 @@ class ValidateSequenceFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     The files found in the folder are checked against the startFrame and
     endFrame of the instance. If the first or last file is not
     corresponding with the first or last frame it is flagged as invalid.
+
+    Used regular expression pattern handles numbers in the file names
+    (eg "Main_beauty.v001.1001.exr", "Main_beauty_v001.1001.exr",
+    "Main_beauty.1001.1001.exr") but not numbers behind frames (eg.
+    "Main_beauty.1001.v001.exr")
     """
 
     order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
@@ -15,20 +25,31 @@ class ValidateSequenceFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     hosts = ["shell"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        representations = instance.data.get("representations")
+        for repr in representations:
+            if isinstance(repr["files"], str):
+                repr["files"] = [repr["files"]]
 
-        collection = instance[0]
-        self.log.info(collection)
+            _, ext = os.path.splitext(repr["files"][0])
+            pattern = r"\D?(?P<index>(?P<padding>0*)\d+){}$".format(
+                re.escape(ext))
+            patterns = [pattern]
 
-        frames = list(collection.indexes)
+            collections, remainder = clique.assemble(
+                repr["files"], minimum_items=1, patterns=patterns)
 
-        current_range = (frames[0], frames[-1])
-        required_range = (instance.data["frameStart"],
-                          instance.data["frameEnd"])
+            assert not remainder, "Must not have remainder"
+            assert len(collections) == 1, "Must detect single collection"
+            collection = collections[0]
+            frames = list(collection.indexes)
 
-        if current_range != required_range:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid frame range: {0} - "
-                             "expected: {1}".format(current_range,
-                                                    required_range))
+            current_range = (frames[0], frames[-1])
+            required_range = (instance.data["frameStart"],
+                              instance.data["frameEnd"])
 
-        missing = collection.holes().indexes
-        assert not missing, "Missing frames: %s" % (missing,)
+            if current_range != required_range:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid frame range: {current_range} - "
+                                 f"expected: {required_range}")
+
+            missing = collection.holes().indexes
+            assert not missing, "Missing frames: %s" % (missing,)