diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py
index 20a9d4ca12..53897b21f6 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_look.py
@@ -386,10 +386,13 @@ class CollectLook(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         self.log.info("Collected resources: {}".format(instance.data["resources"]))
 
-        # Log a warning when no relevant sets were retrieved for the look.
-        if not instance.data["lookData"]["relationships"]:
-            self.log.warning("No sets found for the nodes in the instance: "
-                             "%s" % instance[:])
+        # Log warning when no relevant sets were retrieved for the look.
+        if (
+            not instance.data["lookData"]["relationships"]
+            and "model" not in self.families
+        ):
+            self.log.warning("No sets found for the nodes in the "
+                             "instance: %s" % instance[:])
 
         # Ensure unique shader sets
         # Add shader sets to the instance for unify ID validation
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_model_content.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_model_content.py
index 3d4f122af4..aee0ea52f0 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_model_content.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_model_content.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from openpype.hosts.maya.api import lib
 class ValidateModelContent(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     """Adheres to the content of 'model' family
 
-    - Must have one top group.
+    - Must have one top group. (configurable)
     - Must only contain: transforms, meshes and groups
 
     """
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class ValidateModelContent(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
     label = "Model Content"
     actions = [openpype.hosts.maya.api.action.SelectInvalidAction]
 
+    validate_top_group = True
+
     @classmethod
     def get_invalid(cls, instance):
 
@@ -59,12 +61,13 @@ class ValidateModelContent(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
         # Top group
         assemblies = cmds.ls(content_instance, assemblies=True, long=True)
-        if len(assemblies) != 1:
+        if len(assemblies) != 1 and cls.validate_top_group:
             cls.log.error("Must have exactly one top group")
-            if len(assemblies) == 0:
-                cls.log.warning("No top group found. "
-                                "(Are there objects in the instance?"
-                                " Or is it parented in another group?)")
+            return assemblies
+        if len(assemblies) == 0:
+            cls.log.warning("No top group found. "
+                            "(Are there objects in the instance?"
+                            " Or is it parented in another group?)")
             return assemblies or True
 
         def _is_visible(node):
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 73c75ef3ee..f4b9760fe1 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@
             "optional": true,
             "active": true
         },
+        "ValidateModelContent": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": false,
+            "validate_top_group": true
+        },
         "ValidateNoAnimation": {
             "enabled": false,
             "optional": true,
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 9fd19d7be2..606dd6c2bb 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
@@ -214,6 +214,30 @@
                         }
                     ]
                 },
+                {
+                    "type": "dict",
+                    "collapsible": true,
+                    "key": "ValidateModelContent",
+                    "label": "Validate Model Content",
+                    "checkbox_key": "enabled",
+                    "children": [
+                         {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "key": "enabled",
+                            "label": "Enabled"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "key": "optional",
+                            "label": "Optional"
+                        },
+                        {
+                            "type": "boolean",
+                            "key": "validate_top_group",
+                            "label": "Validate one top group"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
                 {
                     "type": "dict",
                     "collapsible": true,