diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_loaded_plugin.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_loaded_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9306d8ce15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_loaded_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import pyblish.api
+import maya.cmds as cmds
+import openpype.api
+import os
+
+
+class ValidateLoadedPlugin(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
+    """Ensure there are no unauthorized loaded plugins"""
+
+    label = "Loaded Plugin"
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder
+    host = ["maya"]
+    actions = [openpype.api.RepairContextAction]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid(cls, context):
+
+        invalid = []
+        loaded_plugin = cmds.pluginInfo(query=True, listPlugins=True)
+        # get variable from OpenPype settings
+        whitelist_native_plugins = cls.whitelist_native_plugins
+        authorized_plugins = cls.authorized_plugins or []
+
+        for plugin in loaded_plugin:
+            if not whitelist_native_plugins and os.getenv('MAYA_LOCATION') \
+                    in cmds.pluginInfo(plugin, query=True, path=True):
+                continue
+            if plugin not in authorized_plugins:
+                invalid.append(plugin)
+
+        return invalid
+
+    def process(self, context):
+
+        invalid = self.get_invalid(context)
+        if invalid:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Found forbidden plugin name: {}".format(", ".join(invalid))
+            )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def repair(cls, context):
+        """Unload forbidden plugins"""
+
+        for plugin in cls.get_invalid(context):
+            cmds.pluginInfo(plugin, edit=True, autoload=False)
+            cmds.unloadPlugin(plugin, force=True)
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index 3540c3eb29..56496e05d0 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -169,6 +169,11 @@
             "enabled": false,
             "attributes": {}
         },
+        "ValidateLoadedPlugin": {
+            "enabled": false,
+            "whitelist_native_plugins": false,
+            "authorized_plugins": []
+        },
         "ValidateRenderSettings": {
             "arnold_render_attributes": [],
             "vray_render_attributes": [],
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 89cd30aed0..8379f04556 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
@@ -82,6 +82,32 @@
             ]
         },
 
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "ValidateLoadedPlugin",
+            "label": "Validate Loaded Plugin",
+            "checkbox_key": "enabled",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "enabled",
+                    "label": "Enabled"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "key": "whitelist_native_plugins",
+                    "label": "Whitelist Maya Native Plugins"
+                },
+                {
+                    "type": "list",
+                    "key": "authorized_plugins",
+                    "label": "Authorized plugins",
+                    "object_type": "text"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+
         {
             "type": "dict",
             "collapsible": true,