diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_instance_empty.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_instance_empty.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66d8b45e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/validate_instance_empty.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import bpy
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+
+class ValidateInstanceEmpty(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validator to verify that the instance is not empty"""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ValidatorOrder - 0.01
+    hosts = ["blender"]
+    families = ["blendScene"]
+    label = "Validate Instance is not Empty"
+    optional = False
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        collection = bpy.data.collections[instance.name]
+        if not (collection.objects or collection.children):
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Instance {instance.name} is empty.")
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json
index 7fb8c333a6..385e97ef91 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
             "optional": false,
             "active": true
         },
+        "ValidateInstanceEmpty": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": false,
+            "active": true
+        },
         "ExtractBlend": {
             "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_blender_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_blender_publish.json
index b84c663e6c..e4f1096223 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_blender_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_blender_publish.json
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@
                 }
             ]
         },
+        {
+            "type": "collapsible-wrap",
+            "label": "BlendScene",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "schema_template",
+                    "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+                    "template_data": [
+                        {
+                            "key": "ValidateInstanceEmpty",
+                            "label": "Validate Instance is not Empty"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "collapsible-wrap",
             "label": "Render",
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 27dc0b232f..bb68b40cbb 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -61,26 +61,16 @@ class PublishPuginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     ValidateCameraZeroKeyframe: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
         title="Validate Camera Zero Keyframe",
-        section="Validators"
+        section="General Validators"
     )
     ValidateFileSaved: ValidateFileSavedModel = Field(
         default_factory=ValidateFileSavedModel,
         title="Validate File Saved",
-        section="Validators"
-    )
-    ValidateRenderCameraIsSet: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
-        default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
-        title="Validate Render Camera Is Set",
-        section="Validators"
-    )
-    ValidateDeadlinePublish: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
-        default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
-        title="Validate Render Output for Deadline",
-        section="Validators"
     )
     ValidateMeshHasUvs: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
-        title="Validate Mesh Has Uvs"
+        title="Validate Mesh Has Uvs",
+        section="Model Validators"
     )
     ValidateMeshNoNegativeScale: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
@@ -94,6 +84,20 @@ class PublishPuginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
         title="Validate No Colons In Name"
     )
+    ValidateInstanceEmpty: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
+        default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
+        title="Validate Instance is not Empty",
+        section="BlendScene Validators"
+    )
+    ValidateRenderCameraIsSet: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
+        default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
+        title="Validate Render Camera Is Set",
+        section="Render Validators"
+    )
+    ValidateDeadlinePublish: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
+        default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
+        title="Validate Render Output for Deadline",
+    )
     ExtractBlend: ExtractBlendModel = Field(
         default_factory=ExtractBlendModel,
         title="Extract Blend",
@@ -179,6 +183,11 @@ DEFAULT_BLENDER_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         "optional": False,
         "active": True
     },
+    "ValidateInstanceEmpty": {
+        "enabled": True,
+        "optional": False,
+        "active": True
+    },
     "ExtractBlend": {
         "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/version.py b/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
index ae7362549b..1276d0254f 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.1.3"
+__version__ = "0.1.5"