diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py
index 1a8e84c80d..424f456310 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_unreal_skeletalmesh.py
@@ -48,3 +48,19 @@ class CreateUnrealSkeletalMesh(plugin.Creator):
                     cmds.sets(node, forceElement=joints_set)
                 else:
                     cmds.sets(node, forceElement=geometry_set)
+
+            # Add animation data
+            self.data.update(lib.collect_animation_data())
+
+            # Only renderable visible shapes
+            self.data["renderableOnly"] = False
+            # only nodes that are visible
+            self.data["visibleOnly"] = False
+            # Include parent groups
+            self.data["includeParentHierarchy"] = False
+            # Default to exporting world-space
+            self.data["worldSpace"] = True
+
+            # Add options for custom attributes
+            self.data["attr"] = ""
+            self.data["attrPrefix"] = ""
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_abc.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_abc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ce904b86d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_unreal_skeletalmesh_abc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""Create Unreal Skeletal Mesh data to be extracted as FBX."""
+import os
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+from maya import cmds  # noqa
+
+import pyblish.api
+
+from openpype.pipeline import publish
+from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import (
+    extract_alembic,
+    suspended_refresh,
+    maintained_selection,
+    iter_visible_nodes_in_range
+)
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def renamed(original_name, renamed_name):
+    # type: (str, str) -> None
+    try:
+        cmds.rename(original_name, renamed_name)
+        yield
+    finally:
+        cmds.rename(renamed_name, original_name)
+
+
+class ExtractUnrealSkeletalMeshAbc(publish.Extractor):
+    """Extract Unreal Skeletal Mesh as FBX from Maya. """
+
+    label = "Extract Unreal Skeletal Mesh - Alembic"
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+    families = ["skeletalMesh"]
+    optional = True
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        self.log.info("Extracting pointcache..")
+
+        geo = cmds.listRelatives(
+            instance.data.get("geometry"), allDescendents=True, fullPath=True)
+        joints = cmds.listRelatives(
+            instance.data.get("joints"), allDescendents=True, fullPath=True)
+
+        nodes = geo + joints
+
+        attrs = instance.data.get("attr", "").split(";")
+        attrs = [value for value in attrs if value.strip()]
+        attrs += ["cbId"]
+
+        attr_prefixes = instance.data.get("attrPrefix", "").split(";")
+        attr_prefixes = [value for value in attr_prefixes if value.strip()]
+
+        # Define output path
+        staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
+        filename = "{0}.abc".format(instance.name)
+        path = os.path.join(staging_dir, filename)
+
+        # The export requires forward slashes because we need
+        # to format it into a string in a mel expression
+        path = path.replace('\\', '/')
+
+        self.log.info("Extracting ABC to: {0}".format(path))
+        self.log.info("Members: {0}".format(nodes))
+        self.log.info("Instance: {0}".format(instance[:]))
+
+        options = {
+            "step": instance.data.get("step", 1.0),
+            "attr": attrs,
+            "attrPrefix": attr_prefixes,
+            "writeVisibility": True,
+            "writeCreases": True,
+            "writeColorSets": instance.data.get("writeColorSets", False),
+            "writeFaceSets": instance.data.get("writeFaceSets", False),
+            "uvWrite": True,
+            "selection": True,
+            "worldSpace": instance.data.get("worldSpace", True)
+        }
+
+        self.log.info("Options: {}".format(options))
+
+        if int(cmds.about(version=True)) >= 2017:
+            # Since Maya 2017 alembic supports multiple uv sets - write them.
+            options["writeUVSets"] = True
+
+        if not instance.data.get("includeParentHierarchy", True):
+            # Set the root nodes if we don't want to include parents
+            # The roots are to be considered the ones that are the actual
+            # direct members of the set
+            options["root"] = instance.data.get("setMembers")
+
+        with suspended_refresh(suspend=instance.data.get("refresh", False)):
+            with maintained_selection():
+                cmds.select(nodes, noExpand=True)
+                extract_alembic(file=path,
+                                # startFrame=start,
+                                # endFrame=end,
+                                **options)
+
+        if "representations" not in instance.data:
+            instance.data["representations"] = []
+
+        representation = {
+            'name': 'abc',
+            'ext': 'abc',
+            'files': filename,
+            "stagingDir": staging_dir,
+        }
+        instance.data["representations"].append(representation)
+
+        self.log.info("Extract ABC successful to: {0}".format(path))