diff --git a/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_mesh_arnold_attributes.py b/pype/plugins/maya/publish/validate_mesh_arnold_attributes.py
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+import pymel.core as pc
+
+import pyblish.api
+import pype.api
+import pype.maya.action
+from avalon import maya
+
+
+class ValidateMeshArnoldAttributes(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validate the mesh has default Arnold attributes.
+
+    It compares all Arnold attributes from a default mesh. This is to ensure
+    later published looks can discover non-default Arnold attributes.
+    """
+
+    order = pype.api.ValidateMeshOrder
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+    families = ["model"]
+    category = "geometry"
+    label = "Mesh Arnold Attributes"
+    actions = [
+        pype.maya.action.SelectInvalidAction,
+        pype.api.RepairAction
+    ]
+    optional = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid_attributes(cls, instance, compute=False):
+        invalid = []
+
+        if compute:
+            # Get default arnold attributes.
+            temp_transform = pc.polyCube()[0]
+
+            for shape in pc.ls(instance, type="mesh"):
+                for attr in temp_transform.getShape().listAttr():
+                    if not attr.attrName().startswith("ai"):
+                        continue
+
+                    target_attr = pc.PyNode(
+                        "{}.{}".format(shape.name(), attr.attrName())
+                    )
+                    if attr.get() != target_attr.get():
+                        invalid.append(target_attr)
+
+            pc.delete(temp_transform)
+
+            instance.data["nondefault_arnold_attributes"] = invalid
+        else:
+            invalid.extend(instance.data["nondefault_arnold_attributes"])
+
+        return invalid
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid(cls, instance):
+        invalid = []
+
+        for attr in cls.get_invalid_attributes(instance, compute=False):
+            invalid.append(attr.node().name())
+
+        return invalid
+
+    @classmethod
+    def repair(cls, instance):
+        with maya.maintained_selection():
+            with pc.UndoChunk():
+                temp_transform = pc.polyCube()[0]
+
+                attributes = cls.get_invalid_attributes(
+                    instance, compute=False
+                )
+                for attr in attributes:
+                    source = pc.PyNode(
+                        "{}.{}".format(
+                            temp_transform.getShape(), attr.attrName()
+                        )
+                    )
+                    attr.set(source.get())
+
+                pc.delete(temp_transform)
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+
+        invalid = self.get_invalid_attributes(instance, compute=True)
+        if invalid:
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Non-default Arnold attributes found in instance:"
+                " {0}".format(invalid)
+            )