diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
index 4915e4a7cf..1e0db9d9ce 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/collect_instances.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class CollectInstances(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
             else:
                 members = group.children_recursive
 
+            if family == "pointcache":
+                instance.data["families"].append("abc.export")
+
             members.append(group)
             instance[:] = members
             self.log.debug(json.dumps(instance.data, indent=4))
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc.py
index 87159e53f0..b113685842 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ class ExtractABC(publish.Extractor):
 
     label = "Extract ABC"
     hosts = ["blender"]
-    families = ["model", "pointcache"]
-    optional = True
+    families = ["abc.export"]
 
     def process(self, instance):
         # Define extract output file path
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc_model.py b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b31e36c681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/blender/plugins/publish/extract_abc_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import pyblish.api
+from openpype.pipeline import publish
+
+
+class ExtractModelABC(publish.Extractor):
+    """Extract model as ABC."""
+
+    order = pyblish.api.ExtractorOrder - 0.1
+    label = "Extract Model ABC"
+    hosts = ["blender"]
+    families = ["model"]
+    optional = True
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+        # Add abc.export family to the instance, to allow the extraction
+        # as alembic of the asset.
+        instance.data["families"].append("abc.export")
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json
index f3eb31174f..2bc518e329 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/blender.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
             "optional": true,
             "active": false
         },
-        "ExtractABC": {
+        "ExtractModelABC": {
             "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
             "active": false
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 7f1a8a915b..b84c663e6c 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
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@
             "name": "template_publish_plugin",
             "template_data": [
                 {
-                    "key": "ExtractFBX",
-                    "label": "Extract FBX (model and rig)"
+                    "key": "ExtractModelABC",
+                    "label": "Extract ABC (model)"
                 },
                 {
-                    "key": "ExtractABC",
-                    "label": "Extract ABC (model and pointcache)"
+                    "key": "ExtractFBX",
+                    "label": "Extract FBX (model and rig)"
                 },
                 {
                     "key": "ExtractBlendAnimation",
diff --git a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
index 5e047b7013..102320cfed 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/server/settings/publish_plugins.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class PublishPuginsModel(BaseSettingsModel):
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
         title="Extract FBX"
     )
-    ExtractABC: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
+    ExtractModelABC: ValidatePluginModel = Field(
         default_factory=ValidatePluginModel,
         title="Extract ABC"
     )
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ DEFAULT_BLENDER_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
         "optional": True,
         "active": False
     },
-    "ExtractABC": {
+    "ExtractModelABC": {
         "enabled": True,
         "optional": True,
         "active": False