diff --git a/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py b/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py
index db79a67533..9a664654cc 100644
--- a/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py
+++ b/pype/settings/entities/input_entities.py
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ class InputEntity(ItemEntity):
 
         self._current_value = NOT_SET
 
+    def schema_validations(self):
+        if not self.file_item:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "{}: Missing parent file entity.".format(self.path)
+            )
+
+        super(InputEntity, self).schema_validations()
+
     def __eq__(self, other):
         if isinstance(other, ItemEntity):
             return self.current_value == other.current_value
diff --git a/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py b/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py
index 43604b24ff..c455d27040 100644
--- a/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py
+++ b/pype/settings/entities/item_entities.py
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ class GUIEntity(ItemEntity):
     update_studio_values = None
     update_project_values = None
 
+    def schema_validations(self):
+        return
+
     def item_initalization(self):
         self.valid_value_types = tuple()
         self.require_key = False
@@ -242,6 +245,11 @@ class DictImmutableKeysEntity(ItemEntity):
             "{} - on_value_change".format(self.__class__.__name__)
         )
 
+    def schema_validations(self):
+        super(DictImmutableKeysEntity, self).schema_validations()
+        for child_obj in self.children:
+            child_obj.schema_validations()
+
     def on_change(self):
         self.update_current_metadata()
         self.parent.on_child_change(self)
@@ -659,6 +667,11 @@ class DictMutableKeysEntity(ItemEntity):
                 " file item so can't store metadata."
             ))
 
+    def schema_validations(self):
+        super(DictMutableKeysEntity, self).schema_validations()
+        for child_obj in self.children:
+            child_obj.schema_validations()
+
     def get_child_path(self, child_obj):
         result_key = None
         for key, _child_obj in self.children_by_key.items():
@@ -952,6 +965,11 @@ class ListEntity(ItemEntity):
         self.collapsible = self.schema_data.get("collapsible") or True
         self.collapsed = self.schema_data.get("collapsed") or False
 
+    def schema_validations(self):
+        super(ListEntity, self).schema_validations()
+        for child_obj in self.children:
+            child_obj.schema_validations()
+
     def get_child_path(self, child_obj):
         result_idx = None
         for idx, _child_obj in enumerate(self.children):