diff --git a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_gpu_cache.py b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_gpu_cache.py
index 19825b769c..4b293b5785 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_gpu_cache.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/extract_gpu_cache.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from maya import cmds
 from ayon_core.pipeline import publish
 
 
-class ExtractGPUCache(publish.Extractor):
+class ExtractGPUCache(publish.Extractor,
+                      publish.OptionalPyblishPluginMixin):
     """Extract the content of the instance to a GPU cache file."""
 
     label = "GPU Cache"
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ class ExtractGPUCache(publish.Extractor):
     useBaseTessellation = True
 
     def process(self, instance):
+        if not self.is_active(instance.data):
+            return
+
         cmds.loadPlugin("gpuCache", quiet=True)
 
         staging_dir = self.staging_dir(instance)
diff --git a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
index f1e63f36be..fa670b5b90 100644
--- a/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
+++ b/server_addon/maya/server/settings/publishers.py
@@ -373,6 +373,8 @@ class ExtractLookModel(BaseSettingsModel):
 
 class ExtractGPUCacheModel(BaseSettingsModel):
     enabled: bool = True
+    optional: bool = True
+    active: bool = True
     families: list[str] = SettingsField(default_factory=list, title="Families")
     step: float = SettingsField(1.0, ge=1.0, title="Step")
     stepSave: int = SettingsField(1, ge=1, title="Step Save")
@@ -1341,6 +1343,8 @@ DEFAULT_PUBLISH_SETTINGS = {
     },
     "ExtractGPUCache": {
         "enabled": False,
+        "optional": False,
+        "active": True,
         "families": [
             "model",
             "animation",