diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py
index 5956cc482c..ff04fa7aa2 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib_renderproducts.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ IMAGE_PREFIXES = {
     "arnold": "defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix",
     "renderman": "rmanGlobals.imageFileFormat",
     "redshift": "defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix",
+    "mayahardware2": "defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix"
 }
 
 RENDERMAN_IMAGE_DIR = "maya/<scene>/<layer>"
@@ -155,7 +156,8 @@ def get(layer, render_instance=None):
         "arnold": RenderProductsArnold,
         "vray": RenderProductsVray,
         "redshift": RenderProductsRedshift,
-        "renderman": RenderProductsRenderman
+        "renderman": RenderProductsRenderman,
+        "mayahardware2": RenderProductsMayaHardware
     }.get(renderer_name.lower(), None)
     if renderer is None:
         raise UnsupportedRendererException(
@@ -1124,6 +1126,67 @@ class RenderProductsRenderman(ARenderProducts):
         return new_files
 
 
+class RenderProductsMayaHardware(ARenderProducts):
+    """Expected files for MayaHardware renderer."""
+
+    renderer = "mayahardware2"
+
+    extensions = [
+        {"label": "JPEG", "index": 8, "extension": "jpg"},
+        {"label": "PNG", "index": 32, "extension": "png"},
+        {"label": "EXR(exr)", "index": 40, "extension": "exr"}
+    ]
+
+    def _get_extension(self, value):
+        result = None
+        if isinstance(value, int):
+            extensions = {
+                extension["index"]: extension["extension"]
+                for extension in self.extensions
+            }
+            try:
+                result = extensions[value]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "Could not find extension for {}".format(value)
+                )
+
+        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
+            extensions = {
+                extension["label"]: extension["extension"]
+                for extension in self.extensions
+            }
+            try:
+                result = extensions[value]
+            except KeyError:
+                raise NotImplementedError(
+                    "Could not find extension for {}".format(value)
+                )
+
+        if not result:
+            raise NotImplementedError(
+                "Could not find extension for {}".format(value)
+            )
+
+        return result
+
+    def get_render_products(self):
+        """Get all AOVs.
+        See Also:
+            :func:`ARenderProducts.get_render_products()`
+        """
+        ext = self._get_extension(
+            self._get_attr("defaultRenderGlobals.imageFormat")
+        )
+
+        products = []
+        for cam in self.get_renderable_cameras():
+            product = RenderProduct(productName="beauty", ext=ext, camera=cam)
+            products.append(product)
+
+        return products
+
+
 class AOVError(Exception):
     """Custom exception for determining AOVs."""
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
index 8e9bd0e22b..93ee6679e5 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/create/create_render.py
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.Creator):
         'vray': 'vraySettings.fileNamePrefix',
         'arnold': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
         'renderman': 'rmanGlobals.imageFileFormat',
-        'redshift': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix'
+        'redshift': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
+        'mayahardware2': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
     }
 
     _image_prefixes = {
@@ -87,7 +88,8 @@ class CreateRender(plugin.Creator):
         # this needs `imageOutputDir`
         # (<ws>/renders/maya/<scene>) set separately
         'renderman': '<layer>_<aov>.<f4>.<ext>',
-        'redshift': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>'  # noqa
+        'redshift': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>',  # noqa
+        'mayahardware2': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>',  # noqa
     }
 
     _aov_chars = {
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
index 912fe179dd..e66983780e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/collect_render.py
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ class CollectMayaRender(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
                 "byFrameStep": int(
                     self.get_render_attribute("byFrameStep",
                                               layer=layer_name)),
-                "renderer": self.get_render_attribute("currentRenderer",
-                                                      layer=layer_name),
+                "renderer": self.get_render_attribute(
+                    "currentRenderer", layer=layer_name).lower(),
                 # instance subset
                 "family": "renderlayer",
                 "families": ["renderlayer"],
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_single_camera.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_single_camera.py
index 0838b4fbf8..e6c6ef6c9e 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_single_camera.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_render_single_camera.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ ImagePrefixes = {
     'vray': 'vraySettings.fileNamePrefix',
     'arnold': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
     'renderman': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
-    'redshift': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix'
+    'redshift': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
+    'mayahardware2': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
 }
 
 
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
index 023e27de17..ba6c1397ab 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_rendersettings.py
@@ -50,15 +50,17 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         'vray': 'vraySettings.fileNamePrefix',
         'arnold': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
         'renderman': 'rmanGlobals.imageFileFormat',
-        'redshift': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix'
+        'redshift': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
+        'mayahardware2': 'defaultRenderGlobals.imageFilePrefix',
     }
 
     ImagePrefixTokens = {
-
-        'arnold': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>{aov_separator}<RenderPass>',  # noqa
+        'mentalray': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>{aov_separator}<RenderPass>',  # noqa: E501
+        'arnold': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>{aov_separator}<RenderPass>',  # noqa: E501
         'redshift': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>',
         'vray': 'maya/<Scene>/<Layer>/<Layer>',
-        'renderman': '<layer>{aov_separator}<aov>.<f4>.<ext>'  # noqa
+        'renderman': '<layer>{aov_separator}<aov>.<f4>.<ext>',
+        'mayahardware2': 'maya/<Scene>/<RenderLayer>/<RenderLayer>',
     }
 
     _aov_chars = {
@@ -234,7 +236,7 @@ class ValidateRenderSettings(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
         # load validation definitions from settings
         validation_settings = (
             instance.context.data["project_settings"]["maya"]["publish"]["ValidateRenderSettings"].get(  # noqa: E501
-                "{}_render_attributes".format(renderer))
+                "{}_render_attributes".format(renderer)) or []
         )
 
         # go through definitions and test if such node.attribute exists.