diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/harmony.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/harmony.json
index 0c7a35c058..3cc175ae72 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/harmony.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/harmony.json
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
                 ".*"
             ]
         },
+        "ValidateContainers": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": true,
+            "active": true
+        },
         "ValidateSceneSettings": {
             "enabled": true,
             "optional": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..811a446e59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/houdini.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "publish": {
+        "ValidateContainers": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": true,
+            "active": true
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
index ba685ae502..284a1a0040 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/maya.json
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@
         "CollectMayaRender": {
             "sync_workfile_version": false
         },
+        "ValidateContainers": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": true,
+            "active": true
+        },
         "ValidateShaderName": {
             "enabled": false,
             "regex": "(?P<asset>.*)_(.*)_SHD"
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
index 6ff732634e..71bf46d5b3 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/nuke.json
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
         "PreCollectNukeInstances": {
             "sync_workfile_version": true
         },
+        "ValidateContainers": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": true,
+            "active": true
+        },
         "ValidateKnobs": {
             "enabled": false,
             "knobs": {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/photoshop.json b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/photoshop.json
index b306a757a6..4c36e4bd49 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/photoshop.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/defaults/project_settings/photoshop.json
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         }
     },
     "publish": {
+        "ValidateContainers": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "optional": true,
+            "active": true
+        },
         "ExtractImage": {
             "formats": [
                 "png",
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_main.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_main.json
index bee9712878..4a8a9d496e 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_main.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_main.json
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
                     "type": "schema",
                     "name": "schema_project_hiero"
                 },
+                {
+                    "type": "schema",
+                    "name": "schema_project_houdini"
+                },
                 {
                     "type": "schema",
                     "name": "schema_project_blender"
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_harmony.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_harmony.json
index 8b5d638cd8..ce6246a8de 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_harmony.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_harmony.json
@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@
                         }
                     ]
                 },
+                {
+                    "type": "schema_template",
+                    "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+                    "template_data": [
+                        {
+                            "key": "ValidateContainers",
+                            "label": "ValidateContainers"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
                 {
                     "type": "dict",
                     "collapsible": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6de257a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_houdini.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+    "type": "dict",
+    "collapsible": true,
+    "key": "houdini",
+    "label": "Houdini",
+    "is_file": true,
+    "children": [
+        {
+            "type": "dict",
+            "collapsible": true,
+            "key": "publish",
+            "label": "Publish plugins",
+            "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "schema_template",
+                    "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+                    "template_data": [
+                        {
+                            "key": "ValidateContainers",
+                            "label": "ValidateContainers"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_photoshop.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_photoshop.json
index 4eb6c26dbb..3b65f08ac4 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_photoshop.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schema_project_photoshop.json
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
             "key": "publish",
             "label": "Publish plugins",
             "children": [
+                {
+                    "type": "schema_template",
+                    "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+                    "template_data": [
+                        {
+                            "key": "ValidateContainers",
+                            "label": "ValidateContainers"
+                        }
+                    ]
+                },
                 {
                     "type": "dict",
                     "collapsible": true,
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@
                             "object_type": "text"
                         }
                     ]
-                }
+                }                
             ]
         },
         {
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
index 0abcdd2965..5ca7059ee5 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_maya_publish.json
@@ -28,7 +28,16 @@
             "type": "label",
             "label": "Validators"
         },
-
+        {
+            "type": "schema_template",
+            "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+            "template_data": [
+                {
+                    "key": "ValidateContainers",
+                    "label": "ValidateContainers"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "dict",
             "collapsible": true,
diff --git a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json
index 6873ed5190..782179cfd1 100644
--- a/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json
+++ b/openpype/settings/entities/schemas/projects_schema/schemas/schema_nuke_publish.json
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@
             "type": "label",
             "label": "Validators"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "schema_template",
+            "name": "template_publish_plugin",
+            "template_data": [
+                {
+                    "key": "ValidateContainers",
+                    "label": "ValidateContainers"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "type": "dict",
             "collapsible": true,