diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
index b5bdca456e..ab9c06280f 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/api/lib.py
@@ -3241,8 +3241,8 @@ def get_visible_in_frame_range(nodes, start, end):
 
     Args:
         nodes (list): List of node names to consider.
-        start (int): Start frame.
-        end (int): End frame.
+        start (int, float): Start frame.
+        end (int, float): End frame.
 
     Returns:
         list: List of node names. These will be long full path names so
diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_visible_only.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_visible_only.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9094a421c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_visible_only.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import pyblish.api
+
+import openpype.api
+from openpype.hosts.maya.api.lib import get_visible_in_frame_range
+import openpype.hosts.maya.api.action
+
+
+class ValidateAlembicVisibleOnly(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
+    """Validates at least a single node is visible in frame range.
+
+    This validation only validates if the `visibleOnly` flag is enabled
+    on the instance - otherwise the validation is skipped.
+
+    """
+    order = openpype.api.ValidateContentsOrder + 0.05
+    label = "Alembic Visible Only"
+    hosts = ["maya"]
+    families = ["pointcache", "animation"]
+    actions = [openpype.hosts.maya.api.action.SelectInvalidAction]
+
+    def process(self, instance):
+
+        if not instance.data.get("visibleOnly", False):
+            self.log.debug("Visible only is disabled. Validation skipped..")
+            return
+
+        invalid = self.get_invalid(instance)
+        if invalid:
+            start, end = self.get_frame_range(instance)
+            raise RuntimeError("No visible nodes found in "
+                               "frame range {}-{}.".format(start, end))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_invalid(cls, instance):
+
+        if instance.data["family"] == "animation":
+            # Special behavior to use the nodes in out_SET
+            nodes = instance.data["out_hierarchy"]
+        else:
+            nodes = instance[:]
+
+        start, end = cls.get_frame_range(instance)
+        visible = get_visible_in_frame_range(nodes, start, end)
+
+        if not visible:
+            # Return the nodes we have considered so the user can identify
+            # them with the select invalid action
+            return nodes
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_frame_range(instance):
+        data = instance.data
+        return data["frameStartHandle"], data["frameEndHandle"]