diff --git a/includes/forms/form-post.php b/includes/forms/form-post.php
index abe5f8ec..9c84c437 100644
--- a/includes/forms/form-post.php
+++ b/includes/forms/form-post.php
@@ -307,8 +307,9 @@ public function save_post( $post_id, $post ) {
 				return $post_id;
 			}
 
-			// Validate for published post (allow draft to save without validation).
-			if ( $post->post_status === 'publish' ) {
+			// Validate the post. By default, only validate published posts.
+			$validate_post_statuses = apply_filters( 'acf/validate_save_post_statuses', array( 'publish' ) );
+			if ( in_array( $post->post_status, $validate_post_statuses ) ) {
 				// Bail early if validation fails.
 				if ( ! acf_validate_save_post() ) {
 					return;