diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60edea5b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Extensions/TypeExtensions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.PublishedContent;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Extensions;
+
+internal static class TypeExtensions
+{
+    public static bool IsRenderingModel(this Type type)
+        => typeof(ContentModel).IsAssignableFrom(type) || typeof(IPublishedContent).IsAssignableFrom(type);
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Mvc/UmbracoMvcConfigureOptions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Mvc/UmbracoMvcConfigureOptions.cs
index 246e313b9a..eb4991fec3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Mvc/UmbracoMvcConfigureOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Mvc/UmbracoMvcConfigureOptions.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Filters;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.ModelBinders;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Validators;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Mvc;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ public class UmbracoMvcConfigureOptions : IConfigureOptions<MvcOptions>
     public void Configure(MvcOptions options)
     {
         options.ModelBinderProviders.Insert(0, new ContentModelBinderProvider());
+        options.ModelValidatorProviders.Insert(0, new BypassRenderingModelValidatorProvider());
+        options.ModelMetadataDetailsProviders.Add(new BypassRenderingModelValidationMetadataProvider());
         options.Filters.Insert(0, new EnsurePartialViewMacroViewContextFilterAttribute());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Validators/BypassRenderingModelValidationMetadataProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Validators/BypassRenderingModelValidationMetadataProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..94f0dea502
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Validators/BypassRenderingModelValidationMetadataProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Metadata;
+using Umbraco.Extensions;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Ensures we bypass object graph validation for rendering models.
+/// </summary>
+internal class BypassRenderingModelValidationMetadataProvider : IValidationMetadataProvider
+{
+    public void CreateValidationMetadata(ValidationMetadataProviderContext context)
+    {
+        if (context.Key.ModelType.IsRenderingModel())
+        {
+            context.ValidationMetadata.ValidateChildren = false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Validators/BypassRenderingModelValidatorProvider.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Validators/BypassRenderingModelValidatorProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab52483180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.Common/Validators/BypassRenderingModelValidatorProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ModelBinding.Validation;
+using Umbraco.Extensions;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Cms.Web.Common.Validators;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Ensures we bypass property validation for rendering models.
+/// </summary>
+internal class BypassRenderingModelValidatorProvider : IModelValidatorProvider
+{
+    public void CreateValidators(ModelValidatorProviderContext context)
+    {
+        if (context.ModelMetadata.ModelType.IsRenderingModel())
+        {
+            context.Results.Clear();
+            context.Results.Add(new ValidatorItem
+            {
+                Validator = null,
+                IsReusable = true
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+