diff --git a/src/languageservice/services/yamlSchemaService.ts b/src/languageservice/services/yamlSchemaService.ts
index 453b74eb..1ae50391 100644
--- a/src/languageservice/services/yamlSchemaService.ts
+++ b/src/languageservice/services/yamlSchemaService.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { JSONSchema, JSONSchemaMap, JSONSchemaRef } from '../jsonSchema';
-import { SchemaPriority, SchemaRequestService, WorkspaceContextService } from '../yamlLanguageService';
+import { LanguageSettings, SchemaPriority, SchemaRequestService, WorkspaceContextService } from '../yamlLanguageService';
 import {
   UnresolvedSchema,
   ResolvedSchema,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import { getSchemaFromModeline } from './modelineUtil';
 import { JSONSchemaDescriptionExt } from '../../requestTypes';
 import { SchemaVersions } from '../yamlTypes';
 
-import Ajv, { DefinedError } from 'ajv';
+import Ajv, { DefinedError, ValidateFunction } from 'ajv';
 import { getSchemaTitle } from '../utils/schemaUtils';
 
 const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ const ajv = new Ajv();
 // load JSON Schema 07 def to validate loaded schemas
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
 const jsonSchema07 = require('ajv/dist/refs/json-schema-draft-07.json');
-const schema07Validator = ajv.compile(jsonSchema07);
+
+var schema07Validator: ValidateFunction;
 
 export declare type CustomSchemaProvider = (uri: string) => Promise<string | string[]>;
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ export class YAMLSchemaService extends JSONSchemaService {
   public schemaPriorityMapping: Map<string, Set<SchemaPriority>>;
 
   private schemaUriToNameAndDescription = new Map<string, SchemaStoreSchema>();
+  private skipSchemaValidation: boolean;
 
   constructor(
     requestService: SchemaRequestService,
@@ -121,6 +123,13 @@ export class YAMLSchemaService extends JSONSchemaService {
     this.customSchemaProvider = undefined;
     this.requestService = requestService;
     this.schemaPriorityMapping = new Map();
+    this.skipSchemaValidation = false;
+  }
+
+  configure(languageSettings: LanguageSettings): void {
+    if (languageSettings) {
+      this.skipSchemaValidation = languageSettings.skipSchemaValidation;
+    }
   }
 
   registerCustomSchemaProvider(customSchemaProvider: CustomSchemaProvider): void {
@@ -155,6 +164,16 @@ export class YAMLSchemaService extends JSONSchemaService {
     return result;
   }
 
+  private getSchemaValidator(): ValidateFunction | undefined {
+    if (this.skipSchemaValidation) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    if (!schema07Validator) {
+      schema07Validator = ajv.compile(jsonSchema07);
+    }
+    return schema07Validator;
+  }
+
   async resolveSchemaContent(
     schemaToResolve: UnresolvedSchema,
     schemaURL: string,
@@ -164,9 +183,10 @@ export class YAMLSchemaService extends JSONSchemaService {
     let schema: JSONSchema = schemaToResolve.schema;
     const contextService = this.contextService;
 
-    if (!schema07Validator(schema)) {
+    const schemaValidator = this.getSchemaValidator();
+    if (schemaValidator && !schemaValidator(schema)) {
       const errs: string[] = [];
-      for (const err of schema07Validator.errors as DefinedError[]) {
+      for (const err of schemaValidator.errors as DefinedError[]) {
         errs.push(`${err.instancePath} : ${err.message}`);
       }
       resolveErrors.push(`Schema '${getSchemaTitle(schemaToResolve.schema, schemaURL)}' is not valid:\n${errs.join('\n')}`);
diff --git a/src/languageservice/yamlLanguageService.ts b/src/languageservice/yamlLanguageService.ts
index 539371d8..9ec3b40b 100644
--- a/src/languageservice/yamlLanguageService.ts
+++ b/src/languageservice/yamlLanguageService.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,10 @@ export interface LanguageSettings {
    * If set enforce alphabetical ordering of keys in mappings.
    */
   keyOrdering?: boolean;
+  /**
+   * If set skip json schema validation. Allows to not use unsafe-eval rule
+   */
+  skipSchemaValidation?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface WorkspaceContextService {
@@ -204,6 +208,7 @@ export function getLanguageService(params: {
 
   return {
     configure: (settings) => {
+      schemaService.configure(settings);
       schemaService.clearExternalSchemas();
       if (settings.schemas) {
         schemaService.schemaPriorityMapping = new Map();
diff --git a/test/schemaValidation.test.ts b/test/schemaValidation.test.ts
index 71268db7..3ef482e7 100644
--- a/test/schemaValidation.test.ts
+++ b/test/schemaValidation.test.ts
@@ -1847,6 +1847,24 @@ obj:
     });
   });
 
+  describe('Skip json schema validation with enabled skipSchemaValidation', () => {
+    before(() => {
+      languageSettingsSetup.languageSettings.skipSchemaValidation = true;
+      languageService.configure(languageSettingsSetup.languageSettings);
+    });
+    after(() => {
+      languageSettingsSetup.languageSettings.skipSchemaValidation = false;
+    });
+    it('should handle not valid schema object', async () => {
+      const schema = 'Foo';
+      schemaProvider.addSchema(SCHEMA_ID, schema as JSONSchema);
+      const content = `foo: bar`;
+      const result = await parseSetup(content);
+      expect(result).to.be.empty;
+      expect(telemetry.messages).to.be.empty;
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Enum tests', () => {
     afterEach(() => {
       schemaProvider.deleteSchema(SCHEMA_ID);
diff --git a/test/utils/serviceSetup.ts b/test/utils/serviceSetup.ts
index 1a20386d..c9cc1403 100644
--- a/test/utils/serviceSetup.ts
+++ b/test/utils/serviceSetup.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class ServiceSetup {
     yamlVersion: '1.2',
     flowMapping: 'allow',
     flowSequence: 'allow',
+    skipSchemaValidation: false,
   };
 
   withValidate(): ServiceSetup {