diff --git a/singer_sdk/helpers/capabilities.py b/singer_sdk/helpers/capabilities.py
index 151cd1c833..b48d290a45 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/helpers/capabilities.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/helpers/capabilities.py
@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@
         default=False,
     ),
 ).to_dict()
+TARGET_VALIDATE_RECORDS_CONFIG = PropertiesList(
+    Property(
+        "validate_records",
+        BooleanType(),
+        description="Whether to validate the schema of the incoming streams.",
+        default=True,
+    ),
+).to_dict()
 
 
 class TargetLoadMethods(str, Enum):
@@ -355,3 +363,6 @@ class TargetCapabilities(CapabilitiesEnum):
 
     #: Allow setting the target schema.
     TARGET_SCHEMA = "target-schema"
+
+    #: Validate the schema of the incoming records.
+    VALIDATE_RECORDS = "validate-records"
diff --git a/singer_sdk/sinks/core.py b/singer_sdk/sinks/core.py
index abf5f82cd7..7cff956726 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/sinks/core.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/sinks/core.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import json
 import time
 import typing as t
+from functools import cached_property
 from gzip import GzipFile
 from gzip import open as gzip_open
 from types import MappingProxyType
@@ -131,9 +132,6 @@ class Sink(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
 
     MAX_SIZE_DEFAULT = 10000
 
-    validate_schema = True
-    """Enable JSON schema record validation."""
-
     validate_field_string_format = False
     """Enable JSON schema format validation, for example `date-time` string fields."""
 
@@ -186,6 +184,15 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._validator: BaseJSONSchemaValidator | None = self.get_validator()
 
+    @cached_property
+    def validate_schema(self) -> bool:
+        """Enable JSON schema record validation.
+
+        Returns:
+            True if JSON schema validation is enabled.
+        """
+        return self.config.get("validate_records", True)
+
     def get_validator(self) -> BaseJSONSchemaValidator | None:
         """Get a record validator for this sink.
 
diff --git a/singer_sdk/target_base.py b/singer_sdk/target_base.py
index 4ab959ff70..5a78bf362f 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/target_base.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/target_base.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     TARGET_HARD_DELETE_CONFIG,
     TARGET_LOAD_METHOD_CONFIG,
     TARGET_SCHEMA_CONFIG,
+    TARGET_VALIDATE_RECORDS_CONFIG,
     CapabilitiesEnum,
     PluginCapabilities,
     TargetCapabilities,
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ def capabilities(self) -> list[CapabilitiesEnum]:
             PluginCapabilities.ABOUT,
             PluginCapabilities.STREAM_MAPS,
             PluginCapabilities.FLATTENING,
+            TargetCapabilities.VALIDATE_RECORDS,
         ]
 
     @property
@@ -614,6 +616,9 @@ def _merge_missing(source_jsonschema: dict, target_jsonschema: dict) -> None:
         if PluginCapabilities.BATCH in capabilities:
             _merge_missing(BATCH_CONFIG, config_jsonschema)
 
+        if TargetCapabilities.VALIDATE_RECORDS in capabilities:
+            _merge_missing(TARGET_VALIDATE_RECORDS_CONFIG, config_jsonschema)
+
         super().append_builtin_config(config_jsonschema)