diff --git a/.redocly.yaml b/.redocly.yaml
index 4e5e92503a4..fd9109487fd 100644
--- a/.redocly.yaml
+++ b/.redocly.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ apis:
   main:
     root: docs/api/apiv3/openapi-spec.yml
 
-lint:
-  extends:
-    - recommended
+extends:
+  - recommended
+
+plugins:
+    - '.redocly/plugins/custom-rules.js'
+
+rules:
+  custom-rules/skip-abbreviated-examples: warn
diff --git a/.redocly/plugins/custom-rules.js b/.redocly/plugins/custom-rules.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a91c53eacad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.redocly/plugins/custom-rules.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import SkipAbbreviatedExamples from './rules/skip-abbreviated-examples.js'
+
+export default function CustomRulesPlugin() {
+  return {
+    id: 'custom-rules',
+    rules: {
+      oas3: {
+        'skip-abbreviated-examples': SkipAbbreviatedExamples,
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.redocly/plugins/rules/skip-abbreviated-examples.js b/.redocly/plugins/rules/skip-abbreviated-examples.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a85f655b14c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.redocly/plugins/rules/skip-abbreviated-examples.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+function removeNodesWithKey(obj, key) {
+  if (obj === null) return;
+  if (typeof obj === 'string') return;
+  if (typeof obj === 'number') return;
+
+  if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+    for (let i = obj.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+      if (obj[i] === null) continue;
+      if (obj[i][key] !== undefined) {
+        obj.splice(i, 1);
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    const keys = Object.keys(obj);
+    for (const k of keys) {
+      if (obj[k] === null) continue;
+      if (obj[k][key] !== undefined) {
+        delete obj[k];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  for (const k of Object.keys(obj)) {
+    removeNodesWithKey(obj[k], key);
+  }
+}
+
+export default function SkipAbbreviatedExamples() {
+  return {
+    Example: {
+      enter(example, _ctx) {
+        // remove every nested object with the `_abbreviated` key,
+        // but keep the rest to be run against other rules.
+        removeNodesWithKey(example.value, '_abbreviated');
+      },
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/script/api/validate_spec b/script/api/validate_spec
index 8bc88aef3ec..e4f70b467cb 100755
--- a/script/api/validate_spec
+++ b/script/api/validate_spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ begin
     file.puts full_spec
   end
 
-  system("npx @redocly/cli lint #{openapi_yaml_spec_path}")
+  system("npx @redocly/cli lint --config=.redocly.yaml #{openapi_yaml_spec_path}")
 
   status = $?.exitstatus
 ensure