diff --git a/pype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_palettes.py b/pype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_palettes.py
index 26b83ff1717..e6795f894ba 100644
--- a/pype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_palettes.py
+++ b/pype/hosts/harmony/plugins/publish/collect_palettes.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 """Collect palettes from Harmony."""
 import os
 import json
+import re
 
 import pyblish.api
 from avalon import harmony
@@ -11,8 +12,10 @@ class CollectPalettes(pyblish.api.ContextPlugin):
     """Gather palettes from scene when publishing templates."""
 
     label = "Palettes"
-    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder
+    order = pyblish.api.CollectorOrder + 0.003
     hosts = ["harmony"]
+    # list of regexes for task names where collecting should happen
+    allowed_tasks = []
 
     def process(self, context):
         """Collector entry point."""
@@ -22,6 +25,13 @@ def process(self, context):
                 "function": f"PypeHarmony.Publish.{self_name}.getPalettes",
             })["result"]
 
+        # skip collecting if not in allowed task
+        if self.allowed_tasks:
+            task_name = context.data["anatomyData"]["task"].lower()
+            if (not any([re.search(pattern, task_name)
+                         for pattern in self.allowed_tasks])):
+                return
+
         for name, id in palettes.items():
             instance = context.create_instance(name)
             instance.data.update({