diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/email.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/email.c
index 0c60a1d263a..f1a381e9088 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/email.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/email.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Email){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Email, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *regs, *invalid = NULL;
+	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *regs, *invalid = NULL;
 	zval *value = NULL, *pattern, *match_pattern, *match_zero;
 	zval *message = NULL, *type, *is_set_code = NULL, *code = NULL;
 
@@ -111,6 +111,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Email, validate){
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field_name);
 	
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/** 
 	 * We check if the email has a valid format using a regular expression
 	 */
diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/exclusionin.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/exclusionin.c
index 1bb34b00352..0760cfee6ea 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/exclusionin.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/exclusionin.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Exclusionin){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Exclusionin, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *is_set = NULL, *domain = NULL;
+	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *is_set = NULL, *domain = NULL;
 	zval *value = NULL, *message = NULL, *joined_domain, *type, *is_set_code = NULL, *code = NULL;
 
 	PHALCON_MM_GROW();
@@ -126,6 +126,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Exclusionin, validate){
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field_name);
 	
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/** 
 	 * We check if the value contained in the array using "in_array" from the PHP
 	 * userland
diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/inclusionin.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/inclusionin.c
index a3b52720388..4457a23b7bc 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/inclusionin.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/inclusionin.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Inclusionin){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Inclusionin, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *field = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *is_set = NULL, *domain = NULL;
+	zval *record, *field = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *is_set = NULL, *domain = NULL;
 	zval *value = NULL, *option, *message = NULL, *joined_domain, *is_set_code = NULL, *code = NULL;
 	zval *type;
 
@@ -127,6 +127,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Inclusionin, validate){
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field_name);
 	
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/** 
 	 * Check if the value is contained in the array
 	 */
diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/numericality.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/numericality.c
index c388cf3a6be..f5d4b4ec0f2 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/numericality.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/numericality.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Numericality){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Numericality, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field = NULL, *value = NULL, *message = NULL;
+	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *value = NULL, *message = NULL;
 	zval *type, *is_set_code = NULL, *code = NULL;
 
 	PHALCON_MM_GROW();
@@ -103,6 +103,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Numericality, validate){
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field);
 	
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	/** 
 	 * Check if the value is numeric using is_numeric in the PHP userland
 	 */
diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/regex.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/regex.c
index 393b5abbf2a..9cb74e5fe6c 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/regex.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/regex.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Regex){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Regex, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *is_set = NULL, *value = NULL;
+	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field_name = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *is_set = NULL, *value = NULL;
 	zval *failed = NULL, *matches, *pattern = NULL, *match_pattern;
 	zval *match_zero, *message = NULL, *type, *is_set_code = NULL, *code = NULL;
 
@@ -119,6 +119,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Regex, validate){
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field_name);
 	
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	
 	PHALCON_INIT_VAR(failed);
 	ZVAL_BOOL(failed, 0);
 	
diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/stringlength.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/stringlength.c
index 10257dfdd90..0c3a07a49ed 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/stringlength.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/stringlength.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_StringLength){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_StringLength, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field = NULL, *is_set_min = NULL, *is_set_max = NULL;
+	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *is_set_min = NULL, *is_set_max = NULL;
 	zval *value = NULL, *length = NULL, *invalid_maximum = NULL, *invalid_minimum = NULL;
 	zval *maximum = NULL, *message = NULL, *type = NULL, *minimum = NULL, *is_set_code = NULL, *code = NULL;
 
@@ -128,6 +128,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_StringLength, validate){
 	}
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field);
+
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
 	
 	/** 
 	 * Check if mbstring is available to calculate the correct length
diff --git a/ext/mvc/model/validator/url.c b/ext/mvc/model/validator/url.c
index a089df8bc1d..5e8533817b9 100644
--- a/ext/mvc/model/validator/url.c
+++ b/ext/mvc/model/validator/url.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ PHALCON_INIT_CLASS(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Url){
  */
 PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Url, validate){
 
-	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field = NULL, *value = NULL, *flag, *is_valid = NULL;
+	zval *record, *option = NULL, *field = NULL, *allow_empty = NULL, *value = NULL, *flag, *is_valid = NULL;
 	zval *message = NULL, *type, *is_set_code = NULL, *code;
 
 	PHALCON_MM_GROW();
@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@ PHP_METHOD(Phalcon_Mvc_Model_Validator_Url, validate){
 	
 	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&value, record, "readattribute", field);
 	
+	/*
+	 * Allow empty
+	 */
+	PHALCON_INIT_NVAR(option);
+	ZVAL_STRING(option, "allowEmpty", 1);
+
+	PHALCON_CALL_METHOD(&allow_empty, this_ptr, "issetoption", option);
+
+	if (allow_empty && zend_is_true(allow_empty)) {
+		if (PHALCON_IS_EMPTY(value)) {
+			RETURN_MM_TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+
 	PHALCON_INIT_VAR(flag);
 	ZVAL_LONG(flag, 273);