diff --git a/sqlmodel/main.py b/sqlmodel/main.py
index d95c498507..8e94be8e8f 100644
--- a/sqlmodel/main.py
+++ b/sqlmodel/main.py
@@ -299,6 +299,14 @@ def get_config(name: str) -> Any:
             # other future tools based on Pydantic can use.
             new_cls.__config__.read_with_orm_mode = True
 
+        config_validate = get_config("validate")
+        if config_validate is True:
+            # If it was passed by kwargs, ensure it's also set in config
+            new_cls.__config__.validate = config_validate
+            for k, v in new_cls.__fields__.items():
+                col = get_column_from_field(v)
+                setattr(new_cls, k, col)
+
         config_registry = get_config("registry")
         if config_registry is not Undefined:
             config_registry = cast(registry, config_registry)
@@ -501,8 +509,8 @@ def __init__(__pydantic_self__, **data: Any) -> None:
         # Only raise errors if not a SQLModel model
         if (
             not getattr(__pydantic_self__.__config__, "table", False)
-            and validation_error
-        ):
+            or getattr(__pydantic_self__.__config__, "validate", False)
+        ) and validation_error:
             raise validation_error
         # Do not set values as in Pydantic, pass them through setattr, so SQLAlchemy
         # can handle them