diff --git a/schema/layers/all-layers.json b/schema/layers/all-layers.json
index 1b1e520..0064899 100644
--- a/schema/layers/all-layers.json
+++ b/schema/layers/all-layers.json
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
         },
         {
             "$ref": "#/$defs/layers/shape-layer"
+        },
+        {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/layers/unknown-layer"
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/schema/layers/unknown-layer.json b/schema/layers/unknown-layer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2efbe78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/layers/unknown-layer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+    "type": "object",
+    "title": "Unknown layer types",
+    "description": "Unknown layer types. Types not defined by the specification are still allowed.",
+    "properties": {
+        "ty": {
+            "not": {
+                "$comment": "enum list is dynamically generated",
+                "enum": []
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/schema/shapes/all-graphic-elements.json b/schema/shapes/all-graphic-elements.json
index 752255a..b399038 100644
--- a/schema/shapes/all-graphic-elements.json
+++ b/schema/shapes/all-graphic-elements.json
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         {"$ref": "#/$defs/shapes/rectangle"},
         {"$ref": "#/$defs/shapes/stroke"},
         {"$ref": "#/$defs/shapes/transform"},
-        {"$ref": "#/$defs/shapes/trim-path"}
+        {"$ref": "#/$defs/shapes/trim-path"},
+        {"$ref": "#/$defs/shapes/unknown-shape"}
     ]
 }
diff --git a/schema/shapes/unknown-shape.json b/schema/shapes/unknown-shape.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25c3864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/shapes/unknown-shape.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+    "type": "object",
+    "title": "Unknown shape types",
+    "description": "Unknown shape types. Types not defined by the specification are still allowed.",
+    "properties": {
+        "ty": {
+            "not": {
+                "$comment": "enum list is dynamically generated",
+                "enum": []
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/animations/valid/unknown-layer.json b/tests/animations/valid/unknown-layer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c20763f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/animations/valid/unknown-layer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    "v": "5.5.7",
+    "ip": 0,
+    "op": 180,
+    "nm": "Animation",
+    "mn": "{8f1618e3-6f83-4531-8f65-07dd4b68ee2e}",
+    "fr": 60,
+    "w": 512,
+    "h": 512,
+    "assets": [
+    ],
+    "layers": [
+        {
+            "ddd": 0,
+            "ty": 137,
+            "ind": 0,
+            "st": 0,
+            "ip": 0,
+            "op": 180,
+            "nm": "Unknown layer type"
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+
diff --git a/tests/animations/valid/unknown-shape.json b/tests/animations/valid/unknown-shape.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2135442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/animations/valid/unknown-shape.json
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{
+    "v": "5.5.7",
+    "ip": 0,
+    "op": 180,
+    "nm": "Animation",
+    "mn": "{8f1618e3-6f83-4531-8f65-07dd4b68ee2e}",
+    "fr": 60,
+    "w": 512,
+    "h": 512,
+    "assets": [
+    ],
+    "layers": [
+        {
+            "ddd": 0,
+            "ty": 4,
+            "ind": 0,
+            "st": 0,
+            "ip": 0,
+            "op": 180,
+            "nm": "Shape Layer",
+            "mn": "{85f37d8b-1792-4a4f-82d2-1b3b6d829c07}",
+            "ks": {
+                "a": {
+                    "a": 0,
+                    "k": [
+                        256,
+                        256
+                    ]
+                },
+                "p": {
+                    "a": 0,
+                    "k": [
+                        256,
+                        256
+                    ]
+                },
+                "s": {
+                    "a": 0,
+                    "k": [
+                        100,
+                        100
+                    ]
+                },
+                "r": {
+                    "a": 0,
+                    "k": 0
+                },
+                "o": {
+                    "a": 0,
+                    "k": 100
+                }
+            },
+            "shapes": [
+                {
+                    "ty": "unknown",
+                    "nm": "Unknown Shape"
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
+
+
diff --git a/tools/schema-merge.py b/tools/schema-merge.py
index b44a813..7900c1b 100755
--- a/tools/schema-merge.py
+++ b/tools/schema-merge.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import pathlib
 import argparse
 
+from schema_tools.schema import SchemaPath, Schema
+from schema_tools import type_info
 
 def join_parts(
     json_data: dict,
@@ -30,7 +32,19 @@ def join_parts(
 
     return json_data
 
+def add_vals_to_unknown_object(
+    objects,
+    unknown_type_dict: dict
+):
+    types = []
 
+    for ele in objects.concrete:
+        type = ele.properties['ty'].const
+        if type is not None:
+            types.append(type)
+    
+    unknown_type_dict["properties"]["ty"]["not"]["enum"] = types
+    
 root = pathlib.Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Joins JSON schema in a single file")
@@ -63,6 +77,18 @@ def join_parts(
 
 join_parts(json_data, input_dir, root_path)
 
+schema = Schema(json_data)
+ts = type_info.TypeSystem(schema)
+
+add_vals_to_unknown_object(
+    ts.from_path(SchemaPath("#/$defs/layers/all-layers")),
+    json_data["$defs"]["layers"]["unknown-layer"]
+)
+add_vals_to_unknown_object(
+    ts.from_path(SchemaPath("#/$defs/shapes/all-graphic-elements")),
+    json_data["$defs"]["shapes"]["unknown-shape"]
+)
+
 os.makedirs(output_path.parent, exist_ok=True)
 
 with open(output_path, "w") as file:
diff --git a/tools/schema-validate.py b/tools/schema-validate.py
index 7bc6f55..3d55f88 100755
--- a/tools/schema-validate.py
+++ b/tools/schema-validate.py
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
 from schema_tools.schema import SchemaPath, Schema
 import lottie_markdown
 
+# By default, tool expects a link for all schema files.
+# This is generally true, but may not always be the case
+unneededLinks = [
+    ("shapes","base-gradient"),
+    ("layers","unknown-layer"),
+    ("shapes","unknown-shape")
+]
 
 class Validator:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -65,7 +72,8 @@ def check_links(self, html_path: pathlib.Path):
         file_cache = {}
         ts = lottie_markdown.typed_schema(self.root)
 
-        checked.add(("shapes","base-gradient"))
+        for link in unneededLinks:
+            checked.add(link)
 
         for ref in self.expected_refs:
             link = ts.from_path(ref).link