diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 174d635c..d9af32d2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ The `graphqlHTTP` function accepts the following options:
   * **`validationRules`**: Optional additional validation rules queries must
     satisfy in addition to those defined by the GraphQL spec.
 
+  * **`execute`**: function which will be used to execute query instead of default
+    `execute` from `graphql-js`.
+
 In addition to an object defining each option, options can also be provided as
 a function (or async function) which returns this options object. This function
 is provided the arguments `(request, response, graphQLParams)` and is called
diff --git a/src/__tests__/http-test.js b/src/__tests__/http-test.js
index d32acb93..a07d9580 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/http-test.js
+++ b/src/__tests__/http-test.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   GraphQLString,
   GraphQLError,
   BREAK,
+  execute,
 } from 'graphql';
 import graphqlHTTP from '../';
 
@@ -1803,6 +1804,37 @@ describe('test harness', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    describe('Custom execute', () => {
+      it('allow to replace default execute.', async () => {
+        const app = server();
+
+        let seenExecuteArgs;
+
+        get(
+          app,
+          urlString(),
+          graphqlHTTP(() => {
+            return {
+              schema: TestSchema,
+              async execute(args) {
+                seenExecuteArgs = args;
+                const result = await execute(args);
+                result.data.test2 = 'Modification';
+                return result;
+              },
+            };
+          }),
+        );
+
+        const response = await request(app).get(urlString({ query: '{test}' }));
+
+        expect(response.text).to.equal(
+          '{"data":{"test":"Hello World","test2":"Modification"}}',
+        );
+        expect(seenExecuteArgs).to.not.equal(null);
+      });
+    });
+
     describe('Custom result extensions', () => {
       it('allows for adding extensions', async () => {
         const app = server();
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 0ac3a0e5..f952f030 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   getOperationAST,
   specifiedRules,
 } from 'graphql';
+import type { ExecutionArgs, ExecutionResult } from 'graphql';
 import httpError from 'http-errors';
 import url from 'url';
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export type Options =
     ) => OptionsResult)
   | OptionsResult;
 export type OptionsResult = OptionsData | Promise<OptionsData>;
+
 export type OptionsData = {
   /**
    * A GraphQL schema from graphql-js.
@@ -92,6 +94,12 @@ export type OptionsData = {
    * A boolean to optionally enable GraphiQL mode.
    */
   graphiql?: ?boolean,
+
+  /**
+   * An optional function which will be used to execute query instead of default
+   * "execute" from graphql-js.
+   */
+  execute?: ?(args: ExecutionArgs) => Promise<ExecutionResult>,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -176,6 +184,7 @@ function graphqlHTTP(options: Options): Middleware {
         const context = optionsData.context || request;
         const rootValue = optionsData.rootValue;
         const graphiql = optionsData.graphiql;
+        const executeFn = optionsData.execute || execute;
         pretty = optionsData.pretty;
         formatErrorFn = optionsData.formatError;
         extensionsFn = optionsData.extensions;
@@ -249,14 +258,14 @@ function graphqlHTTP(options: Options): Middleware {
         }
         // Perform the execution, reporting any errors creating the context.
         try {
-          return execute(
+          return executeFn({
             schema,
-            documentAST,
+            document: documentAST,
             rootValue,
-            context,
-            variables,
+            contextValue: context,
+            variableValues: variables,
             operationName,
-          );
+          });
         } catch (contextError) {
           // Return 400: Bad Request if any execution context errors exist.
           response.statusCode = 400;