diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 93e8d7b4bce..533be8b2b61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 * Fix typo in schema-directive.md deprecated example[PR #706](https://github.com/apollographql/graphql-tools/pull/706)
 * Fix timezone bug in test for @date directive [PR #686](https://github.com/apollographql/graphql-tools/pull/686)
 * Expose `defaultMergedResolver` from stitching [PR #685](https://github.com/apollographql/graphql-tools/pull/685)
-
 * Add `requireResolversForResolveType` to resolver validation options [PR #698](https://github.com/apollographql/graphql-tools/pull/698)
+* Add `inheritResolversFromInterfaces` to `makeExecutableSchema` and `addResolveFunctionsToSchema` [PR #720](https://github.com/apollographql/graphql-tools/pull/720)
 
 ### v2.23.0
 
diff --git a/src/Interfaces.ts b/src/Interfaces.ts
index c0614baba78..e742e6fa0ef 100644
--- a/src/Interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/Interfaces.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export interface IExecutableSchemaDefinition<TContext = any> {
   directiveResolvers?: IDirectiveResolvers<any, TContext>;
   schemaDirectives?: { [name: string]: typeof SchemaDirectiveVisitor };
   parseOptions?: GraphQLParseOptions;
+  inheritResolversFromInterfaces?: boolean;
 }
 
 export type IFieldIteratorFn = (
diff --git a/src/schemaGenerator.ts b/src/schemaGenerator.ts
index 30ff4d4e884..052473ca0fa 100644
--- a/src/schemaGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/schemaGenerator.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function _generateSchema(
   allowUndefinedInResolve: boolean,
   resolverValidationOptions: IResolverValidationOptions,
   parseOptions: GraphQLParseOptions,
+  inheritResolversFromInterfaces: boolean
 ) {
   if (typeof resolverValidationOptions !== 'object') {
     throw new SchemaError(
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ function _generateSchema(
 
   const schema = buildSchemaFromTypeDefinitions(typeDefinitions, parseOptions);
 
-  addResolveFunctionsToSchema(schema, resolvers, resolverValidationOptions);
+  addResolveFunctionsToSchema(schema, resolvers, resolverValidationOptions, inheritResolversFromInterfaces);
 
   assertResolveFunctionsPresent(schema, resolverValidationOptions);
 
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ function makeExecutableSchema<TContext = any>({
   directiveResolvers = null,
   schemaDirectives = null,
   parseOptions = {},
+  inheritResolversFromInterfaces = false
 }: IExecutableSchemaDefinition<TContext>) {
   const jsSchema = _generateSchema(
     typeDefs,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ function makeExecutableSchema<TContext = any>({
     allowUndefinedInResolve,
     resolverValidationOptions,
     parseOptions,
+    inheritResolversFromInterfaces
   );
   if (typeof resolvers['__schema'] === 'function') {
     // TODO a bit of a hack now, better rewrite generateSchema to attach it there.
@@ -386,14 +389,19 @@ function getFieldsForType(type: GraphQLType): GraphQLFieldMap<any, any> {
 
 function addResolveFunctionsToSchema(
   schema: GraphQLSchema,
-  resolveFunctions: IResolvers,
+  inputResolveFunctions: IResolvers,
   resolverValidationOptions: IResolverValidationOptions = {},
+  inheritResolversFromInterfaces: boolean = false
 ) {
   const {
     allowResolversNotInSchema = false,
     requireResolversForResolveType,
   } = resolverValidationOptions;
 
+  const resolveFunctions = inheritResolversFromInterfaces
+    ? extendResolversFromInterfaces(schema, inputResolveFunctions)
+    : inputResolveFunctions;
+
   Object.keys(resolveFunctions).forEach(typeName => {
     const type = schema.getType(typeName);
     if (!type && typeName !== '__schema') {
@@ -430,6 +438,7 @@ function addResolveFunctionsToSchema(
         return;
       }
 
+      // object type
       const fields = getFieldsForType(type);
       if (!fields) {
         if (allowResolversNotInSchema) {
@@ -469,6 +478,30 @@ function addResolveFunctionsToSchema(
   checkForResolveTypeResolver(schema, requireResolversForResolveType);
 }
 
+function extendResolversFromInterfaces(schema: GraphQLSchema, resolvers: IResolvers) {
+  const typeNames = new Set([
+    ...Object.keys(schema.getTypeMap()),
+    ...Object.keys(resolvers)
+  ]);
+
+  const extendedResolvers: IResolvers = {};
+  typeNames.forEach((typeName) => {
+    const typeResolvers = resolvers[typeName];
+    const type = schema.getType(typeName);
+    if (!(type instanceof GraphQLObjectType)) {
+      if (typeResolvers) {
+        extendedResolvers[typeName] = typeResolvers;
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const interfaceResolvers = (type as GraphQLObjectType).getInterfaces().map((iFace) => resolvers[iFace.name]);
+    extendedResolvers[typeName] = Object.assign({}, ...interfaceResolvers, typeResolvers);
+  });
+
+  return extendedResolvers;
+}
+
 // If we have any union or interface types throw if no there is no resolveType or isTypeOf resolvers
 function checkForResolveTypeResolver(schema: GraphQLSchema, requireResolversForResolveType?: boolean) {
   Object.keys(schema.getTypeMap())
diff --git a/src/test/testSchemaGenerator.ts b/src/test/testSchemaGenerator.ts
index d1c59517eb4..545a2964773 100644
--- a/src/test/testSchemaGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/test/testSchemaGenerator.ts
@@ -2571,6 +2571,119 @@ describe('interfaces', () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe('interface resolver inheritance', () => {
+  it('copies resolvers from the interfaces', async () => {
+    const testSchemaWithInterfaceResolvers = `
+    interface Node {
+      id: ID!
+    }
+    type User implements Node {
+      id: ID!
+      name: String!
+    }
+    type Query {
+      user: User!
+    }
+    schema {
+      query: Query
+    }
+    `;
+    const user = { id: 1, name: 'Ada', type: 'User' };
+    const resolvers = {
+      Node: {
+        __resolveType: ({ type }: { type: string }) => type,
+        id: ({ id }: { id: number }) => `Node:${id}`,
+      },
+      User: {
+        name: ({ name }: { name: string}) => `User:${name}`
+      },
+      Query: {
+        user: () => user
+      }
+    };
+    const schema = makeExecutableSchema({
+      typeDefs: testSchemaWithInterfaceResolvers,
+      resolvers,
+      inheritResolversFromInterfaces: true,
+      resolverValidationOptions: { requireResolversForAllFields: true, requireResolversForResolveType: true }
+    });
+    const query = `{ user { id name } }`;
+    const response = await graphql(schema, query);
+    assert.deepEqual(response, {
+      data: {
+        user: {
+          id: `Node:1`,
+          name: `User:Ada`
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('respects interface order and existing resolvers', async () => {
+    const testSchemaWithInterfaceResolvers = `
+    interface Node {
+      id: ID!
+    }
+    interface Person {
+      id: ID!
+      name: String!
+    }
+    type Replicant implements Node & Person {
+      id: ID!
+      name: String!
+    }
+    type Cyborg implements Person & Node {
+      id: ID!
+      name: String!
+    }
+    type Query {
+      cyborg: Cyborg!
+      replicant: Replicant!
+    }
+    schema {
+      query: Query
+    }
+    `;
+    const cyborg = { id: 1, name: 'Alex Murphy', type: 'Cyborg' };
+    const replicant = { id: 2, name: 'Rachael Tyrell', type: 'Replicant' };
+    const resolvers = {
+      Node: {
+        __resolveType: ({ type }: { type: string }) => type,
+        id: ({ id }: { id: number }) => `Node:${id}`,
+      },
+      Person: {
+        __resolveType: ({ type }: { type: string }) => type,
+        id: ({ id }: { id: number }) => `Person:${id}`,
+        name: ({ name }: { name: string}) => `Person:${name}`
+      },
+      Query: {
+        cyborg: () => cyborg,
+        replicant: () => replicant,
+      }
+    };
+    const schema = makeExecutableSchema({
+      typeDefs: testSchemaWithInterfaceResolvers,
+      resolvers,
+      inheritResolversFromInterfaces: true,
+      resolverValidationOptions: { requireResolversForAllFields: true, requireResolversForResolveType: true }
+    });
+    const query = `{ cyborg { id name } replicant { id name }}`;
+    const response = await graphql(schema, query);
+    assert.deepEqual(response, {
+      data: {
+        cyborg: {
+          id: `Node:1`,
+          name: `Person:Alex Murphy`
+        },
+        replicant: {
+          id: `Person:2`,
+          name: `Person:Rachael Tyrell`
+        }
+      }
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe('unions', () => {
   const testSchemaWithUnions = `
     type Post {