diff --git a/.changeset/beige-coats-kick.md b/.changeset/beige-coats-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cabfd82ff6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-coats-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-tools/utils': patch
+---
+
+fix(visitResult): handle introspection fields correctly with an introspection query result
diff --git a/packages/utils/src/visitResult.ts b/packages/utils/src/visitResult.ts
index 37b64d347a6..504d2698efd 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/visitResult.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/visitResult.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   GraphQLError,
   TypeNameMetaFieldDef,
   FragmentDefinitionNode,
+  SchemaMetaFieldDef,
 } from 'graphql';
 import { collectFields, collectSubFields } from './collectFields';
 
@@ -232,7 +233,17 @@ function visitObjectValue(
 
   for (const [responseKey, subFieldNodes] of fieldNodeMap) {
     const fieldName = subFieldNodes[0].name.value;
-    const fieldType = fieldName === '__typename' ? TypeNameMetaFieldDef.type : fieldMap[fieldName]?.type;
+    let fieldType = fieldMap[fieldName]?.type;
+    if (fieldType == null) {
+      switch (fieldName) {
+        case '__typename':
+          fieldType = TypeNameMetaFieldDef.type;
+          break;
+        case '__schema':
+          fieldType = SchemaMetaFieldDef.type;
+          break;
+      }
+    }
 
     const newPathIndex = pathIndex + 1;
 
diff --git a/packages/utils/tests/visitResult.test.ts b/packages/utils/tests/visitResult.test.ts
index 5b292daf62c..91f006bdffc 100644
--- a/packages/utils/tests/visitResult.test.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/tests/visitResult.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { buildSchema, parse, GraphQLError } from 'graphql';
+import { buildSchema, parse, GraphQLError, getIntrospectionQuery, introspectionFromSchema } from 'graphql';
 
 import { createGraphQLError, ExecutionRequest, ExecutionResult } from '@graphql-tools/utils';
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe('visiting results', () => {
     expect(visitedResult).toEqual(result);
   });
 
-  it('should visit with a request with introspection fields without throwing', async () => {
+  it('should visit with a request with typename fields without throwing', async () => {
     const introspectionRequest: ExecutionRequest = {
       document: parse('{ test { field __typename } }'),
       variables: {},
@@ -58,6 +58,25 @@ describe('visiting results', () => {
     expect(() => visitResult(result, introspectionRequest, schema, undefined)).not.toThrow();
   });
 
+  it('should visit with a request with introspection fields without throwing', async () => {
+    const introspectionRequest: ExecutionRequest = {
+      document: parse(getIntrospectionQuery()),
+      variables: {},
+    };
+    const result: any = {
+      data: introspectionFromSchema(schema),
+    };
+    expect(() =>
+      visitResult(result, introspectionRequest, schema, {
+        Query: {
+          __enter(val) {
+            return val;
+          },
+        },
+      })
+    ).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
   it('should successfully modify the result using an object type result visitor', async () => {
     const result = {
       data: {