diff --git a/.changeset/lovely-schools-live.md b/.changeset/lovely-schools-live.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0923aa03e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lovely-schools-live.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'graphql-yoga': patch
+---
+
+Handle errors thrown in onRequest correctly
diff --git a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/plugins.test.ts b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/plugins.test.ts
index ad58ad4563..438f27ee9e 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/plugins.test.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/plugins/plugins.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { AfterValidateHook } from '@envelop/core'
-
 import { createGraphQLError } from '../error.js'
 import { createSchema } from '../schema.js'
 import { createYoga } from '../server.js'
@@ -57,4 +56,41 @@ describe('Yoga Plugins', () => {
       ],
     })
   })
+  it('should process errors from onRequest hook correctly', async () => {
+    const expectedStatus = 321
+    const yoga = createYoga({
+      schema,
+      plugins: [
+        {
+          onRequest() {
+            throw createGraphQLError('My Error', {
+              extensions: {
+                http: {
+                  status: expectedStatus,
+                },
+              },
+            })
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+    const response = await yoga.fetch('http://localhost:3000/graphql', {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        query: '{hello}',
+      }),
+    })
+    expect(response.status).toBe(expectedStatus)
+    const body = await response.json()
+    expect(body).toMatchObject({
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message: 'My Error',
+        },
+      ],
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/server.ts b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/server.ts
index 529dc7e47f..b096b9e453 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-yoga/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-yoga/src/server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
-import { ExecutionResult, parse, specifiedRules, validate } from 'graphql'
 import {
   envelop,
   GetEnvelopedFn,
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import { useValidationCache, ValidationCache } from '@envelop/validation-cache'
 import { normalizedExecutor } from '@graphql-tools/executor'
 import { createFetch } from '@whatwg-node/fetch'
 import { createServerAdapter, ServerAdapter } from '@whatwg-node/server'
-
+import { ExecutionResult, parse, specifiedRules, validate } from 'graphql'
 import { handleError } from './error.js'
 import { createLogger, LogLevel, YogaLogger } from './logger.js'
 import { isGETRequest, parseGETRequest } from './plugins/requestParser/GET.js'
@@ -484,28 +483,27 @@ export class YogaServer<
   }
 
   async getResponse(request: Request, serverContext: TServerContext) {
-    const url = new URL(request.url, 'http://localhost')
-    for (const onRequestHook of this.onRequestHooks) {
-      let response: Response | undefined
-      await onRequestHook({
-        request,
-        serverContext,
-        fetchAPI: this.fetchAPI,
-        url,
-        endResponse(newResponse) {
-          response = newResponse
-        },
-      })
-      if (response) {
-        return response
-      }
-    }
-
-    let requestParser: RequestParser | undefined
-    const onRequestParseDoneList: OnRequestParseDoneHook[] = []
     let result: ResultProcessorInput
-
     try {
+      const url = new URL(request.url, 'http://localhost')
+      for (const onRequestHook of this.onRequestHooks) {
+        let response: Response | undefined
+        await onRequestHook({
+          request,
+          serverContext,
+          fetchAPI: this.fetchAPI,
+          url,
+          endResponse(newResponse) {
+            response = newResponse
+          },
+        })
+        if (response) {
+          return response
+        }
+      }
+
+      let requestParser: RequestParser | undefined
+      const onRequestParseDoneList: OnRequestParseDoneHook[] = []
       for (const onRequestParse of this.onRequestParseHooks) {
         const onRequestParseResult = await onRequestParse({
           request,