diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/subscribe-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/subscribe-test.ts
index 004429630e..097535259d 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/subscribe-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/subscribe-test.ts
@@ -256,6 +256,38 @@ describe('Subscription Initialization Phase', () => {
     await subscription.return();
   });
 
+  it('uses a custom default subscribeFieldResolver', async () => {
+    const schema = new GraphQLSchema({
+      query: DummyQueryType,
+      subscription: new GraphQLObjectType({
+        name: 'Subscription',
+        fields: {
+          foo: { type: GraphQLString },
+        },
+      }),
+    });
+
+    async function* fooGenerator() {
+      yield { foo: 'FooValue' };
+    }
+
+    const subscription = await subscribe({
+      schema,
+      document: parse('subscription { foo }'),
+      rootValue: { customFoo: fooGenerator },
+      subscribeFieldResolver: (root) => root.customFoo(),
+    });
+    invariant(isAsyncIterable(subscription));
+
+    expect(await subscription.next()).to.deep.equal({
+      done: false,
+      value: { data: { foo: 'FooValue' } },
+    });
+
+    // Close subscription
+    await subscription.return();
+  });
+
   it('should only resolve the first field of invalid multi-field', async () => {
     async function* fooGenerator() {
       yield { foo: 'FooValue' };
diff --git a/src/execution/execute.ts b/src/execution/execute.ts
index 26342ed8ef..b0265567b8 100644
--- a/src/execution/execute.ts
+++ b/src/execution/execute.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export interface ExecutionContext {
   variableValues: { [variable: string]: unknown };
   fieldResolver: GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>;
   typeResolver: GraphQLTypeResolver<any, any>;
+  subscribeFieldResolver: GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>;
   errors: Array<GraphQLError>;
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ export interface ExecutionArgs {
   operationName?: Maybe<string>;
   fieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>;
   typeResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLTypeResolver<any, any>>;
+  subscribeFieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -164,46 +166,30 @@ export interface ExecutionArgs {
  * a GraphQLError will be thrown immediately explaining the invalid input.
  */
 export function execute(args: ExecutionArgs): PromiseOrValue<ExecutionResult> {
-  const {
-    schema,
-    document,
-    rootValue,
-    contextValue,
-    variableValues,
-    operationName,
-    fieldResolver,
-    typeResolver,
-  } = args;
+  const { schema, document, variableValues } = args;
 
   // If arguments are missing or incorrect, throw an error.
   assertValidExecutionArguments(schema, document, variableValues);
 
   // If a valid execution context cannot be created due to incorrect arguments,
   // a "Response" with only errors is returned.
-  const exeContext = buildExecutionContext(
-    schema,
-    document,
-    rootValue,
-    contextValue,
-    variableValues,
-    operationName,
-    fieldResolver,
-    typeResolver,
-  );
+  const exeContext = buildExecutionContext(args);
 
   // Return early errors if execution context failed.
   if (!('schema' in exeContext)) {
     return { errors: exeContext };
   }
 
-  // Return a Promise that will eventually resolve to the data described by
-  // The "Response" section of the GraphQL specification.
-  //
+  // Return data or a  Promise that will eventually resolve to the data described
+  // by the "Response" section of the GraphQL specification.
+
   // If errors are encountered while executing a GraphQL field, only that
   // field and its descendants will be omitted, and sibling fields will still
   // be executed. An execution which encounters errors will still result in a
   // resolved Promise.
-  const data = executeOperation(exeContext, exeContext.operation, rootValue);
+  const data = executeQueryOrMutationRootFields(exeContext);
+
+  // Return the response.
   return buildResponse(exeContext, data);
 }
 
@@ -271,15 +257,20 @@ export function assertValidExecutionArguments(
  * @internal
  */
 export function buildExecutionContext(
-  schema: GraphQLSchema,
-  document: DocumentNode,
-  rootValue: unknown,
-  contextValue: unknown,
-  rawVariableValues: Maybe<{ readonly [variable: string]: unknown }>,
-  operationName: Maybe<string>,
-  fieldResolver: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<unknown, unknown>>,
-  typeResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLTypeResolver<unknown, unknown>>,
+  args: ExecutionArgs,
 ): ReadonlyArray<GraphQLError> | ExecutionContext {
+  const {
+    schema,
+    document,
+    rootValue,
+    contextValue,
+    variableValues: rawVariableValues,
+    operationName,
+    fieldResolver,
+    typeResolver,
+    subscribeFieldResolver,
+  } = args;
+
   let operation: OperationDefinitionNode | undefined;
   const fragments: ObjMap<FragmentDefinitionNode> = Object.create(null);
   for (const definition of document.definitions) {
@@ -334,19 +325,19 @@ export function buildExecutionContext(
     variableValues: coercedVariableValues.coerced,
     fieldResolver: fieldResolver ?? defaultFieldResolver,
     typeResolver: typeResolver ?? defaultTypeResolver,
+    subscribeFieldResolver: subscribeFieldResolver ?? defaultFieldResolver,
     errors: [],
   };
 }
 
 /**
- * Implements the "Executing operations" section of the spec.
+ * Executes the root fields specified by query or mutation operation.
  */
-function executeOperation(
+function executeQueryOrMutationRootFields(
   exeContext: ExecutionContext,
-  operation: OperationDefinitionNode,
-  rootValue: unknown,
 ): PromiseOrValue<ObjMap<unknown> | null> {
-  const type = getOperationRootType(exeContext.schema, operation);
+  const { schema, operation, rootValue } = exeContext;
+  const type = getOperationRootType(schema, operation);
   const fields = collectFields(
     exeContext.schema,
     exeContext.fragments,
diff --git a/src/execution/subscribe.ts b/src/execution/subscribe.ts
index 957724eb7f..30d550c164 100644
--- a/src/execution/subscribe.ts
+++ b/src/execution/subscribe.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import type { GraphQLFieldResolver } from '../type/definition';
 
 import { getOperationRootType } from '../utilities/getOperationRootType';
 
-import type { ExecutionResult, ExecutionContext } from './execute';
+import type {
+  ExecutionArgs,
+  ExecutionResult,
+  ExecutionContext,
+} from './execute';
 import { collectFields } from './collectFields';
 import { getArgumentValues } from './values';
 import {
@@ -25,16 +29,16 @@ import {
 } from './execute';
 import { mapAsyncIterator } from './mapAsyncIterator';
 
-export interface SubscriptionArgs {
-  schema: GraphQLSchema;
-  document: DocumentNode;
-  rootValue?: unknown;
-  contextValue?: unknown;
-  variableValues?: Maybe<{ readonly [variable: string]: unknown }>;
-  operationName?: Maybe<string>;
-  fieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>;
-  subscribeFieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>;
-}
+/**
+ * @deprecated use ExecutionArgs instead.
+ *
+ * ExecutionArgs has been broadened to include all properties
+ * within SubscriptionArgs. The SubscriptionArgs type is retained
+ * for backwards compatibility and will be removed in the next major
+ * version.
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+export interface SubscriptionArgs extends ExecutionArgs {}
 
 /**
  * Implements the "Subscribe" algorithm described in the GraphQL specification.
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ export async function createSourceEventStream(
   contextValue?: unknown,
   variableValues?: Maybe<{ readonly [variable: string]: unknown }>,
   operationName?: Maybe<string>,
-  fieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>,
+  subscribeFieldResolver?: Maybe<GraphQLFieldResolver<any, any>>,
 ): Promise<AsyncIterable<unknown> | ExecutionResult> {
   // If arguments are missing or incorrectly typed, this is an internal
   // developer mistake which should throw an early error.
@@ -149,15 +153,15 @@ export async function createSourceEventStream(
 
   // If a valid execution context cannot be created due to incorrect arguments,
   // a "Response" with only errors is returned.
-  const exeContext = buildExecutionContext(
+  const exeContext = buildExecutionContext({
     schema,
     document,
     rootValue,
     contextValue,
     variableValues,
     operationName,
-    fieldResolver,
-  );
+    subscribeFieldResolver,
+  });
 
   // Return early errors if execution context failed.
   if (!('schema' in exeContext)) {
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ export async function createSourceEventStream(
   }
 
   try {
-    const eventStream = await executeSubscription(exeContext);
+    const eventStream = await executeSubscriptionRootField(exeContext);
 
     // Assert field returned an event stream, otherwise yield an error.
     if (!isAsyncIterable(eventStream)) {
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ export async function createSourceEventStream(
   }
 }
 
-async function executeSubscription(
+async function executeSubscriptionRootField(
   exeContext: ExecutionContext,
 ): Promise<unknown> {
   const { schema, fragments, operation, variableValues, rootValue } =
@@ -228,7 +232,7 @@ async function executeSubscription(
 
     // Call the `subscribe()` resolver or the default resolver to produce an
     // AsyncIterable yielding raw payloads.
-    const resolveFn = fieldDef.subscribe ?? exeContext.fieldResolver;
+    const resolveFn = fieldDef.subscribe ?? exeContext.subscribeFieldResolver;
     const eventStream = await resolveFn(rootValue, args, contextValue, info);
 
     if (eventStream instanceof Error) {