diff --git a/codegen/object.go b/codegen/object.go
index c9cf52ddbe1..262dccc91be 100644
--- a/codegen/object.go
+++ b/codegen/object.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (o *Object) HasResolvers() bool {
 }
 
 func (f *Field) IsResolver() bool {
-	return f.ForceResolver || f.GoFieldName == ""
+	return f.GoFieldName == ""
 }
 
 func (f *Field) IsMethod() bool {
diff --git a/codegen/testserver/generated.go b/codegen/testserver/generated.go
index 643ad729f02..a7097c1b277 100644
--- a/codegen/testserver/generated.go
+++ b/codegen/testserver/generated.go
@@ -30,11 +30,15 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type ResolverRoot interface {
+	ForcedResolver() ForcedResolverResolver
 	Query() QueryResolver
 }
 
 type DirectiveRoot struct {
 }
+type ForcedResolverResolver interface {
+	Field(ctx context.Context, obj *ForcedResolver) (*Circle, error)
+}
 type QueryResolver interface {
 	InvalidIdentifier(ctx context.Context) (*invalid_packagename.InvalidIdentifier, error)
 	Collision(ctx context.Context) (*introspection1.It, error)
@@ -144,6 +148,58 @@ func (ec *executionContext) _Circle_area(ctx context.Context, field graphql.Coll
 	return graphql.MarshalFloat(res)
 }
 
+var forcedResolverImplementors = []string{"ForcedResolver"}
+
+// nolint: gocyclo, errcheck, gas, goconst
+func (ec *executionContext) _ForcedResolver(ctx context.Context, sel ast.SelectionSet, obj *ForcedResolver) graphql.Marshaler {
+	fields := graphql.CollectFields(ctx, sel, forcedResolverImplementors)
+
+	out := graphql.NewOrderedMap(len(fields))
+	for i, field := range fields {
+		out.Keys[i] = field.Alias
+
+		switch field.Name {
+		case "__typename":
+			out.Values[i] = graphql.MarshalString("ForcedResolver")
+		case "field":
+			out.Values[i] = ec._ForcedResolver_field(ctx, field, obj)
+		default:
+			panic("unknown field " + strconv.Quote(field.Name))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return out
+}
+
+func (ec *executionContext) _ForcedResolver_field(ctx context.Context, field graphql.CollectedField, obj *ForcedResolver) graphql.Marshaler {
+	ctx = graphql.WithResolverContext(ctx, &graphql.ResolverContext{
+		Object: "ForcedResolver",
+		Args:   nil,
+		Field:  field,
+	})
+	return graphql.Defer(func() (ret graphql.Marshaler) {
+		defer func() {
+			if r := recover(); r != nil {
+				userErr := ec.Recover(ctx, r)
+				ec.Error(ctx, userErr)
+				ret = graphql.Null
+			}
+		}()
+
+		resTmp := ec.FieldMiddleware(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) (interface{}, error) {
+			return ec.resolvers.ForcedResolver().Field(ctx, obj)
+		})
+		if resTmp == nil {
+			return graphql.Null
+		}
+		res := resTmp.(*Circle)
+		if res == nil {
+			return graphql.Null
+		}
+		return ec._Circle(ctx, field.Selections, res)
+	})
+}
+
 var innerObjectImplementors = []string{"InnerObject"}
 
 // nolint: gocyclo, errcheck, gas, goconst
@@ -2362,5 +2418,9 @@ type Rectangle implements Shape {
     area: Float
 }
 union ShapeUnion = Circle | Rectangle
+
+type ForcedResolver {
+    field: Circle
+}
 `},
 )
diff --git a/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go b/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go
index d055a065ae7..b4bb895b746 100644
--- a/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go
+++ b/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
+	"reflect"
+
 	"github.com/99designs/gqlgen/handler"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestCompiles(t *testing.T) {
@@ -15,3 +18,9 @@ func TestCompiles(t *testing.T) {
 		Resolvers: &Resolver{},
 	})))
 }
+
+func TestForcedResolverFieldIsPointer(t *testing.T) {
+	field, ok := reflect.TypeOf((*ForcedResolverResolver)(nil)).Elem().MethodByName("Field")
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, "*testserver.Circle", field.Type.Out(0).String())
+}
diff --git a/codegen/testserver/gqlgen.yml b/codegen/testserver/gqlgen.yml
index d7d70f769dc..455fecc4555 100644
--- a/codegen/testserver/gqlgen.yml
+++ b/codegen/testserver/gqlgen.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,7 @@ models:
     model: "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/codegen/testserver.Circle"
   Rectangle:
     model: "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/codegen/testserver.Rectangle"
+  ForcedResolver:
+    model: "github.com/99designs/gqlgen/codegen/testserver.ForcedResolver"
+    fields:
+      field: { resolver: true }
diff --git a/codegen/testserver/models.go b/codegen/testserver/models.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4eb1a451127
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codegen/testserver/models.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package testserver
+
+type ForcedResolver struct {
+	Field Circle
+}
diff --git a/codegen/testserver/resolver.go b/codegen/testserver/resolver.go
index eb52ef5a06a..ace486f35b8 100644
--- a/codegen/testserver/resolver.go
+++ b/codegen/testserver/resolver.go
@@ -11,10 +11,19 @@ import (
 
 type Resolver struct{}
 
+func (r *Resolver) ForcedResolver() ForcedResolverResolver {
+	return &forcedResolverResolver{r}
+}
 func (r *Resolver) Query() QueryResolver {
 	return &queryResolver{r}
 }
 
+type forcedResolverResolver struct{ *Resolver }
+
+func (r *forcedResolverResolver) Field(ctx context.Context, obj *ForcedResolver) (*Circle, error) {
+	panic("not implemented")
+}
+
 type queryResolver struct{ *Resolver }
 
 func (r *queryResolver) InvalidIdentifier(ctx context.Context) (*invalid_packagename.InvalidIdentifier, error) {
diff --git a/codegen/testserver/schema.graphql b/codegen/testserver/schema.graphql
index 1ae35d45cb1..4024fc4271f 100644
--- a/codegen/testserver/schema.graphql
+++ b/codegen/testserver/schema.graphql
@@ -113,3 +113,7 @@ type Rectangle implements Shape {
     area: Float
 }
 union ShapeUnion = Circle | Rectangle
+
+type ForcedResolver {
+    field: Circle
+}
diff --git a/codegen/util.go b/codegen/util.go
index f1732ad1125..fae94adeadd 100644
--- a/codegen/util.go
+++ b/codegen/util.go
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ func bindObject(t types.Type, object *Object, imports *Imports) BindErrors {
 	for i := range object.Fields {
 		field := &object.Fields[i]
 
+		if field.ForceResolver {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// first try binding to a method
 		methodErr := bindMethod(imports, t, field)
 		if methodErr == nil {
@@ -261,7 +265,9 @@ nextArg:
 		param := params.At(j)
 		for _, oldArg := range field.Args {
 			if strings.EqualFold(oldArg.GQLName, param.Name()) {
-				oldArg.Type.Modifiers = modifiersFromGoType(param.Type())
+				if !field.ForceResolver {
+					oldArg.Type.Modifiers = modifiersFromGoType(param.Type())
+				}
 				newArgs = append(newArgs, oldArg)
 				continue nextArg
 			}
diff --git a/example/todo/todo_test.go b/example/todo/todo_test.go
index e7bbad936f1..bd7dee60c91 100644
--- a/example/todo/todo_test.go
+++ b/example/todo/todo_test.go
@@ -223,10 +223,10 @@ func TestSkipAndIncludeDirectives(t *testing.T) {
 			Expected bool
 		}
 		table := []TestCase{
-			TestCase{Skip: true, Include: true, Expected: false},
-			TestCase{Skip: true, Include: false, Expected: false},
-			TestCase{Skip: false, Include: true, Expected: true},
-			TestCase{Skip: false, Include: false, Expected: false},
+			{Skip: true, Include: true, Expected: false},
+			{Skip: true, Include: false, Expected: false},
+			{Skip: false, Include: true, Expected: true},
+			{Skip: false, Include: false, Expected: false},
 		}
 		q := `query Test($skip: Boolean!, $include: Boolean!) { todo(id: 1) @skip(if: $skip) @include(if: $include) { __typename } }`
 		for _, tc := range table {