diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 867748b8..ba16a6d4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ export {
   partial,
 } from './builders';
 export { ShieldCache } from './rules';
-export { nexusShield, FieldShieldResolver } from './plugin';
+export {
+  nexusShield,
+  FieldShieldResolver,
+  ObjectTypeShieldResolver,
+} from './plugin';
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index 8e2db921..141c959a 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const FieldShieldType = printedGenTyping({
   optional: true,
   name: 'shield',
   description: `
-    Rule to execute
+    Authorization rule to execute for this field
   `,
   type: 'FieldShieldResolver<TypeName, FieldName>',
   imports: [FieldShieldImport],
@@ -30,6 +30,26 @@ export type FieldShieldResolver<
   FieldName extends string
 > = ShieldRule<TypeName, FieldName>;
 
+const ObjectTypeShieldImport = printedGenTypingImport({
+  module: 'nexus-shield',
+  bindings: ['ObjectTypeShieldResolver'],
+});
+
+const ObjectTypeFieldShieldType = printedGenTyping({
+  optional: true,
+  name: 'shield',
+  description: `
+    Default authorization rule to execute on all fields of this object
+  `,
+  type: 'ObjectTypeShieldResolver<TypeName>',
+  imports: [ObjectTypeShieldImport],
+});
+
+export type ObjectTypeShieldResolver<TypeName extends string> = ShieldRule<
+  TypeName,
+  never
+>;
+
 export const nexusShield = (settings: ShieldPluginSettings) => {
   const options = {
     defaultRule: settings.defaultRule || allow,
@@ -41,13 +61,18 @@ export const nexusShield = (settings: ShieldPluginSettings) => {
     name: 'Nexus Shield Plugin',
     description: 'Ease the creation of the authorization layer',
     fieldDefTypes: FieldShieldType,
+    objectTypeDefTypes: ObjectTypeFieldShieldType,
     onCreateFieldResolver(config) {
       // Find the field rule
+      const objectRule =
+        config.parentTypeConfig.extensions?.nexus?.config.shield;
       const fieldRule = config.fieldConfig.extensions?.nexus?.config.shield;
 
       let rule: ShieldRule<any, any> | undefined;
       if (isShieldRule(fieldRule)) {
         rule = fieldRule;
+      } else if (isShieldRule(objectRule)) {
+        rule = objectRule;
       } else if (options.defaultRule) {
         rule = options.defaultRule;
       }
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/schema.ts b/tests/fixtures/schema.ts
index 13d416a6..6a55d1bf 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/schema.ts
+++ b/tests/fixtures/schema.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@ import { ruleType } from '../../src';
 
 export const Test = objectType({
   name: 'Test',
+  shield: ruleType({
+    resolve(_root, _args, _ctx) {
+      throw new AuthenticationError('OBJECT');
+    },
+  }),
   definition(t) {
-    t.id('id');
     t.string('publicProp', {
       shield: ruleType({
         resolve(_root, _args, _ctx) {
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ export const Test = objectType({
         },
       }),
     });
+    t.string('defaultProp');
   },
 });
 
@@ -38,10 +43,10 @@ export const QueryTest = extendType({
       type: Test,
       resolve(_root, _args, _ctx) {
         return {
-          id: 'BEEF',
           publicProp: 'public',
           privateProp: 'private',
           throwProp: 'throwProp',
+          defaultProp: 'defaultProp',
         };
       },
     });
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/server.ts b/tests/fixtures/server.ts
index 9fa8f803..dbe4e49b 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/server.ts
+++ b/tests/fixtures/server.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { makeSchema } from '@nexus/schema';
 import { ApolloServer, ForbiddenError } from 'apollo-server';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
-import { allow, FieldShieldResolver, nexusShield } from '../../src';
+import {
+  allow,
+  FieldShieldResolver,
+  nexusShield,
+  ObjectTypeShieldResolver,
+} from '../../src';
 import * as types from './schema';
 
 declare global {
@@ -12,6 +17,10 @@ declare global {
   > {
     shield?: FieldShieldResolver<TypeName, FieldName>;
   }
+
+  interface NexusGenPluginTypeConfig<TypeName extends string> {
+    shield?: ObjectTypeShieldResolver<TypeName>;
+  }
 }
 
 const schema = makeSchema({
diff --git a/tests/integration.test.ts b/tests/integration.test.ts
index 7db1c800..6d4210b8 100644
--- a/tests/integration.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ describe('Integration tests', () => {
     const query = gql`
       query {
         test {
-          id
           publicProp
         }
       }
@@ -25,14 +24,13 @@ describe('Integration tests', () => {
 
     const result = await client.query({ query });
 
-    expect(result.data).toEqual({ test: { id: 'BEEF', publicProp: 'public' } });
+    expect(result.data).toEqual({ test: { publicProp: 'public' } });
   });
 
   test('Server should return default error if not authorized', async () => {
     const query = gql`
       query {
         test {
-          id
           privateProp
         }
       }
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ describe('Integration tests', () => {
     const query = gql`
       query {
         test {
-          id
           throwProp
         }
       }
@@ -57,4 +54,18 @@ describe('Integration tests', () => {
 
     expect(result.errors[0].message).toEqual('CUSTOM');
   });
+
+  test('Server should use default object rule', async () => {
+    const query = gql`
+      query {
+        test {
+          defaultProp
+        }
+      }
+    `;
+
+    const result = await client.query({ query });
+
+    expect(result.errors[0].message).toEqual('OBJECT');
+  });
 });