diff --git a/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/accounts.ts b/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/accounts.ts
index 375ea53b5e5..53fae843ce8 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/accounts.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/accounts.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ const users = [
     username: '@complete',
     account: { __typename: 'SMSAccount', number: '8675309' },
   },
+  {
+    id: '3',
+    name: () => { throw new Error('Not Alan Not Turing') },
+    birthDate: '1219-09-31',
+    username: '@incomplete',
+    account: { __typename: 'SMSAccount', number: '9035786' },
+  },
 ];
 
 const metadata = [
@@ -78,6 +85,10 @@ const metadata = [
     id: '2',
     metadata: [{ name: 'meta2', address: '3', description: '4' }],
   },
+  {
+    id: '3',
+    metadata: [{ name: 'meta3', address: '5', description: '6' }],
+  },
 ];
 
 const libraryUsers: { [name: string]: string[] } = {
diff --git a/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/reviews.ts b/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/reviews.ts
index 69b8f58ef90..6408f4062bb 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/reviews.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/__fixtures__/schemas/reviews.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,12 @@ const reviews = [
     product: { __typename: 'Book', isbn: '0201633612' },
     body: 'A classic.',
   },
+  {
+    id: '7',
+    authorID: '3',
+    product: { __typename: 'Furniture', isbn: '3' },
+    body: 'Hmmm',
+  },
 ];
 
 export const resolvers: GraphQLResolverMap<any> = {
diff --git a/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/executeQueryPlan.test.ts b/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/executeQueryPlan.test.ts
index cbf78b8ea5a..5973f1bbde9 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/executeQueryPlan.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-gateway/src/__tests__/executeQueryPlan.test.ts
@@ -210,6 +210,32 @@ describe('executeQueryPlan', () => {
       expect(response).toHaveProperty('data.me', null);
       expect(response).toHaveProperty('data.topReviews', expect.any(Array));
     });
+
+    it.only(`should build proper path in case one of the services raised error field`, async () => {
+      const query = gql`
+        query {
+          topReviews(first: 10) {
+            author {
+              name
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      `;
+
+      const operationContext = buildOperationContext(schema, query);
+      const queryPlan = buildQueryPlan(operationContext);
+
+      const response = await executeQueryPlan(
+        queryPlan,
+        serviceMap,
+        buildRequestContext(),
+        operationContext,
+      );
+
+      expect(response).toHaveProperty('errors.0.path', ['topReviews', 7, 'author', 'name'])
+      expect(response).toHaveProperty('data.user', {name: null});
+      expect(response).toHaveProperty('data.topReviews', expect.any(Array));
+    });
   });
 
   it(`should only return fields that have been requested directly`, async () => {