diff --git a/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-base.driver.ts b/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-base.driver.ts
index 85e7f0105..690b9c8e1 100644
--- a/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-base.driver.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo/lib/drivers/apollo-base.driver.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { createAsyncIterator } from '../utils/async-iterator.util';
 
 const apolloPredefinedExceptions: Partial<Record<HttpStatus, string>> = {
   [HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST]: ApolloServerErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST,
+  [HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY]: ApolloServerErrorCode.BAD_USER_INPUT,
   [HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED]: 'UNAUTHENTICATED',
   [HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN]: 'FORBIDDEN',
 };