diff --git a/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go b/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go
index 33b31564dd8..6b56582e20d 100644
--- a/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go
+++ b/codegen/testserver/generated_test.go
@@ -41,16 +41,26 @@ type testTracer struct {
 	append func(string)
 }
 
+func (tt *testTracer) StartRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
+	tt.append(fmt.Sprintf("request:start:%d", tt.id))
+	return ctx, nil
+}
+
+func (tt *testTracer) EndRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) error {
+	tt.append(fmt.Sprintf("request:end:%d", tt.id))
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (tt *testTracer) StartFieldTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
 	tracerIDs, _ := ctx.Value("tracer").([]int)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "tracer", append(tracerIDs, tt.id))
 	rc := graphql.GetResolverContext(ctx)
-	tt.append(fmt.Sprintf("start:%d:%v", tt.id, rc.Path()))
+	tt.append(fmt.Sprintf("resolver:start:%d:%v", tt.id, rc.Path()))
 	return ctx, nil
 }
 
 func (tt *testTracer) EndFieldTracing(ctx context.Context) error {
-	tt.append(fmt.Sprintf("end:%d", tt.id))
+	tt.append(fmt.Sprintf("resolver:end:%d", tt.id))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -178,18 +188,22 @@ func TestGeneratedServer(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.True(t, called)
 		assert.Equal(t, []string{
-			"start:1:[user]",
-			"start:2:[user]",
-			"start:1:[user id]",
-			"start:2:[user id]",
-			"end:2",
-			"end:1",
-			"start:1:[user friends]",
-			"start:2:[user friends]",
-			"end:2",
-			"end:1",
-			"end:2",
-			"end:1",
+			"request:start:1",
+			"request:start:2",
+			"resolver:start:1:[user]",
+			"resolver:start:2:[user]",
+			"resolver:start:1:[user id]",
+			"resolver:start:2:[user id]",
+			"resolver:end:2",
+			"resolver:end:1",
+			"resolver:start:1:[user friends]",
+			"resolver:start:2:[user friends]",
+			"resolver:end:2",
+			"resolver:end:1",
+			"resolver:end:2",
+			"resolver:end:1",
+			"request:end:2",
+			"request:end:1",
 		}, tracerLog)
 	})
 
diff --git a/graphql/tracer.go b/graphql/tracer.go
index 580a4761fef..e0afda46b64 100644
--- a/graphql/tracer.go
+++ b/graphql/tracer.go
@@ -5,12 +5,22 @@ import "context"
 var _ Tracer = (*NopTracer)(nil)
 
 type Tracer interface {
+	StartRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error)
+	EndRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) error
 	StartFieldTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error)
 	EndFieldTracing(ctx context.Context) error
 }
 
 type NopTracer struct{}
 
+func (NopTracer) StartRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
+	return ctx, nil
+}
+
+func (NopTracer) EndRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (NopTracer) StartFieldTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
 	return ctx, nil
 }
diff --git a/handler/graphql.go b/handler/graphql.go
index 431cac076cf..71bf51f5c73 100644
--- a/handler/graphql.go
+++ b/handler/graphql.go
@@ -135,14 +135,23 @@ func Tracer(tracer graphql.Tracer) Option {
 	return func(cfg *Config) {
 		if cfg.tracer == nil {
 			cfg.tracer = tracer
-			return
-		}
 
-		lastResolve := cfg.tracer
-		cfg.tracer = &tracerWrapper{
-			tracer1: lastResolve,
-			tracer2: tracer,
+		} else {
+			lastResolve := cfg.tracer
+			cfg.tracer = &tracerWrapper{
+				tracer1: lastResolve,
+				tracer2: tracer,
+			}
 		}
+
+		opt := RequestMiddleware(func(ctx context.Context, next func(ctx context.Context) []byte) []byte {
+			ctx, _ = tracer.StartRequestTracing(ctx)
+			resp := next(ctx)
+			_ = tracer.EndRequestTracing(ctx)
+
+			return resp
+		})
+		opt(cfg)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -151,6 +160,23 @@ type tracerWrapper struct {
 	tracer2 graphql.Tracer
 }
 
+func (tw *tracerWrapper) StartRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
+	ctx, err := tw.tracer1.StartRequestTracing(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ctx, err
+	}
+	return tw.tracer2.StartRequestTracing(ctx)
+}
+
+func (tw *tracerWrapper) EndRequestTracing(ctx context.Context) error {
+	err2 := tw.tracer2.EndRequestTracing(ctx)
+	err1 := tw.tracer1.EndRequestTracing(ctx)
+	if err2 != nil {
+		return err2
+	}
+	return err1
+}
+
 func (tw *tracerWrapper) StartFieldTracing(ctx context.Context) (context.Context, error) {
 	ctx, err := tw.tracer1.StartFieldTracing(ctx)
 	if err != nil {