diff --git a/packages/stitch/src/subschemaConfigTransforms/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.ts b/packages/stitch/src/subschemaConfigTransforms/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.ts
index 64618a21cf6..3cf8c5c493f 100644
--- a/packages/stitch/src/subschemaConfigTransforms/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.ts
+++ b/packages/stitch/src/subschemaConfigTransforms/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ export function isolateComputedFieldsTransformer(
           for (const type of returnTypes) {
             const returnTypeMergeConfig = subschemaConfig.merge[type.name];
 
+            // isolate the object type only if it's not accessible from other, non-isolated, objects' fields
+            if (
+              Object.values(subschemaConfig.schema.getTypeMap())
+                .filter(isObjectType) // only objects
+                .filter(t => t !== type) // not this type
+                .filter(t => !isolatedSchemaTypes[t.name]) // not an isolated type
+                .find(t => Object.values(t.getFields()).find(f => f.type === type)) // has a field returning this type
+            ) {
+              continue;
+            }
+
             if (isObjectType(type)) {
               const returnTypeSelectionSet = returnTypeMergeConfig?.selectionSet;
               if (returnTypeSelectionSet) {
diff --git a/packages/stitch/tests/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.test.ts b/packages/stitch/tests/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.test.ts
index c3cb311699d..623a546a368 100644
--- a/packages/stitch/tests/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/stitch/tests/isolateComputedFieldsTransformer.test.ts
@@ -470,6 +470,51 @@ type Mutation {
 }"
 `);
     });
+    it('does not isolate objects referenced from other fields', async () => {
+      const [baseConfig, computedConfig] = isolateComputedFieldsTransformer({
+        schema: makeExecutableSchema({
+          typeDefs: /* GraphQL */ `
+            scalar _Any
+
+            union _Entity = User
+
+            type Query {
+              someResolver: SomeTypeWithDisappearingField
+              _entities(representations: [_Any!]!): _Entity
+            }
+
+            type SomeRequiredType {
+              id: String
+            }
+
+            type SomeTypeWithDisappearingField {
+              otherField: String
+              disappearingField: SomeRequiredType
+            }
+
+            type User {
+              id: ID!
+              requiresField: SomeRequiredType
+            }
+          `,
+        }),
+        merge: {
+          User: {
+            selectionSet: '{ id }',
+            fields: {
+              requiresField: { selectionSet: '{ externalField }', computed: true },
+            },
+            fieldName: '_entities',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      assertSome(baseConfig.merge);
+      expect(baseConfig.merge['SomeRequiredType']).toBeUndefined();
+
+      assertSome(computedConfig.merge);
+      expect(computedConfig.merge['SomeRequiredType']).toBeUndefined();
+    });
   });
 
   describe('with multiple entryPoints', () => {