diff --git a/lib/graphql/stitching/client.rb b/lib/graphql/stitching/client.rb
index c9c4de25..b83f89e5 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/stitching/client.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/stitching/client.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def execute(query:, variables: nil, operation_name: nil, context: nil, validate:
         )
 
         if validate
-          validation_errors = @supergraph.schema.validate(request.document)
+          validation_errors = request.validate
           return error_result(validation_errors) if validation_errors.any?
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/graphql/stitching/request.rb b/lib/graphql/stitching/request.rb
index ffc9ebcc..e9d3d962 100644
--- a/lib/graphql/stitching/request.rb
+++ b/lib/graphql/stitching/request.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ def fragment_definitions
         end
       end
 
+      def validate
+        @supergraph.schema.validate(@document, context: @context)
+      end
+
       def prepare!
         operation.variables.each do |v|
           @variables[v.name] = v.default_value if @variables[v.name].nil? && !v.default_value.nil?
diff --git a/test/graphql/stitching/request_test.rb b/test/graphql/stitching/request_test.rb
index 26664f47..4f076e6a 100644
--- a/test/graphql/stitching/request_test.rb
+++ b/test/graphql/stitching/request_test.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 require "test_helper"
+require_relative "../../schemas/example"
 
 describe "GraphQL::Stitching::Request" do
   def setup
-    @supergraph = {}
+    @supergraph = GraphQL::Stitching::Supergraph.new(
+      schema: Schemas::Example::Products,
+      fields: {},
+      boundaries: {},
+      executables: {},
+    )
   end
 
   def test_builds_with_pre_parsed_ast
@@ -226,6 +232,14 @@ def test_applies_skip_and_include_directives_via_variables
     assert_equal expected, squish_string(request.document.to_query_string)
   end
 
+  def test_validates_the_request
+    request1 = GraphQL::Stitching::Request.new(@supergraph, %|{ product(upc: "1") { upc} }|)
+    assert request1.validate.none?
+
+    request2 = GraphQL::Stitching::Request.new(@supergraph, %|{ invalidSelection }|)
+    assert_equal 1, request2.validate.length
+  end
+
   def test_assigns_a_plan_for_the_request
     plan = GraphQL::Stitching::Plan.new(ops: [])
     request = GraphQL::Stitching::Request.new(@supergraph, "{ widget { id } }")