diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/resolver/MethodFieldResolver.kt b/src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/resolver/MethodFieldResolver.kt
index 926ebee4..59ff78a2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/resolver/MethodFieldResolver.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/resolver/MethodFieldResolver.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLFieldDefinition
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLTypeUtil.isScalar
 import graphql.schema.LightDataFetcher
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineStart
+import kotlinx.coroutines.ensureActive
 import kotlinx.coroutines.future.future
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.reflect.TypeUtils
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
@@ -211,7 +213,10 @@ internal class MethodFieldResolverDataFetcher(
         val args = this.args.map { it(environment) }.toTypedArray()
 
         return if (isSuspendFunction) {
-            environment.coroutineScope().future(options.coroutineContextProvider.provide()) {
+            // start undispatched so DataLoader loads are queued before graphql-java dispatches them,
+            // which runs the block even if the context is already cancelled, hence ensureActive
+            environment.coroutineScope().future(options.coroutineContextProvider.provide(), CoroutineStart.UNDISPATCHED) {
+                ensureActive()
                 invokeSuspend(source, method, args)?.transformWithGenericWrapper(options.genericWrappers) { environment }
             }
         } else {
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/MethodFieldResolverDataFetcherTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/MethodFieldResolverDataFetcherTest.kt
index 91464566..8247fac6 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/MethodFieldResolverDataFetcherTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/MethodFieldResolverDataFetcherTest.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.ReceiveChannel
 import org.junit.Test
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher
 import org.reactivestreams.tck.TestEnvironment
+import java.util.concurrent.CancellationException
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
 import kotlin.coroutines.coroutineContext
 
@@ -57,6 +58,33 @@ class MethodFieldResolverDataFetcherTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `data fetcher does not invoke suspend function if coroutineContext defined by options is cancelled`() {
+        // setup
+        val cancelledClass = CancelledClass()
+
+        val resolver = createFetcher("active", cancelledClass, options = cancelledClass.options)
+
+        // expect
+        val future = resolver.get(createEnvironment(DataClass())) as CompletableFuture<*>
+        assert(runCatching { future.get() }.exceptionOrNull() is CancellationException)
+        assert(!cancelledClass.invoked)
+    }
+
+    class CancelledClass : GraphQLResolver<DataClass> {
+        var invoked = false
+
+        val options = SchemaParserOptions.Builder()
+            .coroutineContext(Dispatchers.Default + Job().apply { cancel() })
+            .build()
+
+        @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER")
+        suspend fun isActive(data: DataClass): Boolean {
+            invoked = true
+            return true
+        }
+    }
+
     @ExperimentalCoroutinesApi
     @Test
     fun `canceling subscription Publisher also cancels underlying Kotlin coroutine channel`() {
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SuspendFunctionDataLoaderTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SuspendFunctionDataLoaderTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20b8a4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/graphql/kickstart/tools/SuspendFunctionDataLoaderTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package graphql.kickstart.tools
+
+import graphql.ExecutionInput
+import graphql.GraphQL
+import graphql.schema.DataFetchingEnvironment
+import kotlinx.coroutines.future.await
+import org.dataloader.DataLoaderFactory
+import org.dataloader.DataLoaderRegistry
+import org.junit.Test
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
+
+class SuspendFunctionDataLoaderTest {
+
+    private val schema = SchemaParser.newParser()
+        .schemaString(
+            """
+            type Query {
+                user(id: Int!): User!
+                users(ids: [Int!]!): [User!]!
+            }
+
+            type User {
+                id: Int!
+                friend: User!
+            }
+            """)
+        .resolvers(Query(), UserResolver())
+        .build()
+        .makeExecutableSchema()
+    private val gql = GraphQL.newGraphQL(schema).build()
+
+    @Test
+    fun `root suspend function can await a data loader`() {
+        repeat(20) {
+            val data = execute("{ users(ids: [1, 2, 3]) { id } }")
+
+            assertEquals(data, mapOf("users" to listOf(mapOf("id" to 1), mapOf("id" to 2), mapOf("id" to 3))))
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `nested suspend function can await a data loader`() {
+        repeat(20) {
+            val data = execute("{ a: user(id: 1) { friend { id } } b: user(id: 2) { friend { id } } }")
+
+            assertEquals(data, mapOf(
+                "a" to mapOf("friend" to mapOf("id" to 2)),
+                "b" to mapOf("friend" to mapOf("id" to 3))
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun execute(query: String): Any? {
+        val userLoader = DataLoaderFactory.newDataLoader<Int, User> { ids ->
+            CompletableFuture.supplyAsync { ids.map { User(it) } }
+        }
+        val registry = DataLoaderRegistry.newRegistry().register("user", userLoader).build()
+
+        // a resolver that awaits a load before it is dispatched hangs, so don't wait forever
+        val result = gql.executeAsync(ExecutionInput.newExecutionInput(query).dataLoaderRegistry(registry))
+            .get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+
+        assert(result.errors.isEmpty()) { result.errors.joinToString { it.message } }
+        return result.getData<Any>()
+    }
+
+    class Query : GraphQLQueryResolver {
+        fun user(id: Int): User = User(id)
+
+        suspend fun users(ids: List<Int>, env: DataFetchingEnvironment): List<User> =
+            env.getDataLoader<Int, User>("user")!!.loadMany(ids).await()
+    }
+
+    class UserResolver : GraphQLResolver<User> {
+        suspend fun friend(user: User, env: DataFetchingEnvironment): User =
+            env.getDataLoader<Int, User>("user")!!.load(user.id + 1).await()
+    }
+
+    data class User(val id: Int)
+}