diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts
index 217744e3da..0f60623da3 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/instrumentation.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG: GraphQLInstrumentationConfig = {
   mergeItems: false,
   depth: -1,
   allowValues: false,
+  ignoreResolveSpans: false,
 };
 
 const supportedVersions = ['>=14'];
@@ -474,7 +475,11 @@ export class GraphQLInstrumentation extends InstrumentationBase {
     if (!contextValue) {
       contextValue = {};
     }
-    if (contextValue[OTEL_GRAPHQL_DATA_SYMBOL]) {
+
+    if (
+      contextValue[OTEL_GRAPHQL_DATA_SYMBOL] ||
+      this._getConfig().ignoreResolveSpans
+    ) {
       return {
         schema,
         document,
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts
index b206b449f4..7cedff14a8 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/src/types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ export interface GraphQLInstrumentationConfig extends InstrumentationConfig {
    */
   depth?: number;
 
+  /**
+   * Do not create spans for resolvers.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  ignoreResolveSpans?: boolean;
+
   /**
    * Don't create spans for the execution of the default resolver on object properties.
    *
diff --git a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts
index d570a38e1a..ffa186600d 100644
--- a/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/node/opentelemetry-instrumentation-graphql/test/graphql.test.ts
@@ -689,6 +689,37 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('when ignoreResolveSpans is true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      create({
+        ignoreResolveSpans: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      exporter.reset();
+      graphQLInstrumentation.disable();
+    });
+
+    it('should not create a span for a defined resolver', async () => {
+      const schema = buildSchema(`
+        type Query {
+          hello: String
+        }
+      `);
+
+      const rootValue = {
+        hello: () => 'world',
+      };
+
+      await graphql({ schema, source: '{ hello }', rootValue });
+      const resolveSpans = exporter
+        .getFinishedSpans()
+        .filter(span => span.name === `${SpanNames.RESOLVE} hello`);
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(resolveSpans.length, 0);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('when allowValues is set to true', () => {
     describe('AND source is query with param', () => {
       let spans: ReadableSpan[];