diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/TrivialFieldValidatorDataFetcher.java b/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/TrivialFieldValidatorDataFetcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a6a98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/TrivialFieldValidatorDataFetcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package graphql.validation.schemawiring;
+
+import graphql.TrivialDataFetcher;
+import graphql.schema.DataFetcher;
+import graphql.validation.interpolation.MessageInterpolator;
+import graphql.validation.rules.OnValidationErrorStrategy;
+import graphql.validation.rules.ValidationRules;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class TrivialFieldValidatorDataFetcher extends FieldValidatorDataFetcher implements TrivialDataFetcher<Object> {
+    public TrivialFieldValidatorDataFetcher(OnValidationErrorStrategy errorStrategy, MessageInterpolator messageInterpolator, DataFetcher<?> defaultDataFetcher, Locale defaultLocale, ValidationRules validationRules) {
+        super(errorStrategy, messageInterpolator, defaultDataFetcher, defaultLocale, validationRules);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/ValidationSchemaWiring.java b/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/ValidationSchemaWiring.java
index 36cf6ba..30867b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/ValidationSchemaWiring.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/validation/schemawiring/ValidationSchemaWiring.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package graphql.validation.schemawiring;
 
 import graphql.PublicApi;
+import graphql.TrivialDataFetcher;
 import graphql.schema.DataFetcher;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLFieldDefinition;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLFieldsContainer;
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@
 import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaDirectiveWiringEnvironment;
 import graphql.validation.interpolation.MessageInterpolator;
 import graphql.validation.rules.OnValidationErrorStrategy;
-import graphql.validation.rules.TargetedValidationRules;
 import graphql.validation.rules.ValidationRules;
 
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ private DataFetcher<Object> buildValidatingDataFetcher(OnValidationErrorStrategy
                                                            MessageInterpolator messageInterpolator,
                                                            DataFetcher<?> currentDF,
                                                            final Locale defaultLocale) {
+        if (currentDF instanceof TrivialDataFetcher) {
+           return new TrivialFieldValidatorDataFetcher(
+                   errorStrategy,
+                   messageInterpolator,
+                   currentDF,
+                   defaultLocale,
+                   ruleCandidates
+           );
+        }
+        
         return new FieldValidatorDataFetcher(
                 errorStrategy,
                 messageInterpolator,