diff --git a/src/http/websocket.rs b/src/http/websocket.rs
index e8ad9ffd..1448a96a 100644
--- a/src/http/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/http/websocket.rs
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ impl std::str::FromStr for Protocols {
 /// A websocket message received from the client
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 #[serde(tag = "type", rename_all = "snake_case")]
+#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)] //Request is at fault
 pub enum ClientMessage {
     /// A new connection
     ConnectionInit {
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 9132e7af..7e24d82f 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize};
 
-use crate::{Data, ParseRequestError, UploadValue, Value, Variables};
+use crate::parser::parse_query;
+use crate::parser::types::ExecutableDocument;
+use crate::{Data, ParseRequestError, ServerError, UploadValue, Value, Variables};
 
 /// GraphQL request.
 ///
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@ pub struct Request {
     /// Disable introspection queries for this request.
     #[serde(skip)]
     pub disable_introspection: bool,
+
+    #[serde(skip)]
+    pub(crate) parsed_query: Option<ExecutableDocument>,
 }
 
 impl Request {
@@ -55,6 +60,7 @@ impl Request {
             data: Data::default(),
             extensions: Default::default(),
             disable_introspection: false,
+            parsed_query: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -87,6 +93,24 @@ impl Request {
         self
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    /// Performs parsing of query ahead of execution.
+    ///
+    /// This effectively allows to inspect query information, before passing request to schema for
+    /// execution as long as query is valid.
+    pub fn parsed_query(&mut self) -> Result<&ExecutableDocument, ServerError> {
+        if self.parsed_query.is_none() {
+            match parse_query(&self.query) {
+                Ok(parsed) => self.parsed_query = Some(parsed),
+                Err(error) => return Err(error.into()),
+            }
+        }
+
+        //forbid_unsafe effectively bans optimize away else branch here so use unwrap
+        //but this unwrap never panics
+        Ok(self.parsed_query.as_ref().unwrap())
+    }
+
     /// Set a variable to an upload value.
     ///
     /// `var_path` is a dot-separated path to the item that begins with `variables`, for example
@@ -141,6 +165,7 @@ impl Debug for Request {
 /// **Reference:** <https://www.apollographql.com/blog/batching-client-graphql-queries-a685f5bcd41b/>
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 #[serde(untagged)]
+#[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)] //Request is at fault
 pub enum BatchRequest {
     /// Single query
     Single(Request),
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index bfdd0920..9480cfd9 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -427,13 +427,19 @@ where
         let query_data = Arc::new(std::mem::take(&mut request.data));
         extensions.attach_query_data(query_data.clone());
 
-        let request = extensions.prepare_request(request).await?;
+        let mut request = extensions.prepare_request(request).await?;
         let mut document = {
             let query = &request.query;
-            let fut_parse = async { parse_query(&query).map_err(Into::<ServerError>::into) };
+            let parsed_doc = request.parsed_query.take();
+            let fut_parse = async move {
+                match parsed_doc {
+                    Some(parsed_doc) => Ok(parsed_doc),
+                    None => parse_query(query).map_err(Into::into),
+                }
+            };
             futures_util::pin_mut!(fut_parse);
             extensions
-                .parse_query(&query, &request.variables, &mut fut_parse)
+                .parse_query(query, &request.variables, &mut fut_parse)
                 .await?
         };