diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java
index 6b2327d2d0..5cb3f77b0b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import graphql.GraphQL;
 import graphql.execution.instrumentation.Instrumentation;
+import graphql.schema.visibility.NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ public class GraphQlAutoConfiguration {
 				.schemaResources(schemaResources.toArray(new Resource[0]))
 				.exceptionResolvers(exceptionResolversProvider.orderedStream().collect(Collectors.toList()))
 				.instrumentation(instrumentationsProvider.orderedStream().collect(Collectors.toList()));
+		if (!properties.getSchema().getIntrospection().isEnabled()) {
+			builder.configureRuntimeWiring((wiring) -> wiring
+					.fieldVisibility(NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility.NO_INTROSPECTION_FIELD_VISIBILITY));
+		}
 		wiringConfigurers.orderedStream().forEach(builder::configureRuntimeWiring);
 		sourceCustomizers.orderedStream().forEach((customizer) -> customizer.customize(builder));
 		try {
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlProperties.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlProperties.java
index 3df070e745..02df4a3095 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlProperties.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlProperties.java
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ public class GraphQlProperties {
 		 */
 		private String[] fileExtensions = new String[] { ".graphqls", ".gqls" };
 
+		private final Introspection introspection = new Introspection();
+
 		private final Printer printer = new Printer();
 
 		public String[] getLocations() {
@@ -96,10 +98,31 @@ public class GraphQlProperties {
 					.toArray(String[]::new);
 		}
 
+		public Introspection getIntrospection() {
+			return this.introspection;
+		}
+
 		public Printer getPrinter() {
 			return this.printer;
 		}
 
+		public static class Introspection {
+
+			/**
+			 * Whether field introspection should be enabled at the schema level.
+			 */
+			private boolean enabled = true;
+
+			public boolean isEnabled() {
+				return this.enabled;
+			}
+
+			public void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+				this.enabled = enabled;
+			}
+
+		}
+
 		public static class Printer {
 
 			/**
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java
index 5f1f388f9a..e769425c76 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/graphql/GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests.java
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import graphql.execution.instrumentation.ChainedInstrumentation;
 import graphql.execution.instrumentation.Instrumentation;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLSchema;
 import graphql.schema.idl.RuntimeWiring;
+import graphql.schema.visibility.DefaultGraphqlFieldVisibility;
+import graphql.schema.visibility.NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility;
 import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -145,6 +147,25 @@ class GraphQlAutoConfigurationTests {
 		});
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	void fieldIntrospectionShouldBeEnabledByDefault() {
+		this.contextRunner.run((context) -> {
+			GraphQlSource graphQlSource = context.getBean(GraphQlSource.class);
+			GraphQLSchema schema = graphQlSource.schema();
+			assertThat(schema.getCodeRegistry().getFieldVisibility()).isInstanceOf(DefaultGraphqlFieldVisibility.class);
+		});
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	void shouldDisableFieldIntrospection() {
+		this.contextRunner.withPropertyValues("spring.graphql.schema.introspection.enabled:false").run((context) -> {
+			GraphQlSource graphQlSource = context.getBean(GraphQlSource.class);
+			GraphQLSchema schema = graphQlSource.schema();
+			assertThat(schema.getCodeRegistry().getFieldVisibility())
+					.isInstanceOf(NoIntrospectionGraphqlFieldVisibility.class);
+		});
+	}
+
 	@Configuration(proxyBeanMethods = false)
 	static class CustomGraphQlBuilderConfiguration {
 
diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/spring-graphql.adoc b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/spring-graphql.adoc
index 66ea980ac8..e197774c32 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/spring-graphql.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/web/spring-graphql.adoc
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ In the following sections, we'll consider this sample GraphQL schema, defining t
 include::{docs-resources}/graphql/schema.graphqls[]
 ----
 
+NOTE: By default, https://spec.graphql.org/draft/#sec-Introspection[field introspection] will be allowed on the schema as it is required for tools such as GraphiQL.
+If you wish to not expose information about the schema, you can disable introspection by setting configprop:spring.graphql.schema.introspection.enabled[] to `false`.
 
 [[web.graphql.runtimewiring]]
 === GraphQL RuntimeWiring