diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java
index 53eb11c6..4220794d 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/AnnotatedControllerConfigurer.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public class AnnotatedControllerConfigurer
 	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
 		this.argumentResolvers = new HandlerMethodArgumentResolverComposite();
 		if (springDataPresent) {
-			this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver(this.conversionService));
+			this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver());
 		}
 		this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ArgumentMapMethodArgumentResolver());
 		this.argumentResolvers.addResolver(new ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver(this.conversionService));
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 78272535..f17b41cc 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -59,18 +59,7 @@ public class ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgumentReso
 	@Override
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public Object resolveArgument(MethodParameter parameter, DataFetchingEnvironment environment) throws Exception {
-		Argument annotation = parameter.getParameterAnnotation(Argument.class);
-		Assert.notNull(annotation, "No @Argument annotation");
-		String name = annotation.name();
-		if (!StringUtils.hasText(name)) {
-			name = parameter.getParameterName();
-			if (name == null) {
-				throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-						"Name for argument of type [" + parameter.getNestedParameterType().getName() +
-								"] not specified, and parameter name information not found in class file either.");
-			}
-		}
-
+		String name = getArgumentName(parameter);
 		Object rawValue = environment.getArgument(name);
 		TypeDescriptor typeDescriptor = new TypeDescriptor(parameter);
 
@@ -111,6 +100,21 @@ public class ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgumentReso
 		return wrapAsOptionalIfNecessary(target, typeDescriptor.getType());
 	}
 
+	static String getArgumentName(MethodParameter parameter) {
+		Argument annotation = parameter.getParameterAnnotation(Argument.class);
+		Assert.state(annotation != null, "Expected @Argument annotation");
+		if (StringUtils.hasText(annotation.name())) {
+			return annotation.name();
+		}
+		String parameterName = parameter.getParameterName();
+		if (parameterName != null) {
+			return parameterName;
+		}
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException(
+				"Name for argument of type [" + parameter.getNestedParameterType().getName() +
+						"] not specified, and parameter name information not found in class file either.");
+	}
+
 	@Nullable
 	private Object wrapAsOptionalIfNecessary(@Nullable Object value, Class<?> type) {
 		return (type.equals(Optional.class) ? Optional.ofNullable(value) : value);
diff --git a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java
index 0e5d8def..704b4a89 100644
--- a/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/spring-graphql/src/main/java/org/springframework/graphql/data/method/annotation/support/ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -24,12 +24,10 @@ import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryAware;
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotatedElementUtils;
-import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
 import org.springframework.data.projection.SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory;
 import org.springframework.data.web.ProjectedPayload;
 import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.HandlerMethodArgumentResolver;
 import org.springframework.graphql.data.method.annotation.Argument;
-import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Resolver to obtain a {@link ProjectedPayload @ProjectedPayload}
@@ -63,16 +61,6 @@ public class ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgu
 
 	private final SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory projectionFactory = new SpelAwareProxyProjectionFactory();
 
-	private final ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver argumentResolver;
-
-	public ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver(@Nullable ConversionService conversionService) {
-		this.argumentResolver = new ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver(conversionService){
-			@Override
-			protected Object convert(Object rawValue, Class<?> targetType) {
-				return project(targetType, rawValue);
-			}
-		};
-	}
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean supportsParameter(MethodParameter parameter) {
@@ -87,15 +75,17 @@ public class ProjectedPayloadMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgu
 
 	@Override
 	public Object resolveArgument(MethodParameter parameter, DataFetchingEnvironment environment) throws Exception {
-		if(parameter.getParameterAnnotation(Argument.class) != null){
-			return argumentResolver.resolveArgument(parameter, environment);
-		}
+		String name = (parameter.hasParameterAnnotation(Argument.class) ?
+				ArgumentMethodArgumentResolver.getArgumentName(parameter) : null);
 
-		return project(parameter.getParameterType(), environment.getArguments());
+		Object projectionSource = (name != null ?
+				environment.getArgument(name) : environment.getArguments());
+
+		return project(parameter.getParameterType(), projectionSource);
 	}
 
-	protected Object project(Class<?> projectionType, Object source){
-		return this.projectionFactory.createProjection(projectionType, source);
+	protected Object project(Class<?> projectionType, Object projectionSource){
+		return this.projectionFactory.createProjection(projectionType, projectionSource);
 	}
 
 	@Override