diff --git a/starlette/graphql.py b/starlette/graphql.py
index df9aaf4d..f01ac819 100644
--- a/starlette/graphql.py
+++ b/starlette/graphql.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class GraphQLApp:
                 status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
             )
 
-        result = await self.execute(query, variables)
+        result = await self.execute(request, query, variables)
         error_data = (
             [format_graphql_error(err) for err in result.errors]
             if result.errors
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@ class GraphQLApp:
         )
         return JSONResponse(response_data, status_code=status_code)
 
-    async def execute(self, query, variables=None, operation_name=None):  # type: ignore
+    async def execute(  # type: ignore
+        self, request, query, variables=None, operation_name=None
+    ):
+        context = dict(request=request)
+
         if self.is_async:
             return await self.schema.execute(
                 query,
@@ -93,6 +97,7 @@ class GraphQLApp:
                 operation_name=operation_name,
                 executor=self.executor,
                 return_promise=True,
+                context=context,
             )
         else:
             return await run_in_threadpool(
@@ -100,6 +105,7 @@ class GraphQLApp:
                 query,
                 variables=variables,
                 operation_name=operation_name,
+                context=context,
             )
 
     async def handle_graphiql(self, request: Request) -> Response:
diff --git a/tests/test_graphql.py b/tests/test_graphql.py
index 676c8be8..f4345f60 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphql.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphql.py
@@ -2,16 +2,35 @@ import graphene
 from graphql.execution.executors.asyncio import AsyncioExecutor
 
 from starlette.applications import Starlette
+from starlette.datastructures import Headers
 from starlette.graphql import GraphQLApp
 from starlette.testclient import TestClient
 
 
+class FakeAuthMiddleware:
+    def __init__(self, app) -> None:
+        self.app = app
+
+    def __call__(self, scope):
+        headers = Headers(scope=scope)
+        scope["user"] = "Jane" if headers.get("Authorization") == "Bearer 123" else None
+        return self.app(scope)
+
+
 class Query(graphene.ObjectType):
     hello = graphene.String(name=graphene.String(default_value="stranger"))
+    whoami = graphene.String()
 
     def resolve_hello(self, info, name):
         return "Hello " + name
 
+    def resolve_whoami(self, info):
+        return (
+            "a mystery"
+            if info.context["request"]["user"] is None
+            else info.context["request"]["user"]
+        )
+
 
 schema = graphene.Schema(query=Query)
 app = GraphQLApp(schema=schema)
@@ -91,6 +110,18 @@ def test_add_graphql_route():
     assert response.json() == {"data": {"hello": "Hello stranger"}, "errors": None}
 
 
+def test_graphql_context():
+    app = Starlette()
+    app.add_middleware(FakeAuthMiddleware)
+    app.add_route("/", GraphQLApp(schema=schema))
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    response = client.post(
+        "/", json={"query": "{ whoami }"}, headers={"Authorization": "Bearer 123"}
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"data": {"whoami": "Jane"}, "errors": None}
+
+
 class ASyncQuery(graphene.ObjectType):
     hello = graphene.String(name=graphene.String(default_value="stranger"))