diff --git a/execution_test.go b/execution_test.go
index e8f6e0de..c05bbb96 100644
--- a/execution_test.go
+++ b/execution_test.go
@@ -4983,6 +4983,55 @@ func TestQueryWithBoundaryFields(t *testing.T) {
 	f.checkSuccess(t)
 }
 
+func TestQuerySelectionSetFragmentMismatchesWithResponse(t *testing.T) {
+	f := &queryExecutionFixture{
+		services: []testService{{
+			schema: `
+				interface Transport {
+					speed: Int!
+				}
+
+				type Bicycle implements Transport {
+					speed: Int!
+					dropbars: Boolean!
+				}
+
+				type Plane implements Transport {
+					speed: Int!
+					winglength: Int!
+				}
+
+				type Query {
+					selectedTransport: Transport!
+				}`,
+			handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				w.Write([]byte(`{
+					"data": {
+						"selectedTransport": {
+							"speed": 30
+						}
+					}
+        }`))
+			}),
+		}},
+		query: `query {
+			selectedTransport {
+				speed
+				... on Plane {
+					__typename
+					winglength
+				}
+			}
+    	}`,
+		expected: `{
+			"selectedTransport": {
+				"speed": 30
+			}
+    	}`,
+	}
+	f.checkSuccess(t)
+}
+
 func TestQueryWithArrayBoundaryFields(t *testing.T) {
 	f := &queryExecutionFixture{
 		services: []testService{
diff --git a/query_execution.go b/query_execution.go
index bdfeda30..4146d245 100644
--- a/query_execution.go
+++ b/query_execution.go
@@ -844,10 +844,6 @@ func unionAndTrimSelectionSetRec(objectTypename string, schema *ast.Schema, sele
 			filteredSelectionSet = append(filteredSelectionSet, selection)
 		case *ast.InlineFragment:
 			fragment := selection
-			if objectTypename == "" {
-				return nil, errors.New("unionAndTrimSelectionSetRec: expected __typename")
-			}
-
 			if fragment.ObjectDefinition.IsAbstractType() &&
 				fragmentImplementsAbstractType(schema, fragment.ObjectDefinition.Name, fragment.TypeCondition) &&
 				objectTypenameMatchesDifferentFragment(objectTypename, fragment) {