diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration.java
index c4363bc2..afa799a6 100644
--- a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.KotlinModule;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLScalarType;
 import graphql.schema.GraphQLSchema;
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaDirectiveWiring;
 import graphql.servlet.GraphQLSchemaProvider;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.AutoConfigureAfter;
@@ -41,6 +42,12 @@ public class GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration {
     @Autowired(required = false)
     private SchemaParserOptions options;
 
+    @Autowired(required = false)
+    private List<SchemaDirective> directives;
+
+    @Autowired(required = false)
+    private List<TypeDefinitionFactory> typeDefinitionFactories;
+
     @Autowired
     private GraphQLToolsProperties props;
 
@@ -67,15 +74,28 @@ public SchemaParser schemaParser(
             builder.scalars(scalars);
         }
 
+        // fixme: should we even support options directly like this? the combination with the builder makes it complex
         if (options != null) {
             builder.options(options);
-        } else if (perFieldObjectMapperProvider != null) {
-            final SchemaParserOptions.Builder optionsBuilder =
-                    newOptions().objectMapperProvider(perFieldObjectMapperProvider);
+        } else {
+            SchemaParserOptions.Builder optionsBuilder = SchemaParserOptions.newOptions();
+
+            if (perFieldObjectMapperProvider != null) {
+                optionsBuilder.objectMapperProvider(perFieldObjectMapperProvider);
+            }
             optionsBuilder.introspectionEnabled(props.isIntrospectionEnabled());
+
+            if (typeDefinitionFactories != null) {
+                typeDefinitionFactories.forEach(optionsBuilder::typeDefinitionFactory);
+            }
+
             builder.options(optionsBuilder.build());
         }
 
+        if (directives != null) {
+            directives.forEach(it -> builder.directive(it.getName(), it.getDirective()));
+        }
+
         return builder
                 .resolvers(resolvers)
                 .build();
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/SchemaDirective.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/SchemaDirective.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea227a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/SchemaDirective.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package com.oembedler.moon.graphql.boot;
+
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaDirectiveWiring;
+
+public interface SchemaDirective {
+
+    String getName();
+
+    SchemaDirectiveWiring getDirective();
+
+    static SchemaDirective create(String name, SchemaDirectiveWiring directive) {
+        return new SchemaDirectiveImpl(name, directive);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/SchemaDirectiveImpl.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/SchemaDirectiveImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dca83b27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/SchemaDirectiveImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package com.oembedler.moon.graphql.boot;
+
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaDirectiveWiring;
+
+class SchemaDirectiveImpl implements SchemaDirective {
+
+    private final String name;
+    private final SchemaDirectiveWiring directive;
+
+    SchemaDirectiveImpl(String name, SchemaDirectiveWiring directive) {
+        this.name = name;
+        this.directive = directive;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public SchemaDirectiveWiring getDirective() {
+        return directive;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfigurationTest.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfigurationTest.java
index 9ce49cc5..c62cb6b6 100644
--- a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfigurationTest.java
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ public void schemaWithInterfaceLoads() {
 
         Assert.assertNotNull(this.getContext().getBean(GraphQLSchema.class));
     }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLToolsDirectiveTest.java b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLToolsDirectiveTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..680761fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/java/com/oembedler/moon/graphql/boot/test/graphqlJavaTools/GraphQLToolsDirectiveTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.oembedler.moon.graphql.boot.test.graphqlJavaTools;
+
+import com.coxautodev.graphql.tools.GraphQLQueryResolver;
+import com.oembedler.moon.graphql.boot.GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration;
+import com.oembedler.moon.graphql.boot.SchemaDirective;
+import com.oembedler.moon.graphql.boot.test.AbstractAutoConfigurationTest;
+import graphql.schema.GraphQLObjectType;
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaDirectiveWiring;
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaDirectiveWiringEnvironment;
+import graphql.schema.idl.SchemaParser;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+
+public class GraphQLToolsDirectiveTest extends AbstractAutoConfigurationTest {
+
+    public GraphQLToolsDirectiveTest() {
+        super(GraphQLJavaToolsAutoConfiguration.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void directiveIsLoaded() {
+        System.setProperty("graphql.tools.schemaLocationPattern", "graphql/schema-directive-test.graphql");
+        load(BaseConfiguration.class);
+    }
+
+    @Configuration
+    static class BaseConfiguration {
+
+        @Component
+        public class Query implements GraphQLQueryResolver {
+            String schemaLocationTest(String id) {
+                return id;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Bean
+        public SchemaDirective uppercaseDirective() {
+            return SchemaDirective.create("uppercase", new SchemaDirectiveWiring() {
+                @Override
+                public GraphQLObjectType onObject(SchemaDirectiveWiringEnvironment<GraphQLObjectType> environment) {
+                    return null;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/resources/graphql/schema-directive-test.graphql b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/resources/graphql/schema-directive-test.graphql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d96cd734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/test/resources/graphql/schema-directive-test.graphql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+type Query {
+    schemaLocationTest(id: ID!): String
+}