diff --git a/src/type/__tests__/validation-test.ts b/src/type/__tests__/validation-test.ts
index c1ed85d7b6..cafc230b18 100644
--- a/src/type/__tests__/validation-test.ts
+++ b/src/type/__tests__/validation-test.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,34 @@ describe('Type System: A Schema must have Object root types', () => {
     expectJSON(validateSchema(schemaWithDef)).toDeepEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it('accepts a Schema whose query type implements interfaces', () => {
+    const schema = buildSchema(`
+      interface SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+
+      type Query implements SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+    `);
+    expectJSON(validateSchema(schema)).toDeepEqual([]);
+
+    const schemaWithDef = buildSchema(`
+      schema {
+        query: QueryRoot
+      }
+
+      interface SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+
+      type QueryRoot implements SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+    `);
+    expectJSON(validateSchema(schemaWithDef)).toDeepEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it('rejects a Schema without a query type', () => {
     const schema = buildSchema(`
       type Mutation {
@@ -296,6 +324,53 @@ describe('Type System: A Schema must have Object root types', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('rejects a Schema whose mutation type implements interfaces', () => {
+    const schema = buildSchema(`
+      type Query {
+        field: String
+      }
+
+      interface SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+
+      type Mutation implements SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+    `);
+    expectJSON(validateSchema(schema)).toDeepEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Root type "Mutation" cannot implement interfaces.',
+        locations: [{ line: 10, column: 7 }],
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const schemaWithDef = buildSchema(`
+      schema {
+        query: Query
+        mutation: MutationRoot
+      }
+
+      type Query {
+        field: String
+      }
+
+      interface SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+
+      type MutationRoot implements SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+    `);
+    expectJSON(validateSchema(schemaWithDef)).toDeepEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Root type "MutationRoot" cannot implement interfaces.',
+        locations: [{ line: 15, column: 7 }],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('rejects a Schema whose subscription type is an input type', () => {
     const schema = buildSchema(`
       type Query {
@@ -337,6 +412,54 @@ describe('Type System: A Schema must have Object root types', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('rejects a Schema whose subscription type implements interfaces', () => {
+    const schema = buildSchema(`
+      type Query {
+        field: String
+      }
+
+      interface SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+
+      type Subscription implements SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+    `);
+    expectJSON(validateSchema(schema)).toDeepEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Root type "Subscription" cannot implement interfaces.',
+        locations: [{ line: 10, column: 7 }],
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    const schemaWithDef = buildSchema(`
+      schema {
+        query: Query
+        subscription: SubscriptionRoot
+      }
+
+      type Query {
+        field: String
+      }
+
+      interface SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+
+
+      type SubscriptionRoot implements SomeInterface {
+        test: String
+      }
+    `);
+    expectJSON(validateSchema(schemaWithDef)).toDeepEqual([
+      {
+        message: 'Root type "SubscriptionRoot" cannot implement interfaces.',
+        locations: [{ line: 16, column: 7 }],
+      },
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it('rejects a Schema extended with invalid root types', () => {
     let schema = buildSchema(`
       input SomeInputObject {
diff --git a/src/type/validate.ts b/src/type/validate.ts
index ede99c8054..a44b087524 100644
--- a/src/type/validate.ts
+++ b/src/type/validate.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ function validateRootTypes(context: SchemaValidationContext): void {
           getOperationTypeNode(schema, operationType) ??
             (rootType as any).astNode,
         );
+      } else if (
+        operationType !== 'query' &&
+        rootType.getInterfaces().length > 0
+      ) {
+        const rootTypeStr = inspect(rootType);
+        context.reportError(
+          `Root type "${rootTypeStr}" cannot implement interfaces.`,
+          rootType.astNode,
+        );
       } else {
         rootTypesMap.add(rootType, operationType);
       }