diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/FusionGraphComposer.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/FusionGraphComposer.cs
index 4d87c747ab5..34855489646 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/FusionGraphComposer.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/FusionGraphComposer.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ internal FusionGraphComposer(
                 .Use<MergeSchemaDefinitionMiddleware>()
                 .Use<MergeSubscriptionTypeMiddleware>()
                 .Use<NodeMiddleware>()
+                .Use<ViewerMiddleware>()
                 .Use<ApplyTagDirectiveMiddleware>()
                 .Use<ApplyExcludeTagMiddleware>()
                 .Use<RemoveFusionTypesMiddleware>()
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/NodeMiddleware.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/NodeMiddleware.cs
index 8a768b32f9f..f6e9b9ac710 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/NodeMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/NodeMiddleware.cs
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ public async ValueTask InvokeAsync(CompositionContext context, MergeDelegate nex
 
         if (fusionGraph.QueryType is not null &&
             context.Features.IsNodeFieldSupported() &&
-            fusionGraph.QueryType.Fields.TryGetField("node", out var nodeField))
+            fusionGraph.QueryType.Fields.ContainsName("node"))
         {
-            fusionGraph.QueryType.Fields.TryGetField("nodes", out var nodesField);
-
             var nodes = new HashSet<ObjectTypeDefinition>();
 
             foreach (var schema in context.Subgraphs)
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/ViewerMiddleware.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/ViewerMiddleware.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b49013e1f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/src/Composition/Pipeline/ViewerMiddleware.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+using HotChocolate.Language;
+using HotChocolate.Skimmed;
+
+namespace HotChocolate.Fusion.Composition.Pipeline;
+
+internal sealed class ViewerMiddleware : IMergeMiddleware
+{
+    public async ValueTask InvokeAsync(CompositionContext context, MergeDelegate next)
+    {
+        var fusionGraph = context.FusionGraph;
+        var fusionTypes = context.FusionTypes;
+
+        if (fusionGraph.QueryType is not null &&
+            fusionGraph.QueryType.Fields.TryGetField("viewer", out var viewerField) &&
+            viewerField.Type.NamedType() is ObjectTypeDefinition { Name: "Viewer" } viewerType)
+        {
+            var viewerSelectionNode = new SelectionSetNode([new FieldNode("viewer")]);
+
+            foreach (var subgraphSchema in context.Subgraphs)
+            {
+                if (subgraphSchema.QueryType is not null &&
+                    subgraphSchema.QueryType.Fields.TryGetField("viewer", out var subgraphViewerField) &&
+                    subgraphViewerField.Type.NamedType() is ObjectTypeDefinition { Name: "Viewer" })
+                {
+                    viewerType.Directives.Add(fusionTypes.CreateResolverDirective(subgraphSchema.Name, viewerSelectionNode));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!context.Log.HasErrors)
+        {
+            await next(context).ConfigureAwait(false);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/DemoIntegrationTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/DemoIntegrationTests.cs
index 1c27d956d6f..2c92c84cd54 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/DemoIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/DemoIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -2178,6 +2178,70 @@ type ResaleSurveyFeedback {
         await snapshot.MatchMarkdownAsync();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Viewer_Returned_From_Mutation_With_Selection_On_Another_Subgraph()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var subgraphA = await TestSubgraph.CreateAsync(
+            """
+            type Query {
+              viewer: Viewer
+            }
+
+            type Mutation {
+              doSomething: DoSomethingPayload
+            }
+
+            type DoSomethingPayload {
+              something: Int
+              viewer: Viewer
+            }
+
+            type Viewer {
+              subgraphA: String
+            }
+            """);
+        var subgraphB = await TestSubgraph.CreateAsync(
+            """
+            type Query {
+              viewer: Viewer
+            }
+
+            type Viewer {
+              subgraphB: String
+            }
+            """);
+
+        using var subgraphs = new TestSubgraphCollection(output, [subgraphA, subgraphB]);
+        var executor = await subgraphs.GetExecutorAsync();
+
+        var request = Parse(
+            """
+            mutation {
+              doSomething {
+                something
+                viewer {
+                  subgraphA
+                  subgraphB
+                }
+              }
+            }
+
+            """);
+
+        // act
+        await using var result = await executor.ExecuteAsync(
+            OperationRequestBuilder
+                .New()
+                .SetDocument(request)
+                .Build());
+
+        // assert
+        var snapshot = new Snapshot();
+        CollectSnapshotData(snapshot, request, result);
+        await snapshot.MatchMarkdownAsync();
+    }
+
     public sealed class HotReloadConfiguration : IObservable<GatewayConfiguration>
     {
         private GatewayConfiguration _configuration;
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/__snapshots__/DemoIntegrationTests.Viewer_Returned_From_Mutation_With_Selection_On_Another_Subgraph.md b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/__snapshots__/DemoIntegrationTests.Viewer_Returned_From_Mutation_With_Selection_On_Another_Subgraph.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be2ad1778ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Fusion/test/Core.Tests/__snapshots__/DemoIntegrationTests.Viewer_Returned_From_Mutation_With_Selection_On_Another_Subgraph.md
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# Viewer_Returned_From_Mutation_With_Selection_On_Another_Subgraph
+
+## Result
+
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "doSomething": {
+      "something": 123,
+      "viewer": {
+        "subgraphA": "string",
+        "subgraphB": "string"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Request
+
+```graphql
+mutation {
+  doSomething {
+    something
+    viewer {
+      subgraphA
+      subgraphB
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## QueryPlan Hash
+
+```text
+3BAD760CBB742706BF2DEDB9CA40F8DA880B22CC
+```
+
+## QueryPlan
+
+```json
+{
+  "document": "mutation { doSomething { something viewer { subgraphA subgraphB } } }",
+  "rootNode": {
+    "type": "Sequence",
+    "nodes": [
+      {
+        "type": "Resolve",
+        "subgraph": "Subgraph_1",
+        "document": "mutation fetch_doSomething_1 { doSomething { something viewer { subgraphA } } }",
+        "selectionSetId": 0
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Compose",
+        "selectionSetIds": [
+          0
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Resolve",
+        "subgraph": "Subgraph_2",
+        "document": "query fetch_doSomething_2 { viewer { subgraphB } }",
+        "selectionSetId": 2,
+        "path": [
+          "viewer"
+        ]
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "Compose",
+        "selectionSetIds": [
+          2
+        ]
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
+```
+