diff --git a/graphql/execution/middleware.py b/graphql/execution/middleware.py
index fa7fc5ad..22bcfd32 100644
--- a/graphql/execution/middleware.py
+++ b/graphql/execution/middleware.py
@@ -9,14 +9,19 @@
 
 class MiddlewareManager(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, *middlewares):
+    def __init__(self, *middlewares, **kwargs):
         self.middlewares = middlewares
+        self.wrap_in_promise = kwargs.get('wrap_in_promise', True)
         self._middleware_resolvers = list(get_middleware_resolvers(middlewares))
         self._cached_resolvers = {}
 
     def get_field_resolver(self, field_resolver):
         if field_resolver not in self._cached_resolvers:
-            self._cached_resolvers[field_resolver] = middleware_chain(field_resolver, self._middleware_resolvers)
+            self._cached_resolvers[field_resolver] = middleware_chain(
+                field_resolver,
+                self._middleware_resolvers,
+                wrap_in_promise=self.wrap_in_promise,
+            )
 
         return self._cached_resolvers[field_resolver]
 
@@ -34,10 +39,13 @@ def get_middleware_resolvers(middlewares):
         yield getattr(middleware, MIDDLEWARE_RESOLVER_FUNCTION)
 
 
-def middleware_chain(func, middlewares):
+def middleware_chain(func, middlewares, wrap_in_promise):
     if not middlewares:
         return func
-    middlewares = chain((func, make_it_promise), middlewares)
+    if wrap_in_promise:
+        middlewares = chain((func, make_it_promise), middlewares)
+    else:
+        middlewares = chain((func,), middlewares)
     last_func = None
     for middleware in middlewares:
         last_func = partial(middleware, last_func) if last_func else middleware
diff --git a/graphql/execution/tests/test_executor.py b/graphql/execution/tests/test_executor.py
index 2bbaf2c2..7d9b5e7f 100644
--- a/graphql/execution/tests/test_executor.py
+++ b/graphql/execution/tests/test_executor.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 from graphql.type import (GraphQLArgument, GraphQLBoolean, GraphQLField,
                           GraphQLInt, GraphQLList, GraphQLObjectType,
                           GraphQLSchema, GraphQLString)
+from promise import Promise
 
 
 def test_executes_arbitary_code():
@@ -607,3 +608,40 @@ def resolve(self, next, *args, **kwargs):
     middlewares = MiddlewareManager(MyMiddleware())
     result = execute(GraphQLSchema(Type), doc_ast, Data(), middleware=middlewares)
     assert result.data == {'ok': 'ko', 'not_ok': 'ko_ton'}
+
+
+def test_middleware_skip_promise_wrap():
+    doc = '''{
+        ok
+        not_ok
+    }'''
+
+    class Data(object):
+
+        def ok(self):
+            return 'ok'
+
+        def not_ok(self):
+            return 'not_ok'
+
+    doc_ast = parse(doc)
+
+    Type = GraphQLObjectType('Type', {
+        'ok': GraphQLField(GraphQLString),
+        'not_ok': GraphQLField(GraphQLString),
+    })
+
+    class MyPromiseMiddleware(object):
+        def resolve(self, next, *args, **kwargs):
+            return Promise.resolve(next(*args, **kwargs))
+
+    class MyEmptyMiddleware(object):
+        def resolve(self, next, *args, **kwargs):
+            return next(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    middlewares_with_promise = MiddlewareManager(MyPromiseMiddleware(), wrap_in_promise=False)
+    middlewares_without_promise = MiddlewareManager(MyEmptyMiddleware(), wrap_in_promise=False)
+
+    result1 = execute(GraphQLSchema(Type), doc_ast, Data(), middleware=middlewares_with_promise)
+    result2 = execute(GraphQLSchema(Type), doc_ast, Data(), middleware=middlewares_without_promise)
+    assert result1.data == result2.data and result1.data == {'ok': 'ok', 'not_ok': 'not_ok'}