diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/pom.xml b/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/pom.xml
index 4151dbec5dab3..8c20533d1223c 100644
--- a/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
             <artifactId>quarkus-smallrye-graphql-deployment</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.smallrye.stork</groupId>
+            <artifactId>stork-service-discovery-static-list</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -74,4 +79,4 @@
     </build>
 
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/client/deployment/StorkAndGraphQLClientTest.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/client/deployment/StorkAndGraphQLClientTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..70e0f1e9fb9f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/client/deployment/StorkAndGraphQLClientTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.client.deployment;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.client.deployment.model.Person;
+import io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.client.deployment.model.TestingGraphQLApi;
+import io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.client.deployment.model.TestingGraphQLClientApi;
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+
+public class StorkAndGraphQLClientTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
+                    .addClasses(TestingGraphQLApi.class, TestingGraphQLClientApi.class, Person.class)
+                    .addAsResource(new StringAsset(
+                            "quarkus.smallrye-graphql-client.typesafeclient.url=stork://foo-service/graphql\n" +
+                                    "quarkus.stork.foo-service.service-discovery.type=static\n" +
+                                    "quarkus.stork.foo-service.service-discovery.address-list=${quarkus.http.host:localhost}:${quarkus.http.test-port:8081}"),
+                            "application.properties")
+                    .addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml"));
+
+    @Inject
+    TestingGraphQLClientApi client;
+
+    @Test
+    public void performQuery() {
+        List<Person> people = client.people();
+        assertEquals("John", people.get(0).getFirstName());
+        assertEquals("Arthur", people.get(1).getFirstName());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/BeanValidationGraphQLDirectivesTest.java b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/BeanValidationGraphQLDirectivesTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..faab1536063f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/smallrye-graphql/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/smallrye/graphql/deployment/BeanValidationGraphQLDirectivesTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package io.quarkus.smallrye.graphql.deployment;
+
+import static io.restassured.RestAssured.get;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+
+import javax.validation.Valid;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
+
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.graphql.GraphQLApi;
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.graphql.Query;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.EmptyAsset;
+import org.jboss.shrinkwrap.api.asset.StringAsset;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
+
+/**
+ * Basic test to verify that bean validation constraints on input fields are transformed into GraphQL directives when
+ * the option to include directives in the schema is enabled.
+ */
+public class BeanValidationGraphQLDirectivesTest extends AbstractGraphQLTest {
+
+    @RegisterExtension
+    static QuarkusUnitTest test = new QuarkusUnitTest()
+            .withApplicationRoot((jar) -> jar
+                    .addClasses(Person.class)
+                    .addAsResource(new StringAsset("quarkus.smallrye-graphql.schema-include-directives=true"),
+                            "application.properties")
+                    .addAsManifestResource(EmptyAsset.INSTANCE, "beans.xml"));
+
+    @Test
+    public void validateDirectivesPresentInSchema() {
+        get("/graphql/schema.graphql")
+                .then()
+                .body(containsString("input PersonInput {\n" +
+                        "  name: String @constraint(maxLength : 20, minLength : 5)\n" +
+                        "}\n"))
+                .body(containsString(
+                        "queryWithConstrainedArgument(constrained: String @constraint(maxLength : 123)): String"));
+    }
+
+    @GraphQLApi
+    public static class ValidationApi {
+
+        @Query
+        public String query(@Valid Person person) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Query
+        public String queryWithConstrainedArgument(@Size(max = 123) String constrained) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    public static class Person {
+
+        @Size(min = 5, max = 20)
+        private String name;
+
+        public String getName() {
+            return name;
+        }
+
+        public void setName(String name) {
+            this.name = name;
+        }
+    }
+
+}