diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 79ca433d4..904fdfffb 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The agent version.
 agentVersion=1.4.2
-jsonVersion=1.2.7
+jsonVersion=1.2.9
 # Updated exposed NR APM API version.
 nrAPIVersion=8.12.0
 
diff --git a/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/build.gradle b/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ac60f459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+dependencies {
+    implementation(project(":newrelic-security-api"))
+    implementation("com.newrelic.agent.java:newrelic-api:${nrAPIVersion}")
+    implementation("com.newrelic.agent.java:newrelic-weaver-api:${nrAPIVersion}")
+    implementation("com.graphql-java:graphql-java:16.2")
+}
+
+jar {
+    manifest { attributes 'Implementation-Title': 'com.newrelic.instrumentation.security.graphql-java-16.2' }
+}
+
+verifyInstrumentation {
+    passesOnly('com.graphql-java:graphql-java:[16.0,)')
+    excludeRegex('com.graphql-java:graphql-java:(0.0.0|201|202).*')
+    excludeRegex('com.graphql-java:graphql-java:.*(vTEST|-beta|-alpha1|-nf-execution|-rc|-TEST).*')
+    exclude('com.graphql-java:graphql-java:15.0')
+}
+
+site {
+    title 'GraphQL Java'
+    type 'Framework'
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/src/main/java/graphql/GraphQL_Instrumentation.java b/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/src/main/java/graphql/GraphQL_Instrumentation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf6f1bbe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/src/main/java/graphql/GraphQL_Instrumentation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package graphql;
+
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.security.NewRelicSecurity;
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.security.schema.HttpRequest;
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.security.schema.HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum;
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.weaver.MatchType;
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.weaver.Weave;
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.weaver.Weaver;
+import graphql.execution.instrumentation.InstrumentationState;
+import graphql.language.Document;
+import graphql.schema.GraphQLSchema;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+@Weave(originalName = "graphql.GraphQL", type = MatchType.ExactClass)
+public class GraphQL_Instrumentation {
+
+    private CompletableFuture<ExecutionResult> execute(ExecutionInput executionInput, Document document, GraphQLSchema graphQLSchema, InstrumentationState instrumentationState) {
+        try {
+            if (NewRelicSecurity.isHookProcessingActive()) {
+                HttpRequest request = NewRelicSecurity.getAgent().getSecurityMetaData().getRequest();
+                if (executionInput.getQuery() != null && !executionInput.getQuery().isEmpty()) {
+                    request.getCustomDataType().put("*.query", HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum.GRAPHQL_QUERY.name());
+                }
+                if (executionInput.getVariables() != null && !executionInput.getVariables().isEmpty()) {
+                    request.getCustomDataType().put("*.variables", HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum.GRAPHQL_VARIABLE.name());
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {}
+        return Weaver.callOriginal();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/src/main/java/graphql/ParseAndValidate_Instrumentation.java b/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/src/main/java/graphql/ParseAndValidate_Instrumentation.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84c3ddf2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instrumentation-security/graphql-java-16.2/src/main/java/graphql/ParseAndValidate_Instrumentation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package graphql;
+
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.weaver.MatchType;
+import com.newrelic.api.agent.weaver.Weave;
+
+@Weave(originalName = "graphql.ParseAndValidate", type = MatchType.ExactClass)
+public class ParseAndValidate_Instrumentation {
+
+}
diff --git a/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequest.java b/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequest.java
index 3da2d74d7..1910758bd 100644
--- a/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequest.java
+++ b/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.newrelic.api.agent.security.schema;
 
 import com.newrelic.api.agent.security.schema.annotations.JsonIgnore;
-
 import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
@@ -37,9 +36,13 @@ public class HttpRequest {
     private Map<String, String> pathParameterMap;
 
     private boolean isRequestParsed;
+
     private boolean isGrpc;
+
     private String route;
 
+    private Map<String, String> customDataType;
+
     @JsonIgnore
     private List<String> pathParameters;
 
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ public HttpRequest() {
         this.isRequestParsed = false;
         this.isGrpc = false;
         this.route = StringUtils.EMPTY;
+        this.customDataType = new HashMap<>();
     }
 
     public HttpRequest(HttpRequest servletInfo) {
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ public HttpRequest(HttpRequest servletInfo) {
         this.requestHeaderParameters = servletInfo.requestHeaderParameters;
         this.requestBodyParameters = servletInfo.requestBodyParameters;
         this.isRequestParametersParsed = servletInfo.isRequestParametersParsed;
+        this.customDataType = servletInfo.customDataType;
     }
 
     public String getMethod() {
@@ -294,6 +299,11 @@ public boolean isRequestParametersParsed() {
     public void setRequestParametersParsed(boolean requestParametersParsed) {
         isRequestParametersParsed = requestParametersParsed;
     }
+
+    public Map<String, String> getCustomDataType() {
+        return customDataType;
+    }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum.java b/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..473eefc83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newrelic-security-api/src/main/java/com/newrelic/api/agent/security/schema/HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package com.newrelic.api.agent.security.schema;
+
+public enum HttpRequestCustomDataTypeEnum {
+    GRAPHQL_QUERY,
+    GRAPHQL_VARIABLE,
+
+    NONE;
+}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index a2b70cb0c..64dd79da8 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -216,4 +216,5 @@ include 'instrumentation:solr-5.1.0'
 include 'instrumentation:solr-7.0.0'
 include 'instrumentation:solr-8.0.0'
 include 'instrumentation:solr-9.0.0'
+include 'instrumentation:graphql-java-16.2'
 include 'instrumentation:websphere-liberty-profile-environment-8.5.5.5'
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