diff --git a/src/type/__tests__/validation.js b/src/type/__tests__/validation.js
index f46da17fd9..fc6aa32003 100644
--- a/src/type/__tests__/validation.js
+++ b/src/type/__tests__/validation.js
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ describe('Objects must adhere to Interface they implement', () => {
     }).not.to.throw();
   });
 
-  it('rejects an Object which implements an Interface field along with more arguments', () => {
+  it('accepts an Object which implements an Interface field along with additional optional arguments', () => {
     expect(() => {
       var AnotherInterface = new GraphQLInterfaceType({
         name: 'AnotherInterface',
@@ -1492,10 +1492,43 @@ describe('Objects must adhere to Interface they implement', () => {
         }
       });
 
+      return schemaWithFieldType(AnotherObject);
+    }).not.to.throw();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects an Object which implements an Interface field along with additional required arguments', () => {
+    expect(() => {
+      var AnotherInterface = new GraphQLInterfaceType({
+        name: 'AnotherInterface',
+        resolveType: () => null,
+        fields: {
+          field: {
+            type: GraphQLString,
+            args: {
+              input: { type: GraphQLString },
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+      var AnotherObject = new GraphQLObjectType({
+        name: 'AnotherObject',
+        interfaces: [ AnotherInterface ],
+        fields: {
+          field: {
+            type: GraphQLString,
+            args: {
+              input: { type: GraphQLString },
+              anotherInput: { type: new GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLString) },
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
       return schemaWithFieldType(AnotherObject);
     }).to.throw(
-      'AnotherInterface.field does not define argument "anotherInput" but ' +
-      'AnotherObject.field provides it.'
+      'AnotherObject.field(anotherInput:) is of required type "String!" but ' +
+      'is not also provided by the interface AnotherInterface.field.'
     );
   });
 
diff --git a/src/type/schema.js b/src/type/schema.js
index 565976771d..f1d908f663 100644
--- a/src/type/schema.js
+++ b/src/type/schema.js
@@ -218,15 +218,18 @@ function assertObjectImplementsInterface(
       );
     });
 
-    // Assert argument set invariance.
+    // Assert additional arguments must not be required.
     objectField.args.forEach(objectArg => {
       var argName = objectArg.name;
       var ifaceArg = find(ifaceField.args, arg => arg.name === argName);
-      invariant(
-        ifaceArg,
-        `${iface}.${fieldName} does not define argument "${argName}" but ` +
-        `${object}.${fieldName} provides it.`
-      );
+      if (!ifaceArg) {
+        invariant(
+          !(objectArg.type instanceof GraphQLNonNull),
+          `${object}.${fieldName}(${argName}:) is of required type ` +
+          `"${objectArg.type}" but is not also provided by the ` +
+          `interface ${iface}.${fieldName}.`
+        );
+      }
     });
   });
 }