diff --git a/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts b/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts
index 95c54479c2..417be98591 100644
--- a/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts
+++ b/src/execution/__tests__/defer-test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ const friendType = new GraphQLObjectType({
   fields: {
     id: { type: GraphQLID },
     name: { type: GraphQLString },
+    promiseNonNullErrorField: {
+      type: new GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLString),
+      resolve: () => Promise.resolve(null),
+    },
   },
   name: 'Friend',
 });
@@ -65,6 +69,12 @@ const heroType = new GraphQLObjectType({
       type: new GraphQLList(friendType),
       resolve: () => friends,
     },
+    asyncFriends: {
+      type: new GraphQLList(friendType),
+      async *resolve() {
+        yield await Promise.resolve(friends[0]);
+      },
+    },
   },
   name: 'Hero',
 });
@@ -657,6 +667,38 @@ describe('Execute: defer directive', () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it('Filters deferred payloads when a list item returned by an async iterable is nulled', async () => {
+    const document = parse(`
+    query {
+      hero {
+        asyncFriends {
+          promiseNonNullErrorField
+          ...NameFragment @defer 
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    fragment NameFragment on Friend {
+      name
+    }
+  `);
+    const result = await complete(document);
+    expectJSON(result).toDeepEqual({
+      data: {
+        hero: {
+          asyncFriends: [null],
+        },
+      },
+      errors: [
+        {
+          message:
+            'Cannot return null for non-nullable field Friend.promiseNonNullErrorField.',
+          locations: [{ line: 5, column: 11 }],
+          path: ['hero', 'asyncFriends', 0, 'promiseNonNullErrorField'],
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
   it('original execute function throws error if anything is deferred and everything else is sync', () => {
     const doc = `
     query Deferred {
diff --git a/src/execution/execute.ts b/src/execution/execute.ts
index 486a80fed5..5e19e66263 100644
--- a/src/execution/execute.ts
+++ b/src/execution/execute.ts
@@ -1027,6 +1027,7 @@ async function completeAsyncIteratorValue(
                 pathToArray(fieldPath),
               );
               const handledError = handleFieldError(error, itemType, errors);
+              filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, fieldPath);
               return handledError;
             }),
           );
@@ -1040,6 +1041,7 @@ async function completeAsyncIteratorValue(
           fieldNodes,
           pathToArray(fieldPath),
         );
+        filterSubsequentPayloads(exeContext, fieldPath);
         handleFieldError(error, itemType, errors);
       }
     } catch (rawError) {