diff --git a/lib/absinthe/resolution/helpers.ex b/lib/absinthe/resolution/helpers.ex
index 94a42e19de..5fe05f166b 100644
--- a/lib/absinthe/resolution/helpers.ex
+++ b/lib/absinthe/resolution/helpers.ex
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Resolution.Helpers do
     @type dataloader_opt ::
             {:args, map}
             | {:use_parent, true | false}
-            | {:callback, (map(), map(), map() -> any())}
+            | {:callback,
+               (map(), map(), map() -> any())
+               | (map(), map(), map(), Absinthe.Resolution.t() -> any())}
 
     @doc """
     Resolve a field with a dataloader source.
@@ -200,7 +202,7 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Resolution.Helpers do
     def dataloader(source, opts) when is_list(opts) do
       fn parent, args, %{context: %{loader: loader}} = res ->
         resource = res.definition.schema_node.identifier
-        do_dataloader(loader, source, {resource, args}, parent, opts)
+        do_dataloader(loader, source, {resource, args}, parent, res, opts)
       end
     end
 
@@ -270,7 +272,8 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Resolution.Helpers do
     in the event of a conflict, the resolver arguments win.
     - `:callback` default: return result wrapped in ok or error tuple.
     Callback that is run with result of dataloader. It receives the result as
-    the first argument, and the parent and args as second and third. Can be used
+    the first argument, and the parent and args as second and third.
+    Optionally can receive resolution as the fourth argument. Can be used
     to e.g. compute fields on the return value of the loader. Should return an
     ok or error tuple.
     - `:use_parent` default: `false`. This option affects whether or not the `dataloader/2`
@@ -310,13 +313,13 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Resolution.Helpers do
             %{batch: batch, item: item} -> {batch, item}
           end
 
-        do_dataloader(loader, source, batch_key, parent, opts)
+        do_dataloader(loader, source, batch_key, parent, res, opts)
       end
     end
 
     def dataloader(source, resource, opts) do
-      fn parent, args, %{context: %{loader: loader}} ->
-        do_dataloader(loader, source, {resource, args}, parent, opts)
+      fn parent, args, %{context: %{loader: loader}} = res ->
+        do_dataloader(loader, source, {resource, args}, parent, res, opts)
       end
     end
 
@@ -337,7 +340,7 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Resolution.Helpers do
 
     defp use_parent(loader, _source, _batch_key, _parent, _opts), do: loader
 
-    defp do_dataloader(loader, source, batch_key, parent, opts) do
+    defp do_dataloader(loader, source, batch_key, parent, res, opts) do
       args_from_opts = Keyword.get(opts, :args, %{})
 
       {batch_key, args} =
@@ -357,9 +360,19 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Resolution.Helpers do
       |> on_load(fn loader ->
         callback = Keyword.get(opts, :callback, default_callback(loader))
 
-        loader
-        |> Dataloader.get(source, batch_key, parent)
-        |> callback.(parent, args)
+        item = Dataloader.get(loader, source, batch_key, parent)
+
+        case callback do
+          callback when is_function(callback, 3) ->
+            callback.(item, parent, args)
+
+          callback when is_function(callback, 4) ->
+            callback.(item, parent, args, res)
+
+          callback ->
+            raise ArgumentError,
+                  "Callback must be a function with arity either 3 or 4, got: #{inspect(callback)}"
+        end
       end)
     end
 
diff --git a/test/absinthe/middleware/dataloader_test.exs b/test/absinthe/middleware/dataloader_test.exs
index 201cd1bfcf..0c82a7cdc8 100644
--- a/test/absinthe/middleware/dataloader_test.exs
+++ b/test/absinthe/middleware/dataloader_test.exs
@@ -77,6 +77,26 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Middleware.DataloaderTest do
           field :bar_organization, :organization do
             resolve dataloader(:test, :organization, args: %{pid: self()}, use_parent: true)
           end
+
+          field :bar_organization_name, :string do
+            resolve dataloader(
+                      :test,
+                      :organization,
+                      args: %{pid: self()},
+                      callback: fn organization, _parent, _args ->
+                        {:ok, organization.name}
+                      end
+                    )
+          end
+
+          field :bar_organization_state, :string do
+            resolve dataloader(:test, :organization,
+                      args: %{pid: self()},
+                      callback: fn organization, _parent, _args, resolution ->
+                        {:ok, "#{organization.name} - #{resolution.state}"}
+                      end
+                    )
+          end
         end
 
         query do
@@ -165,6 +185,40 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Middleware.DataloaderTest do
     refute_receive(:loading)
   end
 
+  test "can resolve fields using dataloader helper with callback" do
+    doc = """
+    {
+      users {
+        organizationName: barOrganizationName
+        organizationState: barOrganizationState
+      }
+    }
+    """
+
+    expected_data = %{
+      "users" => [
+        %{
+          "organizationName" => "Organization: #1",
+          "organizationState" => "Organization: #1 - unresolved"
+        },
+        %{
+          "organizationName" => "Organization: #2",
+          "organizationState" => "Organization: #2 - unresolved"
+        },
+        %{
+          "organizationName" => "Organization: #3",
+          "organizationState" => "Organization: #3 - unresolved"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+
+    assert {:ok, %{data: data}} = Absinthe.run(doc, DefaultSchema)
+    assert expected_data == data
+
+    assert_receive(:loading)
+    refute_receive(:loading)
+  end
+
   test "can resolve a field when dataloader uses 'tuples' get_policy" do
     doc = """
     {