diff --git a/lib/absinthe/plug.ex b/lib/absinthe/plug.ex
index d8fdf38..0109f3b 100644
--- a/lib/absinthe/plug.ex
+++ b/lib/absinthe/plug.ex
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug do
     :analyze_complexity,
     :max_complexity,
     :token_limit,
-    :transport_batch_payload_key
+    :transport_batch_payload_key,
+    :spec_compliant_errors
   ]
   @raw_options [
     :analyze_complexity,
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug do
   - `:max_complexity` -- (Optional) Set the maximum allowed complexity of the GraphQL query. If a document’s calculated complexity exceeds the maximum, resolution will be skipped and an error will be returned in the result detailing the calculated and maximum complexities.
   - `:token_limit` -- (Optional) Set a limit on the number of allowed parseable tokens in the GraphQL query. Queries with exceedingly high token counts can be expensive to parse. If a query's token count exceeds the set limit, an error will be returned during Absinthe parsing (default: `:infinity`).
   - `:transport_batch_payload_key` -- (Optional) Set whether or not to nest Transport Batch request results in a `payload` key. Older clients expected this key to be present, but newer clients have dropped this pattern. (default: `true`)
+  - `:spec_compliant_errors` -- (Optional) Set whether or not to use the modern error result format. (see: https://spec.graphql.org/June2018/#sec-Errors) (default: `false`)
 
   """
   @type opts :: [
@@ -188,7 +190,8 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug do
           before_send: {module, atom},
           log_level: Logger.level(),
           pubsub: module | nil,
-          transport_batch_payload_key: boolean
+          transport_batch_payload_key: boolean,
+          spec_compliant_errors: boolean
         ]
 
   @doc """
@@ -236,6 +239,8 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug do
 
     transport_batch_payload_key = Keyword.get(opts, :transport_batch_payload_key, true)
 
+    spec_compliant_errors = Keyword.get(opts, :spec_compliant_errors, false)
+
     %{
       adapter: adapter,
       context: context,
@@ -250,7 +255,8 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug do
       log_level: log_level,
       pubsub: pubsub,
       before_send: before_send,
-      transport_batch_payload_key: transport_batch_payload_key
+      transport_batch_payload_key: transport_batch_payload_key,
+      spec_compliant_errors: spec_compliant_errors
     }
   end
 
@@ -560,8 +566,16 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug do
   """
   @spec default_pipeline(map, Keyword.t()) :: Absinthe.Pipeline.t()
   def default_pipeline(config, pipeline_opts) do
+    spec_compliant_errors = Map.get(config, :spec_compliant_errors, false)
+    merged_pipeline_opts = Keyword.merge(
+      pipeline_opts,
+      spec_compliant_errors: spec_compliant_errors
+    )
+
     config.schema_mod
     |> Absinthe.Pipeline.for_document(pipeline_opts)
+    # See: https://github.com/absinthe-graphql/absinthe/issues/925
+    |> Absinthe.Pipeline.replace(Absinthe.Phase.Document.Result, {Absinthe.Phase.Document.Result, merged_pipeline_opts})
     |> Absinthe.Pipeline.insert_after(
       Absinthe.Phase.Document.CurrentOperation,
       [
diff --git a/test/lib/absinthe/plug_test.exs b/test/lib/absinthe/plug_test.exs
index 975ebc6..a35ef9e 100644
--- a/test/lib/absinthe/plug_test.exs
+++ b/test/lib/absinthe/plug_test.exs
@@ -707,6 +707,38 @@ defmodule Absinthe.PlugTest do
     end
   end
 
+  @internal_error_query """
+  query InternalErrorQuery {
+    withErrorExtensions
+  }
+  """
+
+  test "uses modern error spec" do
+    opts = Absinthe.Plug.init(schema: TestSchema, spec_compliant_errors: true)
+
+    assert %{status: 200, resp_body: resp_body} =
+      conn(:post, "/", @internal_error_query)
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/graphql")
+      |> plug_parser
+      |> Absinthe.Plug.call(opts)
+
+    body = Jason.decode!(resp_body)
+    assert %{"errors" => [%{"extensions" => %{"code" => 500}}]} = body
+  end
+
+  test "uses legacy error spec" do
+    opts = Absinthe.Plug.init(schema: TestSchema)
+
+    assert %{status: 200, resp_body: resp_body} =
+      conn(:post, "/", @internal_error_query)
+      |> put_req_header("content-type", "application/graphql")
+      |> plug_parser
+      |> Absinthe.Plug.call(opts)
+
+    body = Jason.decode!(resp_body)
+    assert %{"errors" => [%{"code" => 500}]} = body
+  end
+
   def test_before_send(conn, val) do
     # just for easy testing
     send(self(), {:before_send, val})
diff --git a/test/support/test_schema.ex b/test/support/test_schema.ex
index 47582cd..7323fe9 100644
--- a/test/support/test_schema.ex
+++ b/test/support/test_schema.ex
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Plug.TestSchema do
         raise "complex string must not be resolved"
       end
     end
+
+    field :with_error_extensions, :string do
+      resolve fn _, _ ->
+        {:error, message: "Simulated internal error", code: 500}
+      end
+    end
   end
 
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