diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intuit/graphql/orchestrator/authorization/ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist.java b/src/main/java/com/intuit/graphql/orchestrator/authorization/ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist.java
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+package com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.authorization;
+
+import com.intuit.graphql.graphQL.Directive;
+import com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.stitching.InvalidDirectivePairingException;
+import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist {
+
+        public ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist() {
+        }
+
+        public void validate(List<Directive> directives) {
+            List<String> directiveNames = directives.stream()
+                    .map(d -> d.getDefinition().getName())
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+            if (CollectionUtils.containsAll(directiveNames, Arrays.asList("resolver", "external"))) {
+                throw new InvalidDirectivePairingException(Arrays.asList("resolver", "external"));
+            }
+
+            if (CollectionUtils.containsAll(directiveNames, Arrays.asList("resolver", "provides"))) {
+                throw new InvalidDirectivePairingException(Arrays.asList("resolver", "external"));
+            }
+
+            if (CollectionUtils.containsAll(directiveNames, Arrays.asList("resolver", "requires"))) {
+                throw new InvalidDirectivePairingException(Arrays.asList("resolver", "external"));
+            }
+
+        }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/intuit/graphql/orchestrator/stitching/InvalidDirectivePairingException.java b/src/main/java/com/intuit/graphql/orchestrator/stitching/InvalidDirectivePairingException.java
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+package com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.stitching;
+
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class InvalidDirectivePairingException extends StitchingException {
+
+  private static final String ERR_MSG = "Field %s in container type %s with resolver directive not allowed "
+      + "to have argument definitions.";
+
+  public InvalidDirectivePairingException(List<String> directiveNames) {
+    super(String.format(ERR_MSG, directiveNames.get(0), directiveNames.get(1)));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/com/intuit/graphql/orchestrator/authorization/ValidateMultipleDirectiveCoexistSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/com/intuit/graphql/orchestrator/authorization/ValidateMultipleDirectiveCoexistSpec.groovy
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+package com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.authorization
+
+import com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.stitching.InvalidDirectivePairingException
+import spock.lang.Specification;
+import com.intuit.graphql.graphQL.Directive
+
+import com.intuit.graphql.graphQL.DirectiveDefinition
+import static com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.XtextObjectCreationUtil.buildDirective
+import static com.intuit.graphql.orchestrator.XtextObjectCreationUtil.buildDirectiveDefinition;
+
+class ValidateMultipleDirectiveCoexistSpec extends Specification {
+    private Directive resolverDirective
+
+    private Directive providesDirective
+
+    private Directive externalDirective
+
+    private Directive requiresDirective
+
+    private Directive skipDirective
+
+    private Directive includesDirective
+
+
+
+    def setup() {
+        DirectiveDefinition resolverDirectiveDefinition = buildDirectiveDefinition("resolver")
+        DirectiveDefinition externalDirectiveDefinition = buildDirectiveDefinition("external")
+        DirectiveDefinition requiresDirectiveDefinition = buildDirectiveDefinition("requires")
+        DirectiveDefinition providesDirectiveDefinition = buildDirectiveDefinition("provides")
+        DirectiveDefinition skipDirectiveDefinition = buildDirectiveDefinition("skip")
+        DirectiveDefinition includesDirectiveDefinition = buildDirectiveDefinition("include")
+        resolverDirective = buildDirective(resolverDirectiveDefinition, Collections.emptyList())
+        providesDirective = buildDirective(providesDirectiveDefinition, Collections.emptyList())
+        externalDirective = buildDirective(externalDirectiveDefinition, Collections.emptyList())
+        requiresDirective = buildDirective(requiresDirectiveDefinition, Collections.emptyList())
+        skipDirective = buildDirective(skipDirectiveDefinition, Collections.emptyList())
+        includesDirective = buildDirective(includesDirectiveDefinition, Collections.emptyList())
+    }
+
+    def "should throw exception for invalid directive pairing: resolver and external"() {
+        given:
+        def directives = [
+                resolverDirective,
+                externalDirective
+        ]
+
+        when:
+        new ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist().validate(directives)
+
+        then:
+        thrown InvalidDirectivePairingException.class
+    }
+
+    def "should throw exception for invalid directive pairing: resolver and provides"() {
+        given:
+        def directives = [
+                resolverDirective,
+                providesDirective
+        ]
+
+        when:
+        new ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist().validate(directives)
+
+        then:
+        thrown InvalidDirectivePairingException.class
+    }
+
+    def "should throw exception for invalid directive pairing: resolver and requires"() {
+        given:
+        def directives = [
+                resolverDirective,
+                requiresDirective
+        ]
+
+        when:
+        new ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist().validate(directives)
+
+        then:
+        thrown InvalidDirectivePairingException.class
+    }
+
+    def "should not throw exception for valid directives"() {
+        given:
+        def directives = [
+                requiresDirective,
+                skipDirective,
+                includesDirective
+        ]
+
+        when:
+        new ValidateMultipleDirectivesCoexist().validate(directives)
+
+        then:
+        noExceptionThrown()
+    }
+}
+
+