diff --git a/src/builder.ts b/src/builder.ts
index ce08fa5a..f1e9abf5 100644
--- a/src/builder.ts
+++ b/src/builder.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ import {
   finalizeWrapping,
   AllNexusNamedInputTypeDefs,
   AllNexusNamedOutputTypeDefs,
+  AllNexusArgsDefs,
+  isNexusWrappingType,
+  NexusFinalWrapKind,
 } from './definitions/wrapping'
 import {
   MissingType,
@@ -1184,11 +1187,21 @@ export class SchemaBuilder {
             ...rest,
           }
           if (typeof type !== 'undefined') {
-            const { wrapping } = unwrapGraphQLDef(config.fields[field].type)
-            interfaceFieldsMap[field].type = rewrapAsGraphQLType(
-              this.getOrBuildType(type),
-              wrapping
-            ) as GraphQLOutputType
+            let interfaceReplacement: GraphQLOutputType
+            if (isNexusWrappingType(type)) {
+              const { wrapping, namedType } = unwrapNexusDef(type)
+              interfaceReplacement = rewrapAsGraphQLType(
+                this.getOrBuildType(namedType as any),
+                wrapping as NexusFinalWrapKind[]
+              ) as GraphQLOutputType
+            } else {
+              const { wrapping } = unwrapGraphQLDef(config.fields[field].type)
+              interfaceReplacement = rewrapAsGraphQLType(
+                this.getOutputType(type),
+                wrapping
+              ) as GraphQLOutputType
+            }
+            interfaceFieldsMap[field].type = interfaceReplacement
           }
           if (typeof args !== 'undefined') {
             interfaceFieldsMap[field].args = {
@@ -1565,7 +1578,7 @@ export class SchemaBuilder {
       },
       addField: (f) => this.maybeTraverseOutputFieldType(f),
       addDynamicOutputMembers: (block, wrapping) => this.addDynamicOutputMembers(block, 'walk', wrapping),
-      addModification: (o) => (o.type && typeof o.type !== 'string' ? this.addType(o.type) : null),
+      addModification: (o) => this.maybeTraverseModification(o),
       warn: () => {},
     })
     obj.definition(definitionBlock)
@@ -1575,7 +1588,7 @@ export class SchemaBuilder {
   protected walkInterfaceType(obj: NexusInterfaceTypeConfig<any>) {
     const definitionBlock = new InterfaceDefinitionBlock({
       typeName: obj.name,
-      addModification: (o) => (o.type && typeof o.type !== 'string' ? this.addType(o.type) : null),
+      addModification: (o) => this.maybeTraverseModification(o),
       addInterfaces: (i) => {
         i.forEach((j) => {
           if (typeof j !== 'string') {
@@ -1591,6 +1604,19 @@ export class SchemaBuilder {
     return obj
   }
 
+  protected maybeTraverseModification(mod: FieldModificationDef<any, any>) {
+    const { type, args } = mod
+    if (type) {
+      const namedFieldType = getNexusNamedType(mod.type)
+      if (typeof namedFieldType !== 'string') {
+        this.addType(namedFieldType)
+      }
+    }
+    if (args) {
+      this.traverseArgs(args)
+    }
+  }
+
   protected maybeTraverseOutputFieldType(type: NexusOutputFieldDef) {
     const { args, type: fieldType } = type
     const namedFieldType = getNexusNamedType(fieldType)
@@ -1598,19 +1624,22 @@ export class SchemaBuilder {
       this.addType(namedFieldType)
     }
     if (args) {
-      eachObj(args, (val) => {
-        const namedArgType = getArgNamedType(val)
-        if (typeof namedArgType !== 'string') {
-          this.addType(namedArgType)
-        }
-      })
+      this.traverseArgs(args)
     }
   }
 
+  private traverseArgs(args: Record<string, AllNexusArgsDefs>) {
+    eachObj(args, (val) => {
+      const namedArgType = getArgNamedType(val)
+      if (typeof namedArgType !== 'string') {
+        this.addType(namedArgType)
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   protected maybeTraverseInputFieldType(type: NexusInputFieldDef) {
     const { type: fieldType } = type
     const namedFieldType = getNexusNamedType(fieldType)
-
     if (typeof namedFieldType !== 'string') {
       this.addType(namedFieldType)
     }
diff --git a/src/definitions/list.ts b/src/definitions/list.ts
index 198ebf83..b3843140 100644
--- a/src/definitions/list.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/list.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export class NexusListDef<TypeName extends NexusListableTypes> {
 
   constructor(readonly ofNexusType: TypeName) {
     /* istanbul ignore if */
-    if (!isNexusStruct(ofNexusType) && !isType(ofNexusType) && typeof ofNexusType !== 'string') {
+    if (typeof ofNexusType !== 'string' && !isNexusStruct(ofNexusType) && !isType(ofNexusType)) {
       throw new Error('Cannot wrap unknown types in list(). Saw ' + ofNexusType)
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/definitions/nonNull.ts b/src/definitions/nonNull.ts
index 9c58db58..d8d875c6 100644
--- a/src/definitions/nonNull.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/nonNull.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class NexusNonNullDef<TypeName extends NexusNonNullableTypes> {
   private _isNexusNonNullDef: boolean = true
 
   constructor(readonly ofNexusType: TypeName) {
-    if (!isNexusStruct(ofNexusType) && !isType(ofNexusType) && typeof ofNexusType !== 'string') {
+    if (typeof ofNexusType !== 'string' && !isNexusStruct(ofNexusType) && !isType(ofNexusType)) {
       throw new Error('Cannot wrap unknown types in a nonNull(). Saw ' + ofNexusType)
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/definitions/nullable.ts b/src/definitions/nullable.ts
index c2822a2f..6eb62056 100644
--- a/src/definitions/nullable.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/nullable.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class NexusNullDef<TypeName extends NexusNullableTypes> {
   private _isNexusNullDef: boolean = true
 
   constructor(readonly ofNexusType: TypeName) {
-    if (!isNexusStruct(ofNexusType) && !isType(ofNexusType) && typeof ofNexusType !== 'string') {
+    if (typeof ofNexusType !== 'string' && !isNexusStruct(ofNexusType) && !isType(ofNexusType)) {
       throw new Error('Cannot wrap unknown types in nullable(). Saw ' + ofNexusType)
     }
   }
diff --git a/tests/modify.spec.ts b/tests/modify.spec.ts
index 2f6bf3e9..730f501d 100644
--- a/tests/modify.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/modify.spec.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import { graphql } from 'graphql'
 import {
+  generateSchema,
   idArg,
   interfaceType,
   makeSchema,
   NexusGraphQLSchema,
+  nonNull,
   objectType,
   queryField,
   stringArg,
-  nonNull,
-  generateSchema,
 } from '../src/core'
 
 describe('modify', () => {
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ describe('modify', () => {
             t.field('subNode', {
               type: 'Node',
             })
+            t.string('requiredInSubtype')
           },
           resolveType: (o) => o.__typename,
         }),
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ describe('modify', () => {
             t.field('subNode', {
               type: 'User',
             })
+            t.modify('requiredInSubtype', {
+              type: nonNull('String'),
+            })
           },
         }),
         objectType({
@@ -186,6 +190,47 @@ describe('modify', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('can modify nullability of an abstract type field inherited from an interface', async () => {
+    const result = await graphql(
+      schema,
+      `
+        {
+          node: __type(name: "Node") {
+            fields {
+              name
+              description
+              type {
+                name
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          user: __type(name: "User") {
+            fields {
+              name
+              description
+              type {
+                kind
+                ofType {
+                  name
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      `
+    )
+
+    expect(
+      result.data?.node.fields.find((f: { name: string }) => f.name === 'requiredInSubtype').type.name
+    ).toEqual('String')
+    expect(
+      result.data?.user.fields.find((f: { name: string }) => f.name === 'requiredInSubtype').type.kind
+    ).toEqual('NON_NULL')
+    expect(
+      result.data?.user.fields.find((f: { name: string }) => f.name === 'requiredInSubtype').type.ofType.name
+    ).toEqual('String')
+  })
+
   describe('interfaces implementing interfaces', () => {
     let schemaTypes: string
     beforeAll(async () => {