diff --git a/.changeset/modern-queens-run.md b/.changeset/modern-queens-run.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..396de5991a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/modern-queens-run.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@urql/core': minor
+---
+
+Adds the `maskTypename` export to urql-core, this deeply masks typenames from the given payload.
+Masking `__typename` properties is also available as a `maskTypename` option on the `Client`. Setting this to true will
+strip typenames from results.
diff --git a/packages/core/src/__snapshots__/client.test.ts.snap b/packages/core/src/__snapshots__/client.test.ts.snap
index c102db58bd..87e27cc846 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/__snapshots__/client.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/core/src/__snapshots__/client.test.ts.snap
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Client {
   "executeSubscription": [Function],
   "fetch": undefined,
   "fetchOptions": undefined,
+  "maskTypename": false,
   "operations$": [Function],
   "preferGetMethod": false,
   "reexecuteOperation": [Function],
diff --git a/packages/core/src/client.ts b/packages/core/src/client.ts
index 0ae87d7e8c..a2829c3b08 100755
--- a/packages/core/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/client.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   switchMap,
   publish,
   subscribe,
+  map,
 } from 'wonka';
 
 import {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import {
   PromisifiedSource,
 } from './types';
 
-import { createRequest, toSuspenseSource, withPromise } from './utils';
+import { createRequest, toSuspenseSource, withPromise, maskTypename } from './utils';
 import { DocumentNode } from 'graphql';
 
 /** Options for configuring the URQL [client]{@link Client}. */
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@ export interface ClientOptions {
   requestPolicy?: RequestPolicy;
   /** Use HTTP GET for queries. */
   preferGetMethod?: boolean;
+  /** Mask __typename from results. */
+  maskTypename?: boolean;
 }
 
 interface ActiveOperations {
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ export class Client {
   suspense: boolean;
   preferGetMethod: boolean;
   requestPolicy: RequestPolicy;
+  maskTypename: boolean;
 
   // These are internals to be used to keep track of operations
   dispatchOperation: (operation: Operation) => void;
@@ -90,6 +94,7 @@ export class Client {
     this.suspense = !!opts.suspense;
     this.requestPolicy = opts.requestPolicy || 'cache-first';
     this.preferGetMethod = !!opts.preferGetMethod;
+    this.maskTypename = !!opts.maskTypename;
 
     // This subject forms the input of operations; executeOperation may be
     // called to dispatch a new operation on the subject
@@ -182,11 +187,21 @@ export class Client {
   /** Executes an Operation by sending it through the exchange pipeline It returns an observable that emits all related exchange results and keeps track of this observable's subscribers. A teardown signal will be emitted when no subscribers are listening anymore. */
   executeRequestOperation(operation: Operation): Source<OperationResult> {
     const { key, operationName } = operation;
-    const operationResults$ = pipe(
+    let operationResults$ = pipe(
       this.results$,
       filter((res: OperationResult) => res.operation.key === key)
     );
 
+    if (this.maskTypename) {
+      operationResults$ = pipe(
+        operationResults$,
+        map(res => {
+          res.data = maskTypename(res.data);
+          return res;
+        }),
+      );
+    }
+
     if (operationName === 'mutation') {
       // A mutation is always limited to just a single result and is never shared
       return pipe(
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 7dad29c178..0c631ea4db 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ export {
   makeResult,
   makeErrorResult,
   formatDocument,
+  maskTypename,
 } from './utils';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts
index 8c01fe9570..a420bbdd4e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export * from './result';
 export * from './typenames';
 export * from './toSuspenseSource';
 export * from './stringifyVariables';
+export * from './maskTypename';
 export * from './withPromise';
 
 export const noop = () => {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/maskTypename.test.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/maskTypename.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be980a4ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/maskTypename.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import { maskTypename } from './maskTypename';
+
+it('strips typename from flat objects', () => {
+  expect(
+    maskTypename({ __typename: 'Todo', id: 1 })
+  ).toEqual({ id: 1 });
+});
+
+it('strips typename from flat objects containing dates', () => {
+  const date = new Date();
+  expect(
+    maskTypename({ __typename: 'Todo', id: 1, date })
+  ).toEqual({ id: 1, date });
+});
+
+it('strips typename from nested objects', () => {
+  expect(
+    maskTypename({
+      __typename: 'Todo',
+      id: 1,
+      author: {
+        id: 2,
+        __typename: 'Author'
+      }
+    })
+  ).toEqual({ id: 1, author: { id: 2 } });
+});
+
+it('strips typename from nested objects with arrays', () => {
+  expect(
+    maskTypename({
+      __typename: 'Todo',
+      id: 1,
+      author: {
+        id: 2,
+        __typename: 'Author',
+        books: [
+          { id: 3, __typename: 'Book', review: { id: 8, __typename: 'Review' } },
+          { id: 4, __typename: 'Book' },
+          { id: 5, __typename: 'Book' },
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+  ).toEqual({
+    id: 1,
+    author: {
+      id: 2,
+      books: [
+        { id: 3, review: { id: 8 } },
+        { id: 4 },
+        { id: 5 },
+      ]
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/maskTypename.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/maskTypename.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fdfbcae4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/maskTypename.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export const maskTypename = (data: any): any => {
+  if (!data || typeof data !== 'object') return data;
+
+  return Object.keys(data).reduce((acc, key: string) => {
+    const value = data[key];
+    if (key === '__typename') {
+      Object.defineProperty(acc, '__typename', {
+        enumerable: false,
+        value,
+      });
+    } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      acc[key] = value.map(maskTypename);
+    } else if (typeof value === 'object' && '__typename' in value) {
+      acc[key] = maskTypename(value);
+    } else {
+      acc[key] = value;
+    }
+
+    return acc;
+  }, {});
+}
diff --git a/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts b/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
index 0a5fffee54..ddce70d5e3 100644
--- a/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
+++ b/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
@@ -43,10 +43,11 @@ export const useMutation = <T = any, V = object>(
         fetching: true,
       });
 
-      const request = createRequest(query, variables as any);
-
       return pipe(
-        client.executeMutation(request, context || {}),
+        client.executeMutation(
+          createRequest(query, variables as any),
+          context || {},
+        ),
         toPromise
       ).then(result => {
         setState({
diff --git a/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useQuery.ts b/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useQuery.ts
index 7b330f4bef..a61ff6e42f 100644
--- a/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/preact-urql/src/hooks/useQuery.ts
@@ -80,14 +80,7 @@ export const useQuery = <T = any, V = object>(
       );
       unsubscribe.current = result.unsubscribe;
     },
-    [
-      args.context,
-      args.requestPolicy,
-      args.pollInterval,
-      client,
-      request,
-      setState,
-    ]
+    [setState, client, request, args.requestPolicy, args.pollInterval, args.context]
   );
 
   useImmediateEffect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/react-urql/src/__snapshots__/context.test.ts.snap b/packages/react-urql/src/__snapshots__/context.test.ts.snap
index ee0beffbfb..e8e4559474 100644
--- a/packages/react-urql/src/__snapshots__/context.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/react-urql/src/__snapshots__/context.test.ts.snap
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ Object {
       "executeSubscription": [Function],
       "fetch": undefined,
       "fetchOptions": undefined,
+      "maskTypename": false,
       "operations$": [Function],
       "preferGetMethod": false,
       "reexecuteOperation": [Function],
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ Object {
       "executeSubscription": [Function],
       "fetch": undefined,
       "fetchOptions": undefined,
+      "maskTypename": false,
       "operations$": [Function],
       "preferGetMethod": false,
       "reexecuteOperation": [Function],
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ Object {
       "executeSubscription": [Function],
       "fetch": undefined,
       "fetchOptions": undefined,
+      "maskTypename": false,
       "operations$": [Function],
       "preferGetMethod": false,
       "reexecuteOperation": [Function],
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ Object {
       "executeSubscription": [Function],
       "fetch": undefined,
       "fetchOptions": undefined,
+      "maskTypename": false,
       "operations$": [Function],
       "preferGetMethod": false,
       "reexecuteOperation": [Function],
diff --git a/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts b/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
index 7afddffe2a..435cfbe545 100644
--- a/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
+++ b/packages/react-urql/src/hooks/useMutation.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   OperationResult,
   OperationContext,
   CombinedError,
-  createRequest
+  createRequest,
 } from '@urql/core';
 
 import { useClient } from '../context';
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@ export const useMutation = <T = any, V = object>(
     (variables?: V, context?: Partial<OperationContext>) => {
       setState({ ...initialState, fetching: true });
 
-      const request = createRequest(query, variables as any);
-
       return pipe(
-        client.executeMutation(request, context || {}),
+        client.executeMutation(
+          createRequest(query, variables as any),
+          context || {},
+        ),
         toPromise
       ).then(result => {
         setState({