diff --git a/lib/absinthe/subscription/local.ex b/lib/absinthe/subscription/local.ex
index b128bc4cf1..31b9b456f7 100644
--- a/lib/absinthe/subscription/local.ex
+++ b/lib/absinthe/subscription/local.ex
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Subscription.Local do
         {topic, key_strategy, doc}
       end
 
-    run_docset(pubsub, docs_and_topics, mutation_result)
+    run_docset_fn =
+      if function_exported?(pubsub, :run_docset, 3), do: &pubsub.run_docset/3, else: &run_docset/3
+
+    run_docset_fn.(pubsub, docs_and_topics, mutation_result)
 
     :ok
   end
@@ -37,26 +40,7 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Subscription.Local do
   defp run_docset(pubsub, docs_and_topics, mutation_result) do
     for {topic, key_strategy, doc} <- docs_and_topics do
       try do
-        pipeline =
-          doc.initial_phases
-          |> Pipeline.replace(
-            Phase.Telemetry,
-            {Phase.Telemetry, event: [:subscription, :publish, :start]}
-          )
-          |> Pipeline.without(Phase.Subscription.SubscribeSelf)
-          |> Pipeline.insert_before(
-            Phase.Document.Execution.Resolution,
-            {Phase.Document.OverrideRoot, root_value: mutation_result}
-          )
-          |> Pipeline.upto(Phase.Document.Execution.Resolution)
-
-        pipeline = [
-          pipeline,
-          [
-            result_phase(doc),
-            {Absinthe.Phase.Telemetry, event: [:subscription, :publish, :stop]}
-          ]
-        ]
+        pipeline = pipeline(doc, mutation_result)
 
         {:ok, %{result: data}, _} = Absinthe.Pipeline.run(doc.source, pipeline)
 
@@ -75,6 +59,31 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Subscription.Local do
     end
   end
 
+  def pipeline(doc, mutation_result) do
+    pipeline =
+      doc.initial_phases
+      |> Pipeline.replace(
+        Phase.Telemetry,
+        {Phase.Telemetry, event: [:subscription, :publish, :start]}
+      )
+      |> Pipeline.without(Phase.Subscription.SubscribeSelf)
+      |> Pipeline.insert_before(
+        Phase.Document.Execution.Resolution,
+        {Phase.Document.OverrideRoot, root_value: mutation_result}
+      )
+      |> Pipeline.upto(Phase.Document.Execution.Resolution)
+
+    pipeline = [
+      pipeline,
+      [
+        result_phase(doc),
+        {Absinthe.Phase.Telemetry, event: [:subscription, :publish, :stop]}
+      ]
+    ]
+
+    pipeline
+  end
+
   defp get_docs(pubsub, field, mutation_result, topic: topic_fun)
        when is_function(topic_fun, 1) do
     do_get_docs(pubsub, field, topic_fun.(mutation_result))
diff --git a/lib/absinthe/subscription/pubsub.ex b/lib/absinthe/subscription/pubsub.ex
index a701c68a3d..db8cfa1566 100644
--- a/lib/absinthe/subscription/pubsub.ex
+++ b/lib/absinthe/subscription/pubsub.ex
@@ -73,4 +73,12 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Subscription.Pubsub do
   only.
   """
   @callback publish_subscription(topic :: binary, data :: map) :: term
+
+  # @doc """
+  # This function is called by publish_mutation and is responsible for resolving the documents
+  # and publishing the results to the appropriate topics.
+  # """
+  @callback run_docset(pubsub :: t, docs_and_topics :: list, mutation_result :: term) :: term
+
+  @optional_callbacks run_docset: 3
 end
diff --git a/test/absinthe/execution/subscription_test.exs b/test/absinthe/execution/subscription_test.exs
index 40e9479b6a..875d03cb1c 100644
--- a/test/absinthe/execution/subscription_test.exs
+++ b/test/absinthe/execution/subscription_test.exs
@@ -79,6 +79,47 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Execution.SubscriptionTest do
     end
   end
 
+  defmodule PubSubWithDocsetRunner do
+    @behaviour Absinthe.Subscription.Pubsub
+
+    def start_link() do
+      Registry.start_link(keys: :duplicate, name: __MODULE__)
+    end
+
+    def node_name() do
+      node()
+    end
+
+    def subscribe(topic) do
+      Registry.register(__MODULE__, topic, [])
+      :ok
+    end
+
+    def publish_subscription(topic, data) do
+      message = %{
+        topic: topic,
+        event: "subscription:data",
+        result: data
+      }
+
+      Registry.dispatch(__MODULE__, topic, fn entries ->
+        for {pid, _} <- entries, do: send(pid, {:broadcast, message})
+      end)
+    end
+
+    def publish_mutation(_proxy_topic, _mutation_result, _subscribed_fields) do
+      # this pubsub is local and doesn't support clusters
+      :ok
+    end
+
+    def run_docset(pubsub, docs_and_topics, _mutation_result) do
+      for {topic, _key_strategy, _doc} <- docs_and_topics do
+        # publish mutation results to topic
+        pubsub.publish_subscription(topic, %{data: %{runner: "calls the custom docset runner"}})
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   defmodule Schema do
     use Absinthe.Schema
 
@@ -189,6 +230,9 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Execution.SubscriptionTest do
   setup_all do
     {:ok, _} = PubSub.start_link()
     {:ok, _} = Absinthe.Subscription.start_link(PubSub)
+
+    {:ok, _} = PubSubWithDocsetRunner.start_link()
+    {:ok, _} = Absinthe.Subscription.start_link(PubSubWithDocsetRunner)
     :ok
   end
 
@@ -719,12 +763,55 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Execution.SubscriptionTest do
     refute_receive({:broadcast, _})
   end
 
-  defp run_subscription(query, schema, opts \\ []) do
-    opts = Keyword.update(opts, :context, %{pubsub: PubSub}, &Map.put(&1, :pubsub, PubSub))
+  @query """
+  subscription ($userId: ID!) {
+    user(id: $userId) { id name }
+  }
+  """
+  test "calls the optional run_docset callback if supplied" do
+    id = "1"
+
+    assert {:ok, %{"subscribed" => topic}} =
+             run_subscription(
+               @query,
+               Schema,
+               variables: %{"userId" => id},
+               context: %{pubsub: PubSubWithDocsetRunner}
+             )
+
+    mutation = """
+    mutation ($userId: ID!) {
+      updateUser(id: $userId) { id name }
+    }
+    """
+
+    assert {:ok, %{data: _}} =
+             run_subscription(mutation, Schema,
+               variables: %{"userId" => id},
+               context: %{pubsub: PubSubWithDocsetRunner}
+             )
+
+    assert_receive({:broadcast, msg})
+
+    assert %{
+             event: "subscription:data",
+             result: %{data: %{runner: "calls the custom docset runner"}},
+             topic: topic
+           } == msg
+  end
+
+  def run_subscription(query, schema, opts \\ []) do
+    opts =
+      Keyword.update(
+        opts,
+        :context,
+        %{pubsub: PubSub},
+        &Map.put(&1, :pubsub, opts[:context][:pubsub] || PubSub)
+      )
 
     case run(query, schema, opts) do
       {:ok, %{"subscribed" => topic}} = val ->
-        PubSub.subscribe(topic)
+        opts[:context][:pubsub].subscribe(topic)
         val
 
       val ->
diff --git a/test/absinthe/middleware/batch_test.exs b/test/absinthe/middleware/batch_test.exs
index 8513c05976..d196bdb41e 100644
--- a/test/absinthe/middleware/batch_test.exs
+++ b/test/absinthe/middleware/batch_test.exs
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ defmodule Absinthe.Middleware.BatchTest do
                end)
 
              wait_for_process_to_exit(pid)
-           end) =~ "fn: {Absinthe.Middleware.BatchTest.TimeoutModule, :arbitrary_fn_name, %{arbitrary: :data}}"
+           end) =~
+             "fn: {Absinthe.Middleware.BatchTest.TimeoutModule, :arbitrary_fn_name, %{arbitrary: :data}}"
   end
 
   defp wait_for_process_to_exit(pid) do