diff --git a/src/Type/Schema.php b/src/Type/Schema.php
index 8505557..74a961b 100644
--- a/src/Type/Schema.php
+++ b/src/Type/Schema.php
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ class Schema
         return isset($typeMap[$typeName]) ? $typeMap[$typeName] : null;
     }
 
-
     /**
      * @throws InvariantViolation
      */
@@ -392,6 +391,15 @@ class Schema
                     $this->assertImplementsIntarface($type, $iface);
                 }
             }
+
+            // Make sure type loader returns the same instance as registered in other places of schema
+            if ($this->config->typeLoader) {
+                Utils::invariant(
+                    $this->loadType($name) === $type,
+                    "Type loader returns different instance for {$name} than field/argument definitions. ".
+                    'Make sure you always return the same instance for the same type name.'
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Type/ValidationTest.php b/tests/Type/ValidationTest.php
index db476e8..3aa93e4 100644
--- a/tests/Type/ValidationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Type/ValidationTest.php
@@ -2698,6 +2698,35 @@ class ValidationTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $schema->assertValid();
     }
 
+    public function testRejectsDifferentInstancesOfTheSameType()
+    {
+        // Invalid: always creates new instance vs returning one from registry
+        $typeLoader = function($name) use (&$typeLoader) {
+            switch ($name) {
+                case 'Query':
+                    return new ObjectType([
+                        'name' => 'Query',
+                        'fields' => [
+                            'test' => Type::string()
+                        ]
+                    ]);
+                default:
+                    return null;
+            }
+        };
+
+        $schema = new Schema([
+            'query' => $typeLoader('Query'),
+            'typeLoader' => $typeLoader
+        ]);
+        $this->setExpectedException(
+            InvariantViolation::class,
+            'Type loader returns different instance for Query than field/argument definitions. '.
+            'Make sure you always return the same instance for the same type name.'
+        );
+        $schema->assertValid();
+    }
+
 
     private function assertEachCallableThrows($closures, $expectedError)
     {