diff --git a/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/JsonSerializer.java b/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/JsonSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28e0044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/JsonSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package graphql.spring.web.reactive;
+
+import graphql.PublicSpi;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for serializing and deserializing GraphQL objects.
+ */
+@PublicSpi
+public interface JsonSerializer {
+
+    /**
+     * Serializes the given object to a json {@link String}.
+     *
+     * @param object the object to serialize
+     * @return the json string
+     */
+    String serialize(Object object);
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes the given json {@link String} to an object of the required type.
+     *
+     * @param json         the json string
+     * @param requiredType the required type
+     * @param <T>          the required generic type
+     * @return the object
+     */
+    <T> T deserialize(String json, Class<T> requiredType);
+}
diff --git a/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/GraphQLController.java b/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/GraphQLController.java
index 7281799..552129f 100644
--- a/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/GraphQLController.java
+++ b/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/GraphQLController.java
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package graphql.spring.web.reactive.components;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.Internal;
 import graphql.spring.web.reactive.ExecutionResultHandler;
 import graphql.spring.web.reactive.GraphQLInvocation;
 import graphql.spring.web.reactive.GraphQLInvocationData;
+import graphql.spring.web.reactive.JsonSerializer;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import org.springframework.web.server.ServerWebExchange;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public class GraphQLController {
     ExecutionResultHandler executionResultHandler;
 
     @Autowired
-    ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+    JsonSerializer jsonSerializer;
 
     @RequestMapping(value = "${graphql.url:graphql}",
             method = RequestMethod.POST,
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ public Object graphqlPOST(
             @RequestParam(value = "operationName", required = false) String operationName,
             @RequestParam(value = "variables", required = false) String variablesJson,
             @RequestBody(required = false) String body,
-            ServerWebExchange serverWebExchange) throws IOException {
+            ServerWebExchange serverWebExchange) {
 
         if (body == null) {
             body = "";
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ public Object graphqlPOST(
         // }
 
         if (MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE.equals(contentType)) {
-            GraphQLRequestBody request = objectMapper.readValue(body, GraphQLRequestBody.class);
+            GraphQLRequestBody request = jsonSerializer.deserialize(body, GraphQLRequestBody.class);
             if (request.getQuery() == null) {
                 request.setQuery("");
             }
@@ -122,13 +121,10 @@ public Object graphqlGET(
     }
 
     private Map<String, Object> convertVariablesJson(String jsonMap) {
-        if (jsonMap == null) return Collections.emptyMap();
-        try {
-            return objectMapper.readValue(jsonMap, Map.class);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Could not convert variables GET parameter: expected a JSON map", e);
+        if (jsonMap == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyMap();
         }
-
+        return jsonSerializer.deserialize(jsonMap, Map.class);
     }
 
     private Object executeRequest(
diff --git a/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/JacksonJsonSerializer.java b/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/JacksonJsonSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98f0197
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-java-spring-webflux/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/reactive/components/JacksonJsonSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package graphql.spring.web.reactive.components;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import graphql.spring.web.reactive.JsonSerializer;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+@Component
+public class JacksonJsonSerializer implements JsonSerializer {
+
+    private ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public JacksonJsonSerializer(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+        this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String serialize(Object object) {
+        try {
+            return objectMapper.writeValueAsString(object);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error serializing object to JSON: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T deserialize(String json, Class<T> requiredType) {
+        try {
+            return objectMapper.readValue(json, requiredType);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error deserializing object from JSON: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/JsonSerializer.java b/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/JsonSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7992e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/JsonSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package graphql.spring.web.servlet;
+
+import graphql.PublicSpi;
+
+/**
+ * An interface for serializing and deserializing GraphQL objects.
+ */
+@PublicSpi
+public interface JsonSerializer {
+
+    /**
+     * Serializes the given object to a json {@link String}.
+     *
+     * @param object the object to serialize
+     * @return the json string
+     */
+    String serialize(Object object);
+
+    /**
+     * Deserializes the given json {@link String} to an object of the required type.
+     *
+     * @param json         the json string
+     * @param requiredType the required type
+     * @param <T>          the required generic type
+     * @return the object
+     */
+    <T> T deserialize(String json, Class<T> requiredType);
+}
diff --git a/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/GraphQLController.java b/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/GraphQLController.java
index 700e8c5..9935b68 100644
--- a/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/GraphQLController.java
+++ b/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/GraphQLController.java
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package graphql.spring.web.servlet.components;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 import graphql.ExecutionResult;
 import graphql.Internal;
 import graphql.spring.web.servlet.ExecutionResultHandler;
 import graphql.spring.web.servlet.GraphQLInvocation;
 import graphql.spring.web.servlet.GraphQLInvocationData;
+import graphql.spring.web.servlet.JsonSerializer;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpHeaders;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class GraphQLController {
     ExecutionResultHandler executionResultHandler;
 
     @Autowired
-    ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+    JsonSerializer jsonSerializer;
 
     @RequestMapping(value = "${graphql.url:graphql}",
             method = RequestMethod.POST,
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public Object graphqlPOST(
         // }
 
         if (MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE.equals(contentType)) {
-            GraphQLRequestBody request = objectMapper.readValue(body, GraphQLRequestBody.class);
+            GraphQLRequestBody request = jsonSerializer.deserialize(body, GraphQLRequestBody.class);
             if (request.getQuery() == null) {
                 request.setQuery("");
             }
@@ -122,13 +122,10 @@ public Object graphqlGET(
     }
 
     private Map<String, Object> convertVariablesJson(String jsonMap) {
-        if (jsonMap == null) return Collections.emptyMap();
-        try {
-            return objectMapper.readValue(jsonMap, Map.class);
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Could not convert variables GET parameter: expected a JSON map", e);
+        if (jsonMap == null) {
+            return Collections.emptyMap();
         }
-
+        return jsonSerializer.deserialize(jsonMap, Map.class);
     }
 
     private Object executeRequest(
diff --git a/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/JacksonJsonSerializer.java b/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/JacksonJsonSerializer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c5d777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graphql-java-spring-webmvc/src/main/java/graphql/spring/web/servlet/components/JacksonJsonSerializer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package graphql.spring.web.servlet.components;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import graphql.spring.web.servlet.JsonSerializer;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+@Component
+public class JacksonJsonSerializer implements JsonSerializer {
+
+    private ObjectMapper objectMapper;
+
+    @Autowired
+    public JacksonJsonSerializer(ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+        this.objectMapper = objectMapper;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String serialize(Object object) {
+        try {
+            return objectMapper.writeValueAsString(object);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error serializing object to JSON: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> T deserialize(String json, Class<T> requiredType) {
+        try {
+            return objectMapper.readValue(json, requiredType);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Error deserializing object from JSON: " + e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}