diff --git a/packages/plugins/graphql/package.json b/packages/plugins/graphql/package.json
index 8c4a1a29fb..e6c925f650 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/graphql/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugins/graphql/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
     "koa-compose": "^4.1.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "nexus": "1.1.0",
-    "pluralize": "^8.0.0"
+    "pluralize": "^8.0.0",
+    "subscriptions-transport-ws": "0.9.19"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/plugins/graphql/server/bootstrap.js b/packages/plugins/graphql/server/bootstrap.js
index c5ff993239..2676e4f8e1 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/graphql/server/bootstrap.js
+++ b/packages/plugins/graphql/server/bootstrap.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { isEmpty, mergeWith, isArray } = require('lodash/fp');
+const { execute, subscribe } = require('graphql');
+const { SubscriptionServer } = require('subscriptions-transport-ws');
 const { ApolloServer } = require('apollo-server-koa');
 const {
   ApolloServerPluginLandingPageDisabled,
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ module.exports = async ({ strapi }) => {
 
   const { config } = strapi.plugin('graphql');
 
+  const path = config('endpoint', '/graphql');
+
   const defaultServerConfig = {
     // Schema
     schema,
@@ -57,12 +61,27 @@ module.exports = async ({ strapi }) => {
 
   const serverConfig = merge(defaultServerConfig, config('apolloServer', {}));
 
+  // Handle subscriptions
+  if (config('subscriptions', true)) {
+    const subscriptionServer = SubscriptionServer.create(
+      { schema, execute, subscribe },
+      { server: strapi.server.httpServer, path }
+    );
+
+    serverConfig.plugins.push({
+      async serverWillStart() {
+        return {
+          async drainServer() {
+            subscriptionServer.close();
+          },
+        };
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
   // Create a new Apollo server
   const server = new ApolloServer(serverConfig);
 
-  // Link the Apollo server & the Strapi app
-  const path = config('endpoint', '/graphql');
-
   // Register the upload middleware
   useUploadMiddleware(strapi, path);
 
@@ -73,6 +92,7 @@ module.exports = async ({ strapi }) => {
     strapi.log.error('Failed to start the Apollo server', e.message);
   }
 
+  // Link the Apollo server & the Strapi app
   strapi.server.routes([
     {
       method: 'ALL',
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 54fc63fb8a..14946a2a26 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4928,6 +4928,11 @@ babel-preset-jest@^26.6.2:
     babel-plugin-jest-hoist "^26.6.2"
     babel-preset-current-node-syntax "^1.0.0"
 
+backo2@^1.0.2:
+  version "1.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/backo2/-/backo2-1.0.2.tgz#31ab1ac8b129363463e35b3ebb69f4dfcfba7947"
+  integrity sha1-MasayLEpNjRj41s+u2n038+6eUc=
+
 bail@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/bail/-/bail-1.0.5.tgz#b6fa133404a392cbc1f8c4bf63f5953351e7a776"
@@ -8115,6 +8120,11 @@ eventemitter2@^5.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eventemitter2/-/eventemitter2-5.0.1.tgz#6197a095d5fb6b57e8942f6fd7eaad63a09c9452"
   integrity sha1-YZegldX7a1folC9v1+qtY6CclFI=
 
+eventemitter3@^3.1.0:
+  version "3.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-3.1.2.tgz#2d3d48f9c346698fce83a85d7d664e98535df6e7"
+  integrity sha512-tvtQIeLVHjDkJYnzf2dgVMxfuSGJeM/7UCG17TT4EumTfNtF+0nebF/4zWOIkCreAbtNqhGEboB6BWrwqNaw4Q==
+
 eventemitter3@^4.0.0, eventemitter3@^4.0.4:
   version "4.0.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eventemitter3/-/eventemitter3-4.0.7.tgz#2de9b68f6528d5644ef5c59526a1b4a07306169f"
@@ -10847,7 +10857,7 @@ istanbul@~0.4.2:
     which "^1.1.1"
     wordwrap "^1.0.0"
 
-iterall@^1.3.0:
+iterall@^1.2.1, iterall@^1.3.0:
   version "1.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/iterall/-/iterall-1.3.0.tgz#afcb08492e2915cbd8a0884eb93a8c94d0d72fea"
   integrity sha512-QZ9qOMdF+QLHxy1QIpUHUU1D5pS2CG2P69LF6L6CPjPYA/XMOmKV3PZpawHoAjHNyB0swdVTRxdYT4tbBbxqwg==
@@ -17916,6 +17926,17 @@ stylis@^4.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stylis/-/stylis-4.0.10.tgz#446512d1097197ab3f02fb3c258358c3f7a14240"
   integrity sha512-m3k+dk7QeJw660eIKRRn3xPF6uuvHs/FFzjX3HQ5ove0qYsiygoAhwn5a3IYKaZPo5LrYD0rfVmtv1gNY1uYwg==
 
+subscriptions-transport-ws@0.9.19:
+  version "0.9.19"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/subscriptions-transport-ws/-/subscriptions-transport-ws-0.9.19.tgz#10ca32f7e291d5ee8eb728b9c02e43c52606cdcf"
+  integrity sha512-dxdemxFFB0ppCLg10FTtRqH/31FNRL1y1BQv8209MK5I4CwALb7iihQg+7p65lFcIl8MHatINWBLOqpgU4Kyyw==
+  dependencies:
+    backo2 "^1.0.2"
+    eventemitter3 "^3.1.0"
+    iterall "^1.2.1"
+    symbol-observable "^1.0.4"
+    ws "^5.2.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0"
+
 sugarss@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sugarss/-/sugarss-2.0.0.tgz#ddd76e0124b297d40bf3cca31c8b22ecb43bc61d"
@@ -18038,6 +18059,11 @@ swap-case@^1.1.0:
     lower-case "^1.1.1"
     upper-case "^1.1.1"
 
+symbol-observable@^1.0.4:
+  version "1.2.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/symbol-observable/-/symbol-observable-1.2.0.tgz#c22688aed4eab3cdc2dfeacbb561660560a00804"
+  integrity sha512-e900nM8RRtGhlV36KGEU9k65K3mPb1WV70OdjfxlG2EAuM1noi/E/BaW/uMhL7bPEssK8QV57vN3esixjUvcXQ==
+
 symbol-tree@^3.2.4:
   version "3.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/symbol-tree/-/symbol-tree-3.2.4.tgz#430637d248ba77e078883951fb9aa0eed7c63fa2"
@@ -19460,6 +19486,11 @@ write-pkg@^4.0.0:
     type-fest "^0.4.1"
     write-json-file "^3.2.0"
 
+"ws@^5.2.0 || ^6.0.0 || ^7.0.0", ws@^7.4.6:
+  version "7.5.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.5.5.tgz#8b4bc4af518cfabd0473ae4f99144287b33eb881"
+  integrity sha512-BAkMFcAzl8as1G/hArkxOxq3G7pjUqQ3gzYbLL0/5zNkph70e+lCoxBGnm6AW1+/aiNeV4fnKqZ8m4GZewmH2w==
+
 ws@^6.2.1:
   version "6.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-6.2.2.tgz#dd5cdbd57a9979916097652d78f1cc5faea0c32e"
@@ -19472,11 +19503,6 @@ ws@^7.3.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.5.3.tgz#160835b63c7d97bfab418fc1b8a9fced2ac01a74"
   integrity sha512-kQ/dHIzuLrS6Je9+uv81ueZomEwH0qVYstcAQ4/Z93K8zeko9gtAbttJWzoC5ukqXY1PpoouV3+VSOqEAFt5wg==
 
-ws@^7.4.6:
-  version "7.5.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-7.5.5.tgz#8b4bc4af518cfabd0473ae4f99144287b33eb881"
-  integrity sha512-BAkMFcAzl8as1G/hArkxOxq3G7pjUqQ3gzYbLL0/5zNkph70e+lCoxBGnm6AW1+/aiNeV4fnKqZ8m4GZewmH2w==
-
 xdg-basedir@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xdg-basedir/-/xdg-basedir-3.0.0.tgz#496b2cc109eca8dbacfe2dc72b603c17c5870ad4"