diff --git a/packages/plugin/__tests__/__snapshots__/known-directives.spec.md b/packages/plugin/__tests__/__snapshots__/known-directives.spec.md
index 7e37884d714..44fa464baa8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/__tests__/__snapshots__/known-directives.spec.md
+++ b/packages/plugin/__tests__/__snapshots__/known-directives.spec.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`known-directives > invalid > should work only with Kind.FIELD 1`] = `
+exports[`known-directives > invalid > should not ignore directives on schema definitions 1`] = `
 #### ⌨️ Code
 
       1 | scalar Foo @bad
diff --git a/packages/plugin/__tests__/known-directives.spec.ts b/packages/plugin/__tests__/known-directives.spec.ts
index e3d02702b00..e33f9e5d652 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/__tests__/known-directives.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/__tests__/known-directives.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { RuleTester } from '@theguild/eslint-rule-tester';
 import { GRAPHQL_JS_VALIDATIONS } from '../src/rules/graphql-js-validation.js';
-import { DEFAULT_CONFIG, ParserOptionsForTests } from './test-utils.js';
+import type { ParserOptionsForTests } from './test-utils.js';
+import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from './test-utils.js';
 
 const ruleTester = new RuleTester<ParserOptionsForTests>({
   languageOptions: {
@@ -55,10 +56,47 @@ ruleTester.run<[{ ignoreClientDirectives: string[] }]>(
         `,
         options: [{ ignoreClientDirectives: ['api'] }],
       },
+      {
+        name: 'should ignore client directives on FragmentDefinition',
+        code: /* GraphQL */ `
+          fragment UserFields on User @client {
+            id
+          }
+        `,
+        options: [{ ignoreClientDirectives: ['client'] }],
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'should ignore client directives on InlineFragment',
+        code: /* GraphQL */ `
+          {
+            user {
+              ... on User @client {
+                id
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        `,
+        options: [{ ignoreClientDirectives: ['client'] }],
+      },
+      {
+        name: 'should ignore client directives on FragmentSpread',
+        code: /* GraphQL */ `
+          fragment UserFields on User {
+            id
+          }
+
+          {
+            user {
+              ...UserFields @client
+            }
+          }
+        `,
+        options: [{ ignoreClientDirectives: ['client'] }],
+      },
     ],
     invalid: [
       {
-        name: 'should work only with Kind.FIELD',
+        name: 'should not ignore directives on schema definitions',
         code: 'scalar Foo @bad',
         options: [{ ignoreClientDirectives: ['bad'] }],
         errors: [{ message: 'Unknown directive "@bad".' }],
diff --git a/packages/plugin/src/rules/graphql-js-validation.ts b/packages/plugin/src/rules/graphql-js-validation.ts
index 6c7918f6d7b..23ee9f99dae 100644
--- a/packages/plugin/src/rules/graphql-js-validation.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin/src/rules/graphql-js-validation.ts
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ export const GRAPHQL_JS_VALIDATIONS: Record<string, GraphQLESLintRule> = Object.
 
         return visit(documentNode, {
           Field: filterDirectives,
+          FragmentDefinition: filterDirectives,
+          FragmentSpread: filterDirectives,
+          InlineFragment: filterDirectives,
           OperationDefinition: filterDirectives,
         });
       },