diff --git a/gql/dsl.py b/gql/dsl.py
index 26b9f426..63b71a07 100644
--- a/gql/dsl.py
+++ b/gql/dsl.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> "DSLType":
 
         assert isinstance(type_def, (GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLInterfaceType))
 
-        return DSLType(type_def)
+        return DSLType(type_def, self)
 
 
 class DSLSelector(ABC):
@@ -454,7 +454,27 @@ def is_valid_field(self, field: "DSLSelectable") -> bool:
                 return operation_name != "SUBSCRIPTION"
 
         elif isinstance(field, DSLField):
-            return field.parent_type.name.upper() == operation_name
+
+            assert field.dsl_type is not None
+
+            schema = field.dsl_type._dsl_schema._schema
+
+            root_type = None
+
+            if operation_name == "QUERY":
+                root_type = schema.query_type
+            elif operation_name == "MUTATION":
+                root_type = schema.mutation_type
+            elif operation_name == "SUBSCRIPTION":
+                root_type = schema.subscription_type
+
+            if root_type is None:
+                log.error(
+                    f"Root type of type {operation_name} not found in the schema!"
+                )
+                return False
+
+            return field.parent_type.name == root_type.name
 
         return False
 
@@ -585,7 +605,11 @@ class DSLType:
     instances of :class:`DSLField`
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, graphql_type: Union[GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLInterfaceType]):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        graphql_type: Union[GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLInterfaceType],
+        dsl_schema: DSLSchema,
+    ):
         """Initialize the DSLType with the GraphQL type.
 
         .. warning::
@@ -593,8 +617,10 @@ def __init__(self, graphql_type: Union[GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLInterfaceType])
             Use attributes of the :class:`DSLSchema` instead.
 
         :param graphql_type: the GraphQL type definition from the schema
+        :param dsl_schema: reference to the DSLSchema which created this type
         """
         self._type: Union[GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLInterfaceType] = graphql_type
+        self._dsl_schema = dsl_schema
         log.debug(f"Creating {self!r})")
 
     def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> "DSLField":
@@ -611,7 +637,7 @@ def __getattr__(self, name: str) -> "DSLField":
                 f"Field {name} does not exist in type {self._type.name}."
             )
 
-        return DSLField(formatted_name, self._type, field)
+        return DSLField(formatted_name, self._type, field, self)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} {self._type!r}>"
@@ -763,6 +789,7 @@ def __init__(
         name: str,
         parent_type: Union[GraphQLObjectType, GraphQLInterfaceType],
         field: GraphQLField,
+        dsl_type: Optional[DSLType] = None,
     ):
         """Initialize the DSLField.
 
@@ -774,10 +801,12 @@ def __init__(
         :param parent_type: the GraphQL type definition from the schema of the
                             parent type of the field
         :param field: the GraphQL field definition from the schema
+        :param dsl_type: reference of the DSLType instance which created this field
         """
         self.parent_type = parent_type
         self.field = field
         self.ast_field = FieldNode(name=NameNode(value=name), arguments=())
+        self.dsl_type = dsl_type
 
         log.debug(f"Creating {self!r}")
 
diff --git a/tests/starwars/test_dsl.py b/tests/starwars/test_dsl.py
index c0f2b441..0b881806 100644
--- a/tests/starwars/test_dsl.py
+++ b/tests/starwars/test_dsl.py
@@ -728,6 +728,42 @@ def test_dsl_query_all_fields_should_correspond_to_the_root_type(ds):
     )
 
 
+def test_dsl_root_type_not_default():
+
+    from graphql import parse, build_ast_schema
+
+    schema_str = """
+schema {
+  query: QueryNotDefault
+}
+
+type QueryNotDefault {
+  version: String
+}
+"""
+
+    type_def_ast = parse(schema_str)
+    schema = build_ast_schema(type_def_ast)
+
+    ds = DSLSchema(schema)
+
+    query = dsl_gql(DSLQuery(ds.QueryNotDefault.version))
+
+    expected_query = """
+{
+  version
+}
+"""
+    assert print_ast(query) == expected_query.strip()
+
+    with pytest.raises(GraphQLError) as excinfo:
+        DSLSubscription(ds.QueryNotDefault.version)
+
+    assert (
+        "Invalid field for <DSLSubscription>: <DSLField QueryNotDefault::version>"
+    ) in str(excinfo.value)
+
+
 def test_dsl_gql_all_arguments_should_be_operations_or_fragments():
     with pytest.raises(
         TypeError, match="Operations should be instances of DSLExecutable "