diff --git a/graphene/core/options.py b/graphene/core/options.py
index 0e175dd0..4f1bf4e4 100644
--- a/graphene/core/options.py
+++ b/graphene/core/options.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from collections import OrderedDict
 from ..utils import cached_property
 
 DEFAULT_NAMES = ('description', 'name', 'is_interface', 'is_mutation',
-                 'type_name', 'interfaces')
+                 'type_name', 'interfaces', 'abstract')
 
 
 class Options(object):
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Options(object):
         self.is_interface = False
         self.is_mutation = False
         self.is_union = False
+        self.abstract = False
         self.interfaces = []
         self.parents = []
         self.types = []
diff --git a/graphene/core/types/objecttype.py b/graphene/core/types/objecttype.py
index 09f65ad0..a9ac43f1 100644
--- a/graphene/core/types/objecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/core/types/objecttype.py
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ from .base import BaseType
 from .definitions import List, NonNull
 
 
+def is_objecttype(cls):
+    if not issubclass(cls, BaseObjectType):
+        return False
+    _meta = getattr(cls, '_meta', None)
+    return not(_meta and (_meta.abstract or _meta.is_interface))
+
+
 class ObjectTypeMeta(type):
     options_cls = Options
 
@@ -39,19 +46,19 @@ class ObjectTypeMeta(type):
             '__doc__': doc
         })
         attr_meta = attrs.pop('Meta', None)
+        abstract = getattr(attr_meta, 'abstract', False)
         if not attr_meta:
-            meta = None
-            # meta = getattr(new_class, 'Meta', None)
+            meta = getattr(new_class, 'Meta', None)
         else:
             meta = attr_meta
 
-        getattr(new_class, '_meta', None)
+        base_meta = getattr(new_class, '_meta', None)
 
         new_class.add_to_class('_meta', new_class.options_cls(meta))
 
         new_class._meta.is_interface = new_class.is_interface(parents)
-        new_class._meta.is_mutation = new_class.is_mutation(parents)
-        union_types = [p for p in parents if issubclass(p, BaseObjectType)]
+        new_class._meta.is_mutation = new_class.is_mutation(parents) or (base_meta and base_meta.is_mutation)
+        union_types = list(filter(is_objecttype, parents))
 
         new_class._meta.is_union = len(union_types) > 1
         new_class._meta.types = union_types
@@ -66,6 +73,10 @@ class ObjectTypeMeta(type):
         for obj_name, obj in attrs.items():
             new_class.add_to_class(obj_name, obj)
 
+        if abstract:
+            new_class._prepare()
+            return new_class
+
         if new_class._meta.is_mutation:
             assert hasattr(
                 new_class, 'mutate'), "All mutations must implement mutate method"
@@ -138,8 +149,10 @@ class BaseObjectType(BaseType):
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         if cls._meta.is_interface:
             raise Exception("An interface cannot be initialized")
-        if cls._meta.is_union:
+        elif cls._meta.is_union:
             raise Exception("An union cannot be initialized")
+        elif cls._meta.abstract:
+            raise Exception("An abstract ObjectType cannot be initialized")
         return super(BaseObjectType, cls).__new__(cls)
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -187,6 +200,9 @@ class BaseObjectType(BaseType):
 
     @classmethod
     def internal_type(cls, schema):
+        if cls._meta.abstract:
+            raise Exception("Abstract ObjectTypes don't have a specific type.")
+
         if cls._meta.is_interface:
             return GraphQLInterfaceType(
                 cls._meta.type_name,
diff --git a/graphene/core/types/tests/test_objecttype.py b/graphene/core/types/tests/test_objecttype.py
index 6bb157d6..dd0ad477 100644
--- a/graphene/core/types/tests/test_objecttype.py
+++ b/graphene/core/types/tests/test_objecttype.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from graphql.core.type import (GraphQLInterfaceType, GraphQLObjectType,
 from py.test import raises
 
 from graphene.core.schema import Schema
-from graphene.core.types import Int, Interface, String
+from graphene.core.types import Int, Interface, ObjectType, String
 
 
 class Character(Interface):
@@ -148,3 +148,47 @@ def test_type_has_list():
         name = String()
 
     assert Droid.List.of_type == Droid
+
+
+def test_abstracttype():
+    class MyObject1(ObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+        name1 = String()
+
+    class MyObject2(ObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+        name2 = String()
+
+    class MyObject(MyObject1, MyObject2):
+        pass
+
+    object_type = schema.T(MyObject)
+
+    assert MyObject._meta.fields_map.keys() == ['name1', 'name2']
+    assert MyObject._meta.fields_map['name1'].object_type == MyObject
+    assert MyObject._meta.fields_map['name2'].object_type == MyObject
+    assert isinstance(object_type, GraphQLObjectType)
+
+
+def test_abstracttype_initialize():
+    class MyAbstractObjectType(ObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+
+    with raises(Exception) as excinfo:
+        MyAbstractObjectType()
+
+    assert 'An abstract ObjectType cannot be initialized' == str(excinfo.value)
+
+
+def test_abstracttype_type():
+    class MyAbstractObjectType(ObjectType):
+        class Meta:
+            abstract = True
+
+    with raises(Exception) as excinfo:
+        schema.T(MyAbstractObjectType)
+
+    assert 'Abstract ObjectTypes don\'t have a specific type.' == str(excinfo.value)