diff --git a/.changeset/eight-ligers-develop.md b/.changeset/eight-ligers-develop.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38bea0586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eight-ligers-develop.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@pothos/plugin-relay': patch
+'@pothos/deno': patch
+---
+
+Fix a few issues with globalID parsing
diff --git a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/field-builder.ts b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/field-builder.ts
index 686e8bf04..d8ec8c8f3 100644
--- a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/field-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/field-builder.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fieldBuilderProto.node = function node({ id, ...options }) {
             const globalID = typeof rawID === "string"
                 ? internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, rawID, context, info, true)
                 : rawID && {
-                    id: String(rawID.id),
+                    id: rawID.id,
                     typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(rawID.type).name,
                 };
             return (await resolveNodes(this.builder, context, info, [globalID]))[0];
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fieldBuilderProto.nodeList = function nodeList({ ids, ...options }) {
             const globalIds = rawIds.map((id) => typeof id === "string"
                 ? internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, id, context, info, true)
                 : id && {
-                    id: String(id.id),
+                    id: id.id,
                     typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(id.type).name,
                 });
             return resolveNodes(this.builder, context, info, globalIds);
diff --git a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/index.ts b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/index.ts
index 577b60483..19b501c50 100644
--- a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/index.ts
+++ b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ export class PothosRelayPlugin<Types extends SchemaTypes> extends BasePlugin<Typ
     override wrapResolve(resolver: GraphQLFieldResolver<unknown, Types["Context"], object>, fieldConfig: PothosOutputFieldConfig<Types>): GraphQLFieldResolver<unknown, Types["Context"], object> {
         const argMappings = mapInputFields(fieldConfig.args, this.buildCache, (inputField) => {
             if (inputField.extensions?.isRelayGlobalID) {
-                return (inputField.extensions?.relayGlobalIDFor ?? true) as true | {
+                return (inputField.extensions?.relayGlobalIDFor ??
+                    inputField.extensions?.relayGlobalIDAlwaysParse ??
+                    false) as boolean | {
                     typename: string;
                     parseId: (id: string, ctx: object) => unknown;
                 }[];
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ export class PothosRelayPlugin<Types extends SchemaTypes> extends BasePlugin<Typ
         if (!argMappings) {
             return resolver;
         }
-        const argMapper = createInputValueMapper(argMappings, (globalID, mappings, ctx: Types["Context"], info: GraphQLResolveInfo) => internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, String(globalID), ctx, info, Array.isArray(mappings.value) ? mappings.value : false));
+        const argMapper = createInputValueMapper(argMappings, (globalID, mappings, ctx: Types["Context"], info: GraphQLResolveInfo) => internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, String(globalID), ctx, info, mappings.value ?? false));
         return (parent, args, context, info) => resolver(parent, argMapper(args, undefined, context, info), context, info);
     }
     override wrapSubscribe(subscribe: GraphQLFieldResolver<unknown, Types["Context"], object> | undefined, fieldConfig: PothosOutputFieldConfig<Types>): GraphQLFieldResolver<unknown, Types["Context"], object> | undefined {
diff --git a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/input-field-builder.ts b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/input-field-builder.ts
index 57e36103e..3132ff5a9 100644
--- a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/input-field-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/input-field-builder.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ inputFieldBuilder.globalIDList = function globalIDList<Req extends FieldRequired
             relayGlobalIDFor: ((forTypes &&
                 (Array.isArray(forTypes) ? forTypes : [forTypes])) as ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>[])?.map((type: ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>) => ({
                 typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(type).name,
-                parse: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
+                parseId: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
             })) ?? null,
         },
     }) as never;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ inputFieldBuilder.globalID = function globalID<Req extends boolean>({ for: forTy
             relayGlobalIDFor: ((forTypes &&
                 (Array.isArray(forTypes) ? forTypes : [forTypes])) as ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>[])?.map((type: ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>) => ({
                 typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(type).name,
-                parse: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
+                parseId: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
             })) ?? null,
         },
     }) as unknown as InputFieldRef<InputShapeFromTypeParam<DefaultSchemaTypes, GlobalIDInputShape, Req>> as never;
diff --git a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/schema-builder.ts b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/schema-builder.ts
index 57230920b..4d0aa554b 100644
--- a/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/schema-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/deno/packages/plugin-relay/schema-builder.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ schemaBuilderProto.nodeInterfaceRef = function nodeInterfaceRef() {
             ...this.options.relayOptions.nodeQueryOptions,
             type: ref as InterfaceRef<unknown>,
             args: {
-                id: t.arg.globalID({ required: true }),
+                id: t.arg.globalID({
+                    required: true,
+                    extensions: {
+                        relayGlobalIDAlwaysParse: true,
+                    },
+                }),
             },
             resolve: resolveNodeFn
                 ? (root, args, context, info) => resolveNodeFn(root, args as {
@@ -134,7 +139,12 @@ schemaBuilderProto.nodeInterfaceRef = function nodeInterfaceRef() {
             ...this.options.relayOptions.nodesQueryOptions,
             type: [ref],
             args: {
-                ids: t.arg.globalIDList({ required: true }),
+                ids: t.arg.globalIDList({
+                    required: true,
+                    extensions: {
+                        relayGlobalIDAlwaysParse: true,
+                    },
+                }),
             },
             resolve: resolveNodesFn
                 ? (root, args, context, info) => resolveNodesFn(root, args as {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/src/field-builder.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/src/field-builder.ts
index 0480eac8f..23f8b314d 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/src/field-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/src/field-builder.ts
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ fieldBuilderProto.node = function node({ id, ...options }) {
         typeof rawID === 'string'
           ? internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, rawID, context, info, true)
           : rawID && {
-              id: String(rawID.id),
+              id: rawID.id,
               typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(rawID.type).name,
             };
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ fieldBuilderProto.nodeList = function nodeList({ ids, ...options }) {
         typeof id === 'string'
           ? internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, id, context, info, true)
           : id && {
-              id: String(id.id),
+              id: id.id,
               typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(id.type).name,
             },
       );
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/src/index.ts
index fbfc23c21..245863b7c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/src/index.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ export class PothosRelayPlugin<Types extends SchemaTypes> extends BasePlugin<Typ
   ): GraphQLFieldResolver<unknown, Types['Context'], object> {
     const argMappings = mapInputFields(fieldConfig.args, this.buildCache, (inputField) => {
       if (inputField.extensions?.isRelayGlobalID) {
-        return (inputField.extensions?.relayGlobalIDFor ?? true) as
-          | true
-          | { typename: string; parseId: (id: string, ctx: object) => unknown }[];
+        return (inputField.extensions?.relayGlobalIDFor ??
+          inputField.extensions?.relayGlobalIDAlwaysParse ??
+          false) as boolean | { typename: string; parseId: (id: string, ctx: object) => unknown }[];
       }
 
       return null;
@@ -42,13 +42,7 @@ export class PothosRelayPlugin<Types extends SchemaTypes> extends BasePlugin<Typ
     const argMapper = createInputValueMapper(
       argMappings,
       (globalID, mappings, ctx: Types['Context'], info: GraphQLResolveInfo) =>
-        internalDecodeGlobalID(
-          this.builder,
-          String(globalID),
-          ctx,
-          info,
-          Array.isArray(mappings.value) ? mappings.value : false,
-        ),
+        internalDecodeGlobalID(this.builder, String(globalID), ctx, info, mappings.value ?? false),
     );
 
     return (parent, args, context, info) =>
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/src/input-field-builder.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/src/input-field-builder.ts
index b3906bbe2..ec1d47200 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/src/input-field-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/src/input-field-builder.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ inputFieldBuilder.globalIDList = function globalIDList<Req extends FieldRequired
             (Array.isArray(forTypes) ? forTypes : [forTypes])) as ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>[]
         )?.map((type: ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>) => ({
           typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(type).name,
-          parse: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
+          parseId: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
         })) ?? null,
     },
   }) as never;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ inputFieldBuilder.globalID = function globalID<Req extends boolean>(
             (Array.isArray(forTypes) ? forTypes : [forTypes])) as ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>[]
         )?.map((type: ObjectRef<SchemaTypes>) => ({
           typename: this.builder.configStore.getTypeConfig(type).name,
-          parse: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
+          parseId: type instanceof NodeRef ? type.parseId : undefined,
         })) ?? null,
     },
   }) as unknown as InputFieldRef<
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/src/schema-builder.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/src/schema-builder.ts
index 0d2f656f4..b7f06e831 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/src/schema-builder.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/src/schema-builder.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ schemaBuilderProto.nodeInterfaceRef = function nodeInterfaceRef() {
           ...this.options.relayOptions.nodeQueryOptions,
           type: ref as InterfaceRef<unknown>,
           args: {
-            id: t.arg.globalID({ required: true }),
+            id: t.arg.globalID({
+              required: true,
+              extensions: {
+                relayGlobalIDAlwaysParse: true,
+              },
+            }),
           },
           resolve: resolveNodeFn
             ? (root, args, context, info) =>
@@ -198,7 +203,12 @@ schemaBuilderProto.nodeInterfaceRef = function nodeInterfaceRef() {
         ...this.options.relayOptions.nodesQueryOptions,
         type: [ref],
         args: {
-          ids: t.arg.globalIDList({ required: true }),
+          ids: t.arg.globalIDList({
+            required: true,
+            extensions: {
+              relayGlobalIDAlwaysParse: true,
+            },
+          }),
         },
         resolve: resolveNodesFn
           ? (root, args, context, info) =>
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index b49891206..b49a781a9 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ input GlobalIDInput {
   otherList: [OtherInput!] = [{someField: \\"abc\\"}]
 }
 
+type IDResult {
+  arg: String!
+  id: String!
+  idType: String!
+  typename: String!
+}
+
 type IDWithColon implements Node {
   id: ID!
   idString: String!
@@ -133,6 +140,7 @@ type PollAnswersUsingOffsetConnectionEdge {
 type Query {
   batchNumbers(after: ID, before: ID, first: Int, last: Int): QueryBatchNumbersConnection!
   cursorConnection(after: ID, before: ID, first: Int, last: Int): QueryCursorConnection!
+  echoIDs(genericNumberThingID: ID!, globalID: ID!, numberThingID: ID!): [IDResult!]!
   extraNode: Node
   idWithColon(id: ID!): IDWithColon!
   idsWithColon(ids: [ID!]!): [IDWithColon!]!
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/global-connection-fields/schema/numbers.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/global-connection-fields/schema/numbers.ts
index bc838d94e..12618e4f3 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/global-connection-fields/schema/numbers.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/global-connection-fields/schema/numbers.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ class NumberThing {
   id: number;
 
   constructor(n: number) {
+    if (typeof n !== 'number') {
+      throw new TypeError(`Expected NumberThing to receive number, saw ${typeof n} ${n}`);
+    }
     this.id = n;
   }
 }
@@ -13,6 +16,11 @@ class BatchLoadableNumberThing {
   id: number;
 
   constructor(n: number) {
+    if (typeof n !== 'number') {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        `Expected BatchLoadableNumberThing to receive number, saw ${typeof n} ${n}`,
+      );
+    }
     this.id = n;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/relay/schema/numbers.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/relay/schema/numbers.ts
index d7ec4894e..348758ea5 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/relay/schema/numbers.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/examples/relay/schema/numbers.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class NumberThing {
   id: number;
 
   constructor(n: number) {
+    if (typeof n !== 'number') {
+      throw new TypeError(`Expected NumberThing to receive number, saw ${typeof n} ${n}`);
+    }
     this.id = n;
   }
 }
@@ -24,6 +27,11 @@ class BatchLoadableNumberThing {
   id: number;
 
   constructor(n: number) {
+    if (typeof n !== 'number') {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        `Expected BatchLoadableNumberThing to receive number, saw ${typeof n} ${n}`,
+      );
+    }
     this.id = n;
   }
 }
@@ -269,3 +277,38 @@ builder.queryField('numberThingsByIDs', (t) =>
     resolve: (root, args) => args.ids.map(({ id }) => new NumberThing(id)),
   }),
 );
+
+const IDResult = builder
+  .objectRef<{
+    id: unknown;
+    typename: string;
+    arg: string;
+  }>('IDResult')
+  .implement({
+    fields: (t) => ({
+      id: t.string({
+        resolve: (n) => String(n.id),
+      }),
+      typename: t.exposeString('typename', {}),
+      arg: t.exposeString('arg', {}),
+      idType: t.string({
+        resolve: (n) => typeof n.id,
+      }),
+    }),
+  });
+
+builder.queryField('echoIDs', (t) =>
+  t.field({
+    type: [IDResult],
+    args: {
+      globalID: t.arg.globalID({ required: true }),
+      numberThingID: t.arg.globalID({ required: true, for: [NumberThingRef] }),
+      genericNumberThingID: t.arg.globalID({ required: true, for: [NumberThing] }),
+    },
+    resolve: (_, args) => [
+      { ...args.globalID, arg: 'globalID' },
+      { ...args.numberThingID, arg: 'numberThingID' },
+      { ...args.genericNumberThingID, arg: 'genericNumberThingID' },
+    ],
+  }),
+);
diff --git a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/index.test.ts b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/index.test.ts
index 0bc43dbbf..84015ed6c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-relay/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-relay/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -537,6 +537,16 @@ describe('relay example schema', () => {
             id
             number
           }
+          echoIDs(
+            globalID: "TnVtYmVyOjE="
+            numberThingID: "TnVtYmVyOjE="
+            genericNumberThingID: "TnVtYmVyOjE="
+          ) {
+            id
+            typename
+            arg
+            idType
+          }
         }
       `;
 
@@ -549,6 +559,26 @@ describe('relay example schema', () => {
       expect(result).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         {
           "data": {
+            "echoIDs": [
+              {
+                "arg": "globalID",
+                "id": "1",
+                "idType": "string",
+                "typename": "Number",
+              },
+              {
+                "arg": "numberThingID",
+                "id": "1",
+                "idType": "number",
+                "typename": "Number",
+              },
+              {
+                "arg": "genericNumberThingID",
+                "id": "1",
+                "idType": "string",
+                "typename": "Number",
+              },
+            ],
             "idWithColon": {
               "id": "SURXaXRoQ29sb246MTp0ZXN0",
               "idString": "1:test",