diff --git a/.changeset/many-jobs-perform.md b/.changeset/many-jobs-perform.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83c5ff7bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/many-jobs-perform.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-hive/client': minor
+---
+
+skip directive arguments during usage collection
diff --git a/packages/libraries/client/src/internal/usage.ts b/packages/libraries/client/src/internal/usage.ts
index 796f769cc..d3b1f08c7 100644
--- a/packages/libraries/client/src/internal/usage.ts
+++ b/packages/libraries/client/src/internal/usage.ts
@@ -379,6 +379,12 @@ export function createCollector({
             collectInputType(resolveTypeName(inputType));
           }
         },
+        Directive(node) {
+          return {
+            ...node,
+            arguments: [],
+          };
+        },
         Argument(node) {
           const parent = typeInfo.getParentType()!;
           const field = typeInfo.getFieldDef()!;
diff --git a/packages/libraries/client/tests/usage-collector.spec.ts b/packages/libraries/client/tests/usage-collector.spec.ts
index 2f1ac382f..8ed394bbf 100644
--- a/packages/libraries/client/tests/usage-collector.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/libraries/client/tests/usage-collector.spec.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,34 @@ test('collect arguments', async () => {
   expect(info.fields).toContain(`Query.projects.filter`);
 });
 
+test('skips argument directives', async () => {
+  const collect = createCollector({
+    schema,
+    max: 1,
+  });
+  const info = collect(
+    parse(/* GraphQL */ `
+      query getProjects($limit: Int!, $type: ProjectType!, $includeName: Boolean!) {
+        projects(filter: { pagination: { limit: $limit }, type: $type }) {
+          id
+          ...NestedFragment
+        }
+      }
+
+      fragment NestedFragment on Project {
+        ...IncludeNameFragment @include(if: $includeName)
+      }
+
+      fragment IncludeNameFragment on Project {
+        name
+      }
+    `),
+    {},
+  ).value;
+
+  expect(info.fields).toContain(`Query.projects.filter`);
+});
+
 test('collect used-only input fields', async () => {
   const collect = createCollector({
     schema,