diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/src/CostAnalysis/Utilities/CostAnalyzerUtilities.cs b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/src/CostAnalysis/Utilities/CostAnalyzerUtilities.cs
index a193d9713a4..6fa07716213 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/src/CostAnalysis/Utilities/CostAnalyzerUtilities.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/src/CostAnalysis/Utilities/CostAnalyzerUtilities.cs
@@ -163,18 +163,31 @@ public static void ValidateRequireOneSlicingArgument(
         // that it should expect that exactly one of the defined slicing arguments is present in
         // a query. If that is not the case (i.e., if none or multiple slicing arguments are
         // present), the static analysis may throw an error.
-        if (listSizeDirective is { RequireOneSlicingArgument: true })
+        if (listSizeDirective?.RequireOneSlicingArgument ?? false)
         {
             var argumentCount = 0;
+            var variableCount = 0;
 
             foreach (var argumentNode in node.Arguments)
             {
                 if (listSizeDirective.SlicingArguments.Contains(argumentNode.Name.Value))
                 {
                     argumentCount++;
+
+                    if(argumentNode.Value.Kind == SyntaxKind.Variable)
+                    {
+                        variableCount++;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
+            if(argumentCount > 0 &&
+                argumentCount == variableCount &&
+                argumentCount <= listSizeDirective.SlicingArguments.Length)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (argumentCount != 1)
             {
                 throw new GraphQLException(ErrorHelper.ExactlyOneSlicingArgMustBeDefined(node, path));
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/PagingTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/PagingTests.cs
index ead1f2a3bc7..21176e5f3c1 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/PagingTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/PagingTests.cs
@@ -122,6 +122,174 @@ await snapshot
             .MatchMarkdownAsync();
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Literal()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var snapshot = new Snapshot();
+
+        var operation =
+            Utf8GraphQLParser.Parse(
+                """
+                {
+                    books(first: 1) {
+                        nodes {
+                            title
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+
+        var request =
+            OperationRequestBuilder.New()
+                .SetDocument(operation)
+                .ReportCost()
+                .Build();
+
+        var executor =
+            await new ServiceCollection()
+                .AddGraphQLServer()
+                .AddQueryType<Query>()
+                .AddFiltering()
+                .AddSorting()
+                .BuildRequestExecutorAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var response = await executor.ExecuteAsync(request);
+
+        // assert
+        await snapshot
+            .Add(operation, "Operation")
+            .Add(response, "Response")
+            .MatchMarkdownAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Variable()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var snapshot = new Snapshot();
+
+        var operation =
+            Utf8GraphQLParser.Parse(
+                """
+                query($first: Int) {
+                    books(first: $first) {
+                        nodes {
+                            title
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+
+        var request =
+            OperationRequestBuilder.New()
+                .SetDocument(operation)
+                .ReportCost()
+                .Build();
+
+        var executor =
+            await new ServiceCollection()
+                .AddGraphQLServer()
+                .AddQueryType<Query>()
+                .AddFiltering()
+                .AddSorting()
+                .BuildRequestExecutorAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var response = await executor.ExecuteAsync(request);
+
+        // assert
+        await snapshot
+            .Add(operation, "Operation")
+            .Add(response, "Response")
+            .MatchMarkdownAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_With_Variable()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var snapshot = new Snapshot();
+
+        var operation =
+            Utf8GraphQLParser.Parse(
+                """
+                query($first: Int, $last: Int) {
+                    books(first: $first, last: $last) {
+                        nodes {
+                            title
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+
+        var request =
+            OperationRequestBuilder.New()
+                .SetDocument(operation)
+                .ReportCost()
+                .Build();
+
+        var executor =
+            await new ServiceCollection()
+                .AddGraphQLServer()
+                .AddQueryType<Query>()
+                .AddFiltering()
+                .AddSorting()
+                .BuildRequestExecutorAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var response = await executor.ExecuteAsync(request);
+
+        // assert
+        await snapshot
+            .Add(operation, "Operation")
+            .Add(response, "Response")
+            .MatchMarkdownAsync();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_Mixed()
+    {
+        // arrange
+        var snapshot = new Snapshot();
+
+        var operation =
+            Utf8GraphQLParser.Parse(
+                """
+                query($first: Int) {
+                    books(first: $first, last: 1) {
+                        nodes {
+                            title
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+                """);
+
+        var request =
+            OperationRequestBuilder.New()
+                .SetDocument(operation)
+                .ReportCost()
+                .Build();
+
+        var executor =
+            await new ServiceCollection()
+                .AddGraphQLServer()
+                .AddQueryType<Query>()
+                .AddFiltering()
+                .AddSorting()
+                .BuildRequestExecutorAsync();
+
+        // act
+        var response = await executor.ExecuteAsync(request);
+
+        // assert
+        await snapshot
+            .Add(operation, "Operation")
+            .Add(response, "Response")
+            .MatchMarkdownAsync();
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task Require_Paging_Nested_Boundaries()
     {
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Literal.md b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Literal.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6eb6d5fb9e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Literal.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Literal
+
+## Operation
+
+```graphql
+{
+  books(first: 1) {
+    nodes {
+      title
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "books": {
+      "nodes": []
+    }
+  },
+  "extensions": {
+    "operationCost": {
+      "fieldCost": 11,
+      "typeCost": 3
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Variable.md b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Variable.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..deb023538e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Variable.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Require_Paging_Boundaries_Single_Boundary_With_Variable
+
+## Operation
+
+```graphql
+query($first: Int) {
+  books(first: $first) {
+    nodes {
+      title
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "books": {
+      "nodes": []
+    }
+  },
+  "extensions": {
+    "operationCost": {
+      "fieldCost": 11,
+      "typeCost": 52
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_Mixed.md b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_Mixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e5f9144f913
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_Mixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+# Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_Mixed
+
+## Operation
+
+```graphql
+query($first: Int) {
+  books(first: $first, last: 1) {
+    nodes {
+      title
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "errors": [
+    {
+      "message": "Exactly one slicing argument must be defined.",
+      "locations": [
+        {
+          "line": 2,
+          "column": 5
+        }
+      ],
+      "path": [
+        "books"
+      ],
+      "extensions": {
+        "code": "HC0082"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_With_Variable.md b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_With_Variable.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a753db64e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/CostAnalysis/test/CostAnalysis.Tests/__snapshots__/PagingTests.Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_With_Variable.md
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Require_Paging_Boundaries_Two_Boundaries_With_Variable
+
+## Operation
+
+```graphql
+query($first: Int, $last: Int) {
+  books(first: $first, last: $last) {
+    nodes {
+      title
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Response
+
+```json
+{
+  "data": {
+    "books": {
+      "nodes": []
+    }
+  },
+  "extensions": {
+    "operationCost": {
+      "fieldCost": 11,
+      "typeCost": 52
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/PersistedQueries/test/PersistedQueries.FileSystem.Tests/RequestExecutorBuilderTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/PersistedQueries/test/PersistedQueries.FileSystem.Tests/RequestExecutorBuilderTests.cs
index 64fef30837f..389c35960ce 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/PersistedQueries/test/PersistedQueries.FileSystem.Tests/RequestExecutorBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/PersistedQueries/test/PersistedQueries.FileSystem.Tests/RequestExecutorBuilderTests.cs
@@ -15,17 +15,4 @@ void Action()
 
         Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(Action);
     }
-
-    [Fact]
-    public void AddReadOnlyFileSystemQueryStorage_Services_Is_Null()
-    {
-        // arrange
-        // act
-        void Action()
-            => HotChocolateFileSystemPersistedQueriesRequestExecutorBuilderExtensions
-                .AddReadOnlyFileSystemQueryStorage(null!);
-
-        // assert
-        Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(Action);
-    }
 }