diff --git a/python/cog/command/ast_openapi_schema.py b/python/cog/command/ast_openapi_schema.py
index 018c5bd6af..9afb03e391 100644
--- a/python/cog/command/ast_openapi_schema.py
+++ b/python/cog/command/ast_openapi_schema.py
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@
       },
       "PredictionRequest": {
         "properties": {
+          "context": {
+            "title": "Context",
+            "type": "object",
+            "additionalProperties": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
           "created_at": {
             "format": "date-time",
             "title": "Created At",
diff --git a/python/cog/schema.py b/python/cog/schema.py
index c8624da8bf..e2b64931e3 100644
--- a/python/cog/schema.py
+++ b/python/cog/schema.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class Config:
 class PredictionRequest(PredictionBaseModel):
     id: Optional[str] = None
     created_at: Optional[datetime] = None
+    context: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None
 
     # TODO: deprecate this
     output_file_prefix: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/python/cog/server/eventtypes.py b/python/cog/server/eventtypes.py
index 93c7384142..da7925ea17 100644
--- a/python/cog/server/eventtypes.py
+++ b/python/cog/server/eventtypes.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class Cancel:
 @define
 class PredictionInput:
     payload: Dict[str, Any]
+    context: Dict[str, str] = {}
 
 
 @define
diff --git a/python/cog/server/runner.py b/python/cog/server/runner.py
index a911a705ef..41e59ce86b 100644
--- a/python/cog/server/runner.py
+++ b/python/cog/server/runner.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def predict(
             payload = prediction.input.copy()
 
         sid = self._worker.subscribe(task.handle_event, tag=tag)
-        task.track(self._worker.predict(payload, tag=tag))
+        task.track(self._worker.predict(payload, context=prediction.context, tag=tag))
         task.add_done_callback(self._task_done_callback(tag, sid))
 
         return task
diff --git a/python/cog/server/scope.py b/python/cog/server/scope.py
index 161213f9fe..54a1f8b014 100644
--- a/python/cog/server/scope.py
+++ b/python/cog/server/scope.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import warnings
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from contextvars import ContextVar
-from typing import Any, Callable, Generator, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, Optional, Union
 
 from attrs import evolve, frozen
 
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 @frozen
 class Scope:
     record_metric: Callable[[str, Union[float, int]], None]
+    context: Dict[str, str] = {}
     _tag: Optional[str] = None
 
 
diff --git a/python/cog/server/worker.py b/python/cog/server/worker.py
index adcd0658da..78de3edec7 100644
--- a/python/cog/server/worker.py
+++ b/python/cog/server/worker.py
@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@ def setup(self) -> "Future[Done]":
         return self._setup_result
 
     def predict(
-        self, payload: Dict[str, Any], tag: Optional[str] = None
+        self,
+        payload: Dict[str, Any],
+        tag: Optional[str] = None,
+        *,
+        context: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
     ) -> "Future[Done]":
         # TODO: tag is Optional, but it's required when in concurrent mode and
         # basically unnecessary in sequential mode. Should we have a separate
@@ -157,11 +161,17 @@ def predict(
             result = Future()
             self._predictions_in_flight[tag] = PredictionState(tag, payload, result)
 
-        self._prediction_start_pool.submit(self._start_prediction(tag, payload))
+        self._prediction_start_pool.submit(
+            self._start_prediction(tag, payload, context=context)
+        )
         return result
 
     def _start_prediction(
-        self, tag: Optional[str], payload: Dict[str, Any]
+        self,
+        tag: Optional[str],
+        payload: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        context: Optional[Dict[str, str]],
     ) -> Callable[[], None]:
         def start_prediction() -> None:
             try:
@@ -212,7 +222,7 @@ def start_prediction() -> None:
                 # send the prediction to the child to start
                 self._events.send(
                     Envelope(
-                        event=PredictionInput(payload=payload),
+                        event=PredictionInput(payload=payload, context=context or {}),
                         tag=tag,
                     )
                 )
@@ -563,7 +573,13 @@ def _loop(
             elif isinstance(e.event, Shutdown):
                 break
             elif isinstance(e.event, PredictionInput):
-                self._predict(e.tag, e.event.payload, predict, redirector)
+                self._predict(
+                    e.tag,
+                    e.event.payload,
+                    context=e.event.context,
+                    predict=predict,
+                    redirector=redirector,
+                )
             else:
                 print(f"Got unexpected event: {e.event}", file=sys.stderr)
 
@@ -597,7 +613,13 @@ async def _aloop(
                     break
                 elif isinstance(e.event, PredictionInput):
                     tasks[e.tag] = tg.create_task(
-                        self._apredict(e.tag, e.event.payload, predict, redirector)
+                        self._apredict(
+                            e.tag,
+                            e.event.payload,
+                            context=e.event.context,
+                            predict=predict,
+                            redirector=redirector,
+                        )
                     )
                 else:
                     print(f"Got unexpected event: {e.event}", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -606,10 +628,14 @@ def _predict(
         self,
         tag: Optional[str],
         payload: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        context: Dict[str, str],
         predict: Callable[..., Any],
         redirector: StreamRedirector,
     ) -> None:
-        with self._handle_predict_error(redirector, tag=tag):
+        with evolve_scope(context=context), self._handle_predict_error(
+            redirector, tag=tag
+        ):
             result = predict(**payload)
 
             if result:
@@ -657,10 +683,14 @@ async def _apredict(
         self,
         tag: Optional[str],
         payload: Dict[str, Any],
+        *,
+        context: Dict[str, str],
         predict: Callable[..., Any],
         redirector: SimpleStreamRedirector,
     ) -> None:
-        with evolve_scope(tag=tag), self._handle_predict_error(redirector, tag=tag):
+        with evolve_scope(context=context, tag=tag), self._handle_predict_error(
+            redirector, tag=tag
+        ):
             future_result = predict(**payload)
 
             if future_result:
diff --git a/python/tests/server/fixtures/with_context.py b/python/tests/server/fixtures/with_context.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd439a42f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/server/fixtures/with_context.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from cog import current_scope, Input
+
+class Predictor:
+    def predict(self, name: str = Input()):
+        prefix = current_scope().context["prefix"]
+        return f"{prefix} {name}!"
+
diff --git a/python/tests/server/fixtures/with_context_async.py b/python/tests/server/fixtures/with_context_async.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eae74b7359
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/server/fixtures/with_context_async.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from cog import current_scope, Input
+
+class Predictor:
+    async def predict(self, name: str = Input()):
+        prefix = current_scope().context["prefix"]
+        return f"{prefix} {name}!"
+
diff --git a/python/tests/server/test_runner.py b/python/tests/server/test_runner.py
index 5e27357213..a001dd9eb9 100644
--- a/python/tests/server/test_runner.py
+++ b/python/tests/server/test_runner.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import uuid
 from concurrent.futures import Future
 from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._setup_future = None
         self._predict_futures = {}
         self.last_prediction_payload = None
+        self.last_prediction_context = None
 
     def subscribe(self, subscriber, tag=None):
         sid = uuid.uuid4()
@@ -71,9 +73,16 @@ def run_setup(self, events):
             if isinstance(event, Done):
                 self._setup_future.set_result(event)
 
-    def predict(self, payload, tag=None):
+    def predict(
+        self,
+        payload: Dict[str, Any],
+        tag: Optional[str] = None,
+        *,
+        context: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
+    ):
         assert tag not in self._predict_futures or self._predict_futures[tag].done()
         self.last_prediction_payload = payload
+        self.last_prediction_context = context
         self._predict_futures[tag] = Future()
         print(f"setting {tag}, now {self._predict_futures}")
         return self._predict_futures[tag]
diff --git a/python/tests/server/test_worker.py b/python/tests/server/test_worker.py
index 2b31d93d2e..ca5ce910b9 100644
--- a/python/tests/server/test_worker.py
+++ b/python/tests/server/test_worker.py
@@ -692,6 +692,34 @@ def test_async_setup_uses_same_loop_as_predict(worker: Worker):
     assert result, "Expected worker to return True to assert same event loop"
 
 
+@uses_worker("with_context")
+def test_context(worker: Worker):
+    result = _process(
+        worker,
+        lambda: worker.predict({"name": "context"}, context={"prefix": "hello"}),
+        tag=None,
+    )
+    assert result.done
+    assert not result.done.error
+    assert result.output == "hello context!"
+
+
+@uses_worker("with_context_async", min_python=(3, 11), is_async=True)
+def test_context_async(worker: Worker):
+    result = _process(
+        worker,
+        lambda: worker.predict(
+            {"name": "context"}, tag="t1", context={"prefix": "hello"}
+        ),
+        tag=None,
+    )
+
+    print("\n".join(result.stderr_lines))
+    assert result.done
+    assert not result.done.error, result.done.error_detail
+    assert result.output == "hello context!"
+
+
 @frozen
 class SetupState:
     fut: "Future[Done]"