diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 2cc18891d..c973d3222 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -230,6 +230,12 @@ func (c *Command) Context() context.Context {
 	return c.ctx
 }
 
+// SetContext sets context for the command. It is set to context.Background by default and will be overwritten by
+// Command.ExecuteContext or Command.ExecuteContextC
+func (c *Command) SetContext(ctx context.Context) {
+	c.ctx = ctx
+}
+
 // SetArgs sets arguments for the command. It is set to os.Args[1:] by default, if desired, can be overridden
 // particularly useful when testing.
 func (c *Command) SetArgs(a []string) {
diff --git a/command_test.go b/command_test.go
index 583cb0235..cedcb66b9 100644
--- a/command_test.go
+++ b/command_test.go
@@ -2058,3 +2058,106 @@ func TestFParseErrWhitelistSiblingCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	checkStringContains(t, output, "unknown flag: --unknown")
 }
+
+func TestSetContext(t *testing.T) {
+	type key struct{}
+	val := "foobar"
+	root := &Command{
+		Use: "root",
+		Run: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+			key := cmd.Context().Value(key{})
+			got, ok := key.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Error("key not found in context")
+			}
+			if got != val {
+				t.Errorf("Expected value: \n %v\nGot:\n %v\n", val, got)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), key{}, val)
+	root.SetContext(ctx)
+	err := root.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetContextPreRun(t *testing.T) {
+	type key struct{}
+	val := "barr"
+	root := &Command{
+		Use: "root",
+		PreRun: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+			ctx := context.WithValue(cmd.Context(), key{}, val)
+			cmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		},
+		Run: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+			val := cmd.Context().Value(key{})
+			got, ok := val.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Error("key not found in context")
+			}
+			if got != val {
+				t.Errorf("Expected value: \n %v\nGot:\n %v\n", val, got)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	err := root.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetContextPreRunOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
+	type key struct{}
+	val := "blah"
+	root := &Command{
+		Use: "root",
+		Run: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+			key := cmd.Context().Value(key{})
+			_, ok := key.(string)
+			if ok {
+				t.Error("key found in context when not expected")
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), key{}, val)
+	root.SetContext(ctx)
+	err := root.ExecuteContext(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSetContextPersistentPreRun(t *testing.T) {
+	type key struct{}
+	val := "barbar"
+	root := &Command{
+		Use: "root",
+		PersistentPreRun: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+			ctx := context.WithValue(cmd.Context(), key{}, val)
+			cmd.SetContext(ctx)
+		},
+	}
+	child := &Command{
+		Use: "child",
+		Run: func(cmd *Command, args []string) {
+			key := cmd.Context().Value(key{})
+			got, ok := key.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Error("key not found in context")
+			}
+			if got != val {
+				t.Errorf("Expected value: \n %v\nGot:\n %v\n", val, got)
+			}
+		},
+	}
+	root.AddCommand(child)
+	root.SetArgs([]string{"child"})
+	err := root.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+}