diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go
index 3c2166c0aaf..1f0f1d54af5 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup.go
@@ -360,8 +360,7 @@ func (lu *clCommon) handleDup(ctx context.Context, vcursor VCursor, values []sql
 			return err
 		}
 		// Lock the target row using normal transaction priority.
-		// TODO: context needs to be passed on.
-		qr, err = vcursor.ExecuteKeyspaceID(context.Background(), lu.keyspace, existingksid, lu.lockOwnerQuery, bindVars, false /* rollbackOnError */, false /* autocommit */)
+		qr, err = vcursor.ExecuteKeyspaceID(ctx, lu.keyspace, existingksid, lu.lockOwnerQuery, bindVars, false /* rollbackOnError */, false /* autocommit */)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup_test.go b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup_test.go
index 297732325ea..bf209d35fd4 100644
--- a/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vtgate/vindexes/consistent_lookup_test.go
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupMap(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup", false)
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResultLookup([]int{2, 2}), nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	got, err := lookup.Map(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)})
+	got, err := lookup.Map(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	want := []key.Destination{
 		key.DestinationKeyspaceIDs([][]byte{
@@ -94,10 +95,11 @@ func TestConsistentLookupMap(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePre select fromc1, toc from t where fromc1 in ::fromc1 [{fromc1 }] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 
 	// Test query fail.
 	vc.AddResult(nil, fmt.Errorf("execute failed"))
-	_, err = lookup.Map(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)})
+	_, err = lookup.Map(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)})
 	wantErr := "lookup.Map: execute failed"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != wantErr {
 		t.Errorf("lookup(query fail) err: %v, want %s", err, wantErr)
@@ -126,8 +128,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupUniqueMap(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup_unique", false)
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResultLookup([]int{0, 1}), nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	got, err := lookup.Map(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)})
+	got, err := lookup.Map(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	want := []key.Destination{
 		key.DestinationNone{},
@@ -139,10 +142,11 @@ func TestConsistentLookupUniqueMap(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePre select fromc1, toc from t where fromc1 in ::fromc1 [{fromc1 }] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 
 	// More than one result is invalid
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResultLookup([]int{2}), nil)
-	_, err = lookup.Map(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)})
+	_, err = lookup.Map(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)})
 	wanterr := "Lookup.Map: unexpected multiple results from vindex t: INT64(1)"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != wanterr {
 		t.Errorf("lookup(query fail) err: %v, want %s", err, wanterr)
@@ -171,8 +175,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupMapAbsent(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup", false)
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResultLookup([]int{0, 0}), nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	got, err := lookup.Map(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)})
+	got, err := lookup.Map(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	want := []key.Destination{
 		key.DestinationNone{},
@@ -184,6 +189,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupMapAbsent(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePre select fromc1, toc from t where fromc1 in ::fromc1 [{fromc1 }] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupVerify(t *testing.T) {
@@ -191,17 +197,19 @@ func TestConsistentLookupVerify(t *testing.T) {
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(1), nil)
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(1), nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	_, err := lookup.Verify(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1"), []byte("test2")})
+	_, err := lookup.Verify(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1"), []byte("test2")})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePre select fromc1 from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and toc = :toc [{fromc1 1} {toc test1}] false",
 		"ExecutePre select fromc1 from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and toc = :toc [{fromc1 2} {toc test2}] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 
 	// Test query fail.
 	vc.AddResult(nil, fmt.Errorf("execute failed"))
-	_, err = lookup.Verify(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)}, [][]byte{[]byte("\x16k@\xb4J\xbaK\xd6")})
+	_, err = lookup.Verify(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1)}, [][]byte{[]byte("\x16k@\xb4J\xbaK\xd6")})
 	want := "lookup.Verify: execute failed"
 	if err == nil || err.Error() != want {
 		t.Errorf("lookup(query fail) err: %v, want %s", err, want)
@@ -209,7 +217,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupVerify(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Test write_only.
 	lookup = createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup", true)
-	got, err := lookup.Verify(context.Background(), nil, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)}, [][]byte{[]byte(""), []byte("")})
+	got, err := lookup.Verify(ctx, nil, []sqltypes.Value{sqltypes.NewInt64(1), sqltypes.NewInt64(2)}, [][]byte{[]byte(""), []byte("")})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wantBools := []bool{true, true}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, wantBools) {
@@ -221,8 +229,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup", false)
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}, {
@@ -234,6 +243,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePre insert into t(fromc1, fromc2, toc) values(:fromc1_0, :fromc2_0, :toc_0), (:fromc1_1, :fromc2_1, :toc_1) [{fromc1_0 1} {fromc1_1 3} {fromc2_0 2} {fromc2_1 4} {toc_0 test1} {toc_1 test2}] true",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenRecreate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -242,8 +252,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenRecreate(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.AddResult(nil, mysql.NewSQLError(mysql.ERDupEntry, mysql.SSConstraintViolation, "Duplicate entry"))
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1")}, false); err != nil {
@@ -254,6 +265,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenRecreate(t *testing.T) {
 		"ExecutePre select toc from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 for update [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] false",
 		"ExecutePre insert into t(fromc1, fromc2, toc) values(:fromc1, :fromc2, :toc) [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] true",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenUpdate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -263,8 +275,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(1), nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1")}, false); err != nil {
@@ -276,6 +289,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		"ExecuteKeyspaceID select fc1 from `dot.t1` where fc1 = :fromc1 and fc2 = :fromc2 lock in share mode [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] false",
 		"ExecutePre update t set toc=:toc where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] true",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenSkipUpdate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -285,8 +299,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenSkipUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(1), nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, [][]byte{[]byte("1")}, false); err != nil {
@@ -297,6 +312,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenSkipUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		"ExecutePre select toc from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 for update [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc 1}] false",
 		"ExecuteKeyspaceID select fc1 from `dot.t1` where fc1 = :fromc1 and fc2 = :fromc2 lock in share mode [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc 1}] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenDupkey(t *testing.T) {
@@ -306,8 +322,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenDupkey(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(1), nil)
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(1), nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1")}, false)
@@ -318,14 +335,16 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenDupkey(t *testing.T) {
 		"ExecutePre select toc from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 for update [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] false",
 		"ExecuteKeyspaceID select fc1 from `dot.t1` where fc1 = :fromc1 and fc2 = :fromc2 lock in share mode [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupCreateNonDupError(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup", false)
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(nil, errors.New("general error"))
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1")}, false)
@@ -336,6 +355,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateNonDupError(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePre insert into t(fromc1, fromc2, toc) values(:fromc1_0, :fromc2_0, :toc_0) [{fromc1_0 1} {fromc2_0 2} {toc_0 test1}] true",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenBadRows(t *testing.T) {
@@ -343,8 +363,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenBadRows(t *testing.T) {
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(nil, vterrors.New(vtrpcpb.Code_ALREADY_EXISTS, "(errno 1062) (sqlstate 23000) Duplicate entry"))
 	vc.AddResult(makeTestResult(2), nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	err := lookup.(Lookup).Create(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, [][]byte{[]byte("test1")}, false)
@@ -356,14 +377,16 @@ func TestConsistentLookupCreateThenBadRows(t *testing.T) {
 		"ExecutePre insert into t(fromc1, fromc2, toc) values(:fromc1_0, :fromc2_0, :toc_0) [{fromc1_0 1} {fromc2_0 2} {toc_0 test1}] true",
 		"ExecutePre select toc from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 for update [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test1}] false",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	lookup := createConsistentLookup(t, "consistent_lookup", false)
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Delete(context.Background(), vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
+	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Delete(ctx, vc, [][]sqltypes.Value{{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}}, []byte("test")); err != nil {
@@ -372,6 +395,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupDelete(t *testing.T) {
 	vc.verifyLog(t, []string{
 		"ExecutePost delete from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 and toc = :toc [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test}] true",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupUpdate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -379,8 +403,9 @@ func TestConsistentLookupUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	vc := &loggingVCursor{}
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
 	vc.AddResult(&sqltypes.Result{}, nil)
+	ctx := newTestContext()
 
-	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Update(context.Background(), vc, []sqltypes.Value{
+	if err := lookup.(Lookup).Update(ctx, vc, []sqltypes.Value{
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(1),
 		sqltypes.NewInt64(2),
 	}, []byte("test"), []sqltypes.Value{
@@ -393,6 +418,7 @@ func TestConsistentLookupUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		"ExecutePost delete from t where fromc1 = :fromc1 and fromc2 = :fromc2 and toc = :toc [{fromc1 1} {fromc2 2} {toc test}] true",
 		"ExecutePre insert into t(fromc1, fromc2, toc) values(:fromc1_0, :fromc2_0, :toc_0) [{fromc1_0 3} {fromc2_0 4} {toc_0 test}] true",
 	})
+	vc.verifyContext(t, ctx)
 }
 
 func TestConsistentLookupNoUpdate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -469,13 +495,19 @@ func createConsistentLookup(t *testing.T, name string, writeOnly bool) SingleCol
 	return l.(SingleColumn)
 }
 
+func newTestContext() context.Context {
+	type testContextKey string // keep static checks from complaining about built-in types as context keys
+	return context.WithValue(context.Background(), (testContextKey)("test"), "foo")
+}
+
 var _ VCursor = (*loggingVCursor)(nil)
 
 type loggingVCursor struct {
-	results []*sqltypes.Result
-	errors  []error
-	index   int
-	log     []string
+	results  []*sqltypes.Result
+	errors   []error
+	index    int
+	log      []string
+	contexts []context.Context
 }
 
 func (vc *loggingVCursor) LookupRowLockShardSession() vtgatepb.CommitOrder {
@@ -508,14 +540,14 @@ func (vc *loggingVCursor) Execute(ctx context.Context, method string, query stri
 	case vtgatepb.CommitOrder_AUTOCOMMIT:
 		name = "ExecuteAutocommit"
 	}
-	return vc.execute(name, query, bindvars, rollbackOnError)
+	return vc.execute(ctx, name, query, bindvars, rollbackOnError)
 }
 
 func (vc *loggingVCursor) ExecuteKeyspaceID(ctx context.Context, keyspace string, ksid []byte, query string, bindVars map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, rollbackOnError, autocommit bool) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
-	return vc.execute("ExecuteKeyspaceID", query, bindVars, rollbackOnError)
+	return vc.execute(ctx, "ExecuteKeyspaceID", query, bindVars, rollbackOnError)
 }
 
-func (vc *loggingVCursor) execute(method string, query string, bindvars map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, rollbackOnError bool) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
+func (vc *loggingVCursor) execute(ctx context.Context, method string, query string, bindvars map[string]*querypb.BindVariable, rollbackOnError bool) (*sqltypes.Result, error) {
 	if vc.index >= len(vc.results) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ran out of results to return: %s", query)
 	}
@@ -525,6 +557,7 @@ func (vc *loggingVCursor) execute(method string, query string, bindvars map[stri
 	}
 	sort.Slice(bvl, func(i, j int) bool { return bvl[i].Name < bvl[j].Name })
 	vc.log = append(vc.log, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %v %v", method, query, bvl, rollbackOnError))
+	vc.contexts = append(vc.contexts, ctx)
 	idx := vc.index
 	vc.index++
 	if vc.errors[idx] != nil {
@@ -548,6 +581,15 @@ func (vc *loggingVCursor) verifyLog(t *testing.T, want []string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (vc *loggingVCursor) verifyContext(t *testing.T, want context.Context) {
+	t.Helper()
+	for i, got := range vc.contexts {
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("context(%d):\ngot: %v\nwant: %v", i, got, want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // create lookup result with one to one mapping
 func makeTestResult(numRows int) *sqltypes.Result {
 	result := &sqltypes.Result{