diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 5b81f61d..7e55dcfd 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -216,6 +216,12 @@ func (c *Command) Context() context.Context {
 	return c.ctx
 }
 
+// SetContext replaces the underlying command context so that parent
+// commands can pass down values to their subcommands.
+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) {