diff --git a/handler/handler.go b/handler/handler.go
index 066d7f0..5277f8d 100644
--- a/handler/handler.go
+++ b/handler/handler.go
@@ -136,42 +136,42 @@ func (fi *FuncInfo) Wrap() Func {
 
 	// Construct a function to unpack the parameters from the request message,
 	// based on the signature of the user's callback.
-	var newInput func(req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error)
+	var newInput func(ctx reflect.Value, req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error)
 
 	if fi.Argument == nil {
 		// Case 1: The function does not want any request parameters.
 		// Nothing needs to be decoded, but verify no parameters were passed.
-		newInput = func(req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
+		newInput = func(ctx reflect.Value, req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
 			if req.HasParams() {
 				return nil, jrpc2.Errorf(code.InvalidParams, "no parameters accepted")
 			}
-			return nil, nil
+			return []reflect.Value{ctx}, nil
 		}
 
 	} else if fi.Argument == reqType {
 		// Case 2: The function wants the underlying *jrpc2.Request value.
-		newInput = func(req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
-			return []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(req)}, nil
+		newInput = func(ctx reflect.Value, req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
+			return []reflect.Value{ctx, reflect.ValueOf(req)}, nil
 		}
 
 	} else if fi.Argument.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
 		// Case 3a: The function wants a pointer to its argument value.
-		newInput = func(req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
+		newInput = func(ctx reflect.Value, req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
 			in := reflect.New(fi.Argument.Elem())
 			if err := req.UnmarshalParams(in.Interface()); err != nil {
 				return nil, jrpc2.Errorf(code.InvalidParams, "invalid parameters: %v", err)
 			}
-			return []reflect.Value{in}, nil
+			return []reflect.Value{ctx, in}, nil
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Case 3b: The function wants a bare argument value.
-		newInput = func(req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
+		newInput = func(ctx reflect.Value, req *jrpc2.Request) ([]reflect.Value, error) {
 			in := reflect.New(fi.Argument) // we still need a pointer to unmarshal
 			if err := req.UnmarshalParams(in.Interface()); err != nil {
 				return nil, jrpc2.Errorf(code.InvalidParams, "invalid parameters: %v", err)
 			}
 			// Indirect the pointer back off for the callee.
-			return []reflect.Value{in.Elem()}, nil
+			return []reflect.Value{ctx, in.Elem()}, nil
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -209,11 +209,10 @@ func (fi *FuncInfo) Wrap() Func {
 	}
 
 	return Func(func(ctx context.Context, req *jrpc2.Request) (interface{}, error) {
-		rest, ierr := newInput(req)
+		args, ierr := newInput(reflect.ValueOf(ctx), req)
 		if ierr != nil {
 			return nil, ierr
 		}
-		args := append([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(ctx)}, rest...)
 		return decodeOut(call(args))
 	})
 }