diff --git a/pkg/webhook/admission/defaulter_custom.go b/pkg/webhook/admission/defaulter_custom.go
index 56c262988f..d65727e62c 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/admission/defaulter_custom.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/admission/defaulter_custom.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (h *defaulterForType) Handle(ctx context.Context, req Request) Response {
 		panic("object should never be nil")
 	}
 
-	ctx = newContextWithRequest(ctx, req)
+	ctx = NewContextWithRequest(ctx, req)
 
 	// Get the object in the request
 	obj := h.object.DeepCopyObject()
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/admission/validator_custom.go b/pkg/webhook/admission/validator_custom.go
index 978b2bcbf3..33252f1134 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/admission/validator_custom.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/admission/validator_custom.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (h *validatorForType) Handle(ctx context.Context, req Request) Response {
 		panic("object should never be nil")
 	}
 
-	ctx = newContextWithRequest(ctx, req)
+	ctx = NewContextWithRequest(ctx, req)
 
 	// Get the object in the request
 	obj := h.object.DeepCopyObject()
diff --git a/pkg/webhook/admission/webhook.go b/pkg/webhook/admission/webhook.go
index baa83d66f1..cfc46637c3 100644
--- a/pkg/webhook/admission/webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/webhook/admission/webhook.go
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ func RequestFromContext(ctx context.Context) (Request, error) {
 	return Request{}, errors.New("admission.Request not found in context")
 }
 
-// newContextWithRequest returns a new Context, derived from ctx, which carries the
+// NewContextWithRequest returns a new Context, derived from ctx, which carries the
 // provided admission.Request.
-func newContextWithRequest(ctx context.Context, req Request) context.Context {
+func NewContextWithRequest(ctx context.Context, req Request) context.Context {
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, requestContextKey{}, req)
 }