diff --git a/core/server/api/shared/http.js b/core/server/api/shared/http.js
index 6a36baa4a6..e6940c46ba 100644
--- a/core/server/api/shared/http.js
+++ b/core/server/api/shared/http.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ const http = (apiImpl) => {
             user: req.user,
             context: {
                 api_key_id: (req.api_key && req.api_key.id) ? req.api_key.id : null,
-                user: ((req.user && req.user.id) || (req.user && models.User.isExternalUser(req.user.id))) ? req.user.id : null
+                user: ((req.user && req.user.id) || (req.user && models.User.isExternalUser(req.user.id))) ? req.user.id : null,
+                member: (req.member || null)
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/core/test/unit/api/shared/http_spec.js b/core/test/unit/api/shared/http_spec.js
index 4b111bc8b4..6d3ffc14c9 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/api/shared/http_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/api/shared/http_spec.js
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ describe('Unit: api/shared/http', function () {
         apiImpl.args[0][0].options.should.eql({
             context: {
                 api_key_id: null,
-                user: null
+                user: null,
+                member: null
             }
         });
     });