diff --git a/rpc/http.go b/rpc/http.go
index feaa7348c4..fe5e4b3093 100644
--- a/rpc/http.go
+++ b/rpc/http.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (srv *Server) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// All checks passed, create a codec that reads direct from the request body
 	// untilEOF and writes the response to w and order the server to process a
 	// single request.
-	ctx := context.Background()
+	ctx := r.Context()
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "remote", r.RemoteAddr)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "scheme", r.Proto)
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, "local", r.Host)