diff --git a/include/qb/qbipcs.h b/include/qb/qbipcs.h
index 798d075..d25132d 100644
--- a/include/qb/qbipcs.h
+++ b/include/qb/qbipcs.h
@@ -194,6 +194,25 @@ void qb_ipcs_unref(qb_ipcs_service_t *s);
 void qb_ipcs_poll_handlers_set(qb_ipcs_service_t* s,
 	struct qb_ipcs_poll_handlers *handlers);
 
+/**
+ * Associate a "user" pointer with this service.
+ *
+ * @param s service instance
+ * @param context the pointer to associate with this service.
+ * @see qb_ipcs_service_context_get()
+ */
+void qb_ipcs_service_context_set(qb_ipcs_service_t* s,
+	void *context);
+
+/**
+ * Get the context (set previously)
+ *
+ * @param s service instance
+ * @return the context
+ * @see qb_ipcs_service_context_set()
+ */
+void *qb_ipcs_service_context_get(qb_ipcs_service_t* s);
+
 /**
  * run the new IPC server.
  * @param s service instance
@@ -321,6 +340,15 @@ void qb_ipcs_context_set(qb_ipcs_connection_t *c, void *context);
  */
 void *qb_ipcs_context_get(qb_ipcs_connection_t *c);
 
+/**
+ * Get the context previously set on the service backing this connection
+ *
+ * @param c connection instance
+ * @return the context
+ * @see qb_ipcs_service_context_set
+ */
+void *qb_ipcs_connection_service_context_get(qb_ipcs_connection_t *c);
+
 /**
  * Get the connection statistics.
  *
diff --git a/lib/ipc_int.h b/lib/ipc_int.h
index 50714c5..45489f5 100644
--- a/lib/ipc_int.h
+++ b/lib/ipc_int.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ struct qb_ipcs_service {
 	struct qb_list_head connections;
 	struct qb_list_head list;
 	struct qb_ipcs_stats stats;
+
+	void *context;
 };
 
 enum qb_ipcs_connection_state {
diff --git a/lib/ipcs.c b/lib/ipcs.c
index 4365f03..65868e1 100644
--- a/lib/ipcs.c
+++ b/lib/ipcs.c
@@ -85,6 +85,19 @@ qb_ipcs_poll_handlers_set(struct qb_ipcs_service *s,
 	s->poll_fns.dispatch_del = handlers->dispatch_del;
 }
 
+void
+qb_ipcs_service_context_set(qb_ipcs_service_t* s,
+			    void *context)
+{
+	s->context = context;
+}
+
+void *
+qb_ipcs_service_context_get(qb_ipcs_service_t* s)
+{
+	return s->context;
+}
+
 int32_t
 qb_ipcs_run(struct qb_ipcs_service *s)
 {
@@ -815,6 +828,15 @@ qb_ipcs_context_get(struct qb_ipcs_connection *c)
 	return c->context;
 }
 
+void *
+qb_ipcs_connection_service_context_get(qb_ipcs_connection_t *c)
+{
+	if (c == NULL || c->service == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return c->service->context;
+}
+
 int32_t
 qb_ipcs_connection_stats_get(qb_ipcs_connection_t * c,
 			     struct qb_ipcs_connection_stats * stats,