diff --git a/notifications/listener_test.go b/notifications/listener_test.go
index 956279a2..e046c397 100644
--- a/notifications/listener_test.go
+++ b/notifications/listener_test.go
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestListener(t *testing.T) {
-	registry := storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(inmemory.New(), cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	registry := storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx, inmemory.New(), cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
 	tl := &testListener{
 		ops: make(map[string]int),
 	}
-	ctx := context.Background()
+
 	repository, err := registry.Repository(ctx, "foo/bar")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting repo: %v", err)
diff --git a/registry/handlers/app.go b/registry/handlers/app.go
index 3cc360c6..40181afa 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/app.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/app.go
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration configuration.Configuration) *App
 
 	var err error
 	app.driver, err = factory.Create(configuration.Storage.Type(), configuration.Storage.Parameters())
-
 	if err != nil {
 		// TODO(stevvooe): Move the creation of a service into a protected
 		// method, where this is created lazily. Its status can be queried via
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration configuration.Configuration) *App
 
 	}
 
-	startUploadPurger(app.driver, ctxu.GetLogger(app), purgeConfig)
+	startUploadPurger(app, app.driver, ctxu.GetLogger(app), purgeConfig)
 
 	app.driver, err = applyStorageMiddleware(app.driver, configuration.Middleware["storage"])
 	if err != nil {
@@ -109,10 +108,10 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration configuration.Configuration) *App
 			if app.redis == nil {
 				panic("redis configuration required to use for layerinfo cache")
 			}
-			app.registry = storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(app.driver, cache.NewRedisLayerInfoCache(app.redis))
+			app.registry = storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(app, app.driver, cache.NewRedisLayerInfoCache(app.redis))
 			ctxu.GetLogger(app).Infof("using redis layerinfo cache")
 		case "inmemory":
-			app.registry = storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(app.driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
+			app.registry = storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(app, app.driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
 			ctxu.GetLogger(app).Infof("using inmemory layerinfo cache")
 		default:
 			if cc["layerinfo"] != "" {
@@ -123,7 +122,7 @@ func NewApp(ctx context.Context, configuration configuration.Configuration) *App
 
 	if app.registry == nil {
 		// configure the registry if no cache section is available.
-		app.registry = storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(app.driver, nil)
+		app.registry = storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(app.Context, app.driver, nil)
 	}
 
 	app.registry, err = applyRegistryMiddleware(app.registry, configuration.Middleware["registry"])
@@ -365,7 +364,6 @@ func (app *App) dispatcher(dispatch dispatchFunc) http.Handler {
 		}
 
 		dispatch(context, r).ServeHTTP(w, r)
-
 		// Automated error response handling here. Handlers may return their
 		// own errors if they need different behavior (such as range errors
 		// for layer upload).
@@ -597,7 +595,7 @@ func badPurgeUploadConfig(reason string) {
 
 // startUploadPurger schedules a goroutine which will periodically
 // check upload directories for old files and delete them
-func startUploadPurger(storageDriver storagedriver.StorageDriver, log ctxu.Logger, config map[interface{}]interface{}) {
+func startUploadPurger(ctx context.Context, storageDriver storagedriver.StorageDriver, log ctxu.Logger, config map[interface{}]interface{}) {
 	if config["enabled"] == false {
 		return
 	}
@@ -652,7 +650,7 @@ func startUploadPurger(storageDriver storagedriver.StorageDriver, log ctxu.Logge
 		time.Sleep(jitter)
 
 		for {
-			storage.PurgeUploads(storageDriver, time.Now().Add(-purgeAgeDuration), !dryRunBool)
+			storage.PurgeUploads(ctx, storageDriver, time.Now().Add(-purgeAgeDuration), !dryRunBool)
 			log.Infof("Starting upload purge in %s", intervalDuration)
 			time.Sleep(intervalDuration)
 		}
diff --git a/registry/handlers/app_test.go b/registry/handlers/app_test.go
index d0b9174d..8ea5b1e5 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/app_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/app_test.go
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ import (
 // tested individually.
 func TestAppDispatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	driver := inmemory.New()
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	app := &App{
 		Config:   configuration.Configuration{},
-		Context:  context.Background(),
+		Context:  ctx,
 		router:   v2.Router(),
 		driver:   driver,
-		registry: storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache()),
+		registry: storage.NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx, driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache()),
 	}
 	server := httptest.NewServer(app)
 	router := v2.Router()
diff --git a/registry/handlers/layer.go b/registry/handlers/layer.go
index b8230135..13ee8560 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/layer.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/layer.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
-	ctxu "github.com/docker/distribution/context"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/api/v2"
 	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type layerHandler struct {
 // GetLayer fetches the binary data from backend storage returns it in the
 // response.
 func (lh *layerHandler) GetLayer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(lh).Debug("GetImageLayer")
+	context.GetLogger(lh).Debug("GetImageLayer")
 	layers := lh.Repository.Layers()
 	layer, err := layers.Fetch(lh.Digest)
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (lh *layerHandler) GetLayer(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	handler, err := layer.Handler(r)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctxu.GetLogger(lh).Debugf("unexpected error getting layer HTTP handler: %s", err)
+		context.GetLogger(lh).Debugf("unexpected error getting layer HTTP handler: %s", err)
 		lh.Errors.Push(v2.ErrorCodeUnknown, err)
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/blobstore.go b/registry/storage/blobstore.go
index 8bab2f5e..c0c86929 100644
--- a/registry/storage/blobstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/blobstore.go
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	ctxu "github.com/docker/distribution/context"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // TODO(stevvooe): Currently, the blobStore implementation used by the
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) exists(dgst digest.Digest) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	ok, err := exists(bs.driver, path)
+	ok, err := exists(bs.ctx, bs.driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) get(dgst digest.Digest) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return bs.driver.GetContent(bp)
+	return bs.driver.GetContent(bs.ctx, bp)
 }
 
 // link links the path to the provided digest by writing the digest into the
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) link(path string, dgst digest.Digest) error {
 
 	// The contents of the "link" file are the exact string contents of the
 	// digest, which is specified in that package.
-	return bs.driver.PutContent(path, []byte(dgst))
+	return bs.driver.PutContent(bs.ctx, path, []byte(dgst))
 }
 
 // linked reads the link at path and returns the content.
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) linked(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 
 // readlink returns the linked digest at path.
 func (bs *blobStore) readlink(path string) (digest.Digest, error) {
-	content, err := bs.driver.GetContent(path)
+	content, err := bs.driver.GetContent(bs.ctx, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) resolve(path string) (string, error) {
 func (bs *blobStore) put(p []byte) (digest.Digest, error) {
 	dgst, err := digest.FromBytes(p)
 	if err != nil {
-		ctxu.GetLogger(bs.ctx).Errorf("error digesting content: %v, %s", err, string(p))
+		context.GetLogger(bs.ctx).Errorf("error digesting content: %v, %s", err, string(p))
 		return "", err
 	}
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ func (bs *blobStore) put(p []byte) (digest.Digest, error) {
 		return dgst, nil
 	}
 
-	return dgst, bs.driver.PutContent(bp, p)
+	return dgst, bs.driver.PutContent(bs.ctx, bp, p)
 }
 
 // path returns the canonical path for the blob identified by digest. The blob
@@ -145,9 +144,9 @@ func (bs *blobStore) path(dgst digest.Digest) (string, error) {
 	return bp, nil
 }
 
-// exists provides a utility method to test whether or not
-func exists(driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, path string) (bool, error) {
-	if _, err := driver.Stat(path); err != nil {
+// exists provides a utility method to test whether or not a path exists
+func exists(ctx context.Context, driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, path string) (bool, error) {
+	if _, err := driver.Stat(ctx, path); err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 			return false, nil
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/azure/azure.go b/registry/storage/driver/azure/azure.go
index b985b7a9..d21a8259 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/azure/azure.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/azure/azure.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/base"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/factory"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func (d *driver) Name() string {
 }
 
 // GetContent retrieves the content stored at "path" as a []byte.
-func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (d *driver) GetContent(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	blob, err := d.client.GetBlob(d.container, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		if is404(err) {
@@ -112,13 +113,13 @@ func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // PutContent stores the []byte content at a location designated by "path".
-func (d *driver) PutContent(path string, contents []byte) error {
+func (d *driver) PutContent(ctx context.Context, path string, contents []byte) error {
 	return d.client.PutBlockBlob(d.container, path, ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(contents)))
 }
 
 // ReadStream retrieves an io.ReadCloser for the content stored at "path" with a
 // given byte offset.
-func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (d *driver) ReadStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	if ok, err := d.client.BlobExists(d.container, path); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	} else if !ok {
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 
 // WriteStream stores the contents of the provided io.ReadCloser at a location
 // designated by the given path.
-func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (int64, error) {
+func (d *driver) WriteStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 	if blobExists, err := d.client.BlobExists(d.container, path); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	} else if !blobExists {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (int64
 
 // Stat retrieves the FileInfo for the given path, including the current size
 // in bytes and the creation time.
-func (d *driver) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
+func (d *driver) Stat(ctx context.Context, path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 	// Check if the path is a blob
 	if ok, err := d.client.BlobExists(d.container, path); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ func (d *driver) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 
 // List returns a list of the objects that are direct descendants of the given
 // path.
-func (d *driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
+func (d *driver) List(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]string, error) {
 	if path == "/" {
 		path = ""
 	}
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ func (d *driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Move moves an object stored at sourcePath to destPath, removing the original
 // object.
-func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
+func (d *driver) Move(ctx context.Context, sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 	sourceBlobURL := d.client.GetBlobUrl(d.container, sourcePath)
 	err := d.client.CopyBlob(d.container, destPath, sourceBlobURL)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 }
 
 // Delete recursively deletes all objects stored at "path" and its subpaths.
-func (d *driver) Delete(path string) error {
+func (d *driver) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 	ok, err := d.client.DeleteBlobIfExists(d.container, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ func (d *driver) Delete(path string) error {
 // URLFor returns a publicly accessible URL for the blob stored at given path
 // for specified duration by making use of Azure Storage Shared Access Signatures (SAS).
 // See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/ee395415.aspx for more info.
-func (d *driver) URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (d *driver) URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	expiresTime := time.Now().UTC().Add(20 * time.Minute) // default expiration
 	expires, ok := options["expiry"]
 	if ok {
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/base/base.go b/registry/storage/driver/base/base.go
index 8fa747dd..ae28b187 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/base/base.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/base/base.go
@@ -51,32 +51,32 @@ type Base struct {
 }
 
 // GetContent wraps GetContent of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) GetContent(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.GetContent(%q)", base.Name(), path)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path) {
 		return nil, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.GetContent(path)
+	return base.StorageDriver.GetContent(ctx, path)
 }
 
 // PutContent wraps PutContent of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) PutContent(path string, content []byte) error {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) PutContent(ctx context.Context, path string, content []byte) error {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
 	defer done("%s.PutContent(%q)", base.Name(), path)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path) {
 		return storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.PutContent(path, content)
+	return base.StorageDriver.PutContent(ctx, path, content)
 }
 
 // ReadStream wraps ReadStream of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) ReadStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
 	defer done("%s.ReadStream(%q, %d)", base.Name(), path, offset)
 
 	if offset < 0 {
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ func (base *Base) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 		return nil, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.ReadStream(path, offset)
+	return base.StorageDriver.ReadStream(ctx, path, offset)
 }
 
 // WriteStream wraps WriteStream of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error) {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) WriteStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error) {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.WriteStream(%q, %d)", base.Name(), path, offset)
 
 	if offset < 0 {
@@ -103,36 +103,36 @@ func (base *Base) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn i
 		return 0, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.WriteStream(path, offset, reader)
+	return base.StorageDriver.WriteStream(ctx, path, offset, reader)
 }
 
 // Stat wraps Stat of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) Stat(ctx context.Context, path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.Stat(%q)", base.Name(), path)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path) {
 		return nil, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.Stat(path)
+	return base.StorageDriver.Stat(ctx, path)
 }
 
 // List wraps List of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) List(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]string, error) {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.List(%q)", base.Name(), path)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path) && path != "/" {
 		return nil, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.List(path)
+	return base.StorageDriver.List(ctx, path)
 }
 
 // Move wraps Move of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) Move(ctx context.Context, sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.Move(%q, %q", base.Name(), sourcePath, destPath)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(sourcePath) {
@@ -141,29 +141,29 @@ func (base *Base) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 		return storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: destPath}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.Move(sourcePath, destPath)
+	return base.StorageDriver.Move(ctx, sourcePath, destPath)
 }
 
 // Delete wraps Delete of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) Delete(path string) error {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.Delete(%q)", base.Name(), path)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path) {
 		return storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.Delete(path)
+	return base.StorageDriver.Delete(ctx, path)
 }
 
 // URLFor wraps URLFor of underlying storage driver.
-func (base *Base) URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
-	_, done := context.WithTrace(context.Background())
+func (base *Base) URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+	ctx, done := context.WithTrace(ctx)
 	defer done("%s.URLFor(%q)", base.Name(), path)
 
 	if !storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path) {
 		return "", storagedriver.InvalidPathError{Path: path}
 	}
 
-	return base.StorageDriver.URLFor(path, options)
+	return base.StorageDriver.URLFor(ctx, path, options)
 }
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/filesystem/driver.go b/registry/storage/driver/filesystem/driver.go
index 9ffe0888..82960314 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/filesystem/driver.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/filesystem/driver.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/base"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/factory"
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ func (d *driver) Name() string {
 }
 
 // GetContent retrieves the content stored at "path" as a []byte.
-func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
-	rc, err := d.ReadStream(path, 0)
+func (d *driver) GetContent(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
+	rc, err := d.ReadStream(ctx, path, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -92,8 +93,8 @@ func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // PutContent stores the []byte content at a location designated by "path".
-func (d *driver) PutContent(subPath string, contents []byte) error {
-	if _, err := d.WriteStream(subPath, 0, bytes.NewReader(contents)); err != nil {
+func (d *driver) PutContent(ctx context.Context, subPath string, contents []byte) error {
+	if _, err := d.WriteStream(ctx, subPath, 0, bytes.NewReader(contents)); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func (d *driver) PutContent(subPath string, contents []byte) error {
 
 // ReadStream retrieves an io.ReadCloser for the content stored at "path" with a
 // given byte offset.
-func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (d *driver) ReadStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	file, err := os.OpenFile(d.fullPath(path), os.O_RDONLY, 0644)
 	if err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 
 // WriteStream stores the contents of the provided io.Reader at a location
 // designated by the given path.
-func (d *driver) WriteStream(subPath string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error) {
+func (d *driver) WriteStream(ctx context.Context, subPath string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error) {
 	// TODO(stevvooe): This needs to be a requirement.
 	// if !path.IsAbs(subPath) {
 	// 	return fmt.Errorf("absolute path required: %q", subPath)
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ func (d *driver) WriteStream(subPath string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn
 
 // Stat retrieves the FileInfo for the given path, including the current size
 // in bytes and the creation time.
-func (d *driver) Stat(subPath string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
+func (d *driver) Stat(ctx context.Context, subPath string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 	fullPath := d.fullPath(subPath)
 
 	fi, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ func (d *driver) Stat(subPath string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 
 // List returns a list of the objects that are direct descendants of the given
 // path.
-func (d *driver) List(subPath string) ([]string, error) {
+func (d *driver) List(ctx context.Context, subPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	if subPath[len(subPath)-1] != '/' {
 		subPath += "/"
 	}
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ func (d *driver) List(subPath string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Move moves an object stored at sourcePath to destPath, removing the original
 // object.
-func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
+func (d *driver) Move(ctx context.Context, sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 	source := d.fullPath(sourcePath)
 	dest := d.fullPath(destPath)
 
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 }
 
 // Delete recursively deletes all objects stored at "path" and its subpaths.
-func (d *driver) Delete(subPath string) error {
+func (d *driver) Delete(ctx context.Context, subPath string) error {
 	fullPath := d.fullPath(subPath)
 
 	_, err := os.Stat(fullPath)
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ func (d *driver) Delete(subPath string) error {
 
 // URLFor returns a URL which may be used to retrieve the content stored at the given path.
 // May return an UnsupportedMethodErr in certain StorageDriver implementations.
-func (d *driver) URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (d *driver) URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	return "", storagedriver.ErrUnsupportedMethod
 }
 
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/inmemory/driver.go b/registry/storage/driver/inmemory/driver.go
index e0694de2..2d121e1c 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/inmemory/driver.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/inmemory/driver.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/base"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/factory"
@@ -69,11 +70,11 @@ func (d *driver) Name() string {
 }
 
 // GetContent retrieves the content stored at "path" as a []byte.
-func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (d *driver) GetContent(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	d.mutex.RLock()
 	defer d.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	rc, err := d.ReadStream(path, 0)
+	rc, err := d.ReadStream(ctx, path, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // PutContent stores the []byte content at a location designated by "path".
-func (d *driver) PutContent(p string, contents []byte) error {
+func (d *driver) PutContent(ctx context.Context, p string, contents []byte) error {
 	d.mutex.Lock()
 	defer d.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func (d *driver) PutContent(p string, contents []byte) error {
 
 // ReadStream retrieves an io.ReadCloser for the content stored at "path" with a
 // given byte offset.
-func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (d *driver) ReadStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	d.mutex.RLock()
 	defer d.mutex.RUnlock()
 
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 
 // WriteStream stores the contents of the provided io.ReadCloser at a location
 // designated by the given path.
-func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error) {
+func (d *driver) WriteStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error) {
 	d.mutex.Lock()
 	defer d.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn in
 }
 
 // Stat returns info about the provided path.
-func (d *driver) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
+func (d *driver) Stat(ctx context.Context, path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 	d.mutex.RLock()
 	defer d.mutex.RUnlock()
 
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ func (d *driver) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 
 // List returns a list of the objects that are direct descendants of the given
 // path.
-func (d *driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
+func (d *driver) List(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]string, error) {
 	d.mutex.RLock()
 	defer d.mutex.RUnlock()
 
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ func (d *driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Move moves an object stored at sourcePath to destPath, removing the original
 // object.
-func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
+func (d *driver) Move(ctx context.Context, sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 	d.mutex.Lock()
 	defer d.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 }
 
 // Delete recursively deletes all objects stored at "path" and its subpaths.
-func (d *driver) Delete(path string) error {
+func (d *driver) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 	d.mutex.Lock()
 	defer d.mutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -256,6 +257,6 @@ func (d *driver) Delete(path string) error {
 
 // URLFor returns a URL which may be used to retrieve the content stored at the given path.
 // May return an UnsupportedMethodErr in certain StorageDriver implementations.
-func (d *driver) URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (d *driver) URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	return "", storagedriver.ErrUnsupportedMethod
 }
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go b/registry/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go
index aee068a5..31c00afc 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/middleware/cloudfront/middleware.go
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ type S3BucketKeyer interface {
 
 // Resolve returns an http.Handler which can serve the contents of the given
 // Layer, or an error if not supported by the storagedriver.
-func (lh *cloudFrontStorageMiddleware) URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (lh *cloudFrontStorageMiddleware) URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	// TODO(endophage): currently only supports S3
 	keyer, ok := lh.StorageDriver.(S3BucketKeyer)
 	if !ok {
-		context.GetLogger(context.Background()).Warn("the CloudFront middleware does not support this backend storage driver")
-		return lh.StorageDriver.URLFor(path, options)
+		context.GetLogger(ctx).Warn("the CloudFront middleware does not support this backend storage driver")
+		return lh.StorageDriver.URLFor(ctx, path, options)
 	}
 
 	cfURL, err := lh.cloudfront.CannedSignedURL(keyer.S3BucketKey(path), "", time.Now().Add(lh.duration))
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3.go b/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3.go
index 57871b5d..4ed8e7cd 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/aws"
 	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/s3"
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/base"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/factory"
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ func (d *driver) Name() string {
 }
 
 // GetContent retrieves the content stored at "path" as a []byte.
-func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (d *driver) GetContent(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	content, err := d.Bucket.Get(d.s3Path(path))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, parseError(path, err)
@@ -276,13 +278,13 @@ func (d *driver) GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 }
 
 // PutContent stores the []byte content at a location designated by "path".
-func (d *driver) PutContent(path string, contents []byte) error {
+func (d *driver) PutContent(ctx context.Context, path string, contents []byte) error {
 	return parseError(path, d.Bucket.Put(d.s3Path(path), contents, d.getContentType(), getPermissions(), d.getOptions()))
 }
 
 // ReadStream retrieves an io.ReadCloser for the content stored at "path" with a
 // given byte offset.
-func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
+func (d *driver) ReadStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	headers := make(http.Header)
 	headers.Add("Range", "bytes="+strconv.FormatInt(offset, 10)+"-")
 
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ func (d *driver) ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 // returned. May be used to resume writing a stream by providing a nonzero
 // offset. Offsets past the current size will write from the position
 // beyond the end of the file.
-func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (totalRead int64, err error) {
+func (d *driver) WriteStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (totalRead int64, err error) {
 	partNumber := 1
 	bytesRead := 0
 	var putErrChan chan error
@@ -350,7 +352,7 @@ func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (total
 
 	// Fills from 0 to total from current
 	fromSmallCurrent := func(total int64) error {
-		current, err := d.ReadStream(path, 0)
+		current, err := d.ReadStream(ctx, path, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -638,7 +640,7 @@ func (d *driver) WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (total
 
 // Stat retrieves the FileInfo for the given path, including the current size
 // in bytes and the creation time.
-func (d *driver) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
+func (d *driver) Stat(ctx context.Context, path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 	listResponse, err := d.Bucket.List(d.s3Path(path), "", "", 1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -671,7 +673,7 @@ func (d *driver) Stat(path string) (storagedriver.FileInfo, error) {
 }
 
 // List returns a list of the objects that are direct descendants of the given path.
-func (d *driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
+func (d *driver) List(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]string, error) {
 	if path != "/" && path[len(path)-1] != '/' {
 		path = path + "/"
 	}
@@ -716,7 +718,7 @@ func (d *driver) List(path string) ([]string, error) {
 
 // Move moves an object stored at sourcePath to destPath, removing the original
 // object.
-func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
+func (d *driver) Move(ctx context.Context, sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 	/* This is terrible, but aws doesn't have an actual move. */
 	_, err := d.Bucket.PutCopy(d.s3Path(destPath), getPermissions(),
 		s3.CopyOptions{Options: d.getOptions(), ContentType: d.getContentType()}, d.Bucket.Name+"/"+d.s3Path(sourcePath))
@@ -724,11 +726,11 @@ func (d *driver) Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error {
 		return parseError(sourcePath, err)
 	}
 
-	return d.Delete(sourcePath)
+	return d.Delete(ctx, sourcePath)
 }
 
 // Delete recursively deletes all objects stored at "path" and its subpaths.
-func (d *driver) Delete(path string) error {
+func (d *driver) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 	listResponse, err := d.Bucket.List(d.s3Path(path), "", "", listMax)
 	if err != nil || len(listResponse.Contents) == 0 {
 		return storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{Path: path}
@@ -757,7 +759,7 @@ func (d *driver) Delete(path string) error {
 
 // URLFor returns a URL which may be used to retrieve the content stored at the given path.
 // May return an UnsupportedMethodErr in certain StorageDriver implementations.
-func (d *driver) URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
+func (d *driver) URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error) {
 	methodString := "GET"
 	method, ok := options["method"]
 	if ok {
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go b/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go
index 69543bcb..c608e454 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/s3/s3_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/AdRoll/goamz/aws"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/testsuites"
 
@@ -134,16 +135,17 @@ func (suite *S3DriverSuite) TestEmptyRootList(c *check.C) {
 
 	filename := "/test"
 	contents := []byte("contents")
-	err = rootedDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	err = rootedDriver.PutContent(ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	defer rootedDriver.Delete(filename)
+	defer rootedDriver.Delete(ctx, filename)
 
-	keys, err := emptyRootDriver.List("/")
+	keys, err := emptyRootDriver.List(ctx, "/")
 	for _, path := range keys {
 		c.Assert(storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path), check.Equals, true)
 	}
 
-	keys, err = slashRootDriver.List("/")
+	keys, err = slashRootDriver.List(ctx, "/")
 	for _, path := range keys {
 		c.Assert(storagedriver.PathRegexp.MatchString(path), check.Equals, true)
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go b/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go
index cda1c37d..bade099f 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/storagedriver.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 )
 
 // Version is a string representing the storage driver version, of the form
@@ -42,45 +44,45 @@ type StorageDriver interface {
 
 	// GetContent retrieves the content stored at "path" as a []byte.
 	// This should primarily be used for small objects.
-	GetContent(path string) ([]byte, error)
+	GetContent(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, error)
 
 	// PutContent stores the []byte content at a location designated by "path".
 	// This should primarily be used for small objects.
-	PutContent(path string, content []byte) error
+	PutContent(ctx context.Context, path string, content []byte) error
 
 	// ReadStream retrieves an io.ReadCloser for the content stored at "path"
 	// with a given byte offset.
 	// May be used to resume reading a stream by providing a nonzero offset.
-	ReadStream(path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error)
+	ReadStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64) (io.ReadCloser, error)
 
 	// WriteStream stores the contents of the provided io.ReadCloser at a
 	// location designated by the given path.
 	// May be used to resume writing a stream by providing a nonzero offset.
 	// The offset must be no larger than the CurrentSize for this path.
-	WriteStream(path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error)
+	WriteStream(ctx context.Context, path string, offset int64, reader io.Reader) (nn int64, err error)
 
 	// Stat retrieves the FileInfo for the given path, including the current
 	// size in bytes and the creation time.
-	Stat(path string) (FileInfo, error)
+	Stat(ctx context.Context, path string) (FileInfo, error)
 
 	// List returns a list of the objects that are direct descendants of the
 	//given path.
-	List(path string) ([]string, error)
+	List(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]string, error)
 
 	// Move moves an object stored at sourcePath to destPath, removing the
 	// original object.
 	// Note: This may be no more efficient than a copy followed by a delete for
 	// many implementations.
-	Move(sourcePath string, destPath string) error
+	Move(ctx context.Context, sourcePath string, destPath string) error
 
 	// Delete recursively deletes all objects stored at "path" and its subpaths.
-	Delete(path string) error
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, path string) error
 
 	// URLFor returns a URL which may be used to retrieve the content stored at
 	// the given path, possibly using the given options.
 	// May return an ErrUnsupportedMethod in certain StorageDriver
 	// implementations.
-	URLFor(path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error)
+	URLFor(ctx context.Context, path string, options map[string]interface{}) (string, error)
 }
 
 // PathRegexp is the regular expression which each file path must match. A
diff --git a/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go b/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go
index 9f387a62..9185ebbc 100644
--- a/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go
+++ b/registry/storage/driver/testsuites/testsuites.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ func RegisterInProcessSuite(driverConstructor DriverConstructor, skipCheck SkipC
 	check.Suite(&DriverSuite{
 		Constructor: driverConstructor,
 		SkipCheck:   skipCheck,
+		ctx:         context.Background(),
 	})
 }
 
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ type DriverSuite struct {
 	Teardown    DriverTeardown
 	SkipCheck
 	storagedriver.StorageDriver
+	ctx context.Context
 }
 
 // SetUpSuite sets up the gocheck test suite.
@@ -112,7 +115,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TearDownSuite(c *check.C) {
 // This causes the suite to abort if any files are left around in the storage
 // driver.
 func (suite *DriverSuite) TearDownTest(c *check.C) {
-	files, _ := suite.StorageDriver.List("/")
+	files, _ := suite.StorageDriver.List(suite.ctx, "/")
 	if len(files) > 0 {
 		c.Fatalf("Storage driver did not clean up properly. Offending files: %#v", files)
 	}
@@ -141,11 +144,11 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestValidPaths(c *check.C) {
 		"/Abc/Cba"}
 
 	for _, filename := range validFiles {
-		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
-		defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
+		defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-		received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+		received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(received, check.DeepEquals, contents)
 	}
@@ -164,12 +167,12 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestInvalidPaths(c *check.C) {
 		"/abc_123/"}
 
 	for _, filename := range invalidFiles {
-		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
-		defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
+		defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 		c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 		c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{})
 
-		_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+		_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 		c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 		c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.InvalidPathError{})
 	}
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestTruncate(c *check.C) {
 // TestReadNonexistent tests reading content from an empty path.
 func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadNonexistent(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	_, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+	_, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -277,17 +280,17 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestWriteReadLargeStreams(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
 	checksum := sha1.New()
 	var fileSize int64 = 5 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
 
 	contents := newRandReader(fileSize)
-	written, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, 0, io.TeeReader(contents, checksum))
+	written, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0, io.TeeReader(contents, checksum))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(written, check.Equals, fileSize)
 
-	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 0)
+	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	writtenChecksum := sha1.New()
@@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestWriteReadLargeStreams(c *check.C) {
 // reading with a given offset.
 func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
 	chunkSize := int64(32)
 
@@ -308,10 +311,10 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 	contentsChunk2 := randomContents(chunkSize)
 	contentsChunk3 := randomContents(chunkSize)
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, append(append(contentsChunk1, contentsChunk2...), contentsChunk3...))
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, append(append(contentsChunk1, contentsChunk2...), contentsChunk3...))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 0)
+	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -320,7 +323,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 
 	c.Assert(readContents, check.DeepEquals, append(append(contentsChunk1, contentsChunk2...), contentsChunk3...))
 
-	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, chunkSize)
+	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, chunkSize)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -329,7 +332,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 
 	c.Assert(readContents, check.DeepEquals, append(contentsChunk2, contentsChunk3...))
 
-	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, chunkSize*2)
+	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, chunkSize*2)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -338,7 +341,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(readContents, check.DeepEquals, contentsChunk3)
 
 	// Ensure we get invalid offest for negative offsets.
-	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, -1)
+	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, -1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError{})
 	c.Assert(err.(storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError).Offset, check.Equals, int64(-1))
 	c.Assert(err.(storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError).Path, check.Equals, filename)
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 
 	// Read past the end of the content and make sure we get a reader that
 	// returns 0 bytes and io.EOF
-	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, chunkSize*3)
+	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, chunkSize*3)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -356,7 +359,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadStreamWithOffset(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(n, check.Equals, 0)
 
 	// Check the N-1 boundary condition, ensuring we get 1 byte then io.EOF.
-	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, chunkSize*3-1)
+	reader, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, chunkSize*3-1)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -389,7 +392,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestContinueStreamAppendSmall(c *check.C) {
 
 func (suite *DriverSuite) testContinueStreamAppend(c *check.C, chunkSize int64) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
 	contentsChunk1 := randomContents(chunkSize)
 	contentsChunk2 := randomContents(chunkSize)
@@ -399,39 +402,39 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testContinueStreamAppend(c *check.C, chunkSize int64)
 
 	fullContents := append(append(contentsChunk1, contentsChunk2...), contentsChunk3...)
 
-	nn, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, 0, bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk1))
+	nn, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0, bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk1))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, int64(len(contentsChunk1)))
 
-	fi, err := suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filename)
+	fi, err := suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(fi.Size(), check.Equals, int64(len(contentsChunk1)))
 
-	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, fi.Size(), bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk2))
+	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, fi.Size(), bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk2))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, int64(len(contentsChunk2)))
 
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filename)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(fi.Size(), check.Equals, 2*chunkSize)
 
 	// Test re-writing the last chunk
-	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, fi.Size()-chunkSize, bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk2))
+	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, fi.Size()-chunkSize, bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk2))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, int64(len(contentsChunk2)))
 
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filename)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(fi.Size(), check.Equals, 2*chunkSize)
 
-	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, fi.Size(), bytes.NewReader(fullContents[fi.Size():]))
+	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, fi.Size(), bytes.NewReader(fullContents[fi.Size():]))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, int64(len(fullContents[fi.Size():])))
 
-	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(received, check.DeepEquals, fullContents)
 
@@ -443,16 +446,16 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testContinueStreamAppend(c *check.C, chunkSize int64)
 	fullContents = append(fullContents, zeroChunk...)
 	fullContents = append(fullContents, contentsChunk4...)
 
-	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, int64(len(fullContents))-chunkSize, bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk4))
+	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, int64(len(fullContents))-chunkSize, bytes.NewReader(contentsChunk4))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, chunkSize)
 
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filename)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(fi.Size(), check.Equals, int64(len(fullContents)))
 
-	received, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+	received, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(len(received), check.Equals, len(fullContents))
 	c.Assert(received[chunkSize*3:chunkSize*4], check.DeepEquals, zeroChunk)
@@ -460,7 +463,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testContinueStreamAppend(c *check.C, chunkSize int64)
 	c.Assert(received, check.DeepEquals, fullContents)
 
 	// Ensure that negative offsets return correct error.
-	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, -1, bytes.NewReader(zeroChunk))
+	nn, err = suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, -1, bytes.NewReader(zeroChunk))
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError{})
 	c.Assert(err.(storagedriver.InvalidOffsetError).Path, check.Equals, filename)
@@ -472,11 +475,11 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testContinueStreamAppend(c *check.C, chunkSize int64)
 func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadNonexistentStream(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
 
-	_, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 0)
+	_, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 64)
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 64)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -484,27 +487,27 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestReadNonexistentStream(c *check.C) {
 // TestList checks the returned list of keys after populating a directory tree.
 func (suite *DriverSuite) TestList(c *check.C) {
 	rootDirectory := "/" + randomFilename(int64(8+rand.Intn(8)))
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(rootDirectory)
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, rootDirectory)
 
 	parentDirectory := rootDirectory + "/" + randomFilename(int64(8+rand.Intn(8)))
 	childFiles := make([]string, 50)
 	for i := 0; i < len(childFiles); i++ {
 		childFile := parentDirectory + "/" + randomFilename(int64(8+rand.Intn(8)))
 		childFiles[i] = childFile
-		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(childFile, randomContents(32))
+		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, childFile, randomContents(32))
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	}
 	sort.Strings(childFiles)
 
-	keys, err := suite.StorageDriver.List("/")
+	keys, err := suite.StorageDriver.List(suite.ctx, "/")
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(keys, check.DeepEquals, []string{rootDirectory})
 
-	keys, err = suite.StorageDriver.List(rootDirectory)
+	keys, err = suite.StorageDriver.List(suite.ctx, rootDirectory)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(keys, check.DeepEquals, []string{parentDirectory})
 
-	keys, err = suite.StorageDriver.List(parentDirectory)
+	keys, err = suite.StorageDriver.List(suite.ctx, parentDirectory)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	sort.Strings(keys)
@@ -523,20 +526,20 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestMove(c *check.C) {
 	sourcePath := randomPath(32)
 	destPath := randomPath(32)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(sourcePath))
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(destPath))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(sourcePath))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(destPath))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(sourcePath, contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, sourcePath, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(sourcePath, destPath)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(suite.ctx, sourcePath, destPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(destPath)
+	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, destPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(received, check.DeepEquals, contents)
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(sourcePath)
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, sourcePath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -549,23 +552,23 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestMoveOverwrite(c *check.C) {
 	sourceContents := randomContents(32)
 	destContents := randomContents(64)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(sourcePath))
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(destPath))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(sourcePath))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(destPath))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(sourcePath, sourceContents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, sourcePath, sourceContents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(destPath, destContents)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, destPath, destContents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(sourcePath, destPath)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(suite.ctx, sourcePath, destPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(destPath)
+	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, destPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(received, check.DeepEquals, sourceContents)
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(sourcePath)
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, sourcePath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -577,16 +580,16 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestMoveNonexistent(c *check.C) {
 	sourcePath := randomPath(32)
 	destPath := randomPath(32)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(destPath))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(destPath))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(destPath, contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, destPath, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(sourcePath, destPath)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(suite.ctx, sourcePath, destPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 
-	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(destPath)
+	received, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, destPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(received, check.DeepEquals, contents)
 }
@@ -596,12 +599,12 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestMoveInvalid(c *check.C) {
 	contents := randomContents(32)
 
 	// Create a regular file.
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent("/notadir", contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, "/notadir", contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete("/notadir")
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, "/notadir")
 
 	// Now try to move a non-existent file under it.
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move("/notadir/foo", "/notadir/bar")
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Move(suite.ctx, "/notadir/foo", "/notadir/bar")
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil) // non-nil error
 }
 
@@ -611,15 +614,15 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestDelete(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
 	contents := randomContents(32)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Delete(filename)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -630,12 +633,12 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestURLFor(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
 	contents := randomContents(32)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	url, err := suite.StorageDriver.URLFor(filename, nil)
+	url, err := suite.StorageDriver.URLFor(suite.ctx, filename, nil)
 	if err == storagedriver.ErrUnsupportedMethod {
 		return
 	}
@@ -649,7 +652,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestURLFor(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(read, check.DeepEquals, contents)
 
-	url, err = suite.StorageDriver.URLFor(filename, map[string]interface{}{"method": "HEAD"})
+	url, err = suite.StorageDriver.URLFor(suite.ctx, filename, map[string]interface{}{"method": "HEAD"})
 	if err == storagedriver.ErrUnsupportedMethod {
 		return
 	}
@@ -663,7 +666,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestURLFor(c *check.C) {
 // TestDeleteNonexistent checks that removing a nonexistent key fails.
 func (suite *DriverSuite) TestDeleteNonexistent(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.Delete(filename)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -676,42 +679,42 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestDeleteFolder(c *check.C) {
 	filename3 := randomPath(32)
 	contents := randomContents(32)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(dirname))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(dirname))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(path.Join(dirname, filename1), contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename1), contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(path.Join(dirname, filename2), contents)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename2), contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(path.Join(dirname, filename3), contents)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename3), contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Delete(path.Join(dirname, filename1))
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename1))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(path.Join(dirname, filename1))
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename1))
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(path.Join(dirname, filename2))
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename2))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(path.Join(dirname, filename3))
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename3))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.Delete(dirname)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, dirname)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(path.Join(dirname, filename1))
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename1))
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(path.Join(dirname, filename2))
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename2))
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 
-	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(path.Join(dirname, filename3))
+	_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(dirname, filename3))
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 }
@@ -723,24 +726,24 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestStatCall(c *check.C) {
 	fileName := randomFilename(32)
 	filePath := path.Join(dirPath, fileName)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(dirPath))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(dirPath))
 
 	// Call on non-existent file/dir, check error.
-	fi, err := suite.StorageDriver.Stat(dirPath)
+	fi, err := suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, dirPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 	c.Assert(fi, check.IsNil)
 
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filePath)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filePath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(err, check.FitsTypeOf, storagedriver.PathNotFoundError{})
 	c.Assert(fi, check.IsNil)
 
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filePath, content)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filePath, content)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	// Call on regular file, check results
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filePath)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filePath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(fi.Path(), check.Equals, filePath)
@@ -751,9 +754,9 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestStatCall(c *check.C) {
 	// Sleep and modify the file
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
 	content = randomContents(4096)
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filePath, content)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filePath, content)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filePath)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filePath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	time.Sleep(time.Second * 5) // allow changes to propagate (eventual consistency)
@@ -768,7 +771,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestStatCall(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	// Call on directory (do not check ModTime as dirs don't need to support it)
-	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(dirPath)
+	fi, err = suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, dirPath)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(fi, check.NotNil)
 	c.Assert(fi.Path(), check.Equals, dirPath)
@@ -784,15 +787,15 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestPutContentMultipleTimes(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
 	contents := randomContents(4096)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	contents = randomContents(2048) // upload a different, smaller file
-	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	err = suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	readContents, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+	readContents, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(readContents, check.DeepEquals, contents)
 }
@@ -810,9 +813,9 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestConcurrentStreamReads(c *check.C) {
 	filename := randomPath(32)
 	contents := randomContents(filesize)
 
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -820,7 +823,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestConcurrentStreamReads(c *check.C) {
 	readContents := func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 		offset := rand.Int63n(int64(len(contents)))
-		reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, offset)
+		reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, offset)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 		readContents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
@@ -872,7 +875,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestEventualConsistency(c *check.C) {
 	}
 
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
 	var offset int64
 	var misswrites int
@@ -880,17 +883,17 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) TestEventualConsistency(c *check.C) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < 1024; i++ {
 		contents := randomContents(chunkSize)
-		read, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, offset, bytes.NewReader(contents))
+		read, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, offset, bytes.NewReader(contents))
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-		fi, err := suite.StorageDriver.Stat(filename)
+		fi, err := suite.StorageDriver.Stat(suite.ctx, filename)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 		// We are most concerned with being able to read data as soon as Stat declares
 		// it is uploaded. This is the strongest guarantee that some drivers (that guarantee
 		// at best eventual consistency) absolutely need to provide.
 		if fi.Size() == offset+chunkSize {
-			reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, offset)
+			reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, offset)
 			c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 			readContents, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
@@ -937,15 +940,15 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) benchmarkPutGetFiles(c *check.C, size int64) {
 	parentDir := randomPath(8)
 	defer func() {
 		c.StopTimer()
-		suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(parentDir))
+		suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(parentDir))
 	}()
 
 	for i := 0; i < c.N; i++ {
 		filename := path.Join(parentDir, randomPath(32))
-		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, randomContents(size))
+		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, randomContents(size))
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-		_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+		_, err = suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	}
 }
@@ -975,16 +978,16 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) benchmarkStreamFiles(c *check.C, size int64) {
 	parentDir := randomPath(8)
 	defer func() {
 		c.StopTimer()
-		suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(parentDir))
+		suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(parentDir))
 	}()
 
 	for i := 0; i < c.N; i++ {
 		filename := path.Join(parentDir, randomPath(32))
-		written, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, 0, bytes.NewReader(randomContents(size)))
+		written, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0, bytes.NewReader(randomContents(size)))
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(written, check.Equals, size)
 
-		rc, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 0)
+		rc, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		rc.Close()
 	}
@@ -1004,17 +1007,17 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) benchmarkListFiles(c *check.C, numFiles int64) {
 	parentDir := randomPath(8)
 	defer func() {
 		c.StopTimer()
-		suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(parentDir))
+		suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(parentDir))
 	}()
 
 	for i := int64(0); i < numFiles; i++ {
-		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(path.Join(parentDir, randomPath(32)), nil)
+		err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(parentDir, randomPath(32)), nil)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	}
 
 	c.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < c.N; i++ {
-		files, err := suite.StorageDriver.List(parentDir)
+		files, err := suite.StorageDriver.List(suite.ctx, parentDir)
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		c.Assert(int64(len(files)), check.Equals, numFiles)
 	}
@@ -1033,17 +1036,17 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) BenchmarkDelete50Files(c *check.C) {
 func (suite *DriverSuite) benchmarkDeleteFiles(c *check.C, numFiles int64) {
 	for i := 0; i < c.N; i++ {
 		parentDir := randomPath(8)
-		defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(parentDir))
+		defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(parentDir))
 
 		c.StopTimer()
 		for j := int64(0); j < numFiles; j++ {
-			err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(path.Join(parentDir, randomPath(32)), nil)
+			err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, path.Join(parentDir, randomPath(32)), nil)
 			c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 		}
 		c.StartTimer()
 
 		// This is the operation we're benchmarking
-		err := suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(parentDir))
+		err := suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(parentDir))
 		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	}
 }
@@ -1055,7 +1058,7 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testFileStreams(c *check.C, size int64) {
 	defer tf.Close()
 
 	filename := randomPath(32)
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
 	contents := randomContents(size)
 
@@ -1065,11 +1068,11 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testFileStreams(c *check.C, size int64) {
 	tf.Sync()
 	tf.Seek(0, os.SEEK_SET)
 
-	nn, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, 0, tf)
+	nn, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0, tf)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, size)
 
-	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 0)
+	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
@@ -1080,25 +1083,25 @@ func (suite *DriverSuite) testFileStreams(c *check.C, size int64) {
 }
 
 func (suite *DriverSuite) writeReadCompare(c *check.C, filename string, contents []byte) {
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
-	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(filename, contents)
+	err := suite.StorageDriver.PutContent(suite.ctx, filename, contents)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
-	readContents, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(filename)
+	readContents, err := suite.StorageDriver.GetContent(suite.ctx, filename)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 
 	c.Assert(readContents, check.DeepEquals, contents)
 }
 
 func (suite *DriverSuite) writeReadCompareStreams(c *check.C, filename string, contents []byte) {
-	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(firstPart(filename))
+	defer suite.StorageDriver.Delete(suite.ctx, firstPart(filename))
 
-	nn, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(filename, 0, bytes.NewReader(contents))
+	nn, err := suite.StorageDriver.WriteStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0, bytes.NewReader(contents))
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(nn, check.Equals, int64(len(contents)))
 
-	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(filename, 0)
+	reader, err := suite.StorageDriver.ReadStream(suite.ctx, filename, 0)
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	defer reader.Close()
 
diff --git a/registry/storage/filereader.go b/registry/storage/filereader.go
index 65d4347f..72d58f8a 100644
--- a/registry/storage/filereader.go
+++ b/registry/storage/filereader.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 )
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ const fileReaderBufferSize = 4 << 20
 type fileReader struct {
 	driver storagedriver.StorageDriver
 
+	ctx context.Context
+
 	// identifying fields
 	path    string
 	size    int64     // size is the total size, must be set.
@@ -40,14 +43,15 @@ type fileReader struct {
 // newFileReader initializes a file reader for the remote file. The read takes
 // on the offset and size at the time the reader is created. If the underlying
 // file changes, one must create a new fileReader.
-func newFileReader(driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, path string) (*fileReader, error) {
+func newFileReader(ctx context.Context, driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, path string) (*fileReader, error) {
 	rd := &fileReader{
 		driver: driver,
 		path:   path,
+		ctx:    ctx,
 	}
 
 	// Grab the size of the layer file, ensuring existence.
-	if fi, err := driver.Stat(path); err != nil {
+	if fi, err := driver.Stat(ctx, path); err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 			// NOTE(stevvooe): We really don't care if the file is not
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ func (fr *fileReader) reader() (io.Reader, error) {
 	}
 
 	// If we don't have a reader, open one up.
-	rc, err := fr.driver.ReadStream(fr.path, fr.offset)
+	rc, err := fr.driver.ReadStream(fr.ctx, fr.path, fr.offset)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
diff --git a/registry/storage/filereader_test.go b/registry/storage/filereader_test.go
index 8a077603..c48bf16d 100644
--- a/registry/storage/filereader_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/filereader_test.go
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
-
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/inmemory"
 )
 
 func TestSimpleRead(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	content := make([]byte, 1<<20)
 	n, err := rand.Read(content)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ func TestSimpleRead(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	if n != len(content) {
-		t.Fatalf("random read did't fill buffer")
+		t.Fatalf("random read didn't fill buffer")
 	}
 
 	dgst, err := digest.FromReader(bytes.NewReader(content))
@@ -32,11 +33,11 @@ func TestSimpleRead(t *testing.T) {
 	driver := inmemory.New()
 	path := "/random"
 
-	if err := driver.PutContent(path, content); err != nil {
+	if err := driver.PutContent(ctx, path, content); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error putting patterned content: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	fr, err := newFileReader(driver, path)
+	fr, err := newFileReader(ctx, driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error allocating file reader: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -59,12 +60,13 @@ func TestFileReaderSeek(t *testing.T) {
 	repititions := 1024
 	path := "/patterned"
 	content := bytes.Repeat([]byte(pattern), repititions)
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	if err := driver.PutContent(path, content); err != nil {
+	if err := driver.PutContent(ctx, path, content); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error putting patterned content: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	fr, err := newFileReader(driver, path)
+	fr, err := newFileReader(ctx, driver, path)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating file reader: %v", err)
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ func TestFileReaderSeek(t *testing.T) {
 // read method, with an io.EOF error.
 func TestFileReaderNonExistentFile(t *testing.T) {
 	driver := inmemory.New()
-	fr, err := newFileReader(driver, "/doesnotexist")
+	fr, err := newFileReader(context.Background(), driver, "/doesnotexist")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error initializing reader: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/filewriter.go b/registry/storage/filewriter.go
index 5f22142e..95930f1d 100644
--- a/registry/storage/filewriter.go
+++ b/registry/storage/filewriter.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 )
 
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ const (
 type fileWriter struct {
 	driver storagedriver.StorageDriver
 
+	ctx context.Context
+
 	// identifying fields
 	path string
 
@@ -45,13 +48,14 @@ var _ fileWriterInterface = &fileWriter{}
 
 // newFileWriter returns a prepared fileWriter for the driver and path. This
 // could be considered similar to an "open" call on a regular filesystem.
-func newFileWriter(driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, path string) (*bufferedFileWriter, error) {
+func newFileWriter(ctx context.Context, driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, path string) (*bufferedFileWriter, error) {
 	fw := fileWriter{
 		driver: driver,
 		path:   path,
+		ctx:    ctx,
 	}
 
-	if fi, err := driver.Stat(path); err != nil {
+	if fi, err := driver.Stat(ctx, path); err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 			// ignore, offset is zero
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ func (fw *fileWriter) readFromAt(r io.Reader, offset int64) (n int64, err error)
 		updateOffset = true
 	}
 
-	nn, err := fw.driver.WriteStream(fw.path, offset, r)
+	nn, err := fw.driver.WriteStream(fw.ctx, fw.path, offset, r)
 
 	if updateOffset {
 		// We should forward the offset, whether or not there was an error.
diff --git a/registry/storage/filewriter_test.go b/registry/storage/filewriter_test.go
index a8ea6241..720e9385 100644
--- a/registry/storage/filewriter_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/filewriter_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/inmemory"
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@ func TestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T) {
 
 	driver := inmemory.New()
 	path := "/random"
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	fw, err := newFileWriter(driver, path)
+	fw, err := newFileWriter(ctx, driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating fileWriter: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ func TestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected write length: %d != %d", n, len(content))
 	}
 
-	fr, err := newFileReader(driver, path)
+	fr, err := newFileReader(ctx, driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating fileReader: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ func TestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("writeat was short: %d != %d", n, len(content))
 	}
 
-	fr, err = newFileReader(driver, path)
+	fr, err = newFileReader(ctx, driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating fileReader: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -122,13 +124,13 @@ func TestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T) {
 	// Now, we copy from one path to another, running the data through the
 	// fileReader to fileWriter, rather than the driver.Move command to ensure
 	// everything is working correctly.
-	fr, err = newFileReader(driver, path)
+	fr, err = newFileReader(ctx, driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating fileReader: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer fr.Close()
 
-	fw, err = newFileWriter(driver, "/copied")
+	fw, err = newFileWriter(ctx, driver, "/copied")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating fileWriter: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func TestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected copy length: %d != %d", nn, len(doubled))
 	}
 
-	fr, err = newFileReader(driver, "/copied")
+	fr, err = newFileReader(ctx, driver, "/copied")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error creating fileReader: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -162,7 +164,8 @@ func TestSimpleWrite(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBufferedFileWriter(t *testing.T) {
-	writer, err := newFileWriter(inmemory.New(), "/random")
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	writer, err := newFileWriter(ctx, inmemory.New(), "/random")
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to initialize bufferedFileWriter: %v", err.Error())
@@ -203,8 +206,8 @@ func BenchmarkFileWriter(b *testing.B) {
 			driver: inmemory.New(),
 			path:   "/random",
 		}
-
-		if fi, err := fw.driver.Stat(fw.path); err != nil {
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		if fi, err := fw.driver.Stat(ctx, fw.path); err != nil {
 			switch err := err.(type) {
 			case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 				// ignore, offset is zero
@@ -236,8 +239,9 @@ func BenchmarkFileWriter(b *testing.B) {
 
 func BenchmarkBufferedFileWriter(b *testing.B) {
 	b.StopTimer() // not sure how long setup above will take
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		bfw, err := newFileWriter(inmemory.New(), "/random")
+		bfw, err := newFileWriter(ctx, inmemory.New(), "/random")
 
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("Failed to initialize bufferedFileWriter: %v", err.Error())
diff --git a/registry/storage/layer_test.go b/registry/storage/layer_test.go
index f25018da..2ea99813 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layer_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layer_test.go
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/cache"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/inmemory"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/testutil"
-	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
 // TestSimpleLayerUpload covers the layer upload process, exercising common
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestSimpleLayerUpload(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	imageName := "foo/bar"
 	driver := inmemory.New()
-	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
+	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx, driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
 	repository, err := registry.Repository(ctx, imageName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting repo: %v", err)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func TestSimpleLayerRead(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	imageName := "foo/bar"
 	driver := inmemory.New()
-	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
+	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx, driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
 	repository, err := registry.Repository(ctx, imageName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting repo: %v", err)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func TestLayerUploadZeroLength(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	imageName := "foo/bar"
 	driver := inmemory.New()
-	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
+	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx, driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
 	repository, err := registry.Repository(ctx, imageName)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error getting repo: %v", err)
@@ -353,7 +353,8 @@ func writeTestLayer(driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, pathMapper *pathMapper,
 		digest: dgst,
 	})
 
-	if err := driver.PutContent(blobPath, p); err != nil {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if err := driver.PutContent(ctx, blobPath, p); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
@@ -370,7 +371,7 @@ func writeTestLayer(driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, pathMapper *pathMapper,
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if err := driver.PutContent(layerLinkPath, []byte(dgst)); err != nil {
+	if err := driver.PutContent(ctx, layerLinkPath, []byte(dgst)); err != nil {
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/registry/storage/layerreader.go b/registry/storage/layerreader.go
index 40deba6a..ddca9741 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layerreader.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layerreader.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (lr *layerReader) Close() error {
 func (lr *layerReader) Handler(r *http.Request) (h http.Handler, err error) {
 	var handlerFunc http.HandlerFunc
 
-	redirectURL, err := lr.fileReader.driver.URLFor(lr.path, map[string]interface{}{"method": r.Method})
+	redirectURL, err := lr.fileReader.driver.URLFor(lr.ctx, lr.path, map[string]interface{}{"method": r.Method})
 
 	switch err {
 	case nil:
diff --git a/registry/storage/layerstore.go b/registry/storage/layerstore.go
index a86b668f..8da14ac7 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layerstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layerstore.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.google.com/p/go-uuid/uuid"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
-	ctxu "github.com/docker/distribution/context"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/manifest"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type layerStore struct {
 }
 
 func (ls *layerStore) Exists(digest digest.Digest) (bool, error) {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(ls.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Exists")
+	context.GetLogger(ls.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Exists")
 
 	// Because this implementation just follows blob links, an existence check
 	// is pretty cheap by starting and closing a fetch.
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Exists(digest digest.Digest) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func (ls *layerStore) Fetch(dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Layer, error) {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(ls.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Fetch")
+	ctx := ls.repository.ctx
+	context.GetLogger(ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Fetch")
 	bp, err := ls.path(dgst)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fr, err := newFileReader(ls.repository.driver, bp)
+	fr, err := newFileReader(ctx, ls.repository.driver, bp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Fetch(dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Layer, error) {
 // is already in progress or the layer has already been uploaded, this
 // will return an error.
 func (ls *layerStore) Upload() (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(ls.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Upload")
+	ctx := ls.repository.ctx
+	context.GetLogger(ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Upload")
 
 	// NOTE(stevvooe): Consider the issues with allowing concurrent upload of
 	// the same two layers. Should it be disallowed? For now, we allow both
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Upload() (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Write a startedat file for this upload
-	if err := ls.repository.driver.PutContent(startedAtPath, []byte(startedAt.Format(time.RFC3339))); err != nil {
+	if err := ls.repository.driver.PutContent(ctx, startedAtPath, []byte(startedAt.Format(time.RFC3339))); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Upload() (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
 // Resume continues an in progress layer upload, returning the current
 // state of the upload.
 func (ls *layerStore) Resume(uuid string) (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(ls.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Resume")
+	ctx := ls.repository.ctx
+	context.GetLogger(ctx).Debug("(*layerStore).Resume")
+
 	startedAtPath, err := ls.repository.pm.path(uploadStartedAtPathSpec{
 		name: ls.repository.Name(),
 		uuid: uuid,
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Resume(uuid string) (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	startedAtBytes, err := ls.repository.driver.GetContent(startedAtPath)
+	startedAtBytes, err := ls.repository.driver.GetContent(ctx, startedAtPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
@@ -133,7 +137,7 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Resume(uuid string) (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
 
 // newLayerUpload allocates a new upload controller with the given state.
 func (ls *layerStore) newLayerUpload(uuid, path string, startedAt time.Time) (distribution.LayerUpload, error) {
-	fw, err := newFileWriter(ls.repository.driver, path)
+	fw, err := newFileWriter(ls.repository.ctx, ls.repository.driver, path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/layerwriter.go b/registry/storage/layerwriter.go
index adf68ca9..a2672fe6 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layerwriter.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layerwriter.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
-	ctxu "github.com/docker/distribution/context"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 )
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) StartedAt() time.Time {
 // contents of the uploaded layer. The checksum should be provided in the
 // format <algorithm>:<hex digest>.
 func (lw *layerWriter) Finish(dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Layer, error) {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerWriter).Finish")
+	context.GetLogger(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerWriter).Finish")
 
 	if err := lw.bufferedFileWriter.Close(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) Finish(dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Layer, error) {
 			break
 		}
 
-		ctxu.GetLoggerWithField(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, "retries", retries).
+		context.GetLoggerWithField(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, "retries", retries).
 			Errorf("error validating layer: %v", err)
 
 		if retries < 3 {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) Finish(dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Layer, error) {
 
 // Cancel the layer upload process.
 func (lw *layerWriter) Cancel() error {
-	ctxu.GetLogger(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerWriter).Cancel")
+	context.GetLogger(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx).Debug("(*layerWriter).Cancel")
 	if err := lw.removeResources(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) getStoredHashStates() ([]hashStateEntry, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	paths, err := lw.driver.List(uploadHashStatePathPrefix)
+	paths, err := lw.driver.List(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, uploadHashStatePathPrefix)
 	if err != nil {
 		if _, ok := err.(storagedriver.PathNotFoundError); !ok {
 			return nil, err
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) resumeHashAt(offset int64) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get stored hash states with offset %d: %s", offset, err)
 	}
 
+	ctx := lw.layerStore.repository.ctx
 	// Find the highest stored hashState with offset less than or equal to
 	// the requested offset.
 	for _, hashState := range hashStates {
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) resumeHashAt(offset int64) error {
 			// is probably okay to skip for now since we don't expect anyone to
 			// use the API in this way. For that reason, we don't treat an
 			// an error here as a fatal error, but only log it.
-			if err := lw.driver.Delete(hashState.path); err != nil {
+			if err := lw.driver.Delete(ctx, hashState.path); err != nil {
 				logrus.Errorf("unable to delete stale hash state %q: %s", hashState.path, err)
 			}
 		}
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) resumeHashAt(offset int64) error {
 		// No need to load any state, just reset the hasher.
 		lw.resumableDigester.Reset()
 	} else {
-		storedState, err := lw.driver.GetContent(hashStateMatch.path)
+		storedState, err := lw.driver.GetContent(ctx, hashStateMatch.path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -251,9 +252,8 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) resumeHashAt(offset int64) error {
 
 	// Mind the gap.
 	if gapLen := offset - int64(lw.resumableDigester.Len()); gapLen > 0 {
-		// Need to read content from the upload to catch up to the desired
-		// offset.
-		fr, err := newFileReader(lw.driver, lw.path)
+		// Need to read content from the upload to catch up to the desired offset.
+		fr, err := newFileReader(ctx, lw.driver, lw.path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) storeHashState() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return lw.driver.PutContent(uploadHashStatePath, hashState)
+	return lw.driver.PutContent(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, uploadHashStatePath, hashState)
 }
 
 // validateLayer checks the layer data against the digest, returning an error
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) validateLayer(dgst digest.Digest) (digest.Digest, error)
 		}
 
 		// Read the file from the backend driver and validate it.
-		fr, err := newFileReader(lw.bufferedFileWriter.driver, lw.path)
+		fr, err := newFileReader(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, lw.bufferedFileWriter.driver, lw.path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) validateLayer(dgst digest.Digest) (digest.Digest, error)
 	}
 
 	if !verified {
-		ctxu.GetLoggerWithField(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, "canonical", dgst).
+		context.GetLoggerWithField(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, "canonical", dgst).
 			Errorf("canonical digest does match provided digest")
 		return "", distribution.ErrLayerInvalidDigest{
 			Digest: dgst,
@@ -368,8 +368,9 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	ctx := lw.layerStore.repository.ctx
 	// Check for existence
-	if _, err := lw.driver.Stat(blobPath); err != nil {
+	if _, err := lw.driver.Stat(ctx, blobPath); err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 			break // ensure that it doesn't exist.
@@ -388,7 +389,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 	// the size here and write a zero-length file to blobPath if this is the
 	// case. For the most part, this should only ever happen with zero-length
 	// tars.
-	if _, err := lw.driver.Stat(lw.path); err != nil {
+	if _, err := lw.driver.Stat(ctx, lw.path); err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 			// HACK(stevvooe): This is slightly dangerous: if we verify above,
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 			// prevent this horrid thing, we employ the hack of only allowing
 			// to this happen for the zero tarsum.
 			if dgst == digest.DigestSha256EmptyTar {
-				return lw.driver.PutContent(blobPath, []byte{})
+				return lw.driver.PutContent(ctx, blobPath, []byte{})
 			}
 
 			// We let this fail during the move below.
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return lw.driver.Move(lw.path, blobPath)
+	return lw.driver.Move(ctx, lw.path, blobPath)
 }
 
 // linkLayer links a valid, written layer blob into the registry under the
@@ -435,7 +436,8 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) linkLayer(canonical digest.Digest, aliases ...digest.Dige
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := lw.layerStore.repository.driver.PutContent(layerLinkPath, []byte(canonical)); err != nil {
+		ctx := lw.layerStore.repository.ctx
+		if err := lw.layerStore.repository.driver.PutContent(ctx, layerLinkPath, []byte(canonical)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -459,8 +461,7 @@ func (lw *layerWriter) removeResources() error {
 	// Resolve and delete the containing directory, which should include any
 	// upload related files.
 	dirPath := path.Dir(dataPath)
-
-	if err := lw.driver.Delete(dirPath); err != nil {
+	if err := lw.driver.Delete(lw.layerStore.repository.ctx, dirPath); err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
 			break // already gone!
diff --git a/registry/storage/manifeststore_test.go b/registry/storage/manifeststore_test.go
index a70789d3..3bafb997 100644
--- a/registry/storage/manifeststore_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/manifeststore_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type manifestStoreTestEnv struct {
 func newManifestStoreTestEnv(t *testing.T, name, tag string) *manifestStoreTestEnv {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	driver := inmemory.New()
-	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
+	registry := NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx, driver, cache.NewInMemoryLayerInfoCache())
 
 	repo, err := registry.Repository(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/registry/storage/purgeuploads.go b/registry/storage/purgeuploads.go
index 13c468de..cf723070 100644
--- a/registry/storage/purgeuploads.go
+++ b/registry/storage/purgeuploads.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"code.google.com/p/go-uuid/uuid"
 	log "github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storageDriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 )
 
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ func newUploadData() uploadData {
 // PurgeUploads deletes files from the upload directory
 // created before olderThan.  The list of files deleted and errors
 // encountered are returned
-func PurgeUploads(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, olderThan time.Time, actuallyDelete bool) ([]string, []error) {
+func PurgeUploads(ctx context.Context, driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, olderThan time.Time, actuallyDelete bool) ([]string, []error) {
 	log.Infof("PurgeUploads starting: olderThan=%s, actuallyDelete=%t", olderThan, actuallyDelete)
-	uploadData, errors := getOutstandingUploads(driver)
+	uploadData, errors := getOutstandingUploads(ctx, driver)
 	var deleted []string
 	for _, uploadData := range uploadData {
 		if uploadData.startedAt.Before(olderThan) {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func PurgeUploads(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, olderThan time.Time, actua
 			log.Infof("Upload files in %s have older date (%s) than purge date (%s).  Removing upload directory.",
 				uploadData.containingDir, uploadData.startedAt, olderThan)
 			if actuallyDelete {
-				err = driver.Delete(uploadData.containingDir)
+				err = driver.Delete(ctx, uploadData.containingDir)
 			}
 			if err == nil {
 				deleted = append(deleted, uploadData.containingDir)
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func PurgeUploads(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, olderThan time.Time, actua
 // which could be eligible for deletion.  The only reliable way to
 // classify the age of a file is with the date stored in the startedAt
 // file, so gather files by UUID with a date from startedAt.
-func getOutstandingUploads(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver) (map[string]uploadData, []error) {
+func getOutstandingUploads(ctx context.Context, driver storageDriver.StorageDriver) (map[string]uploadData, []error) {
 	var errors []error
 	uploads := make(map[string]uploadData, 0)
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func getOutstandingUploads(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver) (map[string]uploa
 	if err != nil {
 		return uploads, append(errors, err)
 	}
-	err = Walk(driver, root, func(fileInfo storageDriver.FileInfo) error {
+	err = Walk(ctx, driver, root, func(fileInfo storageDriver.FileInfo) error {
 		filePath := fileInfo.Path()
 		_, file := path.Split(filePath)
 		if file[0] == '_' {
@@ -124,7 +125,8 @@ func uUIDFromPath(path string) (string, bool) {
 
 // readStartedAtFile reads the date from an upload's startedAtFile
 func readStartedAtFile(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, path string) (time.Time, error) {
-	startedAtBytes, err := driver.GetContent(path)
+	// todo:(richardscothern) - pass in a context
+	startedAtBytes, err := driver.GetContent(context.Background(), path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return time.Now(), err
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/purgeuploads_test.go b/registry/storage/purgeuploads_test.go
index 368e7c86..7c0f8813 100644
--- a/registry/storage/purgeuploads_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/purgeuploads_test.go
@@ -7,26 +7,28 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.google.com/p/go-uuid/uuid"
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/inmemory"
 )
 
 var pm = defaultPathMapper
 
-func testUploadFS(t *testing.T, numUploads int, repoName string, startedAt time.Time) driver.StorageDriver {
+func testUploadFS(t *testing.T, numUploads int, repoName string, startedAt time.Time) (driver.StorageDriver, context.Context) {
 	d := inmemory.New()
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < numUploads; i++ {
-		addUploads(t, d, uuid.New(), repoName, startedAt)
+		addUploads(ctx, t, d, uuid.New(), repoName, startedAt)
 	}
-	return d
+	return d, ctx
 }
 
-func addUploads(t *testing.T, d driver.StorageDriver, uploadID, repo string, startedAt time.Time) {
+func addUploads(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, d driver.StorageDriver, uploadID, repo string, startedAt time.Time) {
 	dataPath, err := pm.path(uploadDataPathSpec{name: repo, uuid: uploadID})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to resolve path")
 	}
-	if err := d.PutContent(dataPath, []byte("")); err != nil {
+	if err := d.PutContent(ctx, dataPath, []byte("")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to write data file")
 	}
 
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ func addUploads(t *testing.T, d driver.StorageDriver, uploadID, repo string, sta
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to resolve path")
 	}
 
-	if d.PutContent(startedAtPath, []byte(startedAt.Format(time.RFC3339))); err != nil {
+	if d.PutContent(ctx, startedAtPath, []byte(startedAt.Format(time.RFC3339))); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to write startedAt file")
 	}
 
@@ -43,8 +45,8 @@ func addUploads(t *testing.T, d driver.StorageDriver, uploadID, repo string, sta
 
 func TestPurgeGather(t *testing.T) {
 	uploadCount := 5
-	fs := testUploadFS(t, uploadCount, "test-repo", time.Now())
-	uploadData, errs := getOutstandingUploads(fs)
+	fs, ctx := testUploadFS(t, uploadCount, "test-repo", time.Now())
+	uploadData, errs := getOutstandingUploads(ctx, fs)
 	if len(errs) != 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Unexepected errors: %q", errs)
 	}
@@ -54,9 +56,9 @@ func TestPurgeGather(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPurgeNone(t *testing.T) {
-	fs := testUploadFS(t, 10, "test-repo", time.Now())
+	fs, ctx := testUploadFS(t, 10, "test-repo", time.Now())
 	oneHourAgo := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
-	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(fs, oneHourAgo, true)
+	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(ctx, fs, oneHourAgo, true)
 	if len(errs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("Unexpected errors", errs)
 	}
@@ -68,13 +70,13 @@ func TestPurgeNone(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPurgeAll(t *testing.T) {
 	uploadCount := 10
 	oneHourAgo := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
-	fs := testUploadFS(t, uploadCount, "test-repo", oneHourAgo)
+	fs, ctx := testUploadFS(t, uploadCount, "test-repo", oneHourAgo)
 
 	// Ensure > 1 repos are purged
-	addUploads(t, fs, uuid.New(), "test-repo2", oneHourAgo)
+	addUploads(ctx, t, fs, uuid.New(), "test-repo2", oneHourAgo)
 	uploadCount++
 
-	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(fs, time.Now(), true)
+	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(ctx, fs, time.Now(), true)
 	if len(errs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("Unexpected errors:", errs)
 	}
@@ -88,15 +90,15 @@ func TestPurgeAll(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPurgeSome(t *testing.T) {
 	oldUploadCount := 5
 	oneHourAgo := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
-	fs := testUploadFS(t, oldUploadCount, "library/test-repo", oneHourAgo)
+	fs, ctx := testUploadFS(t, oldUploadCount, "library/test-repo", oneHourAgo)
 
 	newUploadCount := 4
 
 	for i := 0; i < newUploadCount; i++ {
-		addUploads(t, fs, uuid.New(), "test-repo", time.Now().Add(1*time.Hour))
+		addUploads(ctx, t, fs, uuid.New(), "test-repo", time.Now().Add(1*time.Hour))
 	}
 
-	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(fs, time.Now(), true)
+	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(ctx, fs, time.Now(), true)
 	if len(errs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("Unexpected errors:", errs)
 	}
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func TestPurgeSome(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPurgeOnlyUploads(t *testing.T) {
 	oldUploadCount := 5
 	oneHourAgo := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
-	fs := testUploadFS(t, oldUploadCount, "test-repo", oneHourAgo)
+	fs, ctx := testUploadFS(t, oldUploadCount, "test-repo", oneHourAgo)
 
 	// Create a directory tree outside _uploads and ensure
 	// these files aren't deleted.
@@ -123,11 +125,11 @@ func TestPurgeOnlyUploads(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	nonUploadFile := path.Join(nonUploadPath, "file")
-	if err = fs.PutContent(nonUploadFile, []byte("")); err != nil {
+	if err = fs.PutContent(ctx, nonUploadFile, []byte("")); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to write data file")
 	}
 
-	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(fs, time.Now(), true)
+	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(ctx, fs, time.Now(), true)
 	if len(errs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("Unexpected errors", errs)
 	}
@@ -140,13 +142,14 @@ func TestPurgeOnlyUploads(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPurgeMissingStartedAt(t *testing.T) {
 	oneHourAgo := time.Now().Add(-1 * time.Hour)
-	fs := testUploadFS(t, 1, "test-repo", oneHourAgo)
-	err := Walk(fs, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
+	fs, ctx := testUploadFS(t, 1, "test-repo", oneHourAgo)
+
+	err := Walk(ctx, fs, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
 		filePath := fileInfo.Path()
 		_, file := path.Split(filePath)
 
 		if file == "startedat" {
-			if err := fs.Delete(filePath); err != nil {
+			if err := fs.Delete(ctx, filePath); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Unable to delete startedat file: %s", filePath)
 			}
 		}
@@ -155,7 +158,7 @@ func TestPurgeMissingStartedAt(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error during Walk: %s ", err.Error())
 	}
-	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(fs, time.Now(), true)
+	deleted, errs := PurgeUploads(ctx, fs, time.Now(), true)
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected errors")
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/registry.go b/registry/storage/registry.go
index 1126db45..2834e5eb 100644
--- a/registry/storage/registry.go
+++ b/registry/storage/registry.go
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@ type registry struct {
 // NewRegistryWithDriver creates a new registry instance from the provided
 // driver. The resulting registry may be shared by multiple goroutines but is
 // cheap to allocate.
-func NewRegistryWithDriver(driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, layerInfoCache cache.LayerInfoCache) distribution.Namespace {
+func NewRegistryWithDriver(ctx context.Context, driver storagedriver.StorageDriver, layerInfoCache cache.LayerInfoCache) distribution.Namespace {
 	bs := &blobStore{
 		driver: driver,
 		pm:     defaultPathMapper,
+		ctx:    ctx,
 	}
 
 	return &registry{
diff --git a/registry/storage/revisionstore.go b/registry/storage/revisionstore.go
index ac605360..066ce972 100644
--- a/registry/storage/revisionstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/revisionstore.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (rs *revisionStore) exists(revision digest.Digest) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	exists, err := exists(rs.driver, revpath)
+	exists, err := exists(rs.repository.ctx, rs.driver, revpath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (rs *revisionStore) link(revision digest.Digest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if exists, err := exists(rs.driver, revisionPath); err != nil {
+	if exists, err := exists(rs.repository.ctx, rs.driver, revisionPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else if exists {
 		// Revision has already been linked!
@@ -142,5 +142,5 @@ func (rs *revisionStore) delete(revision digest.Digest) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return rs.driver.Delete(revisionPath)
+	return rs.driver.Delete(rs.repository.ctx, revisionPath)
 }
diff --git a/registry/storage/signaturestore.go b/registry/storage/signaturestore.go
index 7094b69e..fcf6224f 100644
--- a/registry/storage/signaturestore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/signaturestore.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func (s *signatureStore) Get(dgst digest.Digest) ([][]byte, error) {
 	// can be eliminated by implementing listAll on drivers.
 	signaturesPath = path.Join(signaturesPath, "sha256")
 
-	signaturePaths, err := s.driver.List(signaturesPath)
+	signaturePaths, err := s.driver.List(s.repository.ctx, signaturesPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/registry/storage/tagstore.go b/registry/storage/tagstore.go
index 616df952..882e6c35 100644
--- a/registry/storage/tagstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/tagstore.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 
 	"github.com/docker/distribution"
+	//	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	storagedriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 )
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func (ts *tagStore) tags() ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	var tags []string
-	entries, err := ts.driver.List(p)
+	entries, err := ts.driver.List(ts.repository.ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch err := err.(type) {
 		case storagedriver.PathNotFoundError:
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func (ts *tagStore) exists(tag string) (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	exists, err := exists(ts.driver, tagPath)
+	exists, err := exists(ts.repository.ctx, ts.driver, tagPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ func (ts *tagStore) resolve(tag string) (digest.Digest, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	if exists, err := exists(ts.driver, currentPath); err != nil {
+	if exists, err := exists(ts.repository.ctx, ts.driver, currentPath); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	} else if !exists {
 		return "", distribution.ErrManifestUnknown{Name: ts.Name(), Tag: tag}
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func (ts *tagStore) revisions(tag string) ([]digest.Digest, error) {
 	// TODO(stevvooe): Need to append digest alg to get listing of revisions.
 	manifestTagIndexPath = path.Join(manifestTagIndexPath, "sha256")
 
-	entries, err := ts.driver.List(manifestTagIndexPath)
+	entries, err := ts.driver.List(ts.repository.ctx, manifestTagIndexPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -154,5 +155,5 @@ func (ts *tagStore) delete(tag string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return ts.driver.Delete(tagPath)
+	return ts.driver.Delete(ts.repository.ctx, tagPath)
 }
diff --git a/registry/storage/walk.go b/registry/storage/walk.go
index 7b958d87..8290f167 100644
--- a/registry/storage/walk.go
+++ b/registry/storage/walk.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	storageDriver "github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 )
 
@@ -20,13 +21,13 @@ type WalkFn func(fileInfo storageDriver.FileInfo) error
 
 // Walk traverses a filesystem defined within driver, starting
 // from the given path, calling f on each file
-func Walk(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, from string, f WalkFn) error {
-	children, err := driver.List(from)
+func Walk(ctx context.Context, driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, from string, f WalkFn) error {
+	children, err := driver.List(ctx, from)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	for _, child := range children {
-		fileInfo, err := driver.Stat(child)
+		fileInfo, err := driver.Stat(ctx, child)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ func Walk(driver storageDriver.StorageDriver, from string, f WalkFn) error {
 		}
 
 		if fileInfo.IsDir() && !skipDir {
-			Walk(driver, child, f)
+			Walk(ctx, driver, child, f)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/registry/storage/walk_test.go b/registry/storage/walk_test.go
index 22b91b35..40b8547c 100644
--- a/registry/storage/walk_test.go
+++ b/registry/storage/walk_test.go
@@ -4,17 +4,19 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/docker/distribution/context"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver"
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/registry/storage/driver/inmemory"
 )
 
-func testFS(t *testing.T) (driver.StorageDriver, map[string]string) {
+func testFS(t *testing.T) (driver.StorageDriver, map[string]string, context.Context) {
 	d := inmemory.New()
 	c := []byte("")
-	if err := d.PutContent("/a/b/c/d", c); err != nil {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	if err := d.PutContent(ctx, "/a/b/c/d", c); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to put to inmemory fs")
 	}
-	if err := d.PutContent("/a/b/c/e", c); err != nil {
+	if err := d.PutContent(ctx, "/a/b/c/e", c); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to put to inmemory fs")
 	}
 
@@ -26,20 +28,20 @@ func testFS(t *testing.T) (driver.StorageDriver, map[string]string) {
 		"/a/b/c/e": "file",
 	}
 
-	return d, expected
+	return d, expected, ctx
 }
 
 func TestWalkErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	d, expected := testFS(t)
+	d, expected, ctx := testFS(t)
 	fileCount := len(expected)
-	err := Walk(d, "", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
+	err := Walk(ctx, d, "", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected invalid root err")
 	}
 
-	err = Walk(d, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
+	err = Walk(ctx, d, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
 		// error on the 2nd file
 		if fileInfo.Path() == "/a/b" {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Early termination")
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ func TestWalkErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	err = Walk(d, "/nonexistant", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
+	err = Walk(ctx, d, "/nonexistant", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err == nil {
@@ -64,8 +66,8 @@ func TestWalkErrors(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWalk(t *testing.T) {
-	d, expected := testFS(t)
-	err := Walk(d, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
+	d, expected, ctx := testFS(t)
+	err := Walk(ctx, d, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
 		filePath := fileInfo.Path()
 		filetype, ok := expected[filePath]
 		if !ok {
@@ -93,8 +95,8 @@ func TestWalk(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWalkSkipDir(t *testing.T) {
-	d, expected := testFS(t)
-	err := Walk(d, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
+	d, expected, ctx := testFS(t)
+	err := Walk(ctx, d, "/", func(fileInfo driver.FileInfo) error {
 		filePath := fileInfo.Path()
 		if filePath == "/a/b" {
 			// skip processing /a/b/c and /a/b/c/d