diff --git a/.changeset/beige-pugs-drive.md b/.changeset/beige-pugs-drive.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0226114aba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/beige-pugs-drive.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+"@aws-amplify/ui-react-ai": minor
+---
+
+feat(ai): add aiContext prop to AIConversation
+
+```tsx
+<AIConversation
+  messages={messages}
+  isLoading={isLoading}
+  handleSendMessage={sendMessage}
+  // This will let the LLM know about the current state of this application
+  // so it can better respond to questions, you can put any information
+  // in this object that might be helpful
+  aiContext={() => {
+    return {
+      currentTime: new Date().toLocaleTimeString(),
+    };
+  }}
+/>
+```
diff --git a/examples/next/pages/ui/components/ai/ai-conversation/context.page.tsx b/examples/next/pages/ui/components/ai/ai-conversation/context.page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d8a25fb315b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/next/pages/ui/components/ai/ai-conversation/context.page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Amplify } from 'aws-amplify';
+import { signOut } from 'aws-amplify/auth';
+import { createAIHooks, AIConversation } from '@aws-amplify/ui-react-ai';
+import { generateClient } from 'aws-amplify/api';
+import '@aws-amplify/ui-react/styles.css';
+
+import outputs from './amplify_outputs';
+import type { Schema } from '@environments/ai/gen2/amplify/data/resource';
+import { Authenticator, Button, Card, Flex } from '@aws-amplify/ui-react';
+
+const client = generateClient<Schema>({ authMode: 'userPool' });
+const { useAIConversation } = createAIHooks(client);
+
+Amplify.configure(outputs);
+
+function Chat() {
+  const { data } = React.useContext(AIContext);
+  const [
+    {
+      data: { messages },
+      isLoading,
+    },
+    sendMessage,
+  ] = useAIConversation('pirateChat');
+
+  return (
+    <AIConversation
+      messages={messages}
+      isLoading={isLoading}
+      handleSendMessage={sendMessage}
+      // This will let the LLM know about the current state of this application
+      // so it can better respond to questions
+      aiContext={() => {
+        return {
+          ...data,
+          currentTime: new Date().toLocaleTimeString(),
+        };
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function Counter() {
+  const { data, setData } = React.useContext(AIContext);
+  const count = data.count ?? 0;
+  return (
+    <Button onClick={() => setData({ ...data, count: count + 1 })}>
+      {count}
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
+
+const AIContext = React.createContext<{
+  data: any;
+  setData: (value: React.SetStateAction<any>) => void;
+}>({ data: {}, setData: () => {} });
+
+const AIContextProvider = ({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+}): JSX.Element => {
+  const [data, setData] = React.useState({});
+  return (
+    <AIContext.Provider value={{ data, setData }}>
+      {children}
+    </AIContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
+
+export default function Example() {
+  return (
+    <Authenticator>
+      <AIContextProvider>
+        <Flex direction="column" alignItems="flex-start">
+          <Button
+            onClick={() => {
+              signOut();
+            }}
+          >
+            Sign out
+          </Button>
+          <Card
+            flex="1"
+            variation="outlined"
+            // height="400px"
+            width="100%"
+            margin="large"
+          >
+            <Chat />
+          </Card>
+          <Counter />
+        </Flex>
+      </AIContextProvider>
+    </Authenticator>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/AIConversationProvider.tsx b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/AIConversationProvider.tsx
index 49d2db93e73..0a117b9a517 100644
--- a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/AIConversationProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/AIConversationProvider.tsx
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {
   WelcomeMessageProvider,
   FallbackComponentProvider,
   MessageRendererProvider,
+  AIContextProvider,
 } from './context';
 import { AttachmentProvider } from './context/AttachmentContext';
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export interface AIConversationProviderProps
 }
 
 export const AIConversationProvider = ({
+  aiContext,
   actions,
   allowAttachments,
   avatars,
@@ -72,9 +74,16 @@ export const AIConversationProvider = ({
                             <ActionsProvider actions={actions}>
                               <MessageVariantProvider variant={variant}>
                                 <MessagesProvider messages={messages}>
-                                  <LoadingContextProvider isLoading={isLoading}>
-                                    {children}
-                                  </LoadingContextProvider>
+                                  {/* aiContext should be as close as possible to the bottom */}
+                                  {/* because the intent is users should update the context */}
+                                  {/* without it affecting the already rendered messages */}
+                                  <AIContextProvider aiContext={aiContext}>
+                                    <LoadingContextProvider
+                                      isLoading={isLoading}
+                                    >
+                                      {children}
+                                    </LoadingContextProvider>
+                                  </AIContextProvider>
                                 </MessagesProvider>
                               </MessageVariantProvider>
                             </ActionsProvider>
diff --git a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/AIContextContext.tsx b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/AIContextContext.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45cca799f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/AIContextContext.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import React from 'react';
+
+export const AIContextContext = React.createContext<(() => object) | undefined>(
+  undefined
+);
+
+export const AIContextProvider = ({
+  children,
+  aiContext,
+}: {
+  children?: React.ReactNode;
+  aiContext?: () => object;
+}): JSX.Element => {
+  return (
+    <AIContextContext.Provider value={aiContext}>
+      {children}
+    </AIContextContext.Provider>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/index.ts b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/index.ts
index 25f439e2376..05dc6506245 100644
--- a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/index.ts
+++ b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/context/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export { AIContextContext, AIContextProvider } from './AIContextContext';
 export { ActionsContext, ActionsProvider } from './ActionsContext';
 export { AvatarsContext, AvatarsProvider } from './AvatarsContext';
 export {
diff --git a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/types.ts b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/types.ts
index be53364b81c..b8014617fac 100644
--- a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/types.ts
+++ b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/types.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ export interface AIConversationProps {
   handleSendMessage: SendMessage;
   avatars?: Avatars;
   isLoading?: boolean;
+  aiContext?: () => object;
 }
 
 export interface AIConversation<
diff --git a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/views/Controls/FormControl.tsx b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/views/Controls/FormControl.tsx
index f710e47aa78..980efe4bd12 100644
--- a/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/views/Controls/FormControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-ai/src/components/AIConversation/views/Controls/FormControl.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 
 import { withBaseElementProps } from '@aws-amplify/ui-react-core/elements';
-import { ConversationInputContext } from '../../context';
+import { AIContextContext, ConversationInputContext } from '../../context';
 import { AIConversationElements } from '../../context/elements';
 import { AttachFileControl } from './AttachFileControl';
 import { MessagesContext } from '../../context';
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { ControlsContext } from '../../context/ControlsContext';
 import { getImageTypeFromMimeType } from '../../utils';
 import { LoadingContext } from '../../context/LoadingContext';
 import { AttachmentContext } from '../../context/AttachmentContext';
+import { isFunction } from '@aws-amplify/ui';
 
 const {
   Button,
@@ -150,8 +151,9 @@ export const FormControl: FormControl = () => {
   const { input, setInput } = React.useContext(ConversationInputContext);
   const handleSendMessage = React.useContext(SendMessageContext);
   const allowAttachments = React.useContext(AttachmentContext);
-  const ref = React.useRef<HTMLFormElement | null>(null);
   const responseComponents = React.useContext(ResponseComponentsContext);
+  const aiContext = React.useContext(AIContextContext);
+  const ref = React.useRef<HTMLFormElement | null>(null);
   const controls = React.useContext(ControlsContext);
   const [composing, setComposing] = React.useState(false);
 
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ export const FormControl: FormControl = () => {
     if (handleSendMessage) {
       handleSendMessage({
         content: submittedContent,
+        aiContext: isFunction(aiContext) ? aiContext() : undefined,
         toolConfiguration:
           convertResponseComponentsToToolConfiguration(responseComponents),
       });
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ export const FormControl: FormControl = () => {
   ) => {
     const { key, shiftKey } = event;
 
-    if (key === 'Enter' && !shiftKey && !composing ) {
+    if (key === 'Enter' && !shiftKey && !composing) {
       event.preventDefault();
 
       const hasInput =
@@ -232,8 +235,8 @@ export const FormControl: FormControl = () => {
         <VisuallyHidden>
           <Label />
         </VisuallyHidden>
-        <TextInput 
-          onKeyDown={handleOnKeyDown} 
+        <TextInput
+          onKeyDown={handleOnKeyDown}
           onCompositionStart={() => setComposing(true)}
           onCompositionEnd={() => setComposing(false)}
         />