diff --git a/Package.swift b/Package.swift
index 1924bc8..89e2189 100644
--- a/Package.swift
+++ b/Package.swift
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let package = Package(
         .library(name: "Leaf", targets: ["Leaf"]),
     ],
     dependencies: [
-        .package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/leaf-kit.git", from: "1.0.0-rc.1"),
+        .package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/leaf-kit.git", from: "1.0.0-rc.1.2"),
         .package(url: "https://github.com/vapor/vapor.git", from: "4.0.0-rc.1"),
     ],
     targets: [
diff --git a/Sources/Leaf/LeafProvider.swift b/Sources/Leaf/Application+Leaf.swift
similarity index 54%
rename from Sources/Leaf/LeafProvider.swift
rename to Sources/Leaf/Application+Leaf.swift
index 8f8006f..c2f4e05 100644
--- a/Sources/Leaf/LeafProvider.swift
+++ b/Sources/Leaf/Application+Leaf.swift
@@ -1,32 +1,62 @@
 import Vapor
 
+extension Application.Views.Provider {
+    public static var leaf: Self {
+        .init {
+            $0.views.use {
+                $0.leaf.renderer
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 extension Application {
     public var leaf: Leaf {
         .init(application: self)
     }
 
     public struct Leaf {
-        final class Storage {
-            var cache: LeafCache
+        public let application: Application
 
-            init() {
-                self.cache = DefaultLeafCache()
+        public var renderer: LeafRenderer {
+            .init(
+                configuration: self.configuration,
+                cache: self.cache,
+                files: self.files,
+                eventLoop: self.application.eventLoopGroup.next(),
+                userInfo: [
+                    "application": self
+                ]
+            )
+        }
+
+        public var configuration: LeafConfiguration {
+            get {
+                self.storage.configuration ?? LeafConfiguration(
+                    rootDirectory: self.application.directory.viewsDirectory
+                )
+            }
+            nonmutating set {
+                self.storage.configuration = newValue
             }
         }
 
-        struct Key: StorageKey {
-            typealias Value = Storage
+        public var tags: [String: LeafTag] {
+            get {
+                self.storage.tags
+            }
+            nonmutating set {
+                self.storage.tags = newValue
+            }
         }
 
-        public var renderer: LeafRenderer {
-            .init(
-                configuration: .init(
-                    rootDirectory: self.application.directory.viewsDirectory
-                ),
-                cache: self.cache,
-                fileio: self.application.fileio,
-                eventLoop: self.application.eventLoopGroup.next()
-            )
+        public var files: LeafFiles {
+            get {
+                self.storage.files ?? NIOLeafFiles(fileio: self.application.fileio)
+            }
+            nonmutating set {
+                self.storage.files = newValue
+            }
         }
 
         public var cache: LeafCache {
@@ -48,53 +78,27 @@ extension Application {
             }
         }
 
-        public let application: Application
-    }
-}
-
+        struct Key: StorageKey {
+            typealias Value = Storage
+        }
 
-extension Request {
-    var leaf: LeafRenderer {
-        .init(
-            configuration: .init(rootDirectory: self.application.directory.viewsDirectory),
-            cache: self.application.leaf.cache,
-            fileio: self.application.fileio,
-            eventLoop: self.eventLoop
-        )
-    }
-}
+        final class Storage {
+            var cache: LeafCache
+            var configuration: LeafConfiguration?
+            var files: LeafFiles?
+            var tags: [String: LeafTag]
 
-extension LeafRenderer: ViewRenderer {
-    public func `for`(_ request: Request) -> ViewRenderer {
-        LeafRenderer(
-            configuration: self.configuration,
-            cache: self.cache,
-            fileio: self.fileio,
-            eventLoop: request.eventLoop
-        )
-    }
-    
-    public func render<E>(_ name: String, _ context: E) -> EventLoopFuture<View>
-        where E: Encodable
-    {
-        let data: [String: LeafData]
-        do {
-            data = try LeafEncoder().encode(context)
-        } catch {
-            return self.eventLoop.makeFailedFuture(error)
-        }
-        return self.render(path: name, context: data).map { buffer in
-            return View(data: buffer)
+            init() {
+                self.cache = DefaultLeafCache()
+                self.tags = LeafKit.defaultTags
+            }
         }
     }
 }
 
-extension Application.Views.Provider {
-    public static var leaf: Self {
-        .init {
-            $0.views.use {
-                $0.leaf.renderer
-            }
-        }
+
+extension LeafContext {
+    public var application: Application? {
+        self.userInfo["application"] as? Application
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Leaf/LeafRenderer+ViewRenderer.swift b/Sources/Leaf/LeafRenderer+ViewRenderer.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..651bea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Leaf/LeafRenderer+ViewRenderer.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import Vapor
+
+extension LeafRenderer: ViewRenderer {
+    public func `for`(_ request: Request) -> ViewRenderer {
+        request.leaf
+    }
+
+    public func render<E>(_ name: String, _ context: E) -> EventLoopFuture<View>
+        where E: Encodable
+    {
+        let data: [String: LeafData]
+        do {
+            data = try LeafEncoder().encode(context)
+        } catch {
+            return self.eventLoop.makeFailedFuture(error)
+        }
+        return self.render(path: name, context: data).map { buffer in
+            return View(data: buffer)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Leaf/Request+Leaf.swift b/Sources/Leaf/Request+Leaf.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48940ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Leaf/Request+Leaf.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import Vapor
+
+extension Request {
+    var leaf: LeafRenderer {
+        .init(
+            configuration: self.application.leaf.configuration,
+            tags: self.application.leaf.tags,
+            cache: self.application.leaf.cache,
+            files: self.application.leaf.files,
+            eventLoop: self.eventLoop,
+            userInfo: [
+                "request": self,
+                "application": self.application
+            ]
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+extension LeafContext {
+    public var request: Request? {
+        self.userInfo["request"] as? Request
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/LeafTests/LeafTests.swift b/Tests/LeafTests/LeafTests.swift
index 764b44a..b34245e 100644
--- a/Tests/LeafTests/LeafTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/LeafTests/LeafTests.swift
@@ -20,4 +20,56 @@ class LeafTests: XCTestCase {
             XCTAssertContains(res.body.string, "test: bar")
         }
     }
+
+    func testContextRequest() throws {
+        var test = TestFiles()
+        test.files["/foo.leaf"] = """
+        Hello #(name) @ #path()
+        """
+
+        struct RequestPathTag: LeafTag {
+            func render(_ ctx: LeafContext) throws -> LeafData {
+                .string(ctx.request?.url.path ?? "")
+            }
+        }
+
+        let app = Application(.testing)
+        defer { app.shutdown() }
+
+        app.views.use(.leaf)
+        app.leaf.configuration.rootDirectory = "/"
+        app.leaf.cache.isEnabled = false
+        app.leaf.tags["path"] = RequestPathTag()
+        app.leaf.files = test
+
+        app.get("test-file") { req in
+            req.view.render("foo", [
+                "name": "vapor"
+            ])
+        }
+
+        try app.test(.GET, "test-file") { res in
+            XCTAssertEqual(res.status, .ok)
+            XCTAssertEqual(res.headers.contentType, .html)
+            XCTAssertEqual(res.body.string, "Hello vapor @ /test-file")
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+struct TestFiles: LeafFiles {
+    var files: [String: String]
+
+    init() {
+        files = [:]
+    }
+
+    func file(path: String, on eventLoop: EventLoop) -> EventLoopFuture<ByteBuffer> {
+        if let file = self.files[path] {
+            var buffer = ByteBufferAllocator().buffer(capacity: 0)
+            buffer.writeString(file)
+            return eventLoop.makeSucceededFuture(buffer)
+        } else {
+            return eventLoop.makeFailedFuture("no test file: \(path)")
+        }
+    }
 }