diff --git a/s3transfer/futures.py b/s3transfer/futures.py
index 68775d04..0be265a9 100644
--- a/s3transfer/futures.py
+++ b/s3transfer/futures.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 from concurrent import futures
 
+from botocore.context import get_context
+
 from s3transfer.compat import MAXINT
 from s3transfer.exceptions import CancelledError, TransferNotDoneError
 from s3transfer.utils import FunctionContainer, TaskSemaphore
@@ -467,7 +469,9 @@ def submit(self, task, tag=None, block=True):
             semaphore.release, task.transfer_id, acquire_token
         )
         # Submit the task to the underlying executor.
-        future = ExecutorFuture(self._executor.submit(task))
+        # Pass the current context to ensure child threads persist the
+        # parent thread's context.
+        future = ExecutorFuture(self._executor.submit(task, get_context()))
         # Add the Semaphore.release() callback to the future such that
         # it is invoked once the future completes.
         future.add_done_callback(release_callback)
diff --git a/s3transfer/tasks.py b/s3transfer/tasks.py
index 4183715a..211e08fc 100644
--- a/s3transfer/tasks.py
+++ b/s3transfer/tasks.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 import copy
 import logging
 
+from botocore.context import start_as_current_context
+
 from s3transfer.utils import get_callbacks
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -118,32 +120,33 @@ def _get_kwargs_with_params_to_exclude(self, kwargs, exclude):
             filtered_kwargs[param] = value
         return filtered_kwargs
 
-    def __call__(self):
+    def __call__(self, ctx=None):
         """The callable to use when submitting a Task to an executor"""
-        try:
-            # Wait for all of futures this task depends on.
-            self._wait_on_dependent_futures()
-            # Gather up all of the main keyword arguments for main().
-            # This includes the immediately provided main_kwargs and
-            # the values for pending_main_kwargs that source from the return
-            # values from the task's dependent futures.
-            kwargs = self._get_all_main_kwargs()
-            # If the task is not done (really only if some other related
-            # task to the TransferFuture had failed) then execute the task's
-            # main() method.
-            if not self._transfer_coordinator.done():
-                return self._execute_main(kwargs)
-        except Exception as e:
-            self._log_and_set_exception(e)
-        finally:
-            # Run any done callbacks associated to the task no matter what.
-            for done_callback in self._done_callbacks:
-                done_callback()
-
-            if self._is_final:
-                # If this is the final task announce that it is done if results
-                # are waiting on its completion.
-                self._transfer_coordinator.announce_done()
+        with start_as_current_context(ctx):
+            try:
+                # Wait for all of futures this task depends on.
+                self._wait_on_dependent_futures()
+                # Gather up all of the main keyword arguments for main().
+                # This includes the immediately provided main_kwargs and
+                # the values for pending_main_kwargs that source from the return
+                # values from the task's dependent futures.
+                kwargs = self._get_all_main_kwargs()
+                # If the task is not done (really only if some other related
+                # task to the TransferFuture had failed) then execute the task's
+                # main() method.
+                if not self._transfer_coordinator.done():
+                    return self._execute_main(kwargs)
+            except Exception as e:
+                self._log_and_set_exception(e)
+            finally:
+                # Run any done callbacks associated to the task no matter what.
+                for done_callback in self._done_callbacks:
+                    done_callback()
+
+                if self._is_final:
+                    # If this is the final task announce that it is done if results
+                    # are waiting on its completion.
+                    self._transfer_coordinator.announce_done()
 
     def _execute_main(self, kwargs):
         # Do not display keyword args that should not be printed, especially
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_tasks.py b/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
index 9759e8fb..b3501505 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_tasks.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 from functools import partial
 from threading import Event
 
+from botocore.context import ClientContext, get_context
+
 from s3transfer.futures import BoundedExecutor, TransferCoordinator
 from s3transfer.subscribers import BaseSubscriber
 from s3transfer.tasks import (
@@ -69,6 +71,11 @@ def _submit(self, transfer_future, **kwargs):
         pass
 
 
+class ReturnContextTask(Task):
+    def _main(self):
+        return get_context()
+
+
 class ExceptionSubmissionTask(SubmissionTask):
     def _submit(
         self,
@@ -723,6 +730,15 @@ def test_single_failed_pending_future_in_list(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TaskFailureException):
             self.transfer_coordinator.result()
 
+    def test_passing_context_to_task_call(self):
+        ctx = ClientContext()
+        ctx.features.add('FOO')
+        task = ReturnContextTask(self.transfer_coordinator)
+        self.assertEqual(task(ctx).features, {'FOO'})
+        # `task(ctx)` returned, so the current context should be reset to None.
+        current_ctx = get_context()
+        self.assertEqual(current_ctx, None)
+
 
 class BaseMultipartTaskTest(BaseTaskTest):
     def setUp(self):