diff --git a/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.test.tsx b/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.test.tsx
index edc32336..c0223e3d 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.test.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Overmind, IAction } from 'overmind'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import * as renderer from 'react-test-renderer'
-import { IConnect, createConnect } from './'
+import { IConnect, createConnect, createHook, Provider } from './'
 
 describe('React', () => {
   test('should connect state and actions to stateless components', () => {
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.ts b/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.ts
index 8f84675c..2faa2d2c 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/node_modules/overmind-react/src/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import {
   // @ts-ignore
   useState,
   useLayoutEffect,
+  createContext,
+  useContext,
 } from 'react'
 import { IMutation } from 'proxy-state-tree'
 
@@ -38,14 +40,21 @@ export interface IConnect<Config extends Configuration> {
   }
 }
 
+const context = createContext<Overmind<Configuration>>({} as Overmind<
+  Configuration
+>)
 let nextComponentId = 0
 
-export const createHook = <A extends Overmind<Configuration>>(
-  overmind: A
+export const Provider: React.ProviderExoticComponent<
+  React.ProviderProps<Overmind<Configuration>>
+> = context.Provider
+
+export const createHook = <Config extends Configuration>(
+  overmindInstance?: Overmind<Config>
 ): (() => {
-  state: A['state']
-  actions: A['actions']
-  effects: A['effects']
+  state: TApp<Config>['state']
+  actions: TApp<Config>['actions']
+  effects: TApp<Config>['effects']
   addMutationListener: (cb: (mutation: IMutation) => void) => () => void
 }) => {
   let currentComponentInstanceId = 0
@@ -61,6 +70,9 @@ export const createHook = <A extends Overmind<Configuration>>(
   }
 
   return () => {
+    const overmind = (overmindInstance || useContext(context)) as Overmind<
+      Config
+    >
     const component = useCurrentComponent()
     const name = component.name
     component.__componentId =
diff --git a/packages/overmind-website/examples/guide/usingovermindwithreact/hook_provider.ts b/packages/overmind-website/examples/guide/usingovermindwithreact/hook_provider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25898b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/overmind-website/examples/guide/usingovermindwithreact/hook_provider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+export default (ts) =>
+  ts
+    ? [
+        {
+          fileName: 'overmind/index.ts',
+          code: `
+import { Overmind, IConfig } from 'overmind'
+import { createHook } from 'overmind-react'
+import { state } from './state'
+import * as actions from './actions'
+
+const config = {
+  state,
+  actions
+}
+
+declare module 'overmind' {
+  interface Config extends IConfig<typeof config> {}
+}
+
+export const overmind = new Overmind(config)
+
+export const useOvermind = createHook<typeof config>()
+  `,
+        },
+        {
+          fileName: 'components/index.tsx',
+          code: `
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { render } from 'react-dom'
+import { Provider } from 'overmind-react'
+import { overmind } from './overmind'
+import App from './components/App'
+
+render((
+  <Provider value={overmind}>
+    <App />
+  </Provider>
+), document.querySelector('#app'))
+`,
+        },
+        {
+          fileName: 'components/App.tsx',
+          code: `
+import * as React from 'react'
+import { useOvermind } from '../overmind'
+
+const App: React.FunctionComponent = () => {
+  const { state } = useOvermind()
+
+  return <div>{state.title}</div>
+}
+
+export default App
+`,
+        },
+      ]
+    : [
+        {
+          fileName: 'overmind/index.js',
+          code: `
+import { Overmind } from 'overmind'
+import { createHook } from 'overmind-react'
+
+const overmind = new Overmind({
+  state: {},
+  actions: {}
+})
+
+export const useOvermind = createHook(overmind)
+`,
+        },
+        {
+          fileName: 'components/App.jsx',
+          code: `
+import React from 'react'
+import { useOvermind } from '../overmind'
+
+const App = () => {
+  const { state, actions, effects, addMutationListener } = useOvermind()
+
+  return <div />
+}
+
+export default App
+`,
+        },
+      ]
diff --git a/packages/overmind-website/guides/beginner/06_usingovermindwithreact.md b/packages/overmind-website/guides/beginner/06_usingovermindwithreact.md
index 25c725ca..d3ffdbd1 100644
--- a/packages/overmind-website/guides/beginner/06_usingovermindwithreact.md
+++ b/packages/overmind-website/guides/beginner/06_usingovermindwithreact.md
@@ -66,4 +66,12 @@ You can also here use the traditional approach adding a subscription to any upda
 
 ```marksy
 h(Example, { name: "guide/usingovermindwithreact/hook_effect_subscription" })
+```
+
+### Provider
+
+With the hooks API you can also expose the Overmind instance with a Provider. This detaches the overmind instance from the actual **useOvermind** hook. It is rather consumed from the React context. This makes it easier to test components and you can use component libraries which is built for Overmind.
+
+```marksy
+h(Example, { name: "guide/usingovermindwithreact/hook_provider" })
 ```
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