diff --git a/recovery/interceptors.go b/recovery/interceptors.go
index c0fb5ac85..f687e2ba8 100644
--- a/recovery/interceptors.go
+++ b/recovery/interceptors.go
@@ -12,13 +12,17 @@ import (
 // RecoveryHandlerFunc is a function that recovers from the panic `p` by returning an `error`.
 type RecoveryHandlerFunc func(p interface{}) (err error)
 
+// RecoveryHandlerFuncContext is a function that recovers from the panic `p` by returning an `error`.
+// The context can be used to extract request scoped metadata and context values.
+type RecoveryHandlerFuncContext func(ctx context.Context, p interface{}) (err error)
+
 // UnaryServerInterceptor returns a new unary server interceptor for panic recovery.
 func UnaryServerInterceptor(opts ...Option) grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
 	o := evaluateOptions(opts)
 	return func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo, handler grpc.UnaryHandler) (_ interface{}, err error) {
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
-				err = recoverFrom(r, o.recoveryHandlerFunc)
+				err = recoverFrom(ctx, r, o.recoveryHandlerFunc)
 			}
 		}()
 
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ func StreamServerInterceptor(opts ...Option) grpc.StreamServerInterceptor {
 	return func(srv interface{}, stream grpc.ServerStream, info *grpc.StreamServerInfo, handler grpc.StreamHandler) (err error) {
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
-				err = recoverFrom(r, o.recoveryHandlerFunc)
+				err = recoverFrom(stream.Context(), r, o.recoveryHandlerFunc)
 			}
 		}()
 
@@ -40,9 +44,9 @@ func StreamServerInterceptor(opts ...Option) grpc.StreamServerInterceptor {
 	}
 }
 
-func recoverFrom(p interface{}, r RecoveryHandlerFunc) error {
+func recoverFrom(ctx context.Context, p interface{}, r RecoveryHandlerFuncContext) error {
 	if r == nil {
 		return grpc.Errorf(codes.Internal, "%s", p)
 	}
-	return r(p)
+	return r(ctx, p)
 }
diff --git a/recovery/options.go b/recovery/options.go
index e482d7a57..07bacda3a 100644
--- a/recovery/options.go
+++ b/recovery/options.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 package grpc_recovery
 
+import "golang.org/x/net/context"
+
 var (
 	defaultOptions = &options{
 		recoveryHandlerFunc: nil,
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type options struct {
-	recoveryHandlerFunc RecoveryHandlerFunc
+	recoveryHandlerFunc RecoveryHandlerFuncContext
 }
 
 func evaluateOptions(opts []Option) *options {
@@ -26,6 +28,15 @@ type Option func(*options)
 
 // WithRecoveryHandler customizes the function for recovering from a panic.
 func WithRecoveryHandler(f RecoveryHandlerFunc) Option {
+	return func(o *options) {
+		o.recoveryHandlerFunc = RecoveryHandlerFuncContext(func(ctx context.Context, p interface{}) error {
+			return f(p)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// WithRecoveryHandlerContext customizes the function for recovering from a panic.
+func WithRecoveryHandlerContext(f RecoveryHandlerFuncContext) Option {
 	return func(o *options) {
 		o.recoveryHandlerFunc = f
 	}
diff --git a/retry/options.go b/retry/options.go
index 90aea19be..71a03caa3 100644
--- a/retry/options.go
+++ b/retry/options.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package grpc_retry
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 )
@@ -22,7 +23,9 @@ var (
 		perCallTimeout: 0, // disabled
 		includeHeader:  true,
 		codes:          DefaultRetriableCodes,
-		backoffFunc:    BackoffLinearWithJitter(50*time.Millisecond /*jitter*/, 0.10),
+		backoffFunc: BackoffFuncContext(func(ctx context.Context, attempt uint) time.Duration {
+			return BackoffLinearWithJitter(50*time.Millisecond /*jitter*/, 0.10)(attempt)
+		}),
 	}
 )
 
@@ -34,6 +37,14 @@ var (
 // with the next iteration.
 type BackoffFunc func(attempt uint) time.Duration
 
+// BackoffFuncContext denotes a family of functions that control the backoff duration between call retries.
+//
+// They are called with an identifier of the attempt, and should return a time the system client should
+// hold off for. If the time returned is longer than the `context.Context.Deadline` of the request
+// the deadline of the request takes precedence and the wait will be interrupted before proceeding
+// with the next iteration. The context can be used to extract request scoped metadata and context values.
+type BackoffFuncContext func(ctx context.Context, attempt uint) time.Duration
+
 // Disable disables the retry behaviour on this call, or this interceptor.
 //
 // Its semantically the same to `WithMax`
@@ -48,8 +59,17 @@ func WithMax(maxRetries uint) CallOption {
 	}}
 }
 
-// WithBackoff sets the `BackoffFunc `used to control time between retries.
+// WithBackoff sets the `BackoffFunc` used to control time between retries.
 func WithBackoff(bf BackoffFunc) CallOption {
+	return CallOption{applyFunc: func(o *options) {
+		o.backoffFunc = BackoffFuncContext(func(ctx context.Context, attempt uint) time.Duration {
+			return bf(attempt)
+		})
+	}}
+}
+
+// WithBackoffContext sets the `BackoffFuncContext` used to control time between retries.
+func WithBackoffContext(bf BackoffFuncContext) CallOption {
 	return CallOption{applyFunc: func(o *options) {
 		o.backoffFunc = bf
 	}}
@@ -87,7 +107,7 @@ type options struct {
 	perCallTimeout time.Duration
 	includeHeader  bool
 	codes          []codes.Code
-	backoffFunc    BackoffFunc
+	backoffFunc    BackoffFuncContext
 }
 
 // CallOption is a grpc.CallOption that is local to grpc_retry.
diff --git a/retry/retry.go b/retry/retry.go
index 42b2fe994..bf098582f 100644
--- a/retry/retry.go
+++ b/retry/retry.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (s *serverStreamingRetryingStream) reestablishStreamAndResendBuffer(callCtx
 func waitRetryBackoff(attempt uint, parentCtx context.Context, callOpts *options) error {
 	var waitTime time.Duration = 0
 	if attempt > 0 {
-		waitTime = callOpts.backoffFunc(attempt)
+		waitTime = callOpts.backoffFunc(parentCtx, attempt)
 	}
 	if waitTime > 0 {
 		logTrace(parentCtx, "grpc_retry attempt: %d, backoff for %v", attempt, waitTime)