diff --git a/src/Machine.Specifications.Specs/Explorers/AssemblyExplorerSpecs.cs b/src/Machine.Specifications.Specs/Explorers/AssemblyExplorerSpecs.cs
index 4d10d104b..39579d455 100644
--- a/src/Machine.Specifications.Specs/Explorers/AssemblyExplorerSpecs.cs
+++ b/src/Machine.Specifications.Specs/Explorers/AssemblyExplorerSpecs.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using Machine.Specifications.Explorers;
 using Machine.Specifications.Model;
+using Machine.Specifications.Runner;
 using Machine.Specifications.Specs.Runner;
 
 namespace Machine.Specifications.Specs.Explorers
@@ -181,4 +182,43 @@ public void OnAssemblyComplete()
         {
         }
     }
+
+    public class TestContext : ITestContext
+    {
+        public void OnAssemblyStart(AssemblyInfo assembly)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnAssemblyEnd(AssemblyInfo assembly)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnRunStart()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnRunEnd()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnContextStart(ContextInfo context)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnContextEnd(ContextInfo context)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnSpecificationStart(SpecificationInfo specification)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnSpecificationEnd(SpecificationInfo specification, Result result)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public void OnFatalError(ExceptionResult exception)
+        {
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Machine.Specifications/Explorers/AssemblyExplorer.cs b/src/Machine.Specifications/Explorers/AssemblyExplorer.cs
index 9a1008754..f0db97b3b 100644
--- a/src/Machine.Specifications/Explorers/AssemblyExplorer.cs
+++ b/src/Machine.Specifications/Explorers/AssemblyExplorer.cs
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ public IEnumerable<ISupplementSpecificationResults> FindSpecificationSupplements
         public IEnumerable<IAssemblyContext> FindAssemblyContextsIn(Assembly assembly)
         {
             return assembly.GetExportedTypes()
-              .Where(x => x.GetTypeInfo().IsClass && !x.GetTypeInfo().IsAbstract && x.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(IAssemblyContext)))
-              .Select(x => (IAssemblyContext)Activator.CreateInstance(x));
+                .Where(x => x.GetTypeInfo().IsClass && !x.GetTypeInfo().IsAbstract && x.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(IAssemblyContext)))
+                .Select(x => (IAssemblyContext)Activator.CreateInstance(x));
+        }
+
+        public IEnumerable<ITestContext> FindTestContextsIn(Assembly assembly)
+        {
+            return assembly.GetExportedTypes()
+                .Where(x => x.GetTypeInfo().IsClass && !x.GetTypeInfo().IsAbstract && x.GetInterfaces().Contains(typeof(ITestContext)))
+                .Select(x => (ITestContext)Activator.CreateInstance(x));
         }
 
         Context CreateContextFrom(Type type)
diff --git a/src/Machine.Specifications/ITestContext.cs b/src/Machine.Specifications/ITestContext.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2df56cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Machine.Specifications/ITestContext.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using Machine.Specifications.Runner;
+
+namespace Machine.Specifications
+{
+    public interface ITestContext : ISpecificationRunListener
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/AssemblyRunner.cs b/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/AssemblyRunner.cs
index e37001372..3aac9b732 100644
--- a/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/AssemblyRunner.cs
+++ b/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/AssemblyRunner.cs
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ internal class AssemblyRunner
 
         readonly IList<IAssemblyContext> _executedAssemblyContexts;
         readonly AssemblyExplorer _explorer;
+        readonly TestContextListener _testContext;
 
         public AssemblyRunner(ISpecificationRunListener listener, RunOptions options)
         {
-            RedirectOutputState state = new RedirectOutputState();
+            var state = new RedirectOutputState();
+            _testContext = new TestContextListener();
             _listener = new AggregateRunListener(new[]
                                            {
                                              new AssemblyLocationAwareListener(),
+                                             _testContext,
                                              new SetUpRedirectOutputRunListener(state),
                                              listener,
                                              new TearDownRedirectOutputRunListener(state),
@@ -77,9 +80,12 @@ void OnAssemblyStart(Assembly assembly)
         {
             try
             {
+                var testContexts = _explorer.FindTestContextsIn(assembly);
+                _testContext.SetTestContexts(testContexts.ToList());
+
                 _listener.OnAssemblyStart(assembly.GetInfo());
 
-                IEnumerable<IAssemblyContext> assemblyContexts = _explorer.FindAssemblyContextsIn(assembly);
+                var assemblyContexts = _explorer.FindAssemblyContextsIn(assembly);
                 assemblyContexts.Each(assemblyContext =>
                 {
                     assemblyContext.OnAssemblyStart();
@@ -122,11 +128,11 @@ public void EndExplicitRunScope(Assembly assembly)
         }
 
         void RunContext(Context context,
-                        IEnumerable<ICleanupAfterEveryContextInAssembly> globalCleanups,
-                        IEnumerable<ISupplementSpecificationResults> supplements)
+            IEnumerable<ICleanupAfterEveryContextInAssembly> globalCleanups,
+            IEnumerable<ISupplementSpecificationResults> supplements)
         {
             var runner = ContextRunnerFactory.GetContextRunnerFor(context);
             runner.Run(context, _listener, _options, globalCleanups, supplements);
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/TestContextListener.cs b/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/TestContextListener.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..090d19585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Machine.Specifications/Runner/Impl/TestContextListener.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Machine.Specifications.Runner.Impl
+{
+    public class TestContextListener : RunListenerBase
+    {
+        List<ITestContext> _testContext = new List<ITestContext>();
+
+        public void SetTestContexts(List<ITestContext> testContexts)
+        {
+            _testContext = testContexts ?? new List<ITestContext>();
+        }
+
+        public override void OnAssemblyStart(AssemblyInfo assembly)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnAssemblyStart(assembly);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnAssemblyEnd(AssemblyInfo assembly)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnAssemblyEnd(assembly);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnRunStart()
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnRunStart();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnRunEnd()
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnRunEnd();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnContextStart(ContextInfo context)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnContextStart(context);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnContextEnd(ContextInfo context)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnContextEnd(context);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnSpecificationStart(SpecificationInfo specification)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnSpecificationStart(specification);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnSpecificationEnd(SpecificationInfo specification, Result result)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                testContext.OnSpecificationEnd(specification, result);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void OnFatalError(ExceptionResult exception)
+        {
+            foreach (var testContext in _testContext)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    testContext.OnFatalError(exception);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // ignored
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}