diff --git a/redis_timers/handler.py b/redis_timers/handler.py
index 7731f7f..be3b945 100644
--- a/redis_timers/handler.py
+++ b/redis_timers/handler.py
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
 import dataclasses
-import typing
 
 import pydantic
 
-from redis_timers import settings
+from redis_timers import settings, types
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(kw_only=True, slots=True, frozen=True)
 class Handler[T: pydantic.BaseModel]:
     topic: str
     schema: type[T]
-    handler: typing.Callable[[T], typing.Coroutine[None, None, None]]
+    handler: types.HandlerType[T]
 
     def build_timer_key(self, timer_id: str) -> str:
         return f"{self.topic}{settings.TIMERS_SEPARATOR}{timer_id}"
diff --git a/redis_timers/router.py b/redis_timers/router.py
index c558ef2..7403ad6 100644
--- a/redis_timers/router.py
+++ b/redis_timers/router.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import pydantic
 
+from redis_timers import types
 from redis_timers.handler import Handler
 
 
@@ -15,13 +16,8 @@ def handler[T: pydantic.BaseModel](
         *,
         topic: str,
         schema: type[T],
-    ) -> typing.Callable[
-        [typing.Callable[[T], typing.Coroutine[None, None, None]]],
-        typing.Callable[[T], typing.Coroutine[None, None, None]],
-    ]:
-        def _decorator(
-            func: typing.Callable[[T], typing.Coroutine[None, None, None]],
-        ) -> typing.Callable[[T], typing.Coroutine[None, None, None]]:
+    ) -> typing.Callable[[types.HandlerType[T]], types.HandlerType[T]]:
+        def _decorator(func: types.HandlerType[T]) -> types.HandlerType[T]:
             self.handlers.append(
                 Handler(
                     topic=topic,
diff --git a/redis_timers/timers.py b/redis_timers/timers.py
index bd21c97..7ac9476 100644
--- a/redis_timers/timers.py
+++ b/redis_timers/timers.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 @dataclasses.dataclass(kw_only=True, slots=True, frozen=True)
 class Timers:
     redis_client: "aioredis.Redis[str]"
+    context: dict[str, typing.Any] = dataclasses.field(default_factory=dict)
     handlers_by_topics: dict[str, Handler[typing.Any]] = dataclasses.field(default_factory=dict, init=False)
 
     def include_router(self, router: Router) -> None:
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ async def _handle_one_timer(self, timer_key: str) -> None:
             logger.exception(f"Failed to parse payload, {timer_key=}, {raw_payload=}")
             return
 
-        await handler.handler(payload)
+        await handler.handler(payload, self.context)
 
     async def handle_ready_timers(self) -> None:
         ready_timers = await self._fetch_ready_timers()
diff --git a/redis_timers/types.py b/redis_timers/types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0754273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/redis_timers/types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import typing
+
+import pydantic
+
+
+SchemaType = typing.TypeVar("SchemaType", bound=pydantic.BaseModel)
+ContextType = dict[str, typing.Any]
+HandlerType = typing.Callable[[SchemaType, ContextType], typing.Coroutine[None, None, None]]
diff --git a/tests/test_router.py b/tests/test_router.py
index d84a199..19b03c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/test_router.py
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ def test_register_handler() -> None:
     router: typing.Final = Router()
 
     @router.handler(topic="test_timer", schema=SomeSchema)
-    async def test_handler(data: SomeSchema) -> None: ...
+    async def some_handler(data: SomeSchema, _: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None: ...
 
     assert len(router.handlers) == 1
     handler: typing.Final = router.handlers[0]
     assert handler.topic == "test_timer"
     assert handler.schema == SomeSchema
-    assert handler.handler == test_handler
+    assert handler.handler == some_handler
 
 
 def test_register_handler_multiple_handlers() -> None:
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ def test_register_handler_multiple_handlers() -> None:
     expected_handlers_count: typing.Final = 2
 
     @router.handler(topic="handler1", schema=SomeSchema)
-    async def handler1(data: SomeSchema) -> None: ...
+    async def handler1(data: SomeSchema, _: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None: ...
 
     @router.handler(topic="handler2", schema=AnotherSchema)
-    async def handler2(data: AnotherSchema) -> None: ...
+    async def handler2(data: AnotherSchema, _: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None: ...
 
     assert len(router.handlers) == expected_handlers_count
     assert router.handlers[0].topic == "handler1"
diff --git a/tests/test_timers.py b/tests/test_timers.py
index 3de361e..7d37d66 100644
--- a/tests/test_timers.py
+++ b/tests/test_timers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import os
+import typing
 from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
 
 import pydantic
@@ -58,16 +59,18 @@ def timers_instance(redis_client: "aioredis.Redis[str]", handler_results: Handle
     router1 = Router()
 
     @router1.handler(topic="some_topic", schema=SomePayloadModel)
-    async def test_handler(data: SomePayloadModel) -> None:
+    async def some_handler(data: SomePayloadModel, context: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         handler_results.add_result(data)
+        assert context["some_key"] == "some_value"
 
     router2 = Router()
 
     @router2.handler(topic="another_topic", schema=AnotherPayloadModel)
-    async def another_handler(data: AnotherPayloadModel) -> None:
+    async def another_handler(data: AnotherPayloadModel, context: dict[str, typing.Any]) -> None:
         handler_results.add_result(data)
+        assert context["some_key"] == "some_value"
 
-    timers = Timers(redis_client=redis_client)
+    timers = Timers(redis_client=redis_client, context={"some_key": "some_value"})
     timers.include_router(router1)
     timers.include_routers(router2)