diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d08dca380a8..abe87e7f253 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ All of the packages in the `apollo-server` repo are released with the same versi
 
 ### vNEXT
 
+- Core: Allow context to be passed to all GraphQLExtension methods. [PR #1547](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/pull/1547)
+
 ### v2.0.7
 
 - Fix [#1581](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/issues/1581) `apollo-server-micro` top level error response [#1619](https://github.com/apollographql/apollo-server/pull/1619)
diff --git a/packages/apollo-engine-reporting/src/extension.ts b/packages/apollo-engine-reporting/src/extension.ts
index 74a58efbfe2..fe3b66ae5d0 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-engine-reporting/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-engine-reporting/src/extension.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class EngineReportingExtension<TContext = any>
     request: Request;
     queryString?: string;
     parsedQuery?: DocumentNode;
-    variables: Record<string, any>;
+    variables?: Record<string, any>;
     persistedQueryHit?: boolean;
     persistedQueryRegister?: boolean;
   }): EndHandler {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export class EngineReportingExtension<TContext = any>
           this.trace.details!.variablesJson![name] = '';
         } else {
           this.trace.details!.variablesJson![name] = JSON.stringify(
-            o.variables[name],
+            o.variables![name],
           );
         }
       });
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts
index cc3ea0e98ab..f2b6729eda4 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/__tests__/runQuery.test.ts
@@ -353,6 +353,28 @@ describe('runQuery', () => {
         });
       });
     });
+
+    it('runs willSendResponse with extensions context', async () => {
+      class CustomExtension implements GraphQLExtension<any> {
+        willSendResponse(o: any) {
+          expect(o).toHaveProperty('context.baz', 'always here');
+          return o;
+        }
+      }
+
+      const queryString = `{ testString }`;
+      const expected = { testString: 'it works' };
+      const extensions = [() => new CustomExtension()];
+      return runQuery({
+        schema,
+        queryString,
+        context: { baz: 'always here' },
+        extensions,
+        request: new MockReq(),
+      }).then(res => {
+        expect(res.data).toEqual(expected);
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('async_hooks', () => {
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/formatters.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/formatters.ts
index 8e708b41393..8cedf112d20 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/formatters.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/formatters.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { GraphQLExtension, GraphQLResponse } from 'graphql-extensions';
 import { formatApolloErrors } from 'apollo-server-errors';
 
-export class FormatErrorExtension extends GraphQLExtension {
+export class FormatErrorExtension<TContext = any> extends GraphQLExtension {
   private formatError: Function;
   private debug: boolean;
 
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@ export class FormatErrorExtension extends GraphQLExtension {
 
   public willSendResponse(o: {
     graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse;
-  }): void | { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse } {
+    context: TContext;
+  }): void | { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse; context: TContext } {
     if (o.graphqlResponse.errors) {
       return {
+        ...o,
         graphqlResponse: {
           ...o.graphqlResponse,
           errors: formatApolloErrors(o.graphqlResponse.errors, {
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/runQuery.ts b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/runQuery.ts
index 12c33fbbaa1..516750dfd78 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-core/src/runQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-core/src/runQuery.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ function doRunQuery(options: QueryOptions): Promise<GraphQLResponse> {
     variables: options.variables,
     persistedQueryHit: options.persistedQueryHit,
     persistedQueryRegister: options.persistedQueryRegister,
+    context,
   });
   return Promise.resolve()
     .then(
@@ -278,7 +279,10 @@ function doRunQuery(options: QueryOptions): Promise<GraphQLResponse> {
       throw err;
     })
     .then((graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse) => {
-      const response = extensionStack.willSendResponse({ graphqlResponse });
+      const response = extensionStack.willSendResponse({
+        graphqlResponse,
+        context,
+      });
       requestDidEnd();
       return response.graphqlResponse;
     });
diff --git a/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/ApolloServer.ts b/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/ApolloServer.ts
index 22981425598..fbe88bbe8ed 100644
--- a/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/ApolloServer.ts
+++ b/packages/apollo-server-integration-testsuite/src/ApolloServer.ts
@@ -526,8 +526,11 @@ export function testApolloServer<AS extends ApolloServerBase>(
             return error;
           });
 
-          class Extension extends GraphQLExtension {
-            willSendResponse(o: { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse }) {
+          class Extension<TContext = any> extends GraphQLExtension {
+            willSendResponse(o: {
+              graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse;
+              context: TContext;
+            }) {
               expect(o.graphqlResponse.errors.length).toEqual(1);
               // formatError should be called after extensions
               expect(formatError).not.toBeCalled();
@@ -609,8 +612,11 @@ export function testApolloServer<AS extends ApolloServerBase>(
           return error;
         });
 
-        class Extension extends GraphQLExtension {
-          willSendResponse(_o: { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse }) {
+        class Extension<TContext = any> extends GraphQLExtension {
+          willSendResponse(_o: {
+            graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse;
+            context: TContext;
+          }) {
             // formatError should be called after extensions
             expect(formatError).not.toBeCalled();
             extension();
diff --git a/packages/graphql-extensions/src/index.ts b/packages/graphql-extensions/src/index.ts
index e09457768db..b7f358f6da8 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-extensions/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-extensions/src/index.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class GraphQLExtension<TContext = any> {
     variables?: { [key: string]: any };
     persistedQueryHit?: boolean;
     persistedQueryRegister?: boolean;
+    context: TContext;
   }): EndHandler | void;
   public parsingDidStart?(o: { queryString: string }): EndHandler | void;
   public validationDidStart?(): EndHandler | void;
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ export class GraphQLExtension<TContext = any> {
 
   public willSendResponse?(o: {
     graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse;
-  }): void | { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse };
+    context: TContext;
+  }): void | { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse; context: TContext };
 
   public willResolveField?(
     source: any,
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export class GraphQLExtensionStack<TContext = any> {
     variables?: { [key: string]: any };
     persistedQueryHit?: boolean;
     persistedQueryRegister?: boolean;
+    context: TContext;
   }): EndHandler {
     return this.handleDidStart(
       ext => ext.requestDidStart && ext.requestDidStart(o),
@@ -104,7 +107,8 @@ export class GraphQLExtensionStack<TContext = any> {
 
   public willSendResponse(o: {
     graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse;
-  }): { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse } {
+    context: TContext;
+  }): { graphqlResponse: GraphQLResponse; context: TContext } {
     let reference = o;
     // Reverse the array, since this is functions as an end handler
     [...this.extensions].reverse().forEach(extension => {