diff --git a/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac.go b/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac.go
index 09188b96f16..3dd1a03b366 100644
--- a/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac.go
+++ b/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package abac
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ func resourceMatches(p abac.Policy, a authorizer.Attributes) bool {
 }
 
 // Authorize implements authorizer.Authorize
-func (pl PolicyList) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (pl PolicyList) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	for _, p := range pl {
 		if matches(*p, a) {
 			return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
diff --git a/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac_test.go b/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac_test.go
index 8884151db5e..129fa03acaf 100644
--- a/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac_test.go
+++ b/pkg/auth/authorizer/abac/abac_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package abac
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func TestAuthorizeV0(t *testing.T) {
 
 			ResourceRequest: len(tc.NS) > 0 || len(tc.Resource) > 0,
 		}
-		decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(attr)
+		decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(context.Background(), attr)
 		if tc.ExpectDecision != decision {
 			t.Logf("tc: %v -> attr %v", tc, attr)
 			t.Errorf("%d: Expected allowed=%v but actually allowed=%v\n\t%v",
@@ -451,7 +452,7 @@ func TestAuthorizeV1beta1(t *testing.T) {
 			Path:            tc.Path,
 		}
 		// t.Logf("tc %2v: %v -> attr %v", i, tc, attr)
-		decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(attr)
+		decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(context.Background(), attr)
 		if tc.ExpectDecision != decision {
 			t.Errorf("%d: Expected allowed=%v but actually allowed=%v, for case %+v & %+v",
 				i, tc.ExpectDecision, decision, tc, attr)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go
index 324e8ab8576..897eb4fe55a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/server.go
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (s *Server) InstallAuthFilter() {
 		attrs := s.auth.GetRequestAttributes(info.User, req.Request)
 
 		// Authorize
-		decision, _, err := s.auth.Authorize(attrs)
+		decision, _, err := s.auth.Authorize(req.Request.Context(), attrs)
 		if err != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Authorization error (user=%s, verb=%s, resource=%s, subresource=%s)", attrs.GetUser().GetName(), attrs.GetVerb(), attrs.GetResource(), attrs.GetSubresource())
 			klog.Errorf(msg, err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
index abc2c4547f6..4dd68a3c8eb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/server/server_test.go
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (f *fakeAuth) AuthenticateRequest(req *http.Request) (*authenticator.Respon
 func (f *fakeAuth) GetRequestAttributes(u user.Info, req *http.Request) authorizer.Attributes {
 	return f.attributesFunc(u, req)
 }
-func (f *fakeAuth) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (f *fakeAuth) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	return f.authorizeFunc(a)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/authorization/localsubjectaccessreview/rest.go b/pkg/registry/authorization/localsubjectaccessreview/rest.go
index 587b61a387d..32378f1c30d 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/authorization/localsubjectaccessreview/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/authorization/localsubjectaccessreview/rest.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (r *REST) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 	}
 
 	authorizationAttributes := authorizationutil.AuthorizationAttributesFrom(localSubjectAccessReview.Spec)
-	decision, reason, evaluationErr := r.authorizer.Authorize(authorizationAttributes)
+	decision, reason, evaluationErr := r.authorizer.Authorize(ctx, authorizationAttributes)
 
 	localSubjectAccessReview.Status = authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReviewStatus{
 		Allowed: (decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow),
diff --git a/pkg/registry/authorization/selfsubjectaccessreview/rest.go b/pkg/registry/authorization/selfsubjectaccessreview/rest.go
index 0ceafe7c7b7..5fc40fde360 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/authorization/selfsubjectaccessreview/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/authorization/selfsubjectaccessreview/rest.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (r *REST) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 		authorizationAttributes = authorizationutil.NonResourceAttributesFrom(userToCheck, *selfSAR.Spec.NonResourceAttributes)
 	}
 
-	decision, reason, evaluationErr := r.authorizer.Authorize(authorizationAttributes)
+	decision, reason, evaluationErr := r.authorizer.Authorize(ctx, authorizationAttributes)
 
 	selfSAR.Status = authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReviewStatus{
 		Allowed: (decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow),
diff --git a/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest.go b/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest.go
index b0a8a3caba9..e050e4af589 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (r *REST) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 	}
 
 	authorizationAttributes := authorizationutil.AuthorizationAttributesFrom(subjectAccessReview.Spec)
-	decision, reason, evaluationErr := r.authorizer.Authorize(authorizationAttributes)
+	decision, reason, evaluationErr := r.authorizer.Authorize(ctx, authorizationAttributes)
 
 	subjectAccessReview.Status = authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReviewStatus{
 		Allowed: (decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow),
diff --git a/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest_test.go
index b85173baed8..c768f24391e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/authorization/subjectaccessreview/rest_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package subjectaccessreview
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ type fakeAuthorizer struct {
 	err      error
 }
 
-func (f *fakeAuthorizer) Authorize(attrs authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (f *fakeAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, attrs authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	f.attrs = attrs
 	return f.decision, f.reason, f.err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/escalation_check.go b/pkg/registry/rbac/escalation_check.go
index 479eb74d053..252c3e4e412 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/escalation_check.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/escalation_check.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func RoleEscalationAuthorized(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Authorizer) bool
 		ResourceRequest: true,
 	}
 
-	decision, _, err := a.Authorize(attrs)
+	decision, _, err := a.Authorize(ctx, attrs)
 	if err != nil {
 		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf(
 			"error authorizing user %#v to escalate %#v named %q in namespace %q: %v",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func BindingAuthorized(ctx context.Context, roleRef rbac.RoleRef, bindingNamespa
 		return false
 	}
 
-	decision, _, err := a.Authorize(attrs)
+	decision, _, err := a.Authorize(ctx, attrs)
 	if err != nil {
 		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf(
 			"error authorizing user %#v to bind %#v in namespace %s: %v",
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission.go
index e383719d58a..afcded01dee 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (a *gcPermissionsEnforcement) Validate(ctx context.Context, attributes admi
 			ResourceRequest: true,
 			Path:            "",
 		}
-		decision, reason, err := a.authorizer.Authorize(deleteAttributes)
+		decision, reason, err := a.authorizer.Authorize(ctx, deleteAttributes)
 		if decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 			return admission.NewForbidden(attributes, fmt.Errorf("cannot set an ownerRef on a resource you can't delete: %v, %v", reason, err))
 		}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (a *gcPermissionsEnforcement) Validate(ctx context.Context, attributes admi
 		// resources. User needs to have delete permission on all the
 		// matched Resources.
 		for _, record := range records {
-			decision, reason, err := a.authorizer.Authorize(record)
+			decision, reason, err := a.authorizer.Authorize(ctx, record)
 			if decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 				return admission.NewForbidden(attributes, fmt.Errorf("cannot set blockOwnerDeletion if an ownerReference refers to a resource you can't set finalizers on: %v, %v", reason, err))
 			}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go
index 96a30a962f8..57f3d682be2 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import (
 
 type fakeAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (fakeAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (fakeAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	username := a.GetUser().GetName()
 
 	if username == "non-deleter" {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/imagepolicy/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/imagepolicy/admission.go
index 7c988aead47..6271043b6be 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/imagepolicy/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/imagepolicy/admission.go
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ func (a *Plugin) Validate(ctx context.Context, attributes admission.Attributes,
 			Namespace:   attributes.GetNamespace(),
 		},
 	}
-	if err := a.admitPod(pod, attributes, &imageReview); err != nil {
+	if err := a.admitPod(ctx, pod, attributes, &imageReview); err != nil {
 		return admission.NewForbidden(attributes, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *Plugin) admitPod(pod *api.Pod, attributes admission.Attributes, review *v1alpha1.ImageReview) error {
+func (a *Plugin) admitPod(ctx context.Context, pod *api.Pod, attributes admission.Attributes, review *v1alpha1.ImageReview) error {
 	cacheKey, err := json.Marshal(review.Spec)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ func (a *Plugin) admitPod(pod *api.Pod, attributes admission.Attributes, review
 	if entry, ok := a.responseCache.Get(string(cacheKey)); ok {
 		review.Status = entry.(v1alpha1.ImageReviewStatus)
 	} else {
-		result := a.webhook.WithExponentialBackoff(func() rest.Result {
-			return a.webhook.RestClient.Post().Body(review).Do()
+		result := a.webhook.WithExponentialBackoff(ctx, func() rest.Result {
+			return a.webhook.RestClient.Post().Context(ctx).Body(review).Do()
 		})
 
 		if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission.go
index bfcc70bcefe..65428bea602 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) Admit(ctx context.Context, a admission.Attributes, o admission.
 	pod := a.GetObject().(*api.Pod)
 
 	// compute the context. Mutation is allowed. ValidatedPSPAnnotation is not taken into account.
-	allowedPod, pspName, validationErrs, err := p.computeSecurityContext(a, pod, true, "")
+	allowedPod, pspName, validationErrs, err := p.computeSecurityContext(ctx, a, pod, true, "")
 	if err != nil {
 		return admission.NewForbidden(a, err)
 	}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) Validate(ctx context.Context, a admission.Attributes, o admissi
 	pod := a.GetObject().(*api.Pod)
 
 	// compute the context. Mutation is not allowed. ValidatedPSPAnnotation is used as a hint to gain same speed-up.
-	allowedPod, pspName, validationErrs, err := p.computeSecurityContext(a, pod, false, pod.ObjectMeta.Annotations[psputil.ValidatedPSPAnnotation])
+	allowedPod, pspName, validationErrs, err := p.computeSecurityContext(ctx, a, pod, false, pod.ObjectMeta.Annotations[psputil.ValidatedPSPAnnotation])
 	if err != nil {
 		return admission.NewForbidden(a, err)
 	}
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func shouldIgnore(a admission.Attributes) (bool, error) {
 // if there is a matching policy with the same security context as given, it will be reused. If there is no
 // matching policy the returned pod will be nil and the pspName empty. validatedPSPHint is the validated psp name
 // saved in kubernetes.io/psp annotation. This psp is usually the one we are looking for.
-func (p *Plugin) computeSecurityContext(a admission.Attributes, pod *api.Pod, specMutationAllowed bool, validatedPSPHint string) (*api.Pod, string, field.ErrorList, error) {
+func (p *Plugin) computeSecurityContext(ctx context.Context, a admission.Attributes, pod *api.Pod, specMutationAllowed bool, validatedPSPHint string) (*api.Pod, string, field.ErrorList, error) {
 	// get all constraints that are usable by the user
 	klog.V(4).Infof("getting pod security policies for pod %s (generate: %s)", pod.Name, pod.GenerateName)
 	var saInfo user.Info
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) computeSecurityContext(a admission.Attributes, pod *api.Pod, sp
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !isAuthorizedForPolicy(a.GetUserInfo(), saInfo, a.GetNamespace(), provider.GetPSPName(), p.authz) {
+		if !isAuthorizedForPolicy(ctx, a.GetUserInfo(), saInfo, a.GetNamespace(), provider.GetPSPName(), p.authz) {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) computeSecurityContext(a admission.Attributes, pod *api.Pod, sp
 	// Pod is rejected. Filter the validation errors to only include errors from authorized PSPs.
 	aggregate := field.ErrorList{}
 	for psp, errs := range validationErrs {
-		if isAuthorizedForPolicy(a.GetUserInfo(), saInfo, a.GetNamespace(), psp, p.authz) {
+		if isAuthorizedForPolicy(ctx, a.GetUserInfo(), saInfo, a.GetNamespace(), psp, p.authz) {
 			aggregate = append(aggregate, errs...)
 		}
 	}
@@ -338,27 +338,27 @@ func (p *Plugin) createProvidersFromPolicies(psps []*policyv1beta1.PodSecurityPo
 	return providers, errs
 }
 
-func isAuthorizedForPolicy(user, sa user.Info, namespace, policyName string, authz authorizer.Authorizer) bool {
+func isAuthorizedForPolicy(ctx context.Context, user, sa user.Info, namespace, policyName string, authz authorizer.Authorizer) bool {
 	// Check the service account first, as that is the more common use case.
-	return authorizedForPolicy(sa, namespace, policyName, authz) ||
-		authorizedForPolicy(user, namespace, policyName, authz)
+	return authorizedForPolicy(ctx, sa, namespace, policyName, authz) ||
+		authorizedForPolicy(ctx, user, namespace, policyName, authz)
 }
 
 // authorizedForPolicy returns true if info is authorized to perform the "use" verb on the policy resource.
 // TODO: check against only the policy group when PSP will be completely moved out of the extensions
-func authorizedForPolicy(info user.Info, namespace string, policyName string, authz authorizer.Authorizer) bool {
+func authorizedForPolicy(ctx context.Context, info user.Info, namespace string, policyName string, authz authorizer.Authorizer) bool {
 	// Check against extensions API group for backward compatibility
-	return authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup(info, namespace, policyName, policy.GroupName, authz) ||
-		authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup(info, namespace, policyName, extensions.GroupName, authz)
+	return authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup(ctx, info, namespace, policyName, policy.GroupName, authz) ||
+		authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup(ctx, info, namespace, policyName, extensions.GroupName, authz)
 }
 
 // authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup returns true if info is authorized to perform the "use" verb on the policy resource in the specified API group.
-func authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup(info user.Info, namespace, policyName, apiGroupName string, authz authorizer.Authorizer) bool {
+func authorizedForPolicyInAPIGroup(ctx context.Context, info user.Info, namespace, policyName, apiGroupName string, authz authorizer.Authorizer) bool {
 	if info == nil {
 		return false
 	}
 	attr := buildAttributes(info, namespace, policyName, apiGroupName)
-	decision, reason, err := authz.Authorize(attr)
+	decision, reason, err := authz.Authorize(ctx, attr)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.V(5).Infof("cannot authorize for policy: %v,%v", reason, err)
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission_test.go
index a313305aa96..eb9519499a9 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/security/podsecuritypolicy/admission_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ type TestAuthorizer struct {
 	allowedAPIGroupName string
 }
 
-func (t *TestAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (t *TestAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	if t.usernameToNamespaceToAllowedPSPs == nil {
 		return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
 	}
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ func TestPolicyAuthorizationErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			plugin := NewTestAdmission(tc.inPolicies, authz)
 			attrs := kadmission.NewAttributesRecord(pod, nil, kapi.Kind("Pod").WithVersion("version"), ns, "", kapi.Resource("pods").WithVersion("version"), "", kadmission.Create, &metav1.CreateOptions{}, false, &user.DefaultInfo{Name: userName})
 
-			allowedPod, _, validationErrs, err := plugin.computeSecurityContext(attrs, pod, true, "")
+			allowedPod, _, validationErrs, err := plugin.computeSecurityContext(context.Background(), attrs, pod, true, "")
 			assert.Nil(t, allowedPod)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Len(t, validationErrs, tc.expectValidationErrs)
@@ -2342,7 +2342,7 @@ func TestPreferValidatedPSP(t *testing.T) {
 			plugin := NewTestAdmission(tc.inPolicies, authz)
 			attrs := kadmission.NewAttributesRecord(pod, nil, kapi.Kind("Pod").WithVersion("version"), "ns", "", kapi.Resource("pods").WithVersion("version"), "", kadmission.Update, &metav1.UpdateOptions{}, false, &user.DefaultInfo{Name: "test"})
 
-			_, pspName, validationErrs, err := plugin.computeSecurityContext(attrs, pod, false, tc.validatedPSPHint)
+			_, pspName, validationErrs, err := plugin.computeSecurityContext(context.Background(), attrs, pod, false, tc.validatedPSPHint)
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Len(t, validationErrs, tc.expectValidationErrs)
 			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedPSP, pspName)
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer.go
index 63ff9943e91..d7c6e545528 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package node
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ var (
 	csiNodeResource   = storageapi.Resource("csinodes")
 )
 
-func (r *NodeAuthorizer) Authorize(attrs authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (r *NodeAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, attrs authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	nodeName, isNode := r.identifier.NodeIdentity(attrs.GetUser())
 	if !isNode {
 		// reject requests from non-nodes
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer_test.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer_test.go
index 95a8e3f0ea8..f7b829dca5d 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/node_authorizer_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package node
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"runtime"
 	"runtime/pprof"
@@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ func TestAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 			} else {
 				authz.features = tc.features
 			}
-			decision, _, _ := authz.Authorize(tc.attrs)
+			decision, _, _ := authz.Authorize(context.Background(), tc.attrs)
 			if decision != tc.expect {
 				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tc.expect, decision)
 			}
@@ -504,13 +505,13 @@ func TestAuthorizerSharedResources(t *testing.T) {
 		)
 
 		if len(tc.Secret) > 0 {
-			decision, _, err = authz.Authorize(authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: tc.User, ResourceRequest: true, Verb: "get", Resource: "secrets", Namespace: "ns1", Name: tc.Secret})
+			decision, _, err = authz.Authorize(context.Background(), authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: tc.User, ResourceRequest: true, Verb: "get", Resource: "secrets", Namespace: "ns1", Name: tc.Secret})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%d: unexpected error: %v", i, err)
 				continue
 			}
 		} else if len(tc.ConfigMap) > 0 {
-			decision, _, err = authz.Authorize(authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: tc.User, ResourceRequest: true, Verb: "get", Resource: "configmaps", Namespace: "ns1", Name: tc.ConfigMap})
+			decision, _, err = authz.Authorize(context.Background(), authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: tc.User, ResourceRequest: true, Verb: "get", Resource: "configmaps", Namespace: "ns1", Name: tc.ConfigMap})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%d: unexpected error: %v", i, err)
 				continue
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ func TestAuthorizerSharedResources(t *testing.T) {
 	{
 		node3SharedSecretGet := authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: node3, ResourceRequest: true, Verb: "get", Resource: "secrets", Namespace: "ns1", Name: "shared-all"}
 
-		decision, _, err := authz.Authorize(node3SharedSecretGet)
+		decision, _, err := authz.Authorize(context.Background(), node3SharedSecretGet)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@ func TestAuthorizerSharedResources(t *testing.T) {
 		pod3.Spec.Volumes = nil
 		g.AddPod(pod3)
 
-		decision, _, err = authz.Authorize(node3SharedSecretGet)
+		decision, _, err = authz.Authorize(context.Background(), node3SharedSecretGet)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@ func BenchmarkAuthorization(b *testing.B) {
 				b.SetParallelism(5000)
 				b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
 					for pb.Next() {
-						decision, _, _ := authz.Authorize(tc.attrs)
+						decision, _, _ := authz.Authorize(context.Background(), tc.attrs)
 						if decision != tc.expect {
 							b.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tc.expect, decision)
 						}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac.go
index 5cd339675b9..69e8a2f19d3 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package rbac
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func (v *authorizingVisitor) visit(source fmt.Stringer, rule *rbacv1.PolicyRule,
 	return true
 }
 
-func (r *RBACAuthorizer) Authorize(requestAttributes authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (r *RBACAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, requestAttributes authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	ruleCheckingVisitor := &authorizingVisitor{requestAttributes: requestAttributes}
 
 	r.authorizationRuleResolver.VisitRulesFor(requestAttributes.GetUser(), requestAttributes.GetNamespace(), ruleCheckingVisitor.visit)
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac_test.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac_test.go
index 1b2a8e1ef32..6f61d12a433 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/rbac_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package rbac
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -248,13 +249,13 @@ func TestAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 		ruleResolver, _ := rbacregistryvalidation.NewTestRuleResolver(tt.roles, tt.roleBindings, tt.clusterRoles, tt.clusterRoleBindings)
 		a := RBACAuthorizer{ruleResolver}
 		for _, attr := range tt.shouldPass {
-			if decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(attr); decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+			if decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(context.Background(), attr); decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 				t.Errorf("case %d: incorrectly restricted %s", i, attr)
 			}
 		}
 
 		for _, attr := range tt.shouldFail {
-			if decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(attr); decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+			if decision, _, _ := a.Authorize(context.Background(), attr); decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 				t.Errorf("case %d: incorrectly passed %s", i, attr)
 			}
 		}
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ func BenchmarkAuthorize(b *testing.B) {
 	for _, request := range requests {
 		b.Run(request.name, func(b *testing.B) {
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-				authz.Authorize(request.attrs)
+				authz.Authorize(context.Background(), request.attrs)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go
index 2726671d5f7..9fe76794953 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ var _ initializer.WantsAuthorizer = &WantAuthorizerAdmission{}
 // TestAuthorizer is a test stub that fulfills the WantsAuthorizer interface.
 type TestAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (t *TestAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (t *TestAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	return authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion, "", nil
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer/interfaces.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer/interfaces.go
index 5f212ca04eb..ce70710fa3b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer/interfaces.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer/interfaces.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package authorizer
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
@@ -67,12 +68,12 @@ type Attributes interface {
 // zero or more calls to methods of the Attributes interface.  It returns nil when an action is
 // authorized, otherwise it returns an error.
 type Authorizer interface {
-	Authorize(a Attributes) (authorized Decision, reason string, err error)
+	Authorize(ctx context.Context, a Attributes) (authorized Decision, reason string, err error)
 }
 
 type AuthorizerFunc func(a Attributes) (Decision, string, error)
 
-func (f AuthorizerFunc) Authorize(a Attributes) (Decision, string, error) {
+func (f AuthorizerFunc) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a Attributes) (Decision, string, error) {
 	return f(a)
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin.go
index fc36bc0bc93..6fe3fa96ed8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package authorizerfactory
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 // It is useful in tests and when using kubernetes in an open manner.
 type alwaysAllowAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (alwaysAllowAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (alwaysAllowAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func NewAlwaysAllowAuthorizer() *alwaysAllowAuthorizer {
 // It is useful in unit tests to force an operation to be forbidden.
 type alwaysDenyAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (alwaysDenyAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (decision authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (alwaysDenyAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (decision authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	return authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion, "Everything is forbidden.", nil
 }
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ type privilegedGroupAuthorizer struct {
 	groups []string
 }
 
-func (r *privilegedGroupAuthorizer) Authorize(attr authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (r *privilegedGroupAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, attr authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	if attr.GetUser() == nil {
 		return authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion, "Error", errors.New("no user on request.")
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin_test.go
index 4e22b551fa2..620bd0f1a53 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizerfactory/builtin_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package authorizerfactory
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
@@ -25,14 +26,14 @@ import (
 
 func TestNewAlwaysAllowAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	aaa := NewAlwaysAllowAuthorizer()
-	if decision, _, _ := aaa.Authorize(nil); decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+	if decision, _, _ := aaa.Authorize(context.Background(), nil); decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("AlwaysAllowAuthorizer.Authorize did not authorize successfully.")
 	}
 }
 
 func TestNewAlwaysDenyAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	ada := NewAlwaysDenyAuthorizer()
-	if decision, _, _ := ada.Authorize(nil); decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+	if decision, _, _ := ada.Authorize(context.Background(), nil); decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("AlwaysDenyAuthorizer.Authorize returned nil instead of error.")
 	}
 }
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ func TestPrivilegedGroupAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 	yes := authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: &user.DefaultInfo{Groups: []string{"no", "allow-01"}}}
 	no := authorizer.AttributesRecord{User: &user.DefaultInfo{Groups: []string{"no", "deny-01"}}}
 
-	if authorized, _, _ := auth.Authorize(yes); authorized != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+	if authorized, _, _ := auth.Authorize(context.Background(), yes); authorized != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("failed")
 	}
-	if authorized, _, _ := auth.Authorize(no); authorized == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+	if authorized, _, _ := auth.Authorize(context.Background(), no); authorized == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("failed")
 	}
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/path/path_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/path/path_test.go
index be48c52bc88..92620a24fb2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/path/path_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/path/path_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package path
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func TestNewAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 					info := authorizer.AttributesRecord{
 						Path: pth,
 					}
-					if got, _, err := a.Authorize(info); err != nil {
+					if got, _, err := a.Authorize(context.Background(), info); err != nil {
 						t.Errorf("NewAuthorizer(%v).Authorize(%q) return unexpected error: %v", tt.excludedPaths, pth, err)
 					} else if got != cases.want {
 						t.Errorf("NewAuthorizer(%v).Authorize(%q) = %v, want %v", tt.excludedPaths, pth, got, cases.want)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union.go
index 15753789ced..89d68ffed10 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package union
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -41,14 +42,14 @@ func New(authorizationHandlers ...authorizer.Authorizer) authorizer.Authorizer {
 }
 
 // Authorizes against a chain of authorizer.Authorizer objects and returns nil if successful and returns error if unsuccessful
-func (authzHandler unionAuthzHandler) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (authzHandler unionAuthzHandler) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	var (
 		errlist    []error
 		reasonlist []string
 	)
 
 	for _, currAuthzHandler := range authzHandler {
-		decision, reason, err := currAuthzHandler.Authorize(a)
+		decision, reason, err := currAuthzHandler.Authorize(ctx, a)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			errlist = append(errlist, err)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union_test.go
index a6413897915..057c1cefe1e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/union/union_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package union
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ type mockAuthzHandler struct {
 	err      error
 }
 
-func (mock *mockAuthzHandler) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (mock *mockAuthzHandler) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	return mock.decision, "", mock.err
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func TestAuthorizationSecondPasses(t *testing.T) {
 	handler2 := &mockAuthzHandler{decision: authorizer.DecisionAllow}
 	authzHandler := New(handler1, handler2)
 
-	authorized, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(nil)
+	authorized, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(context.Background(), nil)
 	if authorized != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected authorization failure")
 	}
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func TestAuthorizationFirstPasses(t *testing.T) {
 	handler2 := &mockAuthzHandler{decision: authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion}
 	authzHandler := New(handler1, handler2)
 
-	authorized, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(nil)
+	authorized, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(context.Background(), nil)
 	if authorized != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected authorization failure")
 	}
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ func TestAuthorizationNonePasses(t *testing.T) {
 	handler2 := &mockAuthzHandler{decision: authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion}
 	authzHandler := New(handler1, handler2)
 
-	authorized, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(nil)
+	authorized, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(context.Background(), nil)
 	if authorized == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 		t.Errorf("Expected failed authorization")
 	}
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func TestAuthorizationError(t *testing.T) {
 	handler2 := &mockAuthzHandler{err: fmt.Errorf("foo")}
 	authzHandler := New(handler1, handler2)
 
-	_, _, err := authzHandler.Authorize(nil)
+	_, _, err := authzHandler.Authorize(context.Background(), nil)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Expected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ func TestAuthorizationUnequivocalDeny(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("case %v", i), func(t *testing.T) {
 			authzHandler := New(c.authorizers...)
 
-			decision, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(nil)
+			decision, _, _ := authzHandler.Authorize(context.Background(), nil)
 			if decision != c.decision {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected authorization failure: %v, expected: %v", decision, c.decision)
 			}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization.go
index c6ab15b3d67..73bbe6b3fb7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func WithAuthorization(handler http.Handler, a authorizer.Authorizer, s runtime.
 			responsewriters.InternalError(w, req, err)
 			return
 		}
-		authorized, reason, err := a.Authorize(attributes)
+		authorized, reason, err := a.Authorize(ctx, attributes)
 		// an authorizer like RBAC could encounter evaluation errors and still allow the request, so authorizer decision is checked before error here.
 		if authorized == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 			audit.LogAnnotation(ae, decisionAnnotationKey, decisionAllow)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization_test.go
index ff8c662213f..e00b9d642a3 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/authorization_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package filters
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ type fakeAuthorizer struct {
 	err      error
 }
 
-func (f fakeAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (f fakeAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	return f.decision, f.reason, f.err
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation.go
index e71533cd261..a18b51ba00d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func WithImpersonation(handler http.Handler, a authorizer.Authorizer, s runtime.
 				return
 			}
 
-			decision, reason, err := a.Authorize(actingAsAttributes)
+			decision, reason, err := a.Authorize(ctx, actingAsAttributes)
 			if err != nil || decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 				klog.V(4).Infof("Forbidden: %#v, Reason: %s, Error: %v", req.RequestURI, reason, err)
 				responsewriters.Forbidden(ctx, actingAsAttributes, w, req, reason, s)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation_test.go
index d309a21098d..1408d2b1c49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/filters/impersonation_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 
 type impersonateAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (impersonateAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (impersonateAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	user := a.GetUser()
 
 	switch {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
index bafffb63e14..f1981df67ff 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/update.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func withAuthorization(validate rest.ValidateObjectFunc, a authorizer.Authorizer
 			return errors.NewInternalError(fmt.Errorf("no authorizer provided, unable to authorize a create on update"))
 		}
 		once.Do(func() {
-			authorizerDecision, authorizerReason, authorizerErr = a.Authorize(attributes)
+			authorizerDecision, authorizerReason, authorizerErr = a.Authorize(ctx, attributes)
 		})
 		// an authorizer like RBAC could encounter evaluation errors and still allow the request, so authorizer decision is checked before error here.
 		if authorizerDecision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver_test.go
index 9940670dcdc..a304b6db651 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/genericapiserver_test.go
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ type mockAuthorizer struct {
 	lastURI string
 }
 
-func (authz *mockAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (authz *mockAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorized authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	authz.lastURI = a.GetPath()
 	return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook.go
index eb6c17bdb6b..28eee546980 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package webhook
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -81,9 +82,9 @@ func newGenericWebhook(scheme *runtime.Scheme, codecFactory serializer.CodecFact
 
 // WithExponentialBackoff will retry webhookFn() up to 5 times with exponentially increasing backoff when
 // it returns an error for which apierrors.SuggestsClientDelay() or apierrors.IsInternalError() returns true.
-func (g *GenericWebhook) WithExponentialBackoff(webhookFn func() rest.Result) rest.Result {
+func (g *GenericWebhook) WithExponentialBackoff(ctx context.Context, webhookFn func() rest.Result) rest.Result {
 	var result rest.Result
-	WithExponentialBackoff(g.InitialBackoff, func() error {
+	WithExponentialBackoff(ctx, g.InitialBackoff, func() error {
 		result = webhookFn()
 		return result.Error()
 	})
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ func (g *GenericWebhook) WithExponentialBackoff(webhookFn func() rest.Result) re
 
 // WithExponentialBackoff will retry webhookFn() up to 5 times with exponentially increasing backoff when
 // it returns an error for which apierrors.SuggestsClientDelay() or apierrors.IsInternalError() returns true.
-func WithExponentialBackoff(initialBackoff time.Duration, webhookFn func() error) error {
+func WithExponentialBackoff(ctx context.Context, initialBackoff time.Duration, webhookFn func() error) error {
 	backoff := wait.Backoff{
 		Duration: initialBackoff,
 		Factor:   1.5,
@@ -103,6 +104,12 @@ func WithExponentialBackoff(initialBackoff time.Duration, webhookFn func() error
 	var err error
 	wait.ExponentialBackoff(backoff, func() (bool, error) {
 		err = webhookFn()
+
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			// we timed out or were cancelled, we should not retry
+			return true, err
+		}
+
 		// these errors indicate a transient error that should be retried.
 		if net.IsConnectionReset(err) || apierrors.IsInternalError(err) || apierrors.IsTimeout(err) || apierrors.IsTooManyRequests(err) {
 			return false, nil
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook_test.go
index 48d9764301a..d56599d987c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook/webhook_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package webhook
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ func TestWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create the webhook: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	result := wh.WithExponentialBackoff(func() rest.Result {
+	result := wh.WithExponentialBackoff(context.Background(), func() rest.Result {
 		return wh.RestClient.Get().Do()
 	})
 
@@ -562,7 +563,7 @@ func TestWithExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected status code: %d", statusCode)
 	}
 
-	result = wh.WithExponentialBackoff(func() rest.Result {
+	result = wh.WithExponentialBackoff(context.Background(), func() rest.Result {
 		return wh.RestClient.Get().Do()
 	})
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/webhook/webhook.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/webhook/webhook.go
index ae789a3b33f..d2606541d29 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/audit/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package webhook
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ func (b *backend) processEvents(ev ...*auditinternal.Event) error {
 	for _, e := range ev {
 		list.Items = append(list.Items, *e)
 	}
-	return b.w.WithExponentialBackoff(func() rest.Result {
+	return b.w.WithExponentialBackoff(context.Background(), func() rest.Result {
 		trace := utiltrace.New("Call Audit Events webhook",
 			utiltrace.Field{"name", b.name},
 			utiltrace.Field{"event-count", len(list.Items)})
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authenticator/token/webhook/webhook.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authenticator/token/webhook/webhook.go
index e13985d726b..bbc8eef51cb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authenticator/token/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authenticator/token/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ func (w *WebhookTokenAuthenticator) AuthenticateToken(ctx context.Context, token
 		err    error
 		auds   authenticator.Audiences
 	)
-	webhook.WithExponentialBackoff(w.initialBackoff, func() error {
-		result, err = w.tokenReview.Create(r)
+	webhook.WithExponentialBackoff(ctx, w.initialBackoff, func() error {
+		result, err = w.tokenReview.CreateContext(ctx, r)
 		return err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ type tokenReviewClient struct {
 }
 
 func (t *tokenReviewClient) Create(tokenReview *authentication.TokenReview) (*authentication.TokenReview, error) {
+	return t.CreateContext(context.Background(), tokenReview)
+}
+
+func (t *tokenReviewClient) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authentication.TokenReview) (*authentication.TokenReview, error) {
 	result := &authentication.TokenReview{}
-	err := t.w.RestClient.Post().Body(tokenReview).Do().Into(result)
+	err := t.w.RestClient.Post().Context(ctx).Body(tokenReview).Do().Into(result)
 	return result, err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook.go
index 52da85980a4..4006f1ac7a6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package webhook
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ func newWithBackoff(subjectAccessReview authorizationclient.SubjectAccessReviewI
 // TODO(mikedanese): We should eventually support failing closed when we
 // encounter an error. We are failing open now to preserve backwards compatible
 // behavior.
-func (w *WebhookAuthorizer) Authorize(attr authorizer.Attributes) (decision authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
+func (w *WebhookAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, attr authorizer.Attributes) (decision authorizer.Decision, reason string, err error) {
 	r := &authorization.SubjectAccessReview{}
 	if user := attr.GetUser(); user != nil {
 		r.Spec = authorization.SubjectAccessReviewSpec{
@@ -187,8 +188,8 @@ func (w *WebhookAuthorizer) Authorize(attr authorizer.Attributes) (decision auth
 			result *authorization.SubjectAccessReview
 			err    error
 		)
-		webhook.WithExponentialBackoff(w.initialBackoff, func() error {
-			result, err = w.subjectAccessReview.Create(r)
+		webhook.WithExponentialBackoff(ctx, w.initialBackoff, func() error {
+			result, err = w.subjectAccessReview.CreateContext(ctx, r)
 			return err
 		})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -264,8 +265,12 @@ type subjectAccessReviewClient struct {
 }
 
 func (t *subjectAccessReviewClient) Create(subjectAccessReview *authorization.SubjectAccessReview) (*authorization.SubjectAccessReview, error) {
+	return t.CreateContext(context.Background(), subjectAccessReview)
+}
+
+func (t *subjectAccessReviewClient) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, subjectAccessReview *authorization.SubjectAccessReview) (*authorization.SubjectAccessReview, error) {
 	result := &authorization.SubjectAccessReview{}
-	err := t.w.RestClient.Post().Body(subjectAccessReview).Do().Into(result)
+	err := t.w.RestClient.Post().Context(ctx).Body(subjectAccessReview).Do().Into(result)
 	return result, err
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook_test.go
index 18f0e5868fb..fa43dc929b8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/plugin/pkg/authorizer/webhook/webhook_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package webhook
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ func TestTLSConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Allow all and see if we get an error.
 			service.Allow()
-			decision, _, err := wh.Authorize(attr)
+			decision, _, err := wh.Authorize(context.Background(), attr)
 			if tt.wantAuth {
 				if decision != authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 					t.Errorf("expected successful authorization")
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ func TestTLSConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 
 			service.Deny()
-			if decision, _, _ := wh.Authorize(attr); decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
+			if decision, _, _ := wh.Authorize(context.Background(), attr); decision == authorizer.DecisionAllow {
 				t.Errorf("%s: incorrectly authorized with DenyAll policy", tt.test)
 			}
 		}()
@@ -523,7 +524,7 @@ func TestWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, tt := range tests {
-		decision, _, err := wh.Authorize(tt.attr)
+		decision, _, err := wh.Authorize(context.Background(), tt.attr)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
@@ -627,7 +628,7 @@ func TestWebhookCache(t *testing.T) {
 			serv.called = 0
 			serv.allow = test.allow
 			serv.statusCode = test.statusCode
-			authorized, _, err := wh.Authorize(test.attr)
+			authorized, _, err := wh.Authorize(context.Background(), test.attr)
 			if test.expectedErr && err == nil {
 				t.Fatalf("%d: Expected error", i)
 			} else if !test.expectedErr && err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go
index 7008c927cd4..610948ef104 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authenticationapi "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeTokenReviews) Create(tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), tokenReview)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeTokenReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authenticationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("tokenreviews"), tokenReview), &authenticationapi.TokenReview{})
 	return obj.(*authenticationapi.TokenReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/tokenreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/tokenreview_expansion.go
index ea21f1b4a2b..8a21b7c7641 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/tokenreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1/tokenreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authenticationapi "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1"
 )
 
 type TokenReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *tokenReviews) Create(tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), tokenReview)
+}
+
+func (c *tokenReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
 	result = &authenticationapi.TokenReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("tokenreviews").
 		Body(tokenReview).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go
index 92ef5d1a158..f9c487c3d8d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/fake/fake_tokenreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authenticationapi "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1beta1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeTokenReviews) Create(tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), tokenReview)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeTokenReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authenticationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("tokenreviews"), tokenReview), &authenticationapi.TokenReview{})
 	return obj.(*authenticationapi.TokenReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/tokenreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/tokenreview_expansion.go
index 8f186fa76ae..0476b173594 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/tokenreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authentication/v1beta1/tokenreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authenticationapi "k8s.io/api/authentication/v1beta1"
 )
 
 type TokenReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *tokenReviews) Create(tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), tokenReview)
+}
+
+func (c *tokenReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, tokenReview *authenticationapi.TokenReview) (result *authenticationapi.TokenReview, err error) {
 	result = &authenticationapi.TokenReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("tokenreviews").
 		Body(tokenReview).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index a01e415c8fa..59c8773774c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeLocalSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLocalSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("localsubjectaccessreviews"), c.ns, sar), &authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 91acbe029e7..d3ee5a6a8bc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeSelfSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSelfSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("selfsubjectaccessreviews"), sar), &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
index a6dc9513498..06f1cd69174 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeSelfSubjectRulesReviews) Create(srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), srr)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSelfSubjectRulesReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("selfsubjectrulesreviews"), srr), &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index a2a2f0697ec..6e3f3b45b35 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("subjectaccessreviews"), sar), &authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview{})
 	if obj == nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 0c123b07ce5..9836308bd6e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 )
 
 type LocalSubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *localSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *localSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Namespace(c.ns).
 		Resource("localsubjectaccessreviews").
 		Body(sar).
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 5b70a27dd62..916e5b43f04 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 )
 
 type SelfSubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *selfSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *selfSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("selfsubjectaccessreviews").
 		Body(sar).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
index e2cad880eb1..365282ed865 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 )
 
 type SelfSubjectRulesReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *selfSubjectRulesReviews) Create(srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), srr)
+}
+
+func (c *selfSubjectRulesReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("selfsubjectrulesreviews").
 		Body(srr).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index b5ed87d3015..927544f127f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,17 +17,25 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1"
 )
 
 // The SubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface allows manually adding extra methods to the AuthorizationInterface.
 type SubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *subjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *subjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("subjectaccessreviews").
 		Body(sar).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 5211628f26e..f8580d28a8b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeLocalSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLocalSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("localsubjectaccessreviews"), c.ns, sar), &authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 6e3af12a789..cf1fe787007 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeSelfSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSelfSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("selfsubjectaccessreviews"), sar), &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
index f92ffd717de..27410b81cd6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeSelfSubjectRulesReviews) Create(srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), srr)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSelfSubjectRulesReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("selfsubjectrulesreviews"), srr), &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index b0b18b099c0..721c5963c69 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/fake/fake_subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,11 +17,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 package fake
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 func (c *FakeSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *FakeSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(core.NewRootCreateAction(authorizationapi.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("subjectaccessreviews"), sar), &authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview{})
 	return obj.(*authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview), err
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index bf1b8a5f108..148cf62823b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/localsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 )
 
 type LocalSubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *localSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *localSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.LocalSubjectAccessReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Namespace(c.ns).
 		Resource("localsubjectaccessreviews").
 		Body(sar).
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 58fecfd85bf..6edead0e77d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 )
 
 type SelfSubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *selfSubjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *selfSubjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectAccessReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("selfsubjectaccessreviews").
 		Body(sar).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
index 5f1f37ef7ee..a459d5c3eae 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/selfsubjectrulesreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,16 +17,24 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 )
 
 type SelfSubjectRulesReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *selfSubjectRulesReviews) Create(srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), srr)
+}
+
+func (c *selfSubjectRulesReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, srr *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview) (result *authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.SelfSubjectRulesReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("selfsubjectrulesreviews").
 		Body(srr).
 		Do().
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
index 4f93689e8ac..7072e29ca49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/authorization/v1beta1/subjectaccessreview_expansion.go
@@ -17,17 +17,25 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1beta1
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	authorizationapi "k8s.io/api/authorization/v1beta1"
 )
 
 // The SubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface allows manually adding extra methods to the AuthorizationInterface.
 type SubjectAccessReviewExpansion interface {
 	Create(sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error)
+	CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error)
 }
 
 func (c *subjectAccessReviews) Create(sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
+	return c.CreateContext(context.Background(), sar)
+}
+
+func (c *subjectAccessReviews) CreateContext(ctx context.Context, sar *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview) (result *authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview, err error) {
 	result = &authorizationapi.SubjectAccessReview{}
 	err = c.client.Post().
+		Context(ctx).
 		Resource("subjectaccessreviews").
 		Body(sar).
 		Do().
diff --git a/test/integration/auth/accessreview_test.go b/test/integration/auth/accessreview_test.go
index 2353ffaaebd..5fd56a0f0a3 100644
--- a/test/integration/auth/accessreview_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/auth/accessreview_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package auth
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 // TODO(etune): remove this test once a more comprehensive built-in authorizer is implemented.
 type sarAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (sarAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (sarAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	if a.GetUser().GetName() == "dave" {
 		return authorizer.DecisionNoOpinion, "no", errors.New("I'm sorry, Dave")
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/auth/auth_test.go b/test/integration/auth/auth_test.go
index 70b889a5596..8e87014a406 100644
--- a/test/integration/auth/auth_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/auth/auth_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -539,7 +540,7 @@ func TestAuthModeAlwaysDeny(t *testing.T) {
 // TODO(etune): remove this test once a more comprehensive built-in authorizer is implemented.
 type allowAliceAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (allowAliceAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (allowAliceAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	if a.GetUser() != nil && a.GetUser().GetName() == "alice" {
 		return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
 	}
@@ -705,7 +706,7 @@ func TestUnknownUserIsUnauthorized(t *testing.T) {
 type impersonateAuthorizer struct{}
 
 // alice can't act as anyone and bob can't do anything but act-as someone
-func (impersonateAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (impersonateAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	// alice can impersonate service accounts and do other actions
 	if a.GetUser() != nil && a.GetUser().GetName() == "alice" && a.GetVerb() == "impersonate" && a.GetResource() == "serviceaccounts" {
 		return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
@@ -864,7 +865,7 @@ type trackingAuthorizer struct {
 	requestAttributes []authorizer.Attributes
 }
 
-func (a *trackingAuthorizer) Authorize(attributes authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (a *trackingAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, attributes authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	a.requestAttributes = append(a.requestAttributes, attributes)
 	return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go b/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go
index 3a38f64f629..e2a8d207d46 100644
--- a/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go
+++ b/test/integration/framework/master_utils.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package framework
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ type Config struct {
 // alwaysAllow always allows an action
 type alwaysAllow struct{}
 
-func (alwaysAllow) Authorize(requestAttributes authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (alwaysAllow) Authorize(ctx context.Context, requestAttributes authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "always allow", nil
 }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/master/synthetic_master_test.go b/test/integration/master/synthetic_master_test.go
index ab2a5692141..6e19c29e745 100644
--- a/test/integration/master/synthetic_master_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/master/synthetic_master_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package master
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ const (
 
 type allowAliceAuthorizer struct{}
 
-func (allowAliceAuthorizer) Authorize(a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
+func (allowAliceAuthorizer) Authorize(ctx context.Context, a authorizer.Attributes) (authorizer.Decision, string, error) {
 	if a.GetUser() != nil && a.GetUser().GetName() == "alice" {
 		return authorizer.DecisionAllow, "", nil
 	}