diff --git a/ember-statechart-component/src/-private/statechart-manager.ts b/ember-statechart-component/src/-private/statechart-manager.ts
index 04d80082..15c9fff8 100644
--- a/ember-statechart-component/src/-private/statechart-manager.ts
+++ b/ember-statechart-component/src/-private/statechart-manager.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export default class ComponentManager {
       machine = machine.withConfig(named.config as any);
     }
 
-    let context = {};
+    let context = Object.assign({}, machine.context);
 
     if ('context' in named) {
       Object.assign(context, named.context);