diff --git a/providers/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/kubernetes.py b/providers/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/kubernetes.py
index 6a377be3eb27c..1e9f881dd1d70 100644
--- a/providers/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/kubernetes.py
+++ b/providers/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/kubernetes.py
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ async def _load_config(self):
         if self.config_dict:
             self.log.debug(LOADING_KUBE_CONFIG_FILE_RESOURCE.format("config dictionary"))
             self._is_in_cluster = False
-            await async_config.load_kube_config_from_dict(self.config_dict)
+            await async_config.load_kube_config_from_dict(self.config_dict, context=cluster_context)
             return async_client.ApiClient()
 
         if kubeconfig is not None:
diff --git a/providers/tests/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/test_kubernetes.py b/providers/tests/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/test_kubernetes.py
index f55e759acd9ef..f88cba72bef23 100644
--- a/providers/tests/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/test_kubernetes.py
+++ b/providers/tests/cncf/kubernetes/hooks/test_kubernetes.py
@@ -875,7 +875,29 @@ async def test_load_config_with_config_dict(
         await hook._load_config()
         assert not incluster_config.called
         assert hook._is_in_cluster is False
-        kube_config_loader.assert_called_once()
+        kube_config_loader.assert_called_once_with(
+            config_dict={"a": "b"}, config_base_path=None, active_context=None, temp_file_path=None
+        )
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    @mock.patch(INCLUSTER_CONFIG_LOADER)
+    @mock.patch(KUBE_CONFIG_MERGER)
+    async def test_load_config_with_config_dict_and_cluster_context(
+        self, kube_config_merger, incluster_config, kube_config_loader
+    ):
+        cluster_context = "some_kubernetes_cluster"
+        hook = AsyncKubernetesHook(
+            conn_id=None,
+            in_cluster=False,
+            config_dict={"a": "b"},
+            cluster_context=cluster_context,
+        )
+        await hook._load_config()
+        assert not incluster_config.called
+        assert hook._is_in_cluster is False
+        kube_config_loader.assert_called_once_with(
+            config_dict={"a": "b"}, config_base_path=None, active_context=cluster_context, temp_file_path=None
+        )
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     @mock.patch(INCLUSTER_CONFIG_LOADER)