diff --git a/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTarget.kt b/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTarget.kt
index 4b14fda4b..942b075d2 100644
--- a/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTarget.kt
+++ b/provider/junit5/src/main/kotlin/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTarget.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.CatalogueEntry
 import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.CatalogueManager
 import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.DefaultPluginManager
 import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.PactPluginNotFoundException
+import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.PluginManager
 import java.io.File
 import java.net.URL
 
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ data class PluginProvider(
  */
 class PluginTestTarget(private val config: MutableMap<String, Any?> = mutableMapOf()) : TestTarget {
   private lateinit var transportEntry: CatalogueEntry
+  private var pluginManager: PluginManager = DefaultPluginManager
 
   override val userConfig: Map<String, Any?>
     get() = config
@@ -89,10 +91,16 @@ class PluginTestTarget(private val config: MutableMap<String, Any?> = mutableMap
 
   override fun prepareRequest(pact: Pact, interaction: Interaction, context: MutableMap<String, Any>): Pair<Any, Any?>? {
     return when (val v4pact = pact.asV4Pact()) {
-      is Ok -> when (val result = DefaultPluginManager.prepareValidationForInteraction(transportEntry, v4pact.value,
-        interaction.asV4Interaction(), config)) {
-        is Ok -> RequestDataToBeVerified(result.value) to transportEntry
-        is Err -> throw RuntimeException("Failed to configure the interaction for verification - ${result.error}")
+      is Ok -> {
+        val testContext = config.toMutableMap()
+        if (context.containsKey("providerState")) {
+          testContext["providerState"] = context["providerState"]
+        }
+        when (val result = pluginManager.prepareValidationForInteraction(transportEntry, v4pact.value,
+          interaction.asV4Interaction(), testContext)) {
+          is Ok -> RequestDataToBeVerified(result.value) to transportEntry
+          is Err -> throw RuntimeException("Failed to configure the interaction for verification - ${result.error}")
+        }
       }
       is Err -> throw RuntimeException("PluginTestTarget can only be used with V4 Pacts")
     }
@@ -113,7 +121,7 @@ class PluginTestTarget(private val config: MutableMap<String, Any?> = mutableMap
       when (val v4pact = pact.asV4Pact()) {
         is Ok -> {
           for (plugin in v4pact.value.pluginData()) {
-            when (DefaultPluginManager.loadPlugin(plugin.name, plugin.version)) {
+            when (pluginManager.loadPlugin(plugin.name, plugin.version)) {
               is Ok -> {}
               is Err -> throw PactPluginNotFoundException(plugin.name, plugin.version)
             }
diff --git a/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTargetSpec.groovy b/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTargetSpec.groovy
index 637d98909..988bc207d 100644
--- a/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTargetSpec.groovy
+++ b/provider/junit5/src/test/groovy/au/com/dius/pact/provider/junit5/PluginTestTargetSpec.groovy
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 package au.com.dius.pact.provider.junit5
 
-import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.V4Interaction
 import spock.lang.Specification
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.RequestResponseInteraction
 import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.messaging.Message
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.matchers.generators.ArrayContainsJsonGenerator
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.Consumer
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.OptionalBody
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.Provider
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.V4Interaction
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.model.V4Pact
+import au.com.dius.pact.core.support.Result
+import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.CatalogueEntry
+import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.CatalogueEntryProviderType
+import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.CatalogueEntryType
+import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.InteractionVerificationData
+import io.pact.plugins.jvm.core.PluginManager
 
 class PluginTestTargetSpec extends Specification {
   def 'supports any V4 interaction'() {
@@ -18,4 +29,38 @@ class PluginTestTargetSpec extends Specification {
     new V4Interaction.SynchronousMessages('test') | true
     new V4Interaction.SynchronousHttp('test')     | true
   }
+
+  def 'when calling a plugin, prepareRequest must merge the provider state test context config'() {
+    given:
+    def config = [
+      transport: 'grpc',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 38525
+    ]
+    def target = new PluginTestTarget(config)
+    target.transportEntry = new CatalogueEntry(CatalogueEntryType.CONTENT_MATCHER, CatalogueEntryProviderType.PLUGIN,
+      'null', 'null')
+    def interaction = new V4Interaction.SynchronousHttp(null, 'test interaction')
+    def pact = new V4Pact(new Consumer(), new Provider(), [ interaction ])
+    def context = [
+      providerState: [a: 100, b: 200],
+      ArrayContainsJsonGenerator: ArrayContainsJsonGenerator.INSTANCE
+    ]
+    def expectedContext = [
+      transport: 'grpc',
+      host: 'localhost',
+      port: 38525,
+      providerState: [a: 100, b: 200]
+    ]
+    def pluginManager = Mock(PluginManager)
+    target.pluginManager = pluginManager
+
+    when:
+    target.prepareRequest(pact, interaction, context)
+
+    then:
+    noExceptionThrown()
+    1 * pluginManager.prepareValidationForInteraction(_, _, _, expectedContext) >> new Result.Ok(
+      new InteractionVerificationData(OptionalBody.missing(), [:]))
+  }
 }