diff --git a/docs/site/pages/assets/custom.mdx b/docs/site/pages/assets/custom.mdx
index 197d7599e..0beb94484 100644
--- a/docs/site/pages/assets/custom.mdx
+++ b/docs/site/pages/assets/custom.mdx
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ class ActionAsset: UncontrolledAsset<ActionData> {
 
 #### ControlledAsset
 
-The `ControlledAsset` lets you define the viewModel type, as long as it subclasses `AssetViewModel<T: AssetData>`, this way you still receive updated data whenever Player changes state, but you can add other functionality to the `viewModel`.
+The `ControlledAsset` lets you define the viewModel type, as long as it subclasses `AssetViewModel<T: AssetData>`, this way you still receive updated data and user info whenever Player changes state, but you can add other functionality to the `viewModel`.
 
 ```swift
 class ActionViewModel: AssetViewModel<ActionData> {
-    public required init(_ data: ActionData) {
-      super.init(data)
+    public required init(_ data: ActionData, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey: Any]) {
+      super.init(data, userInfo: userInfo)
     }
 }
 class ActionAsset: ControlledAsset<ActionData, ActionViewModel> {
diff --git a/ios/packages/reference-assets/Sources/SwiftUI/InputAsset.swift b/ios/packages/reference-assets/Sources/SwiftUI/InputAsset.swift
index a709735d2..e1c1406b3 100644
--- a/ios/packages/reference-assets/Sources/SwiftUI/InputAsset.swift
+++ b/ios/packages/reference-assets/Sources/SwiftUI/InputAsset.swift
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@ open class InputAssetViewModel: AssetViewModel<InputData> {
      Constructs the `InputAssetViewModel`
      - parameters:
         - data: The `InputData` decoded from the core player
+        - userInfo: The `userInfo` from the decoder
      */
-    public required init(_ data: InputData) {
-        super.init(data)
+    public required init(_ data: InputData, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey: Any]) {
+        super.init(data, userInfo: userInfo)
         $data.sink { [weak self] (newData) in
             (newData.value?.stringValue).map { self?.text = $0 }
         }.store(in: &bag)
diff --git a/ios/packages/reference-assets/ViewInspector/SwiftUI/InputAssetTests.swift b/ios/packages/reference-assets/ViewInspector/SwiftUI/InputAssetTests.swift
index 0d483a5e6..69dde7542 100644
--- a/ios/packages/reference-assets/ViewInspector/SwiftUI/InputAssetTests.swift
+++ b/ios/packages/reference-assets/ViewInspector/SwiftUI/InputAssetTests.swift
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class InputAssetTests: SwiftUIAssetUnitTestCase {
             validation: nil
         )
 
-        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data)
+        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data, userInfo: [:])
         let update1expect = expectation(description: "Initial value")
         model.$data.sink { (data) in
             guard data.value?.stringValue == "a" else { return }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class InputAssetTests: SwiftUIAssetUnitTestCase {
         let modelRef = ModelReference(rawValue: val)
         let data = InputData(id: "input", type: "input", placeholder: nil, value: modelRef, label: nil, set: nil, dataType: nil, validation: nil)
 
-        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data)
+        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data, userInfo: [:])
 
         let view = InputAssetView(model: model)
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class InputAssetTests: SwiftUIAssetUnitTestCase {
             validation: nil
         )
 
-        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data)
+        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data, userInfo: [:])
 
         let view = await InputAssetView(model: model)
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class InputAssetTests: SwiftUIAssetUnitTestCase {
             validation: validation
         )
 
-        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data)
+        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data, userInfo: [:])
 
         let view = InputAssetView(model: model)
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class InputAssetTests: SwiftUIAssetUnitTestCase {
 
         let data = InputData(id: "input", type: "input", placeholder: nil, value: nil, label: nil, set: wrapper, dataType: nil, validation: nil)
 
-        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data)
+        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data, userInfo: [:])
 
         let view = InputAssetView(model: model)
 
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ class InputAssetTests: SwiftUIAssetUnitTestCase {
 
         let data = InputData(id: "input", type: "input", placeholder: nil, value: nil, label: nil, set: wrapper, dataType: nil, validation: nil)
 
-        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data)
+        let model = InputAssetViewModel(data, userInfo: [:])
 
         let view = InputAssetView(model: model)
 
diff --git a/ios/packages/swiftui/Sources/types/assets/ControlledAsset.swift b/ios/packages/swiftui/Sources/types/assets/ControlledAsset.swift
index 2267a2d99..b6c1e3f7f 100644
--- a/ios/packages/swiftui/Sources/types/assets/ControlledAsset.swift
+++ b/ios/packages/swiftui/Sources/types/assets/ControlledAsset.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ open class AssetViewModel<T: AssetData>: ObservableObject {
     /// The decoded data
     @Published public var data: T
 
+    /// Any contextual information set by the user
+    public var userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey: Any]
+
     /// Set to store subscriptions in for cancellation
     public var bag = Set<AnyCancellable>()
 
@@ -22,9 +25,11 @@ open class AssetViewModel<T: AssetData>: ObservableObject {
      Constructs an instance of this ViewModel with the given data
      - parameters:
         - data: The data to publish from this ViewModel
+        - userInfo:  Any contextual information set by the user
      */
-    public required init(_ data: T) {
+    public required init(_ data: T, userInfo: [CodingUserInfoKey: Any] = [:]) {
         self._data = Published(initialValue: data)
+        self.userInfo = userInfo
     }
 }
 
@@ -74,8 +79,9 @@ open class ControlledAsset<DataType: AssetData, ModelType>: SwiftUIAsset where M
             self.model = model
             decoder.logger?.t("Updating model for \(data.id)")
             model.data = data
+            model.userInfo = decoder.userInfo
         } else {
-            self.model = ModelType(data)
+            self.model = ModelType(data, userInfo: decoder.userInfo)
             decoder.logger?.t("Creating model for \(data.id)")
             modelCache?.set(model, forKey: data.id, codingPath: decoder.codingPath)
         }