diff --git a/rclrs/src/context.rs b/rclrs/src/context.rs
index c0116dd7b..2e6c9a103 100644
--- a/rclrs/src/context.rs
+++ b/rclrs/src/context.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
+mod builder;
+
 use crate::rcl_bindings::*;
-use crate::{RclrsError, ToResult};
+use crate::RclrsError;
 
-use std::ffi::CString;
-use std::os::raw::c_char;
+use self::builder::*;
 use std::string::String;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::vec::Vec;
 
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
@@ -60,49 +60,8 @@ impl Context {
     /// assert!(Context::new(invalid_remapping).is_err());
     /// ```
     pub fn new(args: impl IntoIterator<Item = String>) -> Result<Self, RclrsError> {
-        // SAFETY: Getting a zero-initialized value is always safe
-        let mut rcl_context = unsafe { rcl_get_zero_initialized_context() };
-        let cstring_args: Vec<CString> = args
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|arg| {
-                CString::new(arg.as_str()).map_err(|err| RclrsError::StringContainsNul {
-                    err,
-                    s: arg.clone(),
-                })
-            })
-            .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?;
-        // Vector of pointers into cstring_args
-        let c_args: Vec<*const c_char> = cstring_args.iter().map(|arg| arg.as_ptr()).collect();
-        unsafe {
-            // SAFETY: No preconditions for this function.
-            let allocator = rcutils_get_default_allocator();
-            // SAFETY: Getting a zero-initialized value is always safe.
-            let mut rcl_init_options = rcl_get_zero_initialized_init_options();
-            // SAFETY: Passing in a zero-initialized value is expected.
-            // In the case where this returns not ok, there's nothing to clean up.
-            rcl_init_options_init(&mut rcl_init_options, allocator).ok()?;
-            // SAFETY: This function does not store the ephemeral init_options and c_args
-            // pointers. Passing in a zero-initialized rcl_context is expected.
-            let ret = rcl_init(
-                c_args.len() as i32,
-                if c_args.is_empty() {
-                    std::ptr::null()
-                } else {
-                    c_args.as_ptr()
-                },
-                &rcl_init_options,
-                &mut rcl_context,
-            )
-            .ok();
-            // SAFETY: It's safe to pass in an initialized object.
-            // Early return will not leak memory, because this is the last fini function.
-            rcl_init_options_fini(&mut rcl_init_options).ok()?;
-            // Move the check after the last fini()
-            ret?;
-        }
-        Ok(Self {
-            rcl_context_mtx: Arc::new(Mutex::new(rcl_context)),
-        })
+        let builder = ContextBuilder::new(args)?;
+        builder.build()
     }
 
     /// Checks if the context is still valid.
diff --git a/rclrs/src/context/builder.rs b/rclrs/src/context/builder.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f7e80b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rclrs/src/context/builder.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+use crate::error::ToResult;
+use crate::rcl_bindings::*;
+use crate::{Context, RclrsError};
+use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use parking_lot::Mutex;
+use std::os::raw::c_char;
+
+pub struct ContextBuilder {
+    cstring_args: Vec<CString>,
+    init_options_mtx: Mutex<rcl_init_options_t>,
+}
+
+impl ContextBuilder {
+    /// Build a new ContextBuilder instance
+    pub fn new(args: impl IntoIterator<Item = String>) -> Result<ContextBuilder, RclrsError> {
+        Ok(ContextBuilder {
+            cstring_args: args
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|arg| {
+                    CString::new(arg.as_str()).map_err(|err| RclrsError::StringContainsNul {
+                        err,
+                        s: arg.clone(),
+                    })
+                })
+                .collect::<Result<_, _>>()?,
+            // SAFETY: Getting a zero-initialized value is always safe.
+            init_options_mtx: unsafe { Mutex::new(rcl_get_zero_initialized_init_options()) },
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Function to build the Context instance
+    pub fn build(&self) -> Result<Context, RclrsError> {
+        let mut rcl_init_options = self.init_options_mtx.lock();
+
+        let c_args: Vec<*const c_char> = self.cstring_args.iter().map(|arg| arg.as_ptr()).collect();
+        unsafe {
+            // SAFETY: Getting a zero-initialized value is always safe
+            let mut rcl_context: rcl_context_t = rcl_get_zero_initialized_context();
+            // SAFETY: No preconditions for this function.
+            let allocator: rcutils_allocator_t = rcutils_get_default_allocator();
+
+            // SAFETY: Passing in a zero-initialized value is expected.
+            // In the case where this returns not ok, there's nothing to clean up.
+            rcl_init_options_init(&mut *rcl_init_options, allocator).ok()?;
+            // SAFETY: This function does not store the ephemeral init_options and c_args
+            // pointers. Passing in a zero-initialized rcl_context is expected.
+
+            let ret = rcl_init(
+                c_args.len() as i32,
+                if c_args.is_empty() {
+                    std::ptr::null()
+                } else {
+                    c_args.as_ptr()
+                },
+                &*rcl_init_options,
+                &mut rcl_context,
+            )
+            .ok();
+            // SAFETY: It's safe to pass in an initialized object.
+            // Early return will not leak memory, because this is the last fini function.
+            rcl_init_options_fini(&mut *rcl_init_options).ok()?;
+            // Move the check after the last fini()
+            ret?;
+            Ok(Context {
+                rcl_context_mtx: Arc::new(Mutex::new(rcl_context)),
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}