diff --git a/library/Zend/InputFilter/BaseInputFilter.php b/library/Zend/InputFilter/BaseInputFilter.php
index eb708175cd4..12c5a917993 100644
--- a/library/Zend/InputFilter/BaseInputFilter.php
+++ b/library/Zend/InputFilter/BaseInputFilter.php
@@ -189,10 +189,11 @@ public function setData($data)
     /**
      * Is the data set valid?
      *
+     * @param  mixed|null $context
      * @throws Exception\RuntimeException
      * @return bool
      */
-    public function isValid()
+    public function isValid($context = null)
     {
         $data = $this->getRawValues();
         if (null === $data) {
@@ -203,17 +204,18 @@ public function isValid()
         }
 
         $inputs = $this->validationGroup ?: array_keys($this->inputs);
-        return $this->validateInputs($inputs, $data);
+        return $this->validateInputs($inputs, $data, $context);
     }
 
     /**
      * Validate a set of inputs against the current data
      *
-     * @param  array $inputs
-     * @param  array $data
+     * @param  array      $inputs
+     * @param  array      $data
+     * @param  mixed|null $context
      * @return bool
      */
-    protected function validateInputs(array $inputs, array $data = array())
+    protected function validateInputs(array $inputs, array $data = array(), $context = null)
     {
         // backwards compatibility
         if (empty($data)) {
@@ -328,7 +330,7 @@ protected function validateInputs(array $inputs, array $data = array())
 
             // Validate an input filter
             if ($input instanceof InputFilterInterface) {
-                if (!$input->isValid()) {
+                if (!$input->isValid($context)) {
                     $this->invalidInputs[$name] = $input;
                     $valid = false;
                     continue;
@@ -339,7 +341,9 @@ protected function validateInputs(array $inputs, array $data = array())
 
             // Validate an input
             if ($input instanceof InputInterface) {
-                if (!$input->isValid($data)) {
+                $inputContext = $context ?: $data;
+
+                if (!$input->isValid($inputContext)) {
                     // Validation failure
                     $this->invalidInputs[$name] = $input;
                     $valid = false;
@@ -531,6 +535,7 @@ public function getRawValues()
                 $values[$name] = $input->getRawValues();
                 continue;
             }
+
             $values[$name] = $input->getRawValue();
         }
         return $values;
diff --git a/tests/ZendTest/InputFilter/InputFilterTest.php b/tests/ZendTest/InputFilter/InputFilterTest.php
index af999142988..c9c9d32a030 100644
--- a/tests/ZendTest/InputFilter/InputFilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/ZendTest/InputFilter/InputFilterTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 
 class InputFilterTest extends TestCase
 {
+    /**
+     * @var InputFilter
+     */
+    protected $filter;
+
     public function setUp()
     {
         $this->filter = new InputFilter();
@@ -96,4 +101,18 @@ public function testCountZeroValidateInternalInputWithCollectionInputFilter()
         $this->assertTrue($this->filter->isvalid());
         $this->assertSame($data, $this->filter->getValues());
     }
+
+    public function testCanUseContextPassedToInputFilter()
+    {
+        $context = new \stdClass();
+
+        $input = $this->getMock('Zend\InputFilter\InputInterface');
+        $input->expects($this->once())->method('isValid')->with($context)->will($this->returnValue(true));
+        $input->expects($this->any())->method('getRawValue')->will($this->returnValue('Mwop'));
+
+        $this->filter->add($input, 'username');
+        $this->filter->setData(array('username' => 'Mwop'));
+
+        $this->filter->isValid($context);
+    }
 }