diff --git a/models/db/context.go b/models/db/context.go
index 35526936af..3e035cd733 100644
--- a/models/db/context.go
+++ b/models/db/context.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TxContext(parentCtx context.Context) (*Context, Committer, error) {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	return newContext(DefaultContext, sess, true), sess, nil
+	return newContext(parentCtx, sess, true), sess, nil
 }
 
 // WithTx represents executing database operations on a transaction, if the transaction exist,
diff --git a/models/db/context_test.go b/models/db/context_test.go
index 7ab327b7e9..d12d79ebe1 100644
--- a/models/db/context_test.go
+++ b/models/db/context_test.go
@@ -84,4 +84,16 @@ func TestTxContext(t *testing.T) {
 			return nil
 		}))
 	}
+
+	t.Run("Reuses parent context", func(t *testing.T) {
+		type unique struct{}
+
+		ctx := context.WithValue(db.DefaultContext, unique{}, "yes!")
+		assert.False(t, db.InTransaction(ctx))
+
+		require.NoError(t, db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+			assert.Equal(t, "yes!", ctx.Value(unique{}))
+			return nil
+		}))
+	})
 }