diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/__main__.py b/Lib/asyncio/__main__.py
index 18bb87a5bc4ffd..347a08a2962602 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/__main__.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/__main__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import threading
 import types
 import warnings
+import contextvars
 
 from . import futures
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ def runcode(self, code):
         def callback():
             global repl_future
             global repl_future_interrupted
+            global repl_context
 
             repl_future = None
             repl_future_interrupted = False
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ def callback():
             except BaseException as exc:
                 future.set_exception(exc)
 
-        loop.call_soon_threadsafe(callback)
+        loop.call_soon_threadsafe(callback, context=repl_context)
 
         try:
             return future.result()
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ def run(self):
 
     repl_future = None
     repl_future_interrupted = False
+    repl_context = contextvars.Context()
 
     try:
         import readline  # NoQA