diff --git a/src/runtime/index.ts b/src/runtime/index.ts
index 8e12f9f0ee..9ad40d1792 100644
--- a/src/runtime/index.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/index.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export {
 	getContext,
 	getAllContexts,
 	hasContext,
+	deleteContext,
 	tick,
 	createEventDispatcher,
 	SvelteComponentDev as SvelteComponent,
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts b/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts
index bb3df3d295..8656b2bd4f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/lifecycle.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ export function getAllContexts<T extends Map<any, any> = Map<any, any>>(): T {
 }
 
 export function hasContext(key): boolean {
-	return get_current_component().$$.context.has(key);	
+	return get_current_component().$$.context.has(key);
+}
+
+export function deleteContext(key): boolean {
+	return get_current_component().$$.context.delete(key);
 }
 
 // TODO figure out if we still want to support
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Delete.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Delete.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3282282ba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Delete.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+	import { deleteContext } from 'svelte';
+	const deleted = deleteContext('test');
+</script>
+
+<div>{deleted}</div>
+<slot />
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Leaf.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Leaf.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf46f6e0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Leaf.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<script>
+	import { hasContext } from 'svelte';
+	const has = hasContext('test');
+</script>
+
+<div>{has}</div>
+<slot />
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Nested.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Nested.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35a181eb26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/Nested.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<script>
+	import { setContext } from 'svelte';
+	setContext('test', true);
+</script>
+
+<slot />
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/_config.js b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/_config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dff100eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/_config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export default {
+	html: `
+		<div>true</div>
+		<div>false</div>
+		<div>false</div>
+	`
+};
diff --git a/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/main.svelte b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/main.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be6fda607e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/runtime/samples/context-api-e/main.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<script>
+  import Nested from "./Nested.svelte";
+  import Delete from "./Delete.svelte";
+  import Leaf from "./Leaf.svelte";
+</script>
+
+<Nested>
+	<Delete>
+		<Leaf>
+			<Delete />
+		</Leaf>
+	</Delete>
+</Nested>