diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f4eedf7..b0b900d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,17 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
 include_guard(GLOBAL)
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
+if(APPLE)
+    # cmake likes to build to the major version.
+    # rust likes to build to the minor version (to build libextism)
+    # attempt to set cmake to build to the minor version
+    execute_process(
+        COMMAND sw_vers -productVersion
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE MACOS_VERSION
+        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    )
+    set(CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET ${MACOS_VERSION} CACHE STRING "Minimum OS X deployment version")
+endif()
 
 # extism-cpp library
 project(extism-cpp VERSION 1.0.0 DESCRIPTION "C++ bindings for libextism")
diff --git a/src/current_plugin.cpp b/src/current_plugin.cpp
index 1422c4e..df78c67 100644
--- a/src/current_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/current_plugin.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 #include "extism.hpp"
 #include <cstring>
+#include <extism.h>
 #include <string_view>
 
 namespace extism {
@@ -82,4 +83,8 @@ Val &CurrentPlugin::outputVal(size_t index) const {
   return this->outputs[index];
 }
 
+void *CurrentPlugin::hostContext() const {
+  return extism_current_plugin_host_context(this->pointer);
+}
+
 }; // namespace extism
diff --git a/src/extism.hpp b/src/extism.hpp
index aaf195c..834bff6 100644
--- a/src/extism.hpp
+++ b/src/extism.hpp
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ class CurrentPlugin {
   std::string_view inputStringView(size_t index = 0) const;
   const Val &inputVal(size_t index) const;
   Val &outputVal(size_t index) const;
+  void *hostContext() const;
 };
 
 typedef std::function<void(CurrentPlugin, void *user_data)> FunctionType;
@@ -287,23 +288,28 @@ class Plugin {
   void config(std::string_view json);
 
   // Call a plugin
-  Buffer call(const char *func, const uint8_t *input, size_t inputLength) const;
+  Buffer call(const char *func, const uint8_t *input, size_t inputLength,
+              void *hostContext = nullptr) const;
 
   // Call a plugin function with std::vector<uint8_t> input
-  Buffer call(const char *func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input) const;
+  Buffer call(const char *func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input,
+              void *hostContext = nullptr) const;
 
   // Call a plugin function with string input
-  Buffer call(const char *func, std::string_view input = "") const;
+  Buffer call(const char *func, std::string_view input = "",
+              void *hostContext = nullptr) const;
 
   // Call a plugin
-  Buffer call(const std::string &func, const uint8_t *input,
-              size_t inputLength) const;
+  Buffer call(const std::string &func, const uint8_t *input, size_t inputLength,
+              void *hostContext = nullptr) const;
 
   // Call a plugin function with std::vector<uint8_t> input
-  Buffer call(const std::string &func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input) const;
+  Buffer call(const std::string &func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input,
+              void *hostContext = nullptr) const;
 
   // Call a plugin function with string input
-  Buffer call(const std::string &func, std::string_view input = "") const;
+  Buffer call(const std::string &func, std::string_view input = "",
+              void *hostContext = nullptr) const;
 
   // Returns true if the specified function exists
   bool functionExists(const char *func) const;
diff --git a/src/plugin.cpp b/src/plugin.cpp
index 5c84274..aeddb70 100644
--- a/src/plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "extism.hpp"
+#include <extism.h>
 #include <json/json.h>
 
 namespace extism {
@@ -73,9 +74,15 @@ void Plugin::config(std::string_view json) {
 }
 
 // Call a plugin
-Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, const uint8_t *input,
-                    size_t inputLength) const {
-  int32_t rc = extism_plugin_call(this->plugin.get(), func, input, inputLength);
+Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, const uint8_t *input, size_t inputLength,
+                    void *hostContext) const {
+  int32_t rc = -1;
+  if (hostContext != nullptr) {
+    rc = extism_plugin_call_with_host_context(this->plugin.get(), func, input,
+                                              inputLength, hostContext);
+  } else {
+    rc = extism_plugin_call(this->plugin.get(), func, input, inputLength);
+  }
   if (rc != 0) {
     const char *error = extism_plugin_error(this->plugin.get());
     if (error == nullptr) {
@@ -91,31 +98,34 @@ Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, const uint8_t *input,
 }
 
 // Call a plugin function with std::vector<uint8_t> input
-Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input) const {
-  return this->call(func, input.data(), input.size());
+Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input,
+                    void *hostContext) const {
+  return this->call(func, input.data(), input.size(), hostContext);
 }
 
 // Call a plugin function with string input
-Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, std::string_view input) const {
+Buffer Plugin::call(const char *func, std::string_view input,
+                    void *hostContext) const {
   return this->call(func, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(input.data()),
-                    input.size());
+                    input.size(), hostContext);
 }
 
 // Call a plugin
 Buffer Plugin::call(const std::string &func, const uint8_t *input,
-                    size_t inputLength) const {
-  return this->call(func.c_str(), input, inputLength);
+                    size_t inputLength, void *hostContext) const {
+  return this->call(func.c_str(), input, inputLength, hostContext);
 }
 
 // Call a plugin function with std::vector<uint8_t> input
-Buffer Plugin::call(const std::string &func,
-                    const std::vector<uint8_t> &input) const {
-  return this->call(func.c_str(), input);
+Buffer Plugin::call(const std::string &func, const std::vector<uint8_t> &input,
+                    void *hostContext) const {
+  return this->call(func.c_str(), input, hostContext);
 }
 
 // Call a plugin function with string input
-Buffer Plugin::call(const std::string &func, std::string_view input) const {
-  return this->call(func.c_str(), input);
+Buffer Plugin::call(const std::string &func, std::string_view input,
+                    void *hostContext) const {
+  return this->call(func.c_str(), input, hostContext);
 }
 
 // Returns true if the specified function exists
diff --git a/test/test.cpp b/test/test.cpp
index 30bb0fc..5cff2d7 100644
--- a/test/test.cpp
+++ b/test/test.cpp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ TEST(Plugin, HostFunction) {
   auto t = std::vector<ValType>{ValType::ExtismValType_I64};
   Function hello_world =
       Function("hello_world", t, t, [](CurrentPlugin plugin, void *user_data) {
+        uint64_t *ctx = (uint64_t *)plugin.hostContext();
+        if (ctx != nullptr) {
+          ASSERT_EQ(*ctx, 12345);
+        }
         plugin.output(std::string("test"));
       });
   auto functions = std::vector<Function>{
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ TEST(Plugin, HostFunction) {
   auto buf = plugin.call("count_vowels", "aaa");
   ASSERT_EQ(buf.length, 4);
   ASSERT_EQ((std::string)buf, "test");
+  uint64_t ctx = 12345;
+  auto buf1 = plugin.call("count_vowels", "aaa", (void *)&ctx);
+  ASSERT_EQ(buf1.length, buf.length);
+  ASSERT_EQ((std::string)buf, "test");
 }
 
 void callThread(Plugin *plugin) {