diff --git a/context/http.go b/context/http.go
index 1808c6b44..98ab436d9 100644
--- a/context/http.go
+++ b/context/http.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 // Common errors used with this package.
 var (
-	ErrNoRequestContext = errors.New("no http request in context")
+	ErrNoRequestContext        = errors.New("no http request in context")
+	ErrNoResponseWriterContext = errors.New("no http response in context")
 )
 
 func parseIP(ipStr string) net.IP {
@@ -110,6 +111,20 @@ func WithResponseWriter(ctx Context, w http.ResponseWriter) (Context, http.Respo
 	return irw, irw
 }
 
+// GetResponseWriter returns the http.ResponseWriter from the provided
+// context. If not present, ErrNoResponseWriterContext is returned. The
+// returned instance provides instrumentation in the context.
+func GetResponseWriter(ctx Context) (http.ResponseWriter, error) {
+	v := ctx.Value("http.response")
+
+	rw, ok := v.(http.ResponseWriter)
+	if !ok || rw == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNoResponseWriterContext
+	}
+
+	return rw, nil
+}
+
 // getVarsFromRequest let's us change request vars implementation for testing
 // and maybe future changes.
 var getVarsFromRequest = mux.Vars