diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 8d34f8ddb..537fe02fe 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, s string, opts options.Options) (restic.Backend
 	case "s3":
 		be, err = s3.Create(ctx, cfg.(s3.Config), rt)
 	case "gs":
-		be, err = gs.Create(cfg.(gs.Config), rt)
+		be, err = gs.Create(ctx, cfg.(gs.Config), rt)
 	case "azure":
 		be, err = azure.Create(ctx, cfg.(azure.Config), rt)
 	case "swift":
diff --git a/internal/backend/gs/gs.go b/internal/backend/gs/gs.go
index f310fbef5..62e5c4954 100644
--- a/internal/backend/gs/gs.go
+++ b/internal/backend/gs/gs.go
@@ -124,14 +124,13 @@ func Open(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (restic.Backend, error) {
 //
 // The service account must have the "storage.buckets.create" permission to
 // create a bucket the does not yet exist.
-func Create(cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (restic.Backend, error) {
+func Create(ctx context.Context, cfg Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (restic.Backend, error) {
 	be, err := open(cfg, rt)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "open")
 	}
 
 	// Try to determine if the bucket exists. If it does not, try to create it.
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	exists, err := be.bucketExists(ctx, be.bucket)
 	if err != nil {
 		if e, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && e.Code == http.StatusForbidden {
diff --git a/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go b/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go
index 77f8986f1..19ae8b829 100644
--- a/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/gs/gs_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func newGSTestSuite(t testing.TB) *test.Suite {
 		Create: func(config interface{}) (restic.Backend, error) {
 			cfg := config.(gs.Config)
 
-			be, err := gs.Create(cfg, tr)
+			be, err := gs.Create(context.Background(), cfg, tr)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}