diff --git a/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt b/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt
index 10eef457e2..0634de5a07 100644
--- a/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt
+++ b/collects/syntax/parse/private/parse.rkt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
                      "rep.rkt"
                      "kws.rkt"
                      "txlift.rkt")
+         racket/syntax
          racket/stxparam
          syntax/stx
          unstable/struct
@@ -242,9 +243,10 @@ Conventions:
                    [es null]
                    [cx x]
                    [fh0 (syntax-patterns-fail ctx0)])
-              (with ([fail-handler fh0]
-                     [cut-prompt fh0])
-                (try alternative ...)))))))]))
+              (parameterize ((current-syntax-context ctx0))
+                (with ([fail-handler fh0]
+                       [cut-prompt fh0])
+                  (try alternative ...))))))))]))
 
 ;; ----
 
diff --git a/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt b/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt
index 00bd0332e3..e60d83d712 100644
--- a/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt
+++ b/collects/syntax/parse/private/sc.rkt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
                      racket/syntax
                      "rep-data.rkt"
                      "rep.rkt")
+         racket/syntax
          "parse.rkt"
          "keywords.rkt"
          "runtime.rkt"
@@ -163,14 +164,15 @@
                        [(def ...) defs]
                        [expr expr])
            #'(defattrs/unpack (a ...)
-               (let* ([x expr]
+               (let* ([x (datum->syntax #f expr)]
                       [cx x]
                       [pr (ps-empty x x)]
                       [es null]
                       [fh0 (syntax-patterns-fail x)])
-                 def ...
-                 (#%expression
-                  (with ([fail-handler fh0]
-                         [cut-prompt fh0])
-                    (parse:S x cx pattern pr es
-                             (list (attribute name) ...)))))))))]))
+                 (parameterize ((current-syntax-context x))
+                   def ...
+                   (#%expression
+                    (with ([fail-handler fh0]
+                           [cut-prompt fh0])
+                          (parse:S x cx pattern pr es
+                                   (list (attribute name) ...))))))))))]))
diff --git a/collects/syntax/scribblings/parse/parsing.scrbl b/collects/syntax/scribblings/parse/parsing.scrbl
index 5972197acb..6ba87ee86e 100644
--- a/collects/syntax/scribblings/parse/parsing.scrbl
+++ b/collects/syntax/scribblings/parse/parsing.scrbl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
           scribble/struct
           scribble/decode
           scribble/eval
-          "parse-common.rkt")
+          "parse-common.rkt"
+          (for-label racket/syntax))
 
 @title{Parsing Syntax}
 
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ The following options are supported:
              #:contracts ([context-expr syntax?])]{
 
 When present, @racket[context-expr] is used in reporting parse
-failures; otherwise @racket[stx-expr] is used.
+failures; otherwise @racket[stx-expr] is used. The
+@racket[current-syntax-context] parameter is also set to the value of
+@racket[context-expr].
 
 @(myexamples
   (syntax-parse #'(a b 3)