diff --git a/x/contracts/runtime/call_context_test.go b/x/contracts/runtime/call_context_test.go
index a0ed808552..7f4a64bff7 100644
--- a/x/contracts/runtime/call_context_test.go
+++ b/x/contracts/runtime/call_context_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,57 @@ func TestCallContext(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(result)
 }
 
+func TestValueContext(t *testing.T) {
+	require := require.New(t)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	contract0ID := ids.GenerateTestID()
+	contract0Address := codec.CreateAddress(0, contract0ID)
+	stringedID0 := string(contract0ID[:])
+
+	defaultActorAddress := codec.Address{}
+
+	value := uint64(123456)
+
+	testStateManager := &TestStateManager{
+		ContractsMap: map[string][]byte{},
+		AccountMap:   map[codec.Address]string{contract0Address: stringedID0},
+		Balances:     map[codec.Address]uint64{defaultActorAddress: value},
+	}
+
+	err := testStateManager.CompileAndSetContract(ContractID(stringedID0), "call_contract")
+	require.NoError(err)
+
+	r := NewRuntime(
+		NewConfig(),
+		logging.NoLog{},
+	).WithDefaults(
+		CallInfo{
+			Contract: contract0Address,
+			State:    testStateManager,
+			Fuel:     1000000,
+		})
+
+	result, err := r.WithValue(value).CallContract(
+		ctx,
+		&CallInfo{
+			Actor:        r.defaultCallInfo.Actor,
+			FunctionName: "value_check",
+		})
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Equal(value, into[uint64](result))
+
+	result, err = r.CallContract(
+		ctx,
+		&CallInfo{
+			FunctionName: "value_check",
+		})
+	require.NoError(err)
+	require.Equal(uint64(0), into[uint64](result))
+}
+
 func TestCallContextPreventOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
 	require := require.New(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
diff --git a/x/contracts/runtime/contract.go b/x/contracts/runtime/contract.go
index 8b9341630b..dbdca90efc 100644
--- a/x/contracts/runtime/contract.go
+++ b/x/contracts/runtime/contract.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ type Context struct {
 	Actor     codec.Address
 	Height    uint64
 	Timestamp uint64
+	Value     uint64
 	ActionID  ids.ID
 }
 
@@ -54,11 +55,12 @@ type CallInfo struct {
 	// the timestamp of the chain at the time this call was made
 	Timestamp uint64
 
+	// the value that is passed to the call context
+	Value uint64
+
 	// the action id that triggered this call
 	ActionID ids.ID
 
-	Value uint64
-
 	inst *ContractInstance
 }
 
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ func (p *ContractInstance) call(ctx context.Context, callInfo *CallInfo) ([]byte
 		Actor:     callInfo.Actor,
 		Height:    callInfo.Height,
 		Timestamp: callInfo.Timestamp,
+		Value:     callInfo.Value,
 		ActionID:  callInfo.ActionID,
 	}
 	paramsBytes, err := Serialize(contractCtx)
diff --git a/x/contracts/test/contracts/call_contract/src/lib.rs b/x/contracts/test/contracts/call_contract/src/lib.rs
index e556f82d1c..13e888ceba 100644
--- a/x/contracts/test/contracts/call_contract/src/lib.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/test/contracts/call_contract/src/lib.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ pub fn actor_check_external(ctx: &mut Context, target: Address, max_units: Gas)
         .expect("failure")
 }
 
+#[public]
+pub fn value_check(context: &mut Context) -> u64 {
+    context.value()
+}
+
 #[public]
 pub fn call_with_param(_: &mut Context, value: i64) -> i64 {
     value
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs
index 6860e53724..5905df8702 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/src/context.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ pub struct Context {
     actor: Address,
     height: u64,
     timestamp: u64,
+    value: u64,
     action_id: Id,
     state_cache: Cache,
     host_accessor: Accessor,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ mod debug {
                 actor,
                 height,
                 timestamp,
+                value,
                 action_id,
                 state_cache: _,
                 host_accessor: _,
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ mod debug {
                 actor,
                 height,
                 timestamp,
+                value,
                 action_id
             )
         }
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ impl BorshDeserialize for Context {
         let actor = Address::deserialize_reader(reader)?;
         let height = u64::deserialize_reader(reader)?;
         let timestamp = u64::deserialize_reader(reader)?;
+        let value = u64::deserialize_reader(reader)?;
         let action_id = Id::deserialize_reader(reader)?;
 
         let ctx = Context {
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ impl BorshDeserialize for Context {
             actor,
             height,
             timestamp,
+            value,
             action_id,
             state_cache: Cache::new(),
             host_accessor: Accessor::new(),
@@ -125,6 +130,14 @@ impl Context {
         self.timestamp
     }
 
+    /// Returns the call-value
+    /// # Panics
+    /// Panics if the context was not injected
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn value(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.value
+    }
+
     /// Returns the action-id
     /// # Panics
     /// Panics if the context was not injected
@@ -270,6 +283,7 @@ impl Context {
             actor: Address::default(),
             height: 0,
             timestamp: 0,
+            value: 0,
             action_id: Id::default(),
             state_cache: Cache::new(),
             host_accessor: Accessor::new(),
diff --git a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs
index 2869e39ba5..8512ee6165 100644
--- a/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs
+++ b/x/contracts/wasmlanche/tests/wasmtime-integration.rs
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ impl TestCrate {
         let mut actor = vec![0; Address::LEN];
         let height: u64 = 0;
         let timestamp: u64 = 0;
+        let value: u64 = 0;
         let mut action_id = vec![1; ID_LEN];
 
         // this is a hack to create a context since the constructor is private
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ impl TestCrate {
         serialized_context.append(&mut actor);
         serialized_context.append(&mut height.to_le_bytes().to_vec());
         serialized_context.append(&mut timestamp.to_le_bytes().to_vec());
+        serialized_context.append(&mut value.to_le_bytes().to_vec());
         serialized_context.append(&mut action_id);
 
         self.allocate(serialized_context)