diff --git a/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_asyncio.py b/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_asyncio.py
index 2be5aec..d8c03a3 100644
--- a/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_asyncio.py
+++ b/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_asyncio.py
@@ -116,13 +116,17 @@ def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
 
         if not handler or 'HTTP_SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY' not in environ:
             return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)
+        assert asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(handler)
 
         uwsgi.websocket_handshake(environ['HTTP_SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY'], environ.get('HTTP_ORIGIN', ''))
 
         client = self.client(environ, uwsgi.connection_fd(), self.websocket.timeout, greenlet.getcurrent())
-
-        assert asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(handler)
-        asyncio.Task(asyncio.coroutine(handler)(client, **args))
+        
+        async def call_handler():
+            with self.websocket.app.request_context(environ):
+                await handler(client, **args)
+        asyncio.Task(call_handler())
+        
         f = GreenFuture()
         asyncio.Task(client._send_ready(f))
         try:
diff --git a/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_gevent.py b/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_gevent.py
index 5440be7..59b5f95 100644
--- a/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_gevent.py
+++ b/flask_uwsgi_websocket/_gevent.py
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
                              self.websocket.timeout)
 
         # spawn handler
-        handler = spawn(handler, client, **args)
+        def wrapped_handler():
+            with self.websocket.app.request_context(environ):
+                return handler(client, **args)
+        handler = spawn(wrapped_handler)
 
         # spawn recv listener
         def listener(client):
diff --git a/flask_uwsgi_websocket/websocket.py b/flask_uwsgi_websocket/websocket.py
index 248d56d..9b372ab 100644
--- a/flask_uwsgi_websocket/websocket.py
+++ b/flask_uwsgi_websocket/websocket.py
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
 
         if not handler or 'HTTP_SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY' not in environ:
             return self.wsgi_app(environ, start_response)
-
         uwsgi.websocket_handshake(environ['HTTP_SEC_WEBSOCKET_KEY'], environ.get('HTTP_ORIGIN', ''))
-        handler(self.client(environ, uwsgi.connection_fd(), self.websocket.timeout), **args)
+        app = self.websocket.app
+        with app.request_context(environ):
+            handler(self.client(environ, uwsgi.connection_fd(), self.websocket.timeout), **args)
         return []