diff --git a/examples/example.c b/examples/example.c
index 37516ab..36cbf3b 100644
--- a/examples/example.c
+++ b/examples/example.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     const evmc_uint256be value = {{1, 0}};
     const evmc_address addr = {{0, 1, 2}};
     const int64_t gas = 200000;
-    struct evmc_context* ctx = example_host_create_context();
+    struct evmc_tx_context tx_context;
+    memset(&tx_context, 0, sizeof(tx_context));
+    struct evmc_context* ctx = example_host_create_context(tx_context);
     struct evmc_message msg;
     msg.sender = addr;
     msg.destination = addr;
diff --git a/examples/example_host.cpp b/examples/example_host.cpp
index dc4d49e..4744bc6 100644
--- a/examples/example_host.cpp
+++ b/examples/example_host.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,12 @@ struct account
 class ExampleHost : public evmc::Host
 {
     std::map<evmc::address, account> accounts;
+    evmc_tx_context tx_context{};
 
 public:
+    ExampleHost() = default;
+    explicit ExampleHost(evmc_tx_context& _tx_context) noexcept : tx_context{_tx_context} {};
+
     bool account_exists(const evmc::address& addr) noexcept final
     {
         return accounts.find(addr) != accounts.end();
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ public:
         return {EVMC_REVERT, msg.gas, msg.input_data, msg.input_size};
     }
 
-    evmc_tx_context get_tx_context() noexcept final { return {}; }
+    evmc_tx_context get_tx_context() noexcept final { return tx_context; }
 
     evmc::bytes32 get_block_hash(int64_t number) noexcept final
     {
@@ -126,9 +130,9 @@ public:
 
 extern "C" {
 
-evmc_context* example_host_create_context()
+evmc_context* example_host_create_context(evmc_tx_context tx_context)
 {
-    return new ExampleHost;
+    return new ExampleHost(tx_context);
 }
 
 void example_host_destroy_context(evmc_context* context)
diff --git a/examples/example_host.h b/examples/example_host.h
index 7497be8..1a15e66 100644
--- a/examples/example_host.h
+++ b/examples/example_host.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-struct evmc_context* example_host_create_context();
+struct evmc_context* example_host_create_context(struct evmc_tx_context tx_context);
 
 void example_host_destroy_context(struct evmc_context* context);
 
diff --git a/test/unittests/test_cpp.cpp b/test/unittests/test_cpp.cpp
index 731be12..64d24ac 100644
--- a/test/unittests/test_cpp.cpp
+++ b/test/unittests/test_cpp.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ TEST(cpp, host)
 {
     // Use example host to execute all methods from the C++ host wrapper.
 
-    auto* host_context = example_host_create_context();
+    auto* host_context = example_host_create_context(evmc_tx_context{});
     auto host = evmc::HostContext{host_context};
 
     const auto a = evmc::address{{{1}}};
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ TEST(cpp, host_call)
 {
     // Use example host to test Host::call() method.
 
-    auto* host_context = example_host_create_context();
+    auto* host_context = example_host_create_context(evmc_tx_context{});
     auto host = evmc::HostContext{host_context};
 
     EXPECT_EQ(host.call({}).gas_left, 0);
diff --git a/test/vmtester/tests.cpp b/test/vmtester/tests.cpp
index c8be7e2..6aab228 100644
--- a/test/vmtester/tests.cpp
+++ b/test/vmtester/tests.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TEST_F(evmc_vm_test, capabilities)
 
 TEST_F(evmc_vm_test, execute_call)
 {
-    evmc_context* context = example_host_create_context();
+    evmc_context* context = example_host_create_context(evmc_tx_context{});
     evmc_message msg{};
     std::array<uint8_t, 2> code = {{0xfe, 0x00}};
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ TEST_F(evmc_vm_test, execute_call)
 
 TEST_F(evmc_vm_test, execute_create)
 {
-    evmc_context* context = example_host_create_context();
+    evmc_context* context = example_host_create_context(evmc_tx_context{});
     evmc_message msg{
         EVMC_CREATE,   0, 0, 65536, evmc_address{}, evmc_address{}, nullptr, 0, evmc_uint256be{},
         evmc_bytes32{}};