diff --git a/server/v2/stf/core_branch_service.go b/server/v2/stf/core_branch_service.go
index 365d73d532b4..431730b2334a 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/core_branch_service.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/core_branch_service.go
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ var _ branch.Service = (*BranchService)(nil)
 type BranchService struct{}
 
 func (bs BranchService) Execute(ctx context.Context, f func(ctx context.Context) error) error {
-	return bs.execute(ctx.(*executionContext), f)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return bs.execute(exCtx, f)
 }
 
 func (bs BranchService) ExecuteWithGasLimit(
@@ -22,18 +27,21 @@ func (bs BranchService) ExecuteWithGasLimit(
 	gasLimit uint64,
 	f func(ctx context.Context) error,
 ) (gasUsed uint64, err error) {
-	stfCtx := ctx.(*executionContext)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
 
-	originalGasMeter := stfCtx.meter
+	originalGasMeter := exCtx.meter
 
-	stfCtx.setGasLimit(gasLimit)
+	exCtx.setGasLimit(gasLimit)
 
 	// execute branched, with predefined gas limit.
-	err = bs.execute(stfCtx, f)
+	err = bs.execute(exCtx, f)
 	// restore original context
-	gasUsed = stfCtx.meter.Limit() - stfCtx.meter.Remaining()
+	gasUsed = exCtx.meter.Limit() - exCtx.meter.Remaining()
 	_ = originalGasMeter.Consume(gasUsed, "execute-with-gas-limit")
-	stfCtx.setGasLimit(originalGasMeter.Limit() - originalGasMeter.Remaining())
+	exCtx.setGasLimit(originalGasMeter.Limit() - originalGasMeter.Remaining())
 
 	return gasUsed, err
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/core_event_service.go b/server/v2/stf/core_event_service.go
index 48b2507b433d..7a294fc77960 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/core_event_service.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/core_event_service.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	gogoproto "github.com/cosmos/gogoproto/proto"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/event"
-	transaction "cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
 )
 
 func NewEventService() event.Service {
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ type eventService struct{}
 
 // EventManager implements event.Service.
 func (eventService) EventManager(ctx context.Context) event.Manager {
-	return &eventManager{ctx.(*executionContext)}
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return &eventManager{exCtx}
 }
 
 var _ event.Manager = (*eventManager)(nil)
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/core_gas_service.go b/server/v2/stf/core_gas_service.go
index d61859791772..1253420eb246 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/core_gas_service.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/core_gas_service.go
@@ -30,5 +30,10 @@ func (g gasService) GasConfig(ctx context.Context) gas.GasConfig {
 }
 
 func (g gasService) GasMeter(ctx context.Context) gas.Meter {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).meter
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.meter
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/core_header_service.go b/server/v2/stf/core_header_service.go
index 4448627828ca..8b7f6c412be9 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/core_header_service.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/core_header_service.go
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ var _ header.Service = (*HeaderService)(nil)
 type HeaderService struct{}
 
 func (h HeaderService) HeaderInfo(ctx context.Context) header.Info {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).headerInfo
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.headerInfo
 }
 
 const headerInfoPrefix = 0x37
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/core_router_service.go b/server/v2/stf/core_router_service.go
index 8410b0d5f779..4d0115d148e3 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/core_router_service.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/core_router_service.go
@@ -23,19 +23,34 @@ type msgRouterService struct {
 
 // CanInvoke returns an error if the given message cannot be invoked.
 func (m msgRouterService) CanInvoke(ctx context.Context, typeURL string) error {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).msgRouter.CanInvoke(ctx, typeURL)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.msgRouter.CanInvoke(ctx, typeURL)
 }
 
 // InvokeTyped execute a message and fill-in a response.
 // The response must be known and passed as a parameter.
 // Use InvokeUntyped if the response type is not known.
 func (m msgRouterService) InvokeTyped(ctx context.Context, msg, resp transaction.Msg) error {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).msgRouter.InvokeTyped(ctx, msg, resp)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.msgRouter.InvokeTyped(ctx, msg, resp)
 }
 
 // InvokeUntyped execute a message and returns a response.
 func (m msgRouterService) InvokeUntyped(ctx context.Context, msg transaction.Msg) (transaction.Msg, error) {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).msgRouter.InvokeUntyped(ctx, msg)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.msgRouter.InvokeUntyped(ctx, msg)
 }
 
 // NewQueryRouterService implements router.Service.
@@ -49,7 +64,12 @@ type queryRouterService struct{}
 
 // CanInvoke returns an error if the given request cannot be invoked.
 func (m queryRouterService) CanInvoke(ctx context.Context, typeURL string) error {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).queryRouter.CanInvoke(ctx, typeURL)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.queryRouter.CanInvoke(ctx, typeURL)
 }
 
 // InvokeTyped execute a message and fill-in a response.
@@ -59,7 +79,12 @@ func (m queryRouterService) InvokeTyped(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req, resp transaction.Msg,
 ) error {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).queryRouter.InvokeTyped(ctx, req, resp)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.queryRouter.InvokeTyped(ctx, req, resp)
 }
 
 // InvokeUntyped execute a message and returns a response.
@@ -67,5 +92,10 @@ func (m queryRouterService) InvokeUntyped(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	req transaction.Msg,
 ) (transaction.Msg, error) {
-	return ctx.(*executionContext).queryRouter.InvokeUntyped(ctx, req)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return exCtx.queryRouter.InvokeUntyped(ctx, req)
 }
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/core_store_service.go b/server/v2/stf/core_store_service.go
index d912f9277157..9ee67ca367af 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/core_store_service.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/core_store_service.go
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ type storeService struct {
 }
 
 func (s storeService) OpenKVStore(ctx context.Context) store.KVStore {
-	state, err := ctx.(*executionContext).state.GetWriter(s.actor)
+	exCtx, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	state, err := exCtx.state.GetWriter(s.actor)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/export_test.go b/server/v2/stf/export_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b84148abdd9c..000000000000
--- a/server/v2/stf/export_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package stf
-
-import (
-	"context"
-)
-
-func GetExecutionContext(ctx context.Context) *executionContext {
-	executionCtx, ok := ctx.(*executionContext)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return executionCtx
-}
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/stf.go b/server/v2/stf/stf.go
index d3cd2405b23b..1ef5a50eae16 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/stf.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/stf.go
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ import (
 // Identity defines STF's bytes identity and it's used by STF to store things in its own state.
 var Identity = []byte("stf")
 
+type eContextKey struct{}
+
+var executionContextKey = eContextKey{}
+
 // STF is a struct that manages the state transition component of the app.
 type STF[T transaction.Tx] struct {
 	logger log.Logger
@@ -529,6 +533,14 @@ func (e *executionContext) setGasLimit(limit uint64) {
 	e.state = meteredState
 }
 
+func (e *executionContext) Value(key any) any {
+	if key == executionContextKey {
+		return e
+	}
+
+	return e.Context.Value(key)
+}
+
 // TODO: too many calls to makeContext can be expensive
 // makeContext creates and returns a new execution context for the STF[T] type.
 // It takes in the following parameters:
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/stf_router.go b/server/v2/stf/stf_router.go
index 41d5b805c612..06abb61fb735 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/stf_router.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/stf_router.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 	appmodulev2 "cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/router"
-	transaction "cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
 )
 
 var ErrNoHandler = errors.New("no handler")
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/stf_router_test.go b/server/v2/stf/stf_router_test.go
index b5ea7dab5b9d..3f6e9ef68809 100644
--- a/server/v2/stf/stf_router_test.go
+++ b/server/v2/stf/stf_router_test.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"cosmossdk.io/core/appmodule/v2"
-	transaction "cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
+	"cosmossdk.io/core/transaction"
 )
 
 func TestRouter(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/util.go b/server/v2/stf/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b69e805d350c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/v2/stf/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package stf
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// getExecutionCtxFromContext tries to get the execution context from the given go context.
+func getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx context.Context) (*executionContext, error) {
+	if ec, ok := ctx.(*executionContext); ok {
+		return ec, nil
+	}
+
+	value, ok := ctx.Value(executionContextKey).(*executionContext)
+	if ok {
+		return value, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get executionContext from context")
+}
diff --git a/server/v2/stf/util_test.go b/server/v2/stf/util_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f9631782052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/v2/stf/util_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package stf
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetExecutionCtxFromContext(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("direct type *executionContext", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ec := &executionContext{}
+		result, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ec)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+		}
+		if result != ec {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ec, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("context value of type *executionContext", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ec := &executionContext{}
+		ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), executionContextKey, ec)
+		result, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+		}
+		if result != ec {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %v, got %v", ec, result)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid context type or value", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ctx := context.Background()
+		_, err := getExecutionCtxFromContext(ctx)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected error, got nil")
+		}
+		expectedErr := "failed to get executionContext from context"
+		if err.Error() != expectedErr {
+			t.Fatalf("expected error message %v, got %v", expectedErr, err.Error())
+		}
+	})
+}