diff --git a/reconcilers/reconcilers.go b/reconcilers/reconcilers.go
index 69f5a9b..b93c9a1 100644
--- a/reconcilers/reconcilers.go
+++ b/reconcilers/reconcilers.go
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ type ChildReconciler[Type, ChildType client.Object, ChildListType client.ObjectL
 	// ReflectChildStatusOnParent updates the reconciled resource's status with values from the
 	// child. Select types of error are passed, including:
 	//   - apierrs.IsConflict
-	ReflectChildStatusOnParent func(parent Type, child ChildType, err error)
+	ReflectChildStatusOnParent func(ctx context.Context, parent Type, child ChildType, err error)
 
 	// HarmonizeImmutableFields allows fields that are immutable on the current
 	// object to be copied to the desired object in order to avoid creating
@@ -1128,13 +1128,13 @@ func (r *ChildReconciler[T, CT, CLT]) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, resource T)
 				return Result{}, err
 			}
 			log.Info("unable to reconcile child, not owned", "child", namespaceName(conflicted), "ownerRefs", conflicted.GetOwnerReferences())
-			r.ReflectChildStatusOnParent(resource, child, err)
+			r.ReflectChildStatusOnParent(ctx, resource, child, err)
 			return Result{}, nil
 		}
 		log.Error(err, "unable to reconcile child")
 		return Result{}, err
 	}
-	r.ReflectChildStatusOnParent(resource, child, err)
+	r.ReflectChildStatusOnParent(ctx, resource, child, err)
 
 	return Result{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/reconcilers/reconcilers_test.go b/reconcilers/reconcilers_test.go
index 10bc683..8ea1d37 100644
--- a/reconcilers/reconcilers_test.go
+++ b/reconcilers/reconcilers_test.go
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler(t *testing.T) {
 			MergeBeforeUpdate: func(current, desired *corev1.ConfigMap) {
 				current.Data = desired.Data
 			},
-			ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *resources.TestResource, child *corev1.ConfigMap, err error) {
+			ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *resources.TestResource, child *corev1.ConfigMap, err error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					if apierrs.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
 						name := err.(apierrs.APIStatus).Status().Details.Name
@@ -2474,7 +2474,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_Unstructured(t *testing.T) {
 			MergeBeforeUpdate: func(current, desired *unstructured.Unstructured) {
 				current.Object["data"] = desired.Object["data"]
 			},
-			ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *unstructured.Unstructured, child *unstructured.Unstructured, err error) {
+			ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *unstructured.Unstructured, child *unstructured.Unstructured, err error) {
 				if err != nil {
 					if apierrs.IsAlreadyExists(err) {
 						name := err.(apierrs.APIStatus).Status().Details.Name
diff --git a/reconcilers/reconcilers_validate_test.go b/reconcilers/reconcilers_validate_test.go
index f1668dc..6545b3f 100644
--- a/reconcilers/reconcilers_validate_test.go
+++ b/reconcilers/reconcilers_validate_test.go
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType:                  &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 			},
 		},
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				// ChildType:                  &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 			},
 		},
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType: &corev1.Pod{},
 				// ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 			},
 		},
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType:     &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType: &corev1.PodList{},
 				// DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 			},
 			shouldErr: `ChildReconciler "DesiredChild missing" must implement DesiredChild`,
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType:                  &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 				ListOptions:                func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) []client.ListOption { return []client.ListOption{} },
 			},
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType:                  &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 				Finalizer:                  "my-finalizer",
 			},
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType:                  &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 				SkipOwnerReference:         true,
 			},
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ func TestChildReconciler_validate(t *testing.T) {
 				ChildType:                  &corev1.Pod{},
 				ChildListType:              &corev1.PodList{},
 				DesiredChild:               func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap) (*corev1.Pod, error) { return nil, nil },
-				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
+				ReflectChildStatusOnParent: func(ctx context.Context, parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod, err error) {},
 				MergeBeforeUpdate:          func(current, desired *corev1.Pod) {},
 				OurChild:                   func(parent *corev1.ConfigMap, child *corev1.Pod) bool { return false },
 			},