diff --git a/client/luigi-client.d.ts b/client/luigi-client.d.ts
index 890f35362d..f298565918 100644
--- a/client/luigi-client.d.ts
+++ b/client/luigi-client.d.ts
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ export type getToken = () => AuthData['accessToken'];
 export function getEventData(): Context;
 export type getEventData = () => Context;
 
+/**
+ * Returns the context object. It is an alias function for getEventData().
+ * @returns {Object} current context data.
+ * @memberof Lifecycle
+ */
+export function getContext(): Context;
+export type getContext = () => Context;
+
 /**
  * Returns the node parameters of the active URL.
  * Node parameters are defined like URL query parameters but with a specific prefix allowing Luigi to pass them to the micro front-end view.  The default prefix is **~** and you can use it in the following way: `https://my.luigi.app/home/products?~sort=asc~page=3`.
diff --git a/client/src/lifecycleManager.js b/client/src/lifecycleManager.js
index 563a859977..d8f54e6ea9 100644
--- a/client/src/lifecycleManager.js
+++ b/client/src/lifecycleManager.js
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ class LifecycleManager extends LuigiClientBase {
   getEventData() {
     return this.currentContext.context;
   }
+  /**
+   * Returns the context object. It is an alias function for getEventData().
+   * @returns {Object} current context data
+   * @memberof Lifecycle
+   */
+  getContext() {
+    return this.getEventData();
+  }
   /**
    * Returns the node parameters of the active URL.
    * Node parameters are defined like URL query parameters but with a specific prefix allowing Luigi to pass them to the micro front-end view.  The default prefix is **~** and you can use it in the following way: `https://my.luigi.app/home/products?~sort=asc~page=3`.
diff --git a/client/src/luigi-client.js b/client/src/luigi-client.js
index 9d8633b8cf..91ea790559 100644
--- a/client/src/luigi-client.js
+++ b/client/src/luigi-client.js
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class LuigiClient {
   getEventData() {
     return lifecycleManager.getEventData();
   }
+  getContext() {
+    return lifecycleManager.getContext();
+  }
   getNodeParams() {
     return lifecycleManager.getNodeParams();
   }
diff --git a/core/src/App.html b/core/src/App.html
index cda689bf54..983faa0d10 100644
--- a/core/src/App.html
+++ b/core/src/App.html
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@
                 {}
               );
             }
-
             ViewGroupPreloading.viewGroupLoaded(iframe);
           }
 
diff --git a/docs/luigi-client-api.md b/docs/luigi-client-api.md
index 7e8ec15e2e..e5bba636c3 100644
--- a/docs/luigi-client-api.md
+++ b/docs/luigi-client-api.md
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ Returns the context object. Typically it is not required as the [addContextUpdat
 
 Returns **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)** current context data
 
+### getContext
+
+Returns the context object. It is an alias function for getEventData().
+
+Returns **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)** current context data
+
 ### getNodeParams
 
 Returns the node parameters of the active URL.