diff --git a/.changeset/session-went-far.md b/.changeset/session-went-far.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e38b31b7630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/session-went-far.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@keystone-6/core': patch
+---
+
+Fixes regression from #8073, `.sudo` now retains the `context.session`
diff --git a/packages/core/src/lib/context/createContext.ts b/packages/core/src/lib/context/createContext.ts
index ff6c8dde78c..8c37dd0b4f7 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/lib/context/createContext.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/lib/context/createContext.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ export function createContext({
       graphql: { raw: rawGraphQL, run: runGraphQL, schema },
       prisma: prismaClient,
 
-      sudo: () => construct({ sudo: true, req, res }),
-      exitSudo: () => construct({ sudo: false, req, res }), // TODO: remove, deprecated
+      sudo: () => construct({ session, sudo: true, req, res }),
+      exitSudo: () => construct({ session, sudo: false, req, res }), // TODO: remove, deprecated
 
       req,
       res,