diff --git a/crypto/Makefile b/crypto/Makefile
index c99b93cec..d6bf4f134 100644
--- a/crypto/Makefile
+++ b/crypto/Makefile
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ SRCS  += hmac_drbg.c
 SRCS  += rfc6979.c
 SRCS  += slip39.c
 SRCS  += schnorr.c
+SRCS  += zkp_context.c
 
 OBJS   = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
 OBJS  += secp256k1-zkp.o
diff --git a/crypto/zkp_context.c b/crypto/zkp_context.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..008d9f68f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/zkp_context.c
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) SatoshiLabs
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+ * OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES
+ * OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ * ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+ * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#include "memzero.h"
+#include "rand.h"
+#include "zkp_context.h"
+
+#include "vendor/secp256k1-zkp/include/secp256k1.h"
+
+static uint8_t context_buffer[SECP256K1_CONTEXT_SIZE];
+static secp256k1_context *context;
+static volatile atomic_flag locked;
+static bool initialized = false;
+
+void secp256k1_context_writable_randomize(secp256k1_context *context_writable) {
+  uint8_t seed[32] = {0};
+  random_buffer(seed, sizeof(seed));
+  int returned = secp256k1_context_randomize(context_writable, seed);
+  memzero(seed, sizeof(seed));
+  assert(returned == 1);
+}
+
+void zkp_context_init() {
+  assert(initialized == false);
+
+  const unsigned int context_flags =
+      SECP256K1_CONTEXT_SIGN | SECP256K1_CONTEXT_VERIFY;
+
+  const size_t context_size =
+      secp256k1_context_preallocated_size(context_flags);
+  assert(context_size != 0);
+  assert(context_size <= SECP256K1_CONTEXT_SIZE);
+
+  context =
+      secp256k1_context_preallocated_create(context_buffer, context_flags);
+  assert(context != NULL);
+
+  secp256k1_context_writable_randomize(context);
+
+  atomic_flag_clear(&locked);
+  initialized = true;
+}
+
+void zkp_context_destroy() {
+  assert(initialized == true);
+
+  initialized = false;
+  secp256k1_context_preallocated_destroy(context);
+  memzero(context_buffer, sizeof(context_buffer));
+  atomic_flag_clear(&locked);
+}
+
+const secp256k1_context *zkp_context_get_read_only() {
+  assert(initialized == true);
+
+  return context;
+}
+
+secp256k1_context *zkp_context_acquire_writable() {
+  assert(initialized == true);
+
+  // We don't expect the context to be used by multiple threads
+  assert(!atomic_flag_test_and_set(&locked));
+  return context;
+}
+
+void zkp_context_release_writable() {
+  assert(initialized == true);
+
+  atomic_flag_clear(&locked);
+}
diff --git a/crypto/zkp_context.h b/crypto/zkp_context.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59dce14db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/zkp_context.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef __ZKP_CONTEXT_H__
+#define __ZKP_CONTEXT_H__
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "vendor/secp256k1-zkp/include/secp256k1_preallocated.h"
+
+void secp256k1_context_writable_randomize(secp256k1_context *context);
+void zkp_context_init(void);
+void zkp_context_destroy(void);
+const secp256k1_context *zkp_context_get_read_only(void);
+secp256k1_context *zkp_context_acquire_writable(void);
+void zkp_context_release_writable(void);
+
+#endif