diff --git a/dotbot/context.py b/dotbot/context.py
index 3ce9e6e..31e93c9 100644
--- a/dotbot/context.py
+++ b/dotbot/context.py
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ class Context:
     Contextual data and information for plugins.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, base_directory, options=Namespace()):
+    def __init__(self, base_directory, options=Namespace(), plugins=None):
         self._base_directory = base_directory
         self._defaults = {}
         self._options = options
-        pass
+        self._plugins = plugins
 
     def set_base_directory(self, base_directory):
         self._base_directory = base_directory
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ class Context:
 
     def options(self):
         return copy.deepcopy(self._options)
+
+    def plugins(self):
+        # shallow copy is ok here
+        return copy.copy(self._plugins)
diff --git a/dotbot/dispatcher.py b/dotbot/dispatcher.py
index f89683d..6660d88 100644
--- a/dotbot/dispatcher.py
+++ b/dotbot/dispatcher.py
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ class Dispatcher:
         plugins=None,
     ):
         self._log = Messenger()
-        self._setup_context(base_directory, options)
+        self._setup_context(base_directory, options, plugins)
         plugins = plugins or []
         self._plugins = [plugin(self._context) for plugin in plugins]
         self._only = only
         self._skip = skip
         self._exit = exit_on_failure
 
-    def _setup_context(self, base_directory, options):
+    def _setup_context(self, base_directory, options, plugins):
         path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(base_directory))
         if not os.path.exists(path):
             raise DispatchError("Nonexistent base directory")
-        self._context = Context(path, options)
+        self._context = Context(path, options, plugins)
 
     def dispatch(self, tasks):
         success = True
diff --git a/tests/dotbot_plugin_context_plugin.py b/tests/dotbot_plugin_context_plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1615e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/dotbot_plugin_context_plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# https://github.com/anishathalye/dotbot/issues/339
+# plugins should be able to instantiate a Dispatcher with all the plugins
+
+import dotbot
+from dotbot.dispatcher import Dispatcher
+
+
+class Dispatch(dotbot.Plugin):
+    def can_handle(self, directive):
+        return directive == "dispatch"
+
+    def handle(self, directive, data):
+        dispatcher = Dispatcher(
+            base_directory=self._context.base_directory(),
+            options=self._context.options(),
+            plugins=self._context.plugins(),
+        )
+        return dispatcher.dispatch(data)
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 5868e6f..cc270b4 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -170,3 +170,17 @@ def test_disable_builtin_plugins(home, dotfiles, run_dotbot):
         run_dotbot("--disable-built-in-plugins")
 
     assert not os.path.exists(os.path.join(home, ".f"))
+
+
+def test_plugin_context_plugin(capfd, home, dotfiles, run_dotbot):
+    """Verify that the plugin context is available to plugins."""
+
+    plugin_file = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "dotbot_plugin_context_plugin.py"
+    )
+    shutil.copy(plugin_file, os.path.join(dotfiles.directory, "plugin.py"))
+    dotfiles.write_config([{"dispatch": [{"shell": [{"command": "echo apple", "stdout": True}]}]}])
+    run_dotbot("--plugin", os.path.join(dotfiles.directory, "plugin.py"))
+
+    stdout = capfd.readouterr().out.splitlines()
+    assert any(line.startswith("apple") for line in stdout)