diff --git a/src/net/cgo_unix_test.go b/src/net/cgo_unix_test.go
index 4d5ab23..5dc7b1a 100644
--- a/src/net/cgo_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/net/cgo_unix_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestCgoLookupIP(t *testing.T) {
 	host := "localhost"
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := goLookupIP(host); err != nil {
+	if _, err := goLookupIP(context.Background(), host); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/net/dial.go b/src/net/dial.go
index 22992d5..1f31e8f 100644
--- a/src/net/dial.go
+++ b/src/net/dial.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"runtime"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -61,21 +62,34 @@
 	// Cancel is an optional channel whose closure indicates that
 	// the dial should be canceled. Not all types of dials support
 	// cancelation.
+	//
+	// Deprecated: Use DialContext instead.
 	Cancel <-chan struct{}
 }
 
-// Return either now+Timeout or Deadline, whichever comes first.
-// Or zero, if neither is set.
-func (d *Dialer) deadline(now time.Time) time.Time {
-	if d.Timeout == 0 {
-		return d.Deadline
+func minNonzeroTime(a, b time.Time) time.Time {
+	if a.IsZero() {
+		return b
 	}
-	timeoutDeadline := now.Add(d.Timeout)
-	if d.Deadline.IsZero() || timeoutDeadline.Before(d.Deadline) {
-		return timeoutDeadline
-	} else {
-		return d.Deadline
+	if b.IsZero() || a.Before(b) {
+		return a
 	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// deadline returns the earliest of:
+//   - now+Timeout
+//   - d.Deadline
+//   - the context's deadline
+// Or zero, if none of Timeout, Deadline, or context's deadline is set.
+func (d *Dialer) deadline(ctx context.Context, now time.Time) (earliest time.Time) {
+	if d.Timeout != 0 { // including negative, for historical reasons
+		earliest = now.Add(d.Timeout)
+	}
+	if d, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
+		earliest = minNonzeroTime(earliest, d)
+	}
+	return minNonzeroTime(earliest, d.Deadline)
 }
 
 // partialDeadline returns the deadline to use for a single address,
@@ -142,7 +156,7 @@
 // resolverAddrList resolves addr using hint and returns a list of
 // addresses. The result contains at least one address when error is
 // nil.
-func resolveAddrList(op, network, addr string, hint Addr, deadline time.Time) (addrList, error) {
+func resolveAddrList(ctx context.Context, op, network, addr string, hint Addr) (addrList, error) {
 	afnet, _, err := parseNetwork(network)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -152,6 +166,7 @@
 	}
 	switch afnet {
 	case "unix", "unixgram", "unixpacket":
+		// TODO(bradfitz): push down context
 		addr, err := ResolveUnixAddr(afnet, addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -161,7 +176,7 @@
 		}
 		return addrList{addr}, nil
 	}
-	addrs, err := internetAddrList(afnet, addr, deadline)
+	addrs, err := internetAddrList(ctx, afnet, addr)
 	if err != nil || op != "dial" || hint == nil {
 		return addrs, err
 	}
@@ -253,11 +268,10 @@
 	return d.Dial(network, address)
 }
 
-// dialContext holds common state for all dial operations.
-type dialContext struct {
+// dialParam contains a Dial's parameters and configuration.
+type dialParam struct {
 	Dialer
 	network, address string
-	finalDeadline    time.Time
 }
 
 // Dial connects to the address on the named network.
@@ -265,17 +279,50 @@
 // See func Dial for a description of the network and address
 // parameters.
 func (d *Dialer) Dial(network, address string) (Conn, error) {
-	finalDeadline := d.deadline(time.Now())
-	addrs, err := resolveAddrList("dial", network, address, d.LocalAddr, finalDeadline)
+	return d.DialContext(context.Background(), network, address)
+}
+
+// DialContext connects to the address on the named network using
+// the provided context.
+//
+// The provided Context must be non-nil.
+//
+// See func Dial for a description of the network and address
+// parameters.
+func (d *Dialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string) (Conn, error) {
+	if ctx == nil {
+		panic("nil context")
+	}
+	deadline := d.deadline(ctx, time.Now())
+	if !deadline.IsZero() {
+		if d, ok := ctx.Deadline(); !ok || deadline.Before(d) {
+			subCtx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, deadline)
+			defer cancel()
+			ctx = subCtx
+		}
+	}
+	if oldCancel := d.Cancel; oldCancel != nil {
+		subCtx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+		defer cancel()
+		go func() {
+			select {
+			case <-oldCancel:
+				cancel()
+			case <-subCtx.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+		ctx = subCtx
+	}
+
+	addrs, err := resolveAddrList(ctx, "dial", network, address, d.LocalAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: network, Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: err}
 	}
 
-	ctx := &dialContext{
-		Dialer:        *d,
-		network:       network,
-		address:       address,
-		finalDeadline: finalDeadline,
+	dp := &dialParam{
+		Dialer:  *d,
+		network: network,
+		address: address,
 	}
 
 	// DualStack mode requires that dialTCP support cancelation. This is
@@ -288,138 +335,128 @@
 	}
 
 	var c Conn
-	if len(fallbacks) == 0 {
-		// dialParallel can accept an empty fallbacks list,
-		// but this shortcut avoids the goroutine/channel overhead.
-		c, err = dialSerial(ctx, primaries, ctx.Cancel)
+	if len(fallbacks) > 0 {
+		c, err = dialParallel(ctx, dp, primaries, fallbacks)
 	} else {
-		c, err = dialParallel(ctx, primaries, fallbacks, ctx.Cancel)
+		c, err = dialSerial(ctx, dp, primaries)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if d.KeepAlive > 0 && err == nil {
-		if tc, ok := c.(*TCPConn); ok {
-			setKeepAlive(tc.fd, true)
-			setKeepAlivePeriod(tc.fd, d.KeepAlive)
-			testHookSetKeepAlive()
-		}
+	if tc, ok := c.(*TCPConn); ok && d.KeepAlive > 0 {
+		setKeepAlive(tc.fd, true)
+		setKeepAlivePeriod(tc.fd, d.KeepAlive)
+		testHookSetKeepAlive()
 	}
-	return c, err
+	return c, nil
 }
 
 // dialParallel races two copies of dialSerial, giving the first a
 // head start. It returns the first established connection and
 // closes the others. Otherwise it returns an error from the first
 // primary address.
-func dialParallel(ctx *dialContext, primaries, fallbacks addrList, userCancel <-chan struct{}) (Conn, error) {
-	results := make(chan dialResult, 2)
-	cancel := make(chan struct{})
+func dialParallel(ctx context.Context, dp *dialParam, primaries, fallbacks addrList) (Conn, error) {
+	if len(fallbacks) == 0 {
+		return dialSerial(ctx, dp, primaries)
+	}
 
-	// Spawn the primary racer.
-	go dialSerialAsync(ctx, primaries, nil, cancel, results)
+	returned := make(chan struct{})
+	defer close(returned)
 
-	// Spawn the fallback racer.
-	fallbackTimer := time.NewTimer(ctx.fallbackDelay())
-	go dialSerialAsync(ctx, fallbacks, fallbackTimer, cancel, results)
+	type dialResult struct {
+		Conn
+		error
+		primary bool
+		done    bool
+	}
+	results := make(chan dialResult) // unbuffered
 
-	// Wait for both racers to succeed or fail.
-	var primaryResult, fallbackResult dialResult
-	for !primaryResult.done || !fallbackResult.done {
+	startRacer := func(ctx context.Context, primary bool) {
+		ras := primaries
+		if !primary {
+			ras = fallbacks
+		}
+		c, err := dialSerial(ctx, dp, ras)
 		select {
-		case <-userCancel:
-			// Forward an external cancelation request.
-			if cancel != nil {
-				close(cancel)
-				cancel = nil
+		case results <- dialResult{Conn: c, error: err, primary: primary, done: true}:
+		case <-returned:
+			if c != nil {
+				c.Close()
 			}
-			userCancel = nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	var primary, fallback dialResult
+
+	// Start the main racer.
+	primaryCtx, primaryCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+	defer primaryCancel()
+	go startRacer(primaryCtx, true)
+
+	// Start the timer for the fallback racer.
+	fallbackTimer := time.NewTimer(dp.fallbackDelay())
+	defer fallbackTimer.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-fallbackTimer.C:
+			fallbackCtx, fallbackCancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
+			defer fallbackCancel()
+			go startRacer(fallbackCtx, false)
+
 		case res := <-results:
-			// Drop the result into its assigned bucket.
+			if res.error == nil {
+				return res.Conn, nil
+			}
 			if res.primary {
-				primaryResult = res
+				primary = res
 			} else {
-				fallbackResult = res
+				fallback = res
 			}
-			// On success, cancel the other racer (if one exists.)
-			if res.error == nil && cancel != nil {
-				close(cancel)
-				cancel = nil
+			if primary.done && fallback.done {
+				return nil, primary.error
 			}
-			// If the fallbackTimer was pending, then either we've canceled the
-			// fallback because we no longer want it, or we haven't canceled yet
-			// and therefore want it to wake up immediately.
-			if fallbackTimer.Stop() && cancel != nil {
+			if res.primary && fallbackTimer.Stop() {
+				// If we were able to stop the timer, that means it
+				// was running (hadn't yet started the fallback), but
+				// we just got an error on the primary path, so start
+				// the fallback immediately (in 0 nanoseconds).
 				fallbackTimer.Reset(0)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	// Return, in order of preference:
-	// 1. The primary connection (but close the other if we got both.)
-	// 2. The fallback connection.
-	// 3. The primary error.
-	if primaryResult.error == nil {
-		if fallbackResult.error == nil {
-			fallbackResult.Conn.Close()
-		}
-		return primaryResult.Conn, nil
-	} else if fallbackResult.error == nil {
-		return fallbackResult.Conn, nil
-	} else {
-		return nil, primaryResult.error
-	}
-}
-
-type dialResult struct {
-	Conn
-	error
-	primary bool
-	done    bool
-}
-
-// dialSerialAsync runs dialSerial after some delay, and returns the
-// resulting connection through a channel. When racing two connections,
-// the primary goroutine uses a nil timer to omit the delay.
-func dialSerialAsync(ctx *dialContext, ras addrList, timer *time.Timer, cancel <-chan struct{}, results chan<- dialResult) {
-	if timer != nil {
-		// We're in the fallback goroutine; sleep before connecting.
-		select {
-		case <-timer.C:
-		case <-cancel:
-			// dialSerial will immediately return errCanceled in this case.
-		}
-	}
-	c, err := dialSerial(ctx, ras, cancel)
-	results <- dialResult{Conn: c, error: err, primary: timer == nil, done: true}
 }
 
 // dialSerial connects to a list of addresses in sequence, returning
 // either the first successful connection, or the first error.
-func dialSerial(ctx *dialContext, ras addrList, cancel <-chan struct{}) (Conn, error) {
+func dialSerial(ctx context.Context, dp *dialParam, ras addrList) (Conn, error) {
 	var firstErr error // The error from the first address is most relevant.
 
 	for i, ra := range ras {
 		select {
-		case <-cancel:
-			return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: ctx.network, Source: ctx.LocalAddr, Addr: ra, Err: errCanceled}
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: dp.network, Source: dp.LocalAddr, Addr: ra, Err: mapErr(ctx.Err())}
 		default:
 		}
 
-		partialDeadline, err := partialDeadline(time.Now(), ctx.finalDeadline, len(ras)-i)
+		deadline, _ := ctx.Deadline()
+		partialDeadline, err := partialDeadline(time.Now(), deadline, len(ras)-i)
 		if err != nil {
 			// Ran out of time.
 			if firstErr == nil {
-				firstErr = &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: ctx.network, Source: ctx.LocalAddr, Addr: ra, Err: err}
+				firstErr = &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: dp.network, Source: dp.LocalAddr, Addr: ra, Err: err}
 			}
 			break
 		}
-
-		// If this dial is canceled, the implementation is expected to complete
-		// quickly, but it's still possible that we could return a spurious Conn,
-		// which the caller must Close.
-		dialer := func(d time.Time) (Conn, error) {
-			return dialSingle(ctx, ra, d, cancel)
+		dialCtx := ctx
+		if partialDeadline.Before(deadline) {
+			var cancel context.CancelFunc
+			dialCtx, cancel = context.WithDeadline(ctx, partialDeadline)
+			defer cancel()
 		}
-		c, err := dial(ctx.network, ra, dialer, partialDeadline)
+
+		c, err := dialSingle(dialCtx, dp, ra)
 		if err == nil {
 			return c, nil
 		}
@@ -429,7 +466,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if firstErr == nil {
-		firstErr = &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: ctx.network, Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errMissingAddress}
+		firstErr = &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: dp.network, Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errMissingAddress}
 	}
 	return nil, firstErr
 }
@@ -437,26 +474,26 @@
 // dialSingle attempts to establish and returns a single connection to
 // the destination address. This must be called through the OS-specific
 // dial function, because some OSes don't implement the deadline feature.
-func dialSingle(ctx *dialContext, ra Addr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) (c Conn, err error) {
-	la := ctx.LocalAddr
+func dialSingle(ctx context.Context, dp *dialParam, ra Addr) (c Conn, err error) {
+	la := dp.LocalAddr
 	switch ra := ra.(type) {
 	case *TCPAddr:
 		la, _ := la.(*TCPAddr)
-		c, err = testHookDialTCP(ctx.network, la, ra, deadline, cancel)
+		c, err = dialTCP(ctx, dp.network, la, ra)
 	case *UDPAddr:
 		la, _ := la.(*UDPAddr)
-		c, err = dialUDP(ctx.network, la, ra, deadline)
+		c, err = dialUDP(ctx, dp.network, la, ra)
 	case *IPAddr:
 		la, _ := la.(*IPAddr)
-		c, err = dialIP(ctx.network, la, ra, deadline)
+		c, err = dialIP(ctx, dp.network, la, ra)
 	case *UnixAddr:
 		la, _ := la.(*UnixAddr)
-		c, err = dialUnix(ctx.network, la, ra, deadline)
+		c, err = dialUnix(ctx, dp.network, la, ra)
 	default:
-		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: ctx.network, Source: la, Addr: ra, Err: &AddrError{Err: "unexpected address type", Addr: ctx.address}}
+		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: dp.network, Source: la, Addr: ra, Err: &AddrError{Err: "unexpected address type", Addr: dp.address}}
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: ctx.network, Source: la, Addr: ra, Err: err} // c is non-nil interface containing nil pointer
+		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: dp.network, Source: la, Addr: ra, Err: err} // c is non-nil interface containing nil pointer
 	}
 	return c, nil
 }
@@ -469,7 +506,7 @@
 // instead of just the interface with the given host address.
 // See Dial for more details about address syntax.
 func Listen(net, laddr string) (Listener, error) {
-	addrs, err := resolveAddrList("listen", net, laddr, nil, noDeadline)
+	addrs, err := resolveAddrList(context.Background(), "listen", net, laddr, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: err}
 	}
@@ -496,7 +533,7 @@
 // instead of just the interface with the given host address.
 // See Dial for the syntax of laddr.
 func ListenPacket(net, laddr string) (PacketConn, error) {
-	addrs, err := resolveAddrList("listen", net, laddr, nil, noDeadline)
+	addrs, err := resolveAddrList(context.Background(), "listen", net, laddr, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: err}
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/dial_test.go b/src/net/dial_test.go
index d4f04e0..eb145f4 100644
--- a/src/net/dial_test.go
+++ b/src/net/dial_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
+	"context"
 	"internal/testenv"
 	"io"
 	"net/internal/socktest"
@@ -193,18 +194,11 @@
 // In some environments, the slow IPs may be explicitly unreachable, and fail
 // more quickly than expected. This test hook prevents dialTCP from returning
 // before the deadline.
-func slowDialTCP(net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) (*TCPConn, error) {
-	c, err := dialTCP(net, laddr, raddr, deadline, cancel)
+func slowDialTCP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error) {
+	c, err := doDialTCP(ctx, net, laddr, raddr)
 	if ParseIP(slowDst4).Equal(raddr.IP) || ParseIP(slowDst6).Equal(raddr.IP) {
 		// Wait for the deadline, or indefinitely if none exists.
-		var wait <-chan time.Time
-		if !deadline.IsZero() {
-			wait = time.After(deadline.Sub(time.Now()))
-		}
-		select {
-		case <-cancel:
-		case <-wait:
-		}
+		<-ctx.Done()
 	}
 	return c, err
 }
@@ -356,15 +350,14 @@
 		d := Dialer{
 			FallbackDelay: fallbackDelay,
 		}
-		ctx := &dialContext{
-			Dialer:        d,
-			network:       "tcp",
-			address:       "?",
-			finalDeadline: d.deadline(time.Now()),
-		}
 		startTime := time.Now()
-		c, err := dialParallel(ctx, primaries, fallbacks, nil)
-		elapsed := time.Now().Sub(startTime)
+		dp := &dialParam{
+			Dialer:  d,
+			network: "tcp",
+			address: "?",
+		}
+		c, err := dialParallel(context.Background(), dp, primaries, fallbacks)
+		elapsed := time.Since(startTime)
 
 		if c != nil {
 			c.Close()
@@ -385,16 +378,16 @@
 		}
 
 		// Repeat each case, ensuring that it can be canceled quickly.
-		cancel := make(chan struct{})
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
-			close(cancel)
+			cancel()
 			wg.Done()
 		}()
 		startTime = time.Now()
-		c, err = dialParallel(ctx, primaries, fallbacks, cancel)
+		c, err = dialParallel(ctx, dp, primaries, fallbacks)
 		if c != nil {
 			c.Close()
 		}
@@ -406,7 +399,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func lookupSlowFast(fn func(string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+func lookupSlowFast(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context, string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
 	switch host {
 	case "slow6loopback4":
 		// Returns a slow IPv6 address, and a local IPv4 address.
@@ -415,7 +408,7 @@
 			{IP: ParseIP("127.0.0.1")},
 		}, nil
 	default:
-		return fn(host)
+		return fn(ctx, host)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -530,22 +523,24 @@
 
 	origTestHookDialTCP := testHookDialTCP
 	defer func() { testHookDialTCP = origTestHookDialTCP }()
-	testHookDialTCP = func(net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) (*TCPConn, error) {
+	testHookDialTCP = func(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error) {
 		// Sleep long enough for Happy Eyeballs to kick in, and inhibit cancelation.
 		// This forces dialParallel to juggle two successful connections.
 		time.Sleep(fallbackDelay * 2)
-		cancel = nil
-		return dialTCP(net, laddr, raddr, deadline, cancel)
+
+		// Now ignore the provided context (which will be canceled) and use a
+		// different one to make sure this completes with a valid connection,
+		// which we hope to be closed below:
+		return doDialTCP(context.Background(), net, laddr, raddr)
 	}
 
 	d := Dialer{
 		FallbackDelay: fallbackDelay,
 	}
-	ctx := &dialContext{
-		Dialer:        d,
-		network:       "tcp",
-		address:       "?",
-		finalDeadline: d.deadline(time.Now()),
+	dp := &dialParam{
+		Dialer:  d,
+		network: "tcp",
+		address: "?",
 	}
 
 	makeAddr := func(ip string) addrList {
@@ -557,7 +552,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// dialParallel returns one connection (and closes the other.)
-	c, err := dialParallel(ctx, makeAddr("127.0.0.1"), makeAddr("::1"), nil)
+	c, err := dialParallel(context.Background(), dp, makeAddr("127.0.0.1"), makeAddr("::1"))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/dnsclient_unix.go b/src/net/dnsclient_unix.go
index cf0b268..914dd76 100644
--- a/src/net/dnsclient_unix.go
+++ b/src/net/dnsclient_unix.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
@@ -399,11 +400,11 @@
 // Normally we let cgo use the C library resolver instead of
 // depending on our lookup code, so that Go and C get the same
 // answers.
-func goLookupHost(name string) (addrs []string, err error) {
-	return goLookupHostOrder(name, hostLookupFilesDNS)
+func goLookupHost(ctx context.Context, name string) (addrs []string, err error) {
+	return goLookupHostOrder(ctx, name, hostLookupFilesDNS)
 }
 
-func goLookupHostOrder(name string, order hostLookupOrder) (addrs []string, err error) {
+func goLookupHostOrder(ctx context.Context, name string, order hostLookupOrder) (addrs []string, err error) {
 	if order == hostLookupFilesDNS || order == hostLookupFiles {
 		// Use entries from /etc/hosts if they match.
 		addrs = lookupStaticHost(name)
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	ips, err := goLookupIPOrder(name, order)
+	ips, err := goLookupIPOrder(ctx, name, order)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -437,11 +438,11 @@
 
 // goLookupIP is the native Go implementation of LookupIP.
 // The libc versions are in cgo_*.go.
-func goLookupIP(name string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
-	return goLookupIPOrder(name, hostLookupFilesDNS)
+func goLookupIP(ctx context.Context, name string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+	return goLookupIPOrder(ctx, name, hostLookupFilesDNS)
 }
 
-func goLookupIPOrder(name string, order hostLookupOrder) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+func goLookupIPOrder(ctx context.Context, name string, order hostLookupOrder) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
 	if order == hostLookupFilesDNS || order == hostLookupFiles {
 		addrs = goLookupIPFiles(name)
 		if len(addrs) > 0 || order == hostLookupFiles {
diff --git a/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go b/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go
index edf7c00..145a3b6 100644
--- a/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/net/dnsclient_unix_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"internal/testenv"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@
 
 // Issue 13705: don't try to resolve onion addresses, etc
 func TestLookupTorOnion(t *testing.T) {
-	addrs, err := goLookupIP("foo.onion")
+	addrs, err := goLookupIP(context.Background(), "foo.onion")
 	if len(addrs) > 0 {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected addresses: %v", addrs)
 	}
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@
 			for j := 0; j < N; j++ {
 				go func(name string) {
 					defer wg.Done()
-					ips, err := goLookupIP(name)
+					ips, err := goLookupIP(context.Background(), name)
 					if err != nil {
 						t.Error(err)
 						return
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@
 			t.Error(err)
 			continue
 		}
-		addrs, err := goLookupIP(tt.name)
+		addrs, err := goLookupIP(context.Background(), tt.name)
 		if err != nil {
 			// This test uses external network connectivity.
 			// We need to take care with errors on both
@@ -447,14 +448,14 @@
 		name := fmt.Sprintf("order %v", order)
 
 		// First ensure that we get an error when contacting a non-existent host.
-		_, err := goLookupIPOrder("notarealhost", order)
+		_, err := goLookupIPOrder(context.Background(), "notarealhost", order)
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected error while looking up name not in hosts file", name)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		// Now check that we get an address when the name appears in the hosts file.
-		addrs, err := goLookupIPOrder("thor", order) // entry is in "testdata/hosts"
+		addrs, err := goLookupIPOrder(context.Background(), "thor", order) // entry is in "testdata/hosts"
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected to successfully lookup host entry", name)
 			continue
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@
 		return r, nil
 	}
 
-	_, err = goLookupIP(fqdn)
+	_, err = goLookupIP(context.Background(), fqdn)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected an error")
 	}
@@ -523,17 +524,19 @@
 
 func BenchmarkGoLookupIP(b *testing.B) {
 	testHookUninstaller.Do(uninstallTestHooks)
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		goLookupIP("www.example.com")
+		goLookupIP(ctx, "www.example.com")
 	}
 }
 
 func BenchmarkGoLookupIPNoSuchHost(b *testing.B) {
 	testHookUninstaller.Do(uninstallTestHooks)
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		goLookupIP("some.nonexistent")
+		goLookupIP(ctx, "some.nonexistent")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -553,9 +556,10 @@
 	if err := conf.writeAndUpdate(lines); err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		goLookupIP("www.example.com")
+		goLookupIP(ctx, "www.example.com")
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net/error_test.go b/src/net/error_test.go
index 31cc0e5..9f496d7 100644
--- a/src/net/error_test.go
+++ b/src/net/error_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
 
 	origTestHookLookupIP := testHookLookupIP
 	defer func() { testHookLookupIP = origTestHookLookupIP }()
-	testHookLookupIP = func(fn func(string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+	testHookLookupIP = func(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context, string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
 		return nil, &DNSError{Err: "dial error test", Name: "name", Server: "server", IsTimeout: true}
 	}
 	sw.Set(socktest.FilterConnect, func(so *socktest.Status) (socktest.AfterFilter, error) {
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@
 
 	origTestHookLookupIP := testHookLookupIP
 	defer func() { testHookLookupIP = origTestHookLookupIP }()
-	testHookLookupIP = func(fn func(string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+	testHookLookupIP = func(_ context.Context, fn func(context.Context, string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
 		return nil, &DNSError{Err: "listen error test", Name: "name", Server: "server", IsTimeout: true}
 	}
 	sw.Set(socktest.FilterListen, func(so *socktest.Status) (socktest.AfterFilter, error) {
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@
 
 	origTestHookLookupIP := testHookLookupIP
 	defer func() { testHookLookupIP = origTestHookLookupIP }()
-	testHookLookupIP = func(fn func(string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+	testHookLookupIP = func(_ context.Context, fn func(context.Context, string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
 		return nil, &DNSError{Err: "listen error test", Name: "name", Server: "server", IsTimeout: true}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/net/fd_unix.go b/src/net/fd_unix.go
index d47b4be..7ef1070 100644
--- a/src/net/fd_unix.go
+++ b/src/net/fd_unix.go
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // Network file descriptor.
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
 func sysInit() {
 }
 
-func dial(network string, ra Addr, dialer func(time.Time) (Conn, error), deadline time.Time) (Conn, error) {
-	return dialer(deadline)
-}
-
 func newFD(sysfd, family, sotype int, net string) (*netFD, error) {
 	return &netFD{sysfd: sysfd, family: family, sotype: sotype, net: net}, nil
 }
@@ -68,15 +64,17 @@
 	return fd.net + ":" + ls + "->" + rs
 }
 
-func (fd *netFD) connect(la, ra syscall.Sockaddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) error {
+func (fd *netFD) connect(ctx context.Context, la, ra syscall.Sockaddr) error {
 	// Do not need to call fd.writeLock here,
 	// because fd is not yet accessible to user,
 	// so no concurrent operations are possible.
 	switch err := connectFunc(fd.sysfd, ra); err {
 	case syscall.EINPROGRESS, syscall.EALREADY, syscall.EINTR:
 	case nil, syscall.EISCONN:
-		if !deadline.IsZero() && deadline.Before(time.Now()) {
-			return errTimeout
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return mapErr(ctx.Err())
+		default:
 		}
 		if err := fd.init(); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -98,27 +96,27 @@
 	if err := fd.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if !deadline.IsZero() {
+	if deadline, _ := ctx.Deadline(); !deadline.IsZero() {
 		fd.setWriteDeadline(deadline)
 		defer fd.setWriteDeadline(noDeadline)
 	}
-	if cancel != nil {
-		done := make(chan bool)
-		defer func() {
-			// This is unbuffered; wait for the goroutine before returning.
-			done <- true
-		}()
-		go func() {
-			select {
-			case <-cancel:
-				// Force the runtime's poller to immediately give
-				// up waiting for writability.
-				fd.setWriteDeadline(aLongTimeAgo)
-				<-done
-			case <-done:
-			}
-		}()
-	}
+
+	// Wait for the goroutine converting context.Done into a write timeout
+	// to exist, otherwise our caller might cancel the context and
+	// cause fd.setWriteDeadline(aLongTimeAgo) to cancel a successful dial.
+	done := make(chan bool) // must be unbuffered
+	defer func() { done <- true }()
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// Force the runtime's poller to immediately give
+			// up waiting for writability.
+			fd.setWriteDeadline(aLongTimeAgo)
+			<-done
+		case <-done:
+		}
+	}()
+
 	for {
 		// Performing multiple connect system calls on a
 		// non-blocking socket under Unix variants does not
@@ -130,8 +128,8 @@
 		// details.
 		if err := fd.pd.waitWrite(); err != nil {
 			select {
-			case <-cancel:
-				return errCanceled
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return mapErr(ctx.Err())
 			default:
 			}
 			return err
diff --git a/src/net/fd_windows.go b/src/net/fd_windows.go
index 1009945..d1d91a6 100644
--- a/src/net/fd_windows.go
+++ b/src/net/fd_windows.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"internal/race"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
@@ -320,14 +321,14 @@
 	runtime.SetFinalizer(fd, (*netFD).Close)
 }
 
-func (fd *netFD) connect(la, ra syscall.Sockaddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) error {
+func (fd *netFD) connect(ctx context.Context, la, ra syscall.Sockaddr) error {
 	// Do not need to call fd.writeLock here,
 	// because fd is not yet accessible to user,
 	// so no concurrent operations are possible.
 	if err := fd.init(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if !deadline.IsZero() {
+	if deadline, _ := ctx.Deadline(); !deadline.IsZero() {
 		fd.setWriteDeadline(deadline)
 		defer fd.setWriteDeadline(noDeadline)
 	}
@@ -351,30 +352,30 @@
 	// Call ConnectEx API.
 	o := &fd.wop
 	o.sa = ra
-	if cancel != nil {
-		done := make(chan bool)
-		defer func() {
-			// This is unbuffered; wait for the goroutine before returning.
-			done <- true
-		}()
-		go func() {
-			select {
-			case <-cancel:
-				// Force the runtime's poller to immediately give
-				// up waiting for writability.
-				fd.setWriteDeadline(aLongTimeAgo)
-				<-done
-			case <-done:
-			}
-		}()
-	}
+
+	// Wait for the goroutine converting context.Done into a write timeout
+	// to exist, otherwise our caller might cancel the context and
+	// cause fd.setWriteDeadline(aLongTimeAgo) to cancel a successful dial.
+	done := make(chan bool) // must be unbuffered
+	defer func() { done <- true }()
+	go func() {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			// Force the runtime's poller to immediately give
+			// up waiting for writability.
+			fd.setWriteDeadline(aLongTimeAgo)
+			<-done
+		case <-done:
+		}
+	}()
+
 	_, err := wsrv.ExecIO(o, "ConnectEx", func(o *operation) error {
 		return connectExFunc(o.fd.sysfd, o.sa, nil, 0, nil, &o.o)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		select {
-		case <-cancel:
-			return errCanceled
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return mapErr(ctx.Err())
 		default:
 			if _, ok := err.(syscall.Errno); ok {
 				err = os.NewSyscallError("connectex", err)
diff --git a/src/net/hook.go b/src/net/hook.go
index 9ab34c0..d7316ea 100644
--- a/src/net/hook.go
+++ b/src/net/hook.go
@@ -4,9 +4,19 @@
 
 package net
 
+import "context"
+
 var (
-	testHookDialTCP      = dialTCP
-	testHookHostsPath    = "/etc/hosts"
-	testHookLookupIP     = func(fn func(string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) { return fn(host) }
+	// if non-nil, overrides dialTCP.
+	testHookDialTCP func(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error)
+
+	testHookHostsPath = "/etc/hosts"
+	testHookLookupIP  = func(
+		ctx context.Context,
+		fn func(context.Context, string) ([]IPAddr, error),
+		host string,
+	) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+		return fn(ctx, host)
+	}
 	testHookSetKeepAlive = func() {}
 )
diff --git a/src/net/iprawsock.go b/src/net/iprawsock.go
index 41cfb23..f4a4de8 100644
--- a/src/net/iprawsock.go
+++ b/src/net/iprawsock.go
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "syscall"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"syscall"
+)
 
 // IPAddr represents the address of an IP end point.
 type IPAddr struct {
@@ -56,7 +59,7 @@
 	default:
 		return nil, UnknownNetworkError(net)
 	}
-	addrs, err := internetAddrList(afnet, addr, noDeadline)
+	addrs, err := internetAddrList(context.Background(), afnet, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -171,7 +174,7 @@
 // netProto, which must be "ip", "ip4", or "ip6" followed by a colon
 // and a protocol number or name.
 func DialIP(netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
-	c, err := dialIP(netProto, laddr, raddr, noDeadline)
+	c, err := dialIP(context.Background(), netProto, laddr, raddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: netProto, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: raddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
@@ -183,7 +186,7 @@
 // methods can be used to receive and send IP packets with per-packet
 // addressing.
 func ListenIP(netProto string, laddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
-	c, err := listenIP(netProto, laddr)
+	c, err := listenIP(context.Background(), netProto, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: netProto, Source: nil, Addr: laddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/iprawsock_plan9.go b/src/net/iprawsock_plan9.go
index e08f271..6aebea1 100644
--- a/src/net/iprawsock_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/iprawsock_plan9.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func (c *IPConn) readFrom(b []byte) (int, *IPAddr, error) {
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 	return 0, 0, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
-func dialIP(netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr, deadline time.Time) (*IPConn, error) {
+func dialIP(ctx context.Context, netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
-func listenIP(netProto string, laddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
+func listenIP(ctx context.Context, netProto string, laddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
diff --git a/src/net/iprawsock_posix.go b/src/net/iprawsock_posix.go
index b959afe..68dc307 100644
--- a/src/net/iprawsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/iprawsock_posix.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // BUG(mikio): On every POSIX platform, reads from the "ip4" network
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	return c.fd.writeMsg(b, oob, sa)
 }
 
-func dialIP(netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr, deadline time.Time) (*IPConn, error) {
+func dialIP(ctx context.Context, netProto string, laddr, raddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
 	network, proto, err := parseNetwork(netProto)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -133,14 +133,14 @@
 	if raddr == nil {
 		return nil, errMissingAddress
 	}
-	fd, err := internetSocket(network, laddr, raddr, deadline, syscall.SOCK_RAW, proto, "dial", noCancel)
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, network, laddr, raddr, syscall.SOCK_RAW, proto, "dial")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return newIPConn(fd), nil
 }
 
-func listenIP(netProto string, laddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
+func listenIP(ctx context.Context, netProto string, laddr *IPAddr) (*IPConn, error) {
 	network, proto, err := parseNetwork(netProto)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 	default:
 		return nil, UnknownNetworkError(netProto)
 	}
-	fd, err := internetSocket(network, laddr, nil, noDeadline, syscall.SOCK_RAW, proto, "listen", noCancel)
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, network, laddr, nil, syscall.SOCK_RAW, proto, "listen")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/ipsock.go b/src/net/ipsock.go
index dc13c17..24daf17 100644
--- a/src/net/ipsock.go
+++ b/src/net/ipsock.go
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "time"
+import (
+	"context"
+)
 
 var (
 	// supportsIPv4 reports whether the platform supports IPv4
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@
 // address or a DNS name, and returns a list of internet protocol
 // family addresses. The result contains at least one address when
 // error is nil.
-func internetAddrList(net, addr string, deadline time.Time) (addrList, error) {
+func internetAddrList(ctx context.Context, net, addr string) (addrList, error) {
 	var (
 		err        error
 		host, port string
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@
 		return addrList{inetaddr(IPAddr{IP: ip, Zone: zone})}, nil
 	}
 	// Try as a DNS name.
-	ips, err := lookupIPDeadline(host, deadline)
+	ips, err := lookupIPContext(ctx, host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/ipsock_posix.go b/src/net/ipsock_posix.go
index 644964e..abe90ac0 100644
--- a/src/net/ipsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/ipsock_posix.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // BUG(rsc,mikio): On DragonFly BSD and OpenBSD, listening on the
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@
 	return syscall.AF_INET6, false
 }
 
-func internetSocket(net string, laddr, raddr sockaddr, deadline time.Time, sotype, proto int, mode string, cancel <-chan struct{}) (fd *netFD, err error) {
+// Internet sockets (TCP, UDP, IP)
+func internetSocket(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr sockaddr, sotype, proto int, mode string) (fd *netFD, err error) {
 	family, ipv6only := favoriteAddrFamily(net, laddr, raddr, mode)
-	return socket(net, family, sotype, proto, ipv6only, laddr, raddr, deadline, cancel)
+	return socket(ctx, net, family, sotype, proto, ipv6only, laddr, raddr)
 }
 
 func ipToSockaddr(family int, ip IP, port int, zone string) (syscall.Sockaddr, error) {
diff --git a/src/net/lookup.go b/src/net/lookup.go
index ab6886d..0d3ef79 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"internal/singleflight"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // protocols contains minimal mappings between internet protocol
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	if ip := ParseIP(host); ip != nil {
 		return []string{host}, nil
 	}
-	return lookupHost(host)
+	return lookupHost(context.Background(), host)
 }
 
 // LookupIP looks up host using the local resolver.
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 	if ip := ParseIP(host); ip != nil {
 		return []IP{ip}, nil
 	}
-	addrs, err := lookupIPMerge(host)
+	addrs, err := lookupIPMerge(context.Background(), host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@
 // lookupIPMerge wraps lookupIP, but makes sure that for any given
 // host, only one lookup is in-flight at a time. The returned memory
 // is always owned by the caller.
-func lookupIPMerge(host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+func lookupIPMerge(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
 	addrsi, err, shared := lookupGroup.Do(host, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return testHookLookupIP(lookupIP, host)
+		return testHookLookupIP(ctx, lookupIP, host)
 	})
 	return lookupIPReturn(addrsi, err, shared)
 }
@@ -85,37 +85,26 @@
 	return addrs, nil
 }
 
-// lookupIPDeadline looks up a hostname with a deadline.
-func lookupIPDeadline(host string, deadline time.Time) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
-	if deadline.IsZero() {
-		return lookupIPMerge(host)
-	}
-
-	// We could push the deadline down into the name resolution
-	// functions. However, the most commonly used implementation
-	// calls getaddrinfo, which has no timeout.
-
-	timeout := deadline.Sub(time.Now())
-	if timeout <= 0 {
-		return nil, errTimeout
-	}
-	t := time.NewTimer(timeout)
-	defer t.Stop()
+// lookupIPContext looks up a hostname with a context.
+func lookupIPContext(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+	// TODO(bradfitz): when adding trace hooks later here, make
+	// sure the tracing is done outside of the singleflight
+	// merging. Both callers should see the DNS lookup delay, even
+	// if it's only being done once. The r.Shared bit can be
+	// included in the trace for callers who need it.
 
 	ch := lookupGroup.DoChan(host, func() (interface{}, error) {
-		return testHookLookupIP(lookupIP, host)
+		return testHookLookupIP(ctx, lookupIP, host)
 	})
 
 	select {
-	case <-t.C:
+	case <-ctx.Done():
 		// The DNS lookup timed out for some reason. Force
 		// future requests to start the DNS lookup again
 		// rather than waiting for the current lookup to
 		// complete. See issue 8602.
 		lookupGroup.Forget(host)
-
-		return nil, errTimeout
-
+		return nil, mapErr(ctx.Err())
 	case r := <-ch:
 		return lookupIPReturn(r.Val, r.Err, r.Shared)
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_plan9.go b/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
index 34ee535..4224263 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 )
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
 	return 0, UnknownNetworkError(name)
 }
 
-func lookupHost(host string) (addrs []string, err error) {
+func lookupHost(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []string, err error) {
 	// Use netdir/cs instead of netdir/dns because cs knows about
 	// host names in local network (e.g. from /lib/ndb/local)
 	lines, err := queryCS("net", host, "1")
@@ -146,7 +147,8 @@
 	return
 }
 
-func lookupIP(host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+func lookupIP(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+	// TODO(bradfitz): push down ctx
 	lits, err := LookupHost(host)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_stub.go b/src/net/lookup_stub.go
index a862590..38a4f0b 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_stub.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_stub.go
@@ -6,17 +6,20 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "syscall"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"syscall"
+)
 
 func lookupProtocol(name string) (proto int, err error) {
 	return 0, syscall.ENOPROTOOPT
 }
 
-func lookupHost(host string) (addrs []string, err error) {
+func lookupHost(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []string, err error) {
 	return nil, syscall.ENOPROTOOPT
 }
 
-func lookupIP(host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+func lookupIP(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
 	return nil, syscall.ENOPROTOOPT
 }
 
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_test.go b/src/net/lookup_test.go
index 1345751..85bcfef 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_test.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"internal/testenv"
 	"runtime"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@
 	"time"
 )
 
-func lookupLocalhost(fn func(string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+func lookupLocalhost(ctx context.Context, fn func(context.Context, string) ([]IPAddr, error), host string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
 	switch host {
 	case "localhost":
 		return []IPAddr{
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 			{IP: IPv6loopback},
 		}, nil
 	default:
-		return fn(host)
+		return fn(ctx, host)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -375,15 +376,20 @@
 
 	const N = 5000
 	const timeout = 3 * time.Second
+	ctxHalfTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout/2)
+	defer cancel()
+	ctxTimeout, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	c := make(chan error, 2*N)
 	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
 		name := fmt.Sprintf("%d.net-test.golang.org", i)
 		go func() {
-			_, err := lookupIPDeadline(name, time.Now().Add(timeout/2))
+			_, err := lookupIPContext(ctxHalfTimeout, name)
 			c <- err
 		}()
 		go func() {
-			_, err := lookupIPDeadline(name, time.Now().Add(timeout))
+			_, err := lookupIPContext(ctxTimeout, name)
 			c <- err
 		}()
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_unix.go b/src/net/lookup_unix.go
index cd4ddbd..8d3fa47 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_unix.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_unix.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "sync"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+)
 
 var onceReadProtocols sync.Once
 
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@
 	return proto, nil
 }
 
-func lookupHost(host string) (addrs []string, err error) {
+func lookupHost(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []string, err error) {
 	order := systemConf().hostLookupOrder(host)
 	if order == hostLookupCgo {
 		if addrs, err, ok := cgoLookupHost(host); ok {
@@ -58,19 +61,20 @@
 		// cgo not available (or netgo); fall back to Go's DNS resolver
 		order = hostLookupFilesDNS
 	}
-	return goLookupHostOrder(host, order)
+	return goLookupHostOrder(ctx, host, order)
 }
 
-func lookupIP(host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
+func lookupIP(ctx context.Context, host string) (addrs []IPAddr, err error) {
 	order := systemConf().hostLookupOrder(host)
 	if order == hostLookupCgo {
+		// TODO(bradfitz): push down ctx, or at least its deadline to start
 		if addrs, err, ok := cgoLookupIP(host); ok {
 			return addrs, err
 		}
 		// cgo not available (or netgo); fall back to Go's DNS resolver
 		order = hostLookupFilesDNS
 	}
-	return goLookupIPOrder(host, order)
+	return goLookupIPOrder(ctx, host, order)
 }
 
 func lookupPort(network, service string) (int, error) {
diff --git a/src/net/lookup_windows.go b/src/net/lookup_windows.go
index 13edc26..ce012ba 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_windows.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_windows.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@
 	return r.proto, r.err
 }
 
-func lookupHost(name string) ([]string, error) {
-	ips, err := LookupIP(name)
+func lookupHost(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]string, error) {
+	ips, err := lookupIP(ctx, name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -83,59 +84,97 @@
 	return addrs, nil
 }
 
-func oldLookupIP(name string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+func oldLookupIP(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
 	// GetHostByName return value is stored in thread local storage.
 	// Start new os thread before the call to prevent races.
-	type result struct {
+	type ret struct {
 		addrs []IPAddr
 		err   error
 	}
-	ch := make(chan result)
+	ch := make(chan ret, 1)
 	go func() {
 		acquireThread()
 		defer releaseThread()
 		runtime.LockOSThread()
 		defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
 		addrs, err := gethostbyname(name)
-		ch <- result{addrs: addrs, err: err}
+		ch <- ret{addrs: addrs, err: err}
 	}()
-	r := <-ch
-	if r.err != nil {
-		r.err = &DNSError{Err: r.err.Error(), Name: name}
-	}
-	return r.addrs, r.err
-}
-
-func newLookupIP(name string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
-	acquireThread()
-	defer releaseThread()
-	hints := syscall.AddrinfoW{
-		Family:   syscall.AF_UNSPEC,
-		Socktype: syscall.SOCK_STREAM,
-		Protocol: syscall.IPPROTO_IP,
-	}
-	var result *syscall.AddrinfoW
-	e := syscall.GetAddrInfoW(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(name), nil, &hints, &result)
-	if e != nil {
-		return nil, &DNSError{Err: os.NewSyscallError("getaddrinfow", e).Error(), Name: name}
-	}
-	defer syscall.FreeAddrInfoW(result)
-	addrs := make([]IPAddr, 0, 5)
-	for ; result != nil; result = result.Next {
-		addr := unsafe.Pointer(result.Addr)
-		switch result.Family {
-		case syscall.AF_INET:
-			a := (*syscall.RawSockaddrInet4)(addr).Addr
-			addrs = append(addrs, IPAddr{IP: IPv4(a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3])})
-		case syscall.AF_INET6:
-			a := (*syscall.RawSockaddrInet6)(addr).Addr
-			zone := zoneToString(int((*syscall.RawSockaddrInet6)(addr).Scope_id))
-			addrs = append(addrs, IPAddr{IP: IP{a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9], a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15]}, Zone: zone})
-		default:
-			return nil, &DNSError{Err: syscall.EWINDOWS.Error(), Name: name}
+	select {
+	case r := <-ch:
+		if r.err != nil {
+			r.err = &DNSError{Err: r.err.Error(), Name: name}
+		}
+		return r.addrs, r.err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		// TODO(bradfitz,brainman): cancel the ongoing
+		// gethostbyname?  For now we just let it finish and
+		// write to the buffered channel.
+		return nil, &DNSError{
+			Name:      name,
+			Err:       ctx.Err().Error(),
+			IsTimeout: ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded,
 		}
 	}
-	return addrs, nil
+}
+
+func newLookupIP(ctx context.Context, name string) ([]IPAddr, error) {
+	// TODO(bradfitz,brainman): use ctx?
+
+	type ret struct {
+		addrs []IPAddr
+		err   error
+	}
+	ch := make(chan ret, 1)
+	go func() {
+		acquireThread()
+		defer releaseThread()
+		hints := syscall.AddrinfoW{
+			Family:   syscall.AF_UNSPEC,
+			Socktype: syscall.SOCK_STREAM,
+			Protocol: syscall.IPPROTO_IP,
+		}
+		var result *syscall.AddrinfoW
+		e := syscall.GetAddrInfoW(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(name), nil, &hints, &result)
+		if e != nil {
+			ch <- ret{err: &DNSError{Err: os.NewSyscallError("getaddrinfow", e).Error(), Name: name}}
+		}
+		defer syscall.FreeAddrInfoW(result)
+		addrs := make([]IPAddr, 0, 5)
+		for ; result != nil; result = result.Next {
+			addr := unsafe.Pointer(result.Addr)
+			switch result.Family {
+			case syscall.AF_INET:
+				a := (*syscall.RawSockaddrInet4)(addr).Addr
+				addrs = append(addrs, IPAddr{IP: IPv4(a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3])})
+			case syscall.AF_INET6:
+				a := (*syscall.RawSockaddrInet6)(addr).Addr
+				zone := zoneToString(int((*syscall.RawSockaddrInet6)(addr).Scope_id))
+				addrs = append(addrs, IPAddr{IP: IP{a[0], a[1], a[2], a[3], a[4], a[5], a[6], a[7], a[8], a[9], a[10], a[11], a[12], a[13], a[14], a[15]}, Zone: zone})
+			default:
+				ch <- ret{err: &DNSError{Err: syscall.EWINDOWS.Error(), Name: name}}
+			}
+		}
+		ch <- ret{addrs: addrs}
+	}()
+	select {
+	case r := <-ch:
+		return r.addrs, r.err
+	case <-ctx.Done():
+		// TODO(bradfitz,brainman): cancel the ongoing
+		// GetAddrInfoW? It would require conditionally using
+		// GetAddrInfoEx with lpOverlapped, which requires
+		// Windows 8 or newer. I guess we'll need oldLookupIP,
+		// newLookupIP, and newerLookUP.
+		//
+		// For now we just let it finish and write to the
+		// buffered channel.
+		return nil, &DNSError{
+			Name:      name,
+			Err:       ctx.Err().Error(),
+			IsTimeout: ctx.Err() == context.DeadlineExceeded,
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func getservbyname(network, service string) (int, error) {
diff --git a/src/net/net.go b/src/net/net.go
index 3b37b33..27e9ca3 100644
--- a/src/net/net.go
+++ b/src/net/net.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
@@ -377,6 +378,22 @@
 	ErrWriteToConnected       = errors.New("use of WriteTo with pre-connected connection")
 )
 
+// mapErr maps from the context errors to the historical internal net
+// error values.
+//
+// TODO(bradfitz): get rid of this after adjusting tests and making
+// context.DeadlineExceeded implement net.Error?
+func mapErr(err error) error {
+	switch err {
+	case context.Canceled:
+		return errCanceled
+	case context.DeadlineExceeded:
+		return errTimeout
+	default:
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
 // OpError is the error type usually returned by functions in the net
 // package. It describes the operation, network type, and address of
 // an error.
diff --git a/src/net/netgo_unix_test.go b/src/net/netgo_unix_test.go
index 1d950d6..0a11887 100644
--- a/src/net/netgo_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/net/netgo_unix_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 func TestGoLookupIP(t *testing.T) {
 	host := "localhost"
@@ -18,7 +21,7 @@
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
-	if _, err := goLookupIP(host); err != nil {
+	if _, err := goLookupIP(context.Background(), host); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/net/sock_posix.go b/src/net/sock_posix.go
index 3dddfef..c3af27b 100644
--- a/src/net/sock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/sock_posix.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 // A sockaddr represents a TCP, UDP, IP or Unix network endpoint
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 // socket returns a network file descriptor that is ready for
 // asynchronous I/O using the network poller.
-func socket(net string, family, sotype, proto int, ipv6only bool, laddr, raddr sockaddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) (fd *netFD, err error) {
+func socket(ctx context.Context, net string, family, sotype, proto int, ipv6only bool, laddr, raddr sockaddr) (fd *netFD, err error) {
 	s, err := sysSocket(family, sotype, proto)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 			return fd, nil
 		}
 	}
-	if err := fd.dial(laddr, raddr, deadline, cancel); err != nil {
+	if err := fd.dial(ctx, laddr, raddr); err != nil {
 		fd.Close()
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 	return func(syscall.Sockaddr) Addr { return nil }
 }
 
-func (fd *netFD) dial(laddr, raddr sockaddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) error {
+func (fd *netFD) dial(ctx context.Context, laddr, raddr sockaddr) error {
 	var err error
 	var lsa syscall.Sockaddr
 	if laddr != nil {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 		if rsa, err = raddr.sockaddr(fd.family); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := fd.connect(lsa, rsa, deadline, cancel); err != nil {
+		if err := fd.connect(ctx, lsa, rsa); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		fd.isConnected = true
diff --git a/src/net/tcpsock.go b/src/net/tcpsock.go
index a5c3515..7cffcc5 100644
--- a/src/net/tcpsock.go
+++ b/src/net/tcpsock.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
 	default:
 		return nil, UnknownNetworkError(net)
 	}
-	addrs, err := internetAddrList(net, addr, noDeadline)
+	addrs, err := internetAddrList(context.Background(), net, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@
 	if raddr == nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: net, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: nil, Err: errMissingAddress}
 	}
-	c, err := dialTCP(net, laddr, raddr, noDeadline, noCancel)
+	c, err := dialTCP(context.Background(), net, laddr, raddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: net, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: raddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@
 	if laddr == nil {
 		laddr = &TCPAddr{}
 	}
-	ln, err := listenTCP(net, laddr)
+	ln, err := listenTCP(context.Background(), net, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: laddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/tcpsock_plan9.go b/src/net/tcpsock_plan9.go
index 698b834..dd36c70d 100644
--- a/src/net/tcpsock_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/tcpsock_plan9.go
@@ -5,17 +5,24 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"os"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func (c *TCPConn) readFrom(r io.Reader) (int64, error) {
 	return genericReadFrom(c, r)
 }
 
-func dialTCP(net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) (*TCPConn, error) {
-	if !deadline.IsZero() {
+func dialTCP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error) {
+	if testHookDialTCP != nil {
+		return testHookDialTCP(ctx, net, laddr, raddr)
+	}
+	return doDialTCP(ctx, net, laddr, raddr)
+}
+
+func doDialTCP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error) {
+	if d, _ := ctx.Deadline(); !d.IsZero() {
 		panic("net.dialTCP: deadline not implemented on Plan 9")
 	}
 	// TODO(bradfitz,0intro): also use the cancel channel.
@@ -63,7 +70,7 @@
 	return f, nil
 }
 
-func listenTCP(network string, laddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPListener, error) {
+func listenTCP(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPListener, error) {
 	fd, err := listenPlan9(network, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/src/net/tcpsock_posix.go b/src/net/tcpsock_posix.go
index 3902565..c9a8b68 100644
--- a/src/net/tcpsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/tcpsock_posix.go
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func sockaddrToTCP(sa syscall.Sockaddr) Addr {
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@
 	return genericReadFrom(c, r)
 }
 
-func dialTCP(net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr, deadline time.Time, cancel <-chan struct{}) (*TCPConn, error) {
-	fd, err := internetSocket(net, laddr, raddr, deadline, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "dial", cancel)
+func dialTCP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error) {
+	if testHookDialTCP != nil {
+		return testHookDialTCP(ctx, net, laddr, raddr)
+	}
+	return doDialTCP(ctx, net, laddr, raddr)
+}
+
+func doDialTCP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPConn, error) {
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, net, laddr, raddr, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "dial")
 
 	// TCP has a rarely used mechanism called a 'simultaneous connection' in
 	// which Dial("tcp", addr1, addr2) run on the machine at addr1 can
@@ -78,7 +85,7 @@
 		if err == nil {
 			fd.Close()
 		}
-		fd, err = internetSocket(net, laddr, raddr, deadline, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "dial", cancel)
+		fd, err = internetSocket(ctx, net, laddr, raddr, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "dial")
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -141,8 +148,8 @@
 	return f, nil
 }
 
-func listenTCP(network string, laddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPListener, error) {
-	fd, err := internetSocket(network, laddr, nil, noDeadline, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "listen", noCancel)
+func listenTCP(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *TCPAddr) (*TCPListener, error) {
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, network, laddr, nil, syscall.SOCK_STREAM, 0, "listen")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock.go b/src/net/udpsock.go
index e7e9796..980f67c 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock.go
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 package net
 
-import "syscall"
+import (
+	"context"
+	"syscall"
+)
 
 // UDPAddr represents the address of a UDP end point.
 type UDPAddr struct {
@@ -55,7 +58,7 @@
 	default:
 		return nil, UnknownNetworkError(net)
 	}
-	addrs, err := internetAddrList(net, addr, noDeadline)
+	addrs, err := internetAddrList(context.Background(), net, addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -181,7 +184,7 @@
 	if raddr == nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: net, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: nil, Err: errMissingAddress}
 	}
-	c, err := dialUDP(net, laddr, raddr, noDeadline)
+	c, err := dialUDP(context.Background(), net, laddr, raddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: net, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: raddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@
 	if laddr == nil {
 		laddr = &UDPAddr{}
 	}
-	c, err := listenUDP(net, laddr)
+	c, err := listenUDP(context.Background(), net, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: laddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@
 	if gaddr == nil || gaddr.IP == nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: network, Source: nil, Addr: gaddr.opAddr(), Err: errMissingAddress}
 	}
-	c, err := listenMulticastUDP(network, ifi, gaddr)
+	c, err := listenMulticastUDP(context.Background(), network, ifi, gaddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: network, Source: nil, Addr: gaddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go b/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go
index 5f15427..81edaf5 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock_plan9.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func (c *UDPConn) readFrom(b []byte) (n int, addr *UDPAddr, err error) {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 	return 0, 0, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
-func dialUDP(net string, laddr, raddr *UDPAddr, deadline time.Time) (*UDPConn, error) {
-	if !deadline.IsZero() {
+func dialUDP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
+	if deadline, _ := ctx.Deadline(); !deadline.IsZero() {
 		panic("net.dialUDP: deadline not implemented on Plan 9")
 	}
 	fd, err := dialPlan9(net, laddr, raddr)
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
 	return h, b
 }
 
-func listenUDP(network string, laddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
+func listenUDP(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
 	l, err := listenPlan9(network, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -111,6 +111,6 @@
 	return newUDPConn(fd), err
 }
 
-func listenMulticastUDP(network string, ifi *Interface, gaddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
+func listenMulticastUDP(ctx context.Context, network string, ifi *Interface, gaddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
diff --git a/src/net/udpsock_posix.go b/src/net/udpsock_posix.go
index 4d3255c..4924801 100644
--- a/src/net/udpsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/udpsock_posix.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func sockaddrToUDP(sa syscall.Sockaddr) Addr {
@@ -90,24 +90,24 @@
 	return c.fd.writeMsg(b, oob, sa)
 }
 
-func dialUDP(net string, laddr, raddr *UDPAddr, deadline time.Time) (*UDPConn, error) {
-	fd, err := internetSocket(net, laddr, raddr, deadline, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, 0, "dial", noCancel)
+func dialUDP(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, net, laddr, raddr, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, 0, "dial")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return newUDPConn(fd), nil
 }
 
-func listenUDP(network string, laddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
-	fd, err := internetSocket(network, laddr, nil, noDeadline, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, 0, "listen", noCancel)
+func listenUDP(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, network, laddr, nil, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, 0, "listen")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return newUDPConn(fd), nil
 }
 
-func listenMulticastUDP(network string, ifi *Interface, gaddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
-	fd, err := internetSocket(network, gaddr, nil, noDeadline, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, 0, "listen", noCancel)
+func listenMulticastUDP(ctx context.Context, network string, ifi *Interface, gaddr *UDPAddr) (*UDPConn, error) {
+	fd, err := internetSocket(ctx, network, gaddr, nil, syscall.SOCK_DGRAM, 0, "listen")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/unixsock.go b/src/net/unixsock.go
index d1eb0b6..bacdaa4 100644
--- a/src/net/unixsock.go
+++ b/src/net/unixsock.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
 	default:
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: net, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: raddr.opAddr(), Err: UnknownNetworkError(net)}
 	}
-	c, err := dialUnix(net, laddr, raddr, noDeadline)
+	c, err := dialUnix(context.Background(), net, laddr, raddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "dial", Net: net, Source: laddr.opAddr(), Addr: raddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
@@ -290,7 +291,7 @@
 	if laddr == nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: laddr.opAddr(), Err: errMissingAddress}
 	}
-	ln, err := listenUnix(net, laddr)
+	ln, err := listenUnix(context.Background(), net, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: laddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
@@ -310,7 +311,7 @@
 	if laddr == nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: nil, Err: errMissingAddress}
 	}
-	c, err := listenUnixgram(net, laddr)
+	c, err := listenUnixgram(context.Background(), net, laddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, &OpError{Op: "listen", Net: net, Source: nil, Addr: laddr.opAddr(), Err: err}
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/unixsock_plan9.go b/src/net/unixsock_plan9.go
index 5d5b18f..e70eb21 100644
--- a/src/net/unixsock_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/unixsock_plan9.go
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func (c *UnixConn) readFrom(b []byte) (int, *UnixAddr, error) {
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	return 0, 0, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
-func dialUnix(network string, laddr, raddr *UnixAddr, deadline time.Time) (*UnixConn, error) {
+func dialUnix(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr, raddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixConn, error) {
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
-func listenUnix(network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixListener, error) {
+func listenUnix(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixListener, error) {
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
 
-func listenUnixgram(network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixConn, error) {
+func listenUnixgram(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixConn, error) {
 	return nil, syscall.EPLAN9
 }
diff --git a/src/net/unixsock_posix.go b/src/net/unixsock_posix.go
index 9275e10..5f0999c 100644
--- a/src/net/unixsock_posix.go
+++ b/src/net/unixsock_posix.go
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 package net
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 )
 
-func unixSocket(net string, laddr, raddr sockaddr, mode string, deadline time.Time) (*netFD, error) {
+func unixSocket(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr sockaddr, mode string) (*netFD, error) {
 	var sotype int
 	switch net {
 	case "unix":
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 		return nil, errors.New("unknown mode: " + mode)
 	}
 
-	fd, err := socket(net, syscall.AF_UNIX, sotype, 0, false, laddr, raddr, deadline, noCancel)
+	fd, err := socket(ctx, net, syscall.AF_UNIX, sotype, 0, false, laddr, raddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@
 	return c.fd.writeMsg(b, oob, sa)
 }
 
-func dialUnix(net string, laddr, raddr *UnixAddr, deadline time.Time) (*UnixConn, error) {
-	fd, err := unixSocket(net, laddr, raddr, "dial", deadline)
+func dialUnix(ctx context.Context, net string, laddr, raddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixConn, error) {
+	fd, err := unixSocket(ctx, net, laddr, raddr, "dial")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -187,16 +187,16 @@
 	return f, nil
 }
 
-func listenUnix(network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixListener, error) {
-	fd, err := unixSocket(network, laddr, nil, "listen", noDeadline)
+func listenUnix(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixListener, error) {
+	fd, err := unixSocket(ctx, network, laddr, nil, "listen")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &UnixListener{fd: fd, path: fd.laddr.String(), unlink: true}, nil
 }
 
-func listenUnixgram(network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixConn, error) {
-	fd, err := unixSocket(network, laddr, nil, "listen", noDeadline)
+func listenUnixgram(ctx context.Context, network string, laddr *UnixAddr) (*UnixConn, error) {
+	fd, err := unixSocket(ctx, network, laddr, nil, "listen")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}