diff --git a/packages/hooks/src/base.ts b/packages/hooks/src/base.ts
index 2660f4b..344ed8b 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/src/base.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/src/base.ts
@@ -124,23 +124,39 @@ export function withParams<T = any> (...params: Array<string | [string, any]>) {
       context[name] = args[index] === undefined ? defaultValue : args[index];
     });
 
-    if (!context.arguments) {
-      if (params.length > 0) {
-        Object.defineProperty(context, 'arguments', {
-          get (this: HookContext<T>) {
-            const result = params.map(param => {
-              const name = typeof param === 'string' ? param : param[0];
-              return this[name];
+    if (params.length > 0) {
+      Object.defineProperty(context, 'arguments', {
+        enumerable: true,
+        get (this: HookContext<T>) {
+          const result: any = [];
+
+          params.forEach((param, index) => {
+            const name = typeof param === 'string' ? param : param[0];
+
+            Object.defineProperty(result, index, {
+              enumerable: true,
+              configurable: true,
+              get: () => this[name],
+              set: (value) => {
+                this[name] = value;
+                if (result[index] !== this[name]) {
+                  result[index] = value;
+                }
+              }
             });
 
-            return Object.freeze(result);
-          }
-        });
-      } else {
-        context.arguments = args;
-      }
+            this[name] = result[index];
+          });
+
+          return result;
+        }
+      });
+    } else if (!context.arguments) {
+      context.arguments = args;
     }
 
+    Object.seal(context.arguments);
+
     if (self) {
       context.self = self;
     }
diff --git a/packages/hooks/test/decorator.test.ts b/packages/hooks/test/decorator.test.ts
index 9464d71..b3ffd2d 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/test/decorator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/test/decorator.test.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ describe('hookDecorator', () => {
           assert.deepStrictEqual(ctx, new HookContext({
             method: 'sayHi',
             self: instance,
+            arguments: ['David NameFromTopLevel NameFromDummyClass'],
             name: expectedName
           }));
 
diff --git a/packages/hooks/test/function.test.ts b/packages/hooks/test/function.test.ts
index fdaab76..7996c42 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/test/function.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/test/function.test.ts
@@ -205,9 +205,12 @@ describe('functionHooks', () => {
     assert.equal(await fn('Dave'), 'Hello Changed');
   });
 
-  it('with named context ctx.arguments is frozen', async () => {
+  it('ctx.arguments is configurable with named params', async () => {
     const modifyArgs = async (ctx: HookContext, next: NextFunction) => {
-      ctx.arguments[0] = 'Test';
+      ctx.arguments[0] = 'Changed';
+      ctx.arguments.push('no');
+
+      assert.equal(ctx.name, ctx.arguments[0]);
 
       await next();
     };
@@ -217,9 +220,15 @@ describe('functionHooks', () => {
       context: withParams('name')
     });
 
-    await assert.rejects(() => fn('There'), {
-      message: `Cannot assign to read only property '0' of object '[object Array]'`
-    });
+    const customContext = new HookContext({});
+    const resultContext = await fn('Daffl', {}, customContext);
+
+    assert.equal(resultContext, customContext);
+    assert.deepEqual(resultContext, new HookContext({
+      arguments: ['Changed'],
+      name: 'Changed',
+      result: 'Hello Changed'
+    }));
   });
 
   it('can take and return an existing HookContext', async () => {
@@ -242,6 +251,34 @@ describe('functionHooks', () => {
 
     assert.equal(resultContext, customContext);
     assert.deepEqual(resultContext, new HookContext({
+      arguments: ['Changed'],
+      message: 'Custom message',
+      name: 'Changed',
+      result: 'Hello Changed'
+    }));
+  });
+
+  it('takes parameters with multiple withParams', async () => {
+    const message = 'Custom message';
+    const fn = hooks(hello, {
+      middleware: [
+        async (ctx, next) => {
+          assert.equal(ctx.name, 'Dave');
+          assert.equal(ctx.message, message);
+
+          ctx.name = 'Changed';
+          await next();
+        }
+      ],
+      context: [withParams(), withParams('name'), withParams()]
+    });
+
+    const customContext = new HookContext({ message });
+    const resultContext: HookContext = await fn('Dave', {}, customContext);
+
+    assert.equal(resultContext, customContext);
+    assert.deepEqual(resultContext, new HookContext({
+      arguments: ['Changed'],
       message: 'Custom message',
       name: 'Changed',
       result: 'Hello Changed'
diff --git a/packages/hooks/test/object.test.ts b/packages/hooks/test/object.test.ts
index a0222f3..1c873ea 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/test/object.test.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/test/object.test.ts
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ describe('objectHooks', () => {
     const hookedObj = hooks(obj, {
       sayHi: [async (ctx: HookContext, next: NextFunction) => {
         assert.deepEqual(ctx, new HookContext({
+          arguments: [ 'David' ],
           self: obj,
-          method: 'sayHi',
-          arguments: [ 'David' ]
+          method: 'sayHi'
         }));
 
         await next();
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ describe('objectHooks', () => {
       sayHi: {
         middleware: [async (ctx: HookContext, next: NextFunction) => {
           assert.deepStrictEqual(ctx, new HookContext({
+            arguments: ['David'],
             method: 'sayHi',
             name: 'David',
             self: obj
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ describe('objectHooks', () => {
       sayHi: {
         middleware: [async (ctx: HookContext, next: NextFunction) => {
           assert.deepStrictEqual(ctx, new HookContext({
+            arguments: ['David'],
             self: instance,
             method: 'sayHi',
             name: 'David'
@@ -150,8 +152,8 @@ describe('objectHooks', () => {
     hooks(DummyClass, {
       sayHi: [async (ctx: HookContext, next: NextFunction) => {
         assert.deepStrictEqual(ctx, new HookContext({
-          method: 'sayHi',
           arguments: [ 'David' ],
+          method: 'sayHi',
           self: instance
         }));
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 5e297e4..105f86d 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ hooks(HelloSayer.prototype, {
 With decorators and inheritance
 
 ```js
-import { hooks, params, HookContext, NextFunction } from '@feathersjs/hooks';
+import { hooks, withParams, HookContext, NextFunction } from '@feathersjs/hooks';
 
 @hooks([
   async (context: HookContext, next: NextFunction) => {