diff --git a/cmd/linters/main.go b/cmd/linters/main.go
index 66b7b6b3060..478c5731509 100644
--- a/cmd/linters/main.go
+++ b/cmd/linters/main.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/multichecker"
 
+	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/linters/ctxbackground"
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/linters/excessivefuncparams"
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/linters/largefunc"
 	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/linters/osexitinlibrary"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	multichecker.Main(
+		ctxbackground.Analyzer,
 		excessivefuncparams.Analyzer,
 		largefunc.Analyzer,
 		osexitinlibrary.Analyzer,
diff --git a/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/ctxbackground.go b/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/ctxbackground.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f83152e7089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/ctxbackground.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// Package ctxbackground implements a Go analysis linter that flags
+// calls to context.Background() inside functions that already receive
+// a context.Context parameter.
+package ctxbackground
+
+import (
+	"go/ast"
+	"go/types"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/passes/inspect"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/ast/inspector"
+)
+
+// Analyzer is the ctx-background analysis pass.
+var Analyzer = &analysis.Analyzer{
+	Name:     "ctxbackground",
+	Doc:      "reports calls to context.Background() inside functions that already receive a context.Context parameter",
+	URL:      "https://github.com/github/gh-aw/tree/main/pkg/linters/ctxbackground",
+	Requires: []*analysis.Analyzer{inspect.Analyzer},
+	Run:      run,
+}
+
+func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (any, error) {
+	insp := pass.ResultOf[inspect.Analyzer].(*inspector.Inspector)
+
+	nodeFilter := []ast.Node{
+		(*ast.FuncDecl)(nil),
+	}
+
+	insp.Preorder(nodeFilter, func(n ast.Node) {
+		fn, ok := n.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+		if !ok || fn.Body == nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Check if any parameter is context.Context (and not blank).
+		if !hasContextParam(pass, fn) {
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Walk the function body for context.Background() calls.
+		ast.Inspect(fn.Body, func(node ast.Node) bool {
+			call, ok := node.(*ast.CallExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			sel, ok := call.Fun.(*ast.SelectorExpr)
+			if !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			ident, ok := sel.X.(*ast.Ident)
+			if !ok {
+				return true
+			}
+			if ident.Name == "context" && sel.Sel.Name == "Background" {
+				pass.Reportf(call.Pos(), "use the context.Context parameter instead of context.Background()")
+			}
+			return true
+		})
+	})
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// hasContextParam returns true if fn has at least one non-blank parameter
+// whose type is context.Context.
+func hasContextParam(pass *analysis.Pass, fn *ast.FuncDecl) bool {
+	if fn.Type.Params == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	ctxType := contextType(pass)
+	if ctxType == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, field := range fn.Type.Params.List {
+		t := pass.TypesInfo.TypeOf(field.Type)
+		if t == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !types.Identical(t, ctxType) {
+			continue
+		}
+		// At least one name must not be blank.
+		for _, name := range field.Names {
+			if name.Name != "_" {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// contextType returns the types.Type for context.Context, or nil if the
+// package is not imported.
+func contextType(pass *analysis.Pass) types.Type {
+	for _, pkg := range pass.Pkg.Imports() {
+		if pkg.Path() == "context" {
+			obj := pkg.Scope().Lookup("Context")
+			if obj != nil {
+				return obj.Type()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/ctxbackground_test.go b/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/ctxbackground_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c008b5b506b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/ctxbackground_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build !integration
+
+package ctxbackground_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"golang.org/x/tools/go/analysis/analysistest"
+
+	"github.com/github/gh-aw/pkg/linters/ctxbackground"
+)
+
+func TestCtxBackground(t *testing.T) {
+	testdata := analysistest.TestData()
+	analysistest.Run(t, testdata, ctxbackground.Analyzer, "ctxbackground")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/testdata/src/ctxbackground/ctxbackground.go b/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/testdata/src/ctxbackground/ctxbackground.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1fce1fea40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/linters/ctxbackground/testdata/src/ctxbackground/ctxbackground.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package ctxbackground
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+// flagged: function receives ctx context.Context but calls context.Background()
+func DoWork(ctx context.Context) {
+	_ = context.Background() // want `use the context.Context parameter instead of context.Background\(\)`
+}
+
+// not flagged: no context parameter
+func DoWorkNoCtx() {
+	_ = context.Background()
+}
+
+// not flagged: blank identifier context parameter
+func DoWorkBlank(_ context.Context) {
+	_ = context.Background()
+}
+
+// flagged: method with context param
+type Worker struct{}
+
+func (w *Worker) Run(ctx context.Context) {
+	_ = context.Background() // want `use the context.Context parameter instead of context.Background\(\)`
+}
+
+// not flagged: init function
+func init() {
+	_ = context.Background()
+}