diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index a662db85..54798710 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -195,15 +195,15 @@ func createHTTPRequest(c *Client, r *Request) (err error) {
 		r.RawRequest.URL.Host = r.URL
 	}
 
-	// Use context if it was specified
-	if r.ctx != nil {
-		r.RawRequest = r.RawRequest.WithContext(r.ctx)
-	}
-
 	// Enable trace
 	if c.trace || r.trace {
 		r.clientTrace = &clientTrace{}
-		r.RawRequest = r.RawRequest.WithContext(r.clientTrace.createContext())
+		r.ctx = r.clientTrace.createContext(r.Context())
+	}
+
+	// Use context if it was specified
+	if r.ctx != nil {
+		r.RawRequest = r.RawRequest.WithContext(r.ctx)
 	}
 
 	// assign get body func for the underlying raw request instance
diff --git a/trace.go b/trace.go
index a3882382..862a3a06 100644
--- a/trace.go
+++ b/trace.go
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ type clientTrace struct {
 // Trace unexported methods
 //_______________________________________________________________________
 
-func (t *clientTrace) createContext() context.Context {
+func (t *clientTrace) createContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
 	return httptrace.WithClientTrace(
-		context.Background(),
+		ctx,
 		&httptrace.ClientTrace{
 			GetConn: func(_ string) {
 				t.getConn = time.Now()