diff --git a/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip b/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip
index a701fa9d7c84..368acaeb3591 100644
--- a/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip
+++ b/python/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.sip
@@ -214,6 +214,21 @@ Destination project
  and no errors will occur if feedback is deleted before the context.
  Ownership of ``feedback`` is not transferred.
 .. seealso:: setFeedback()
+%End
+
+    QThread *thread();
+%Docstring
+ Returns the thread in which the context lives.
+.. seealso:: pushToThread()
+ :rtype: QThread
+%End
+
+    void pushToThread( QThread *thread );
+%Docstring
+ Pushes the thread affinity for the context (including all layers contained in the temporaryLayerStore()) into
+ another ``thread``. This method is only safe to call when the current thread matches the existing thread
+ affinity for the context (see thread()).
+.. seealso:: thread()
 %End
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h
index 4ba4fb5ad759..432ea13f0ebb 100644
--- a/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h
+++ b/src/core/processing/qgsprocessingcontext.h
@@ -310,6 +310,24 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsProcessingContext
      */
     void setFeedback( QgsProcessingFeedback *feedback ) { mFeedback = feedback; }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the thread in which the context lives.
+     * \see pushToThread()
+     */
+    QThread *thread() { return tempLayerStore.thread(); }
+
+    /**
+     * Pushes the thread affinity for the context (including all layers contained in the temporaryLayerStore()) into
+     * another \a thread. This method is only safe to call when the current thread matches the existing thread
+     * affinity for the context (see thread()).
+     * \see thread()
+     */
+    void pushToThread( QThread *thread )
+    {
+      Q_ASSERTX( QThread::currentThread() == thread(), "QgsProcessingContext::pushToThread", "Cannot push context to another thread unless the current thread matches the existing context thread affinity" );
+      tempLayerStore.moveToThread( thread );
+    }
+
   private:
 
     QgsProcessingContext::Flags mFlags = 0;