diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index a0e2b6f..b176008 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ some regex patterns can't be supported by javascript, including
 - `snippets.userSnippetsDirectory`, Directory that contains custom user ultisnips snippets, use ultisnips in extension root by default.
 - `snippets.shortcut`, shortcut in completion menu, default `S`.
 - `snippets.autoTrigger`: enable auto trigger for auto trigger ultisnips snippets, default `true`.
+- `snippets.execContext`: execute a snippet's `context` (if it exists) to check if the snippet should be shown in completion menu, default `false` (i.e., snippets with a `context` are never shown in completion menu)
 - `snippets.triggerCharacters`: trigger characters for completion, default `[]`.
 - `snippets.loadFromExtensions`: load snippets from coc.nvim extensions, default: `true`.
 - `snippets.loadVSCodeProjectSnippets`: Load code snippets in folder `${workspaceFolder}/.vscode`, default: `true`.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b91a421..8c63114 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
           "default": true,
           "description": "Enable trigger auto trigger snippet after type character."
         },
+        "snippets.execContext": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "Execute a snippet's context (if it exists) to check if the snippet should be shown in completion menu"
+        },
         "snippets.ultisnips.enable": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true,
diff --git a/src/provider.ts b/src/provider.ts
index 531024f..f4eb924 100644
--- a/src/provider.ts
+++ b/src/provider.ts
@@ -124,11 +124,27 @@ export class ProviderManager implements CompletionItemProvider {
     let after = line.slice(characterIndex(line, colnr - 1))
     let res: CompletionItem[] = []
     let noneWords = before_content.endsWith(' ') ? '' : before_content.match(/\W*$/)[0]
+    let contextPrefixes: string[] = []
+    const configuration = workspace.getConfiguration('snippets')
+    const execContext = configuration.get<boolean>('execContext', false)
     for (let snip of snippets) {
-      // Avoid context during completion.
-      if (snip.context || snip.prefix === '') continue
+      if (!execContext && snip.context) continue
+      if (snip.prefix === '') continue
       if (input.length == 0 && (!snip.special || !before_content.endsWith(snip.special))) continue
+      if (contextPrefixes.indexOf(snip.prefix) !== -1) continue
       let contentBefore = before_content
+      if (snip.context) {
+        let provider = this.providers.get(snip.provider)
+        let valid: boolean
+        try {
+          valid = await provider.checkContext(snip.context)
+        } catch (e) {
+          this.appendError(`checkContext of ${snip.provider}`, e)
+          valid = false
+        }
+        if (!valid) continue
+        contextPrefixes.push(snip.prefix)
+      }
       let head = this.getPrefixHead(doc, snip.prefix)
       let ultisnip = snip.provider == 'ultisnips' || snip.provider == 'snipmate'
       let startCharacter = character