diff --git a/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.sip.in b/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.sip.in
index b404e681dfc..401c396829e 100644
--- a/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.sip.in
+++ b/python/core/auto_generated/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.sip.in
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Default implementation does nothing. *
 
     struct ItemContext
     {
+      QgsRenderContext *context;
       QPainter *painter;
       QPointF point;
       double labelXOffset;
diff --git a/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.h b/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.h
index 15bceda515f..ac4d0bcbd2f 100644
--- a/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.h
+++ b/src/core/layertree/qgslayertreemodellegendnode.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class CORE_EXPORT QgsLayerTreeModelLegendNode : public QObject
 
     struct ItemContext
     {
+      //! Render context, if available
+      QgsRenderContext *context = nullptr;
       //! Painter
       QPainter *painter = nullptr;
       //! Top-left corner of the legend item
diff --git a/src/core/qgslegendrenderer.cpp b/src/core/qgslegendrenderer.cpp
index ff6baae977c..28f65bf5e65 100644
--- a/src/core/qgslegendrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgslegendrenderer.cpp
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ QgsLegendRenderer::Nucleon QgsLegendRenderer::drawSymbolItem( QgsLayerTreeModelL
 QgsLegendRenderer::Nucleon QgsLegendRenderer::drawSymbolItemInternal( QgsLayerTreeModelLegendNode *symbolItem, QgsRenderContext *context, QPainter *painter, QPointF point, double labelXOffset )
 {
   QgsLayerTreeModelLegendNode::ItemContext ctx;
+  ctx.context = context;
   ctx.painter = context ? context->painter() : painter;
   ctx.point = point;
   ctx.labelXOffset = labelXOffset;