diff --git a/lib/application.js b/lib/application.js
index d511ff5..b21c30c 100644
--- a/lib/application.js
+++ b/lib/application.js
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 var debug = require('debug')('koa:application');
 var Emitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 var compose = require('koa-compose');
-var Context = require('./context');
+var context = require('./context');
+var request = require('./request');
+var response = require('./response');
+var Cookies = require('cookies');
 var Stream = require('stream');
 var http = require('http');
 var co = require('co');
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ function Application() {
   this.poweredBy = true;
   this.jsonSpaces = 2;
   this.middleware = [];
+  this.context = Object.create(context);
+  this.request = Object.create(request);
+  this.response = Object.create(response);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -89,12 +95,31 @@ app.callback = function(){
   var self = this;
 
   return function(req, res, next){
-    var ctx = new Context(self, req, res);
+    var ctx = self.createContext(req, res);
 
     co.call(ctx, gen)(next || ctx.onerror);
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Initialize a new context.
+ *
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+app.createContext = function(req, res){
+  var context = Object.create(this.context);
+  var request = context.request = Object.create(this.request);
+  var response = context.response = Object.create(this.response);
+  context.app = request.app = response.app = this;
+  context.req = request.req = response.req = req;
+  context.res = request.res = response.res = res;
+  request.ctx = response.ctx = context;
+  context.onerror = context.onerror.bind(context);
+  context.cookies = new Cookies(req, res);
+  return context;
+}
+
 /**
  * Default error handler.
  *
diff --git a/lib/context.js b/lib/context.js
index 5d25ffb..1181bc5 100644
--- a/lib/context.js
+++ b/lib/context.js
@@ -9,33 +9,11 @@ var Response = require('./response');
 var Cookies = require('cookies');
 var http = require('http');
 
-/**
- * Expose `Context`.
- */
-
-module.exports = Context;
-
-/**
- * Initialie a new Context.
- *
- * @api private
- */
-
-function Context(app, req, res){
-  this.onerror = this.onerror.bind(this);
-  this.cookies = new Cookies(req, res);
-  this.app = app;
-  this.req = req;
-  this.res = res;
-  this.request = new Request(this);
-  this.response = new Response(this);
-}
-
 /**
  * Prototype.
  */
 
-Context.prototype = {
+module.exports = {
 
   /**
    * Delegate to Request#header.
@@ -365,7 +343,7 @@ Context.prototype = {
 
   attachment: function() {
     return this.response.attachment.apply(this.response, arguments);
-  }, 
+  },
 
   /**
    * Throw an error with `msg` and optional `status`
diff --git a/lib/request.js b/lib/request.js
index 911009f..56ecd8e 100644
--- a/lib/request.js
+++ b/lib/request.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 var debug = require('debug')('koa:context');
 var Negotiator = require('negotiator');
 var statuses = require('./status');
-var Cookies = require('cookies');
 var qs = require('querystring');
 var Stream = require('stream');
 var fresh = require('fresh');
@@ -19,29 +18,11 @@ var url = require('url');
 var parse = url.parse;
 var stringify = url.format;
 
-/**
- * Expose `Request`.
- */
-
-module.exports = Request;
-
-/**
- * Initialize a new Request.
- *
- * @api private
- */
-
-function Request(ctx){
-  this.app = ctx.app;
-  this.req = ctx.req;
-  this.ctx = ctx;
-}
-
 /**
  * Prototype.
  */
 
-Request.prototype = {
+module.exports = {
 
   /**
    * Return request header.
diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index a63245d..3147a87 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -19,28 +19,11 @@ var url = require('url');
 var parse = url.parse;
 var stringify = url.format;
 
-/**
- * Expose `Response`.
- */
-
-module.exports = Response;
-
-/**
- * Initialize a new Response.
- *
- * @api private
- */
-
-function Response(ctx){
-  this.res = ctx.res;
-  this.ctx = ctx;
-}
-
 /**
  * Prototype.
  */
 
-Response.prototype = {
+module.exports = {
 
   /**
    * Return the request socket.
diff --git a/test/context.js b/test/context.js
index 2494012..27e2d59 100644
--- a/test/context.js
+++ b/test/context.js
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 
-var Context = require('../lib/context');
-var request = require('supertest');
-var assert = require('assert');
+var context = require('../lib/context');
+var request = require('../lib/request');
+var response = require('../lib/response');
 var koa = require('..');
-var fs = require('fs');
 
-function context(req, res) {
+exports = module.exports = function(req, res){
   req = req || { headers: {} };
   res = res || { _headers: {} };
   res.setHeader = function(k, v){ res._headers[k.toLowerCase()] = v };
-  var ctx = new Context({}, req, res);
-  return ctx;
+  return koa().createContext(req, res);
 }
 
-module.exports = context;
\ No newline at end of file
+exports.context = function(req, res){
+  return exports(req, res);
+}
+
+exports.request = function(req, res){
+  return exports(req, res).request;
+}
+
+exports.response = function(req, res){
+  return exports(req, res).response;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/request.js b/test/request.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1aeaa0b..0000000
--- a/test/request.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
-var Context = require('../lib/context');
-var Request = require('../lib/request');
-var koa = require('..');
-
-function context(req, res) {
-  req = req || { headers: {} };
-  res = res || { _headers: {} };
-  res.setHeader = function(k, v){ res._headers[k.toLowerCase()] = v };
-  var ctx = new Context({}, req, res);
-  return ctx;
-}
-
-function request(req, res) {
-  return new Request(context(req, res));
-}
-
-module.exports = request;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/request/header.js b/test/request/header.js
index 3181c5b..4ec024e 100644
--- a/test/request/header.js
+++ b/test/request/header.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var request = require('../request');
+var request = require('../context').request;
 
 describe('req.header', function(){
   it('should return the request header object', function(){
diff --git a/test/request/host.js b/test/request/host.js
index 714349f..5c80303 100644
--- a/test/request/host.js
+++ b/test/request/host.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var request = require('../request');
+var request = require('../context').request;
 
 describe('req.host', function(){
   it('should return host void of port', function(){
diff --git a/test/request/protocol.js b/test/request/protocol.js
index baa07dd..341ae57 100644
--- a/test/request/protocol.js
+++ b/test/request/protocol.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var request = require('../request');
+var request = require('../context').request;
 
 describe('req.protocol', function(){
   describe('when encrypted', function(){
diff --git a/test/request/secure.js b/test/request/secure.js
index 72ffa9d..fceef19 100644
--- a/test/request/secure.js
+++ b/test/request/secure.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var request = require('../request');
+var request = require('../context').request;
 
 describe('req.secure', function(){
   it('should return true when encrypted', function(){
diff --git a/test/response.js b/test/response.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 55e3f0d..0000000
--- a/test/response.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-
-var Context = require('../lib/context');
-var Response = require('../lib/response');
-var koa = require('..');
-
-function context(req, res) {
-  req = req || { headers: {} };
-  res = res || { _headers: {} };
-  res.setHeader = function(k, v){ res._headers[k.toLowerCase()] = v };
-  var ctx = new Context({}, req, res);
-  return ctx;
-}
-
-function response(req, res) {
-  return new Response(context(req, res));
-}
-
-module.exports = response;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/response/body.js b/test/response/body.js
index 39be34a..3a61f14 100644
--- a/test/response/body.js
+++ b/test/response/body.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var response = require('../response');
+var response = require('../context').response;
 var assert = require('assert');
 var fs = require('fs');
 
diff --git a/test/response/header.js b/test/response/header.js
index 2d71e9b..d75882c 100644
--- a/test/response/header.js
+++ b/test/response/header.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var response = require('../response');
+var response = require('../context').response;
 
 describe('res.header', function(){
   it('should return the response header object', function(){
diff --git a/test/response/length.js b/test/response/length.js
index a810bb0..53adba1 100644
--- a/test/response/length.js
+++ b/test/response/length.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var response = require('../response');
+var response = require('../context').response;
 var assert = require('assert');
 
 describe('res.length', function(){
diff --git a/test/response/status.js b/test/response/status.js
index 67b1ca5..b81f8e3 100644
--- a/test/response/status.js
+++ b/test/response/status.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-var response = require('../response');
+var response = require('../context').response;
 var request = require('supertest');
 var assert = require('assert');
 var koa = require('../..');