diff --git a/roomserver/internal/api.go b/roomserver/internal/api.go
index fd963ad83..e58f11c13 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/api.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/api.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/internal/query"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/process"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type RoomserverInternalAPI struct {
 	*perform.Publisher
 	*perform.Backfiller
 	*perform.Forgetter
+	ProcessContext         *process.ProcessContext
 	DB                     storage.Database
 	Cfg                    *config.RoomServer
 	Cache                  caching.RoomServerCaches
@@ -48,12 +50,13 @@ type RoomserverInternalAPI struct {
 }
 
 func NewRoomserverAPI(
-	cfg *config.RoomServer, roomserverDB storage.Database, consumer nats.JetStreamContext,
-	inputRoomEventTopic, outputRoomEventTopic string, caches caching.RoomServerCaches,
-	perspectiveServerNames []gomatrixserverlib.ServerName,
+	processCtx *process.ProcessContext, cfg *config.RoomServer, roomserverDB storage.Database,
+	consumer nats.JetStreamContext, inputRoomEventTopic, outputRoomEventTopic string,
+	caches caching.RoomServerCaches, perspectiveServerNames []gomatrixserverlib.ServerName,
 ) *RoomserverInternalAPI {
 	serverACLs := acls.NewServerACLs(roomserverDB)
 	a := &RoomserverInternalAPI{
+		ProcessContext:         processCtx,
 		DB:                     roomserverDB,
 		Cfg:                    cfg,
 		Cache:                  caches,
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ func (r *RoomserverInternalAPI) SetFederationAPI(fsAPI fsAPI.FederationInternalA
 	r.KeyRing = keyRing
 
 	r.Inputer = &input.Inputer{
+		ProcessContext:       r.ProcessContext,
 		DB:                   r.DB,
 		InputRoomEventTopic:  r.InputRoomEventTopic,
 		OutputRoomEventTopic: r.OutputRoomEventTopic,
diff --git a/roomserver/internal/input/input.go b/roomserver/internal/input/input.go
index 5bdec0a24..22e4b67a0 100644
--- a/roomserver/internal/input/input.go
+++ b/roomserver/internal/input/input.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/internal/query"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/storage"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/jetstream"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/process"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 	"github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ var keyContentFields = map[string]string{
 }
 
 type Inputer struct {
+	ProcessContext       *process.ProcessContext
 	DB                   storage.Database
 	JetStream            nats.JetStreamContext
 	Durable              nats.SubOpt
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ func (r *Inputer) Start() error {
 				_ = msg.InProgress() // resets the acknowledgement wait timer
 				defer eventsInProgress.Delete(index)
 				defer roomserverInputBackpressure.With(prometheus.Labels{"room_id": roomID}).Dec()
-				action, err := r.processRoomEventUsingUpdater(context.Background(), roomID, &inputRoomEvent)
+				action, err := r.processRoomEventUsingUpdater(r.ProcessContext.Context(), roomID, &inputRoomEvent)
 				if err != nil {
 					if !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) && !errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 						sentry.CaptureException(err)
diff --git a/roomserver/roomserver.go b/roomserver/roomserver.go
index e1b84b80c..950c6b4e7 100644
--- a/roomserver/roomserver.go
+++ b/roomserver/roomserver.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func NewInternalAPI(
 	js := jetstream.Prepare(&cfg.Matrix.JetStream)
 
 	return internal.NewRoomserverAPI(
-		cfg, roomserverDB, js,
+		base.ProcessContext, cfg, roomserverDB, js,
 		cfg.Matrix.JetStream.TopicFor(jetstream.InputRoomEvent),
 		cfg.Matrix.JetStream.TopicFor(jetstream.OutputRoomEvent),
 		base.Caches, perspectiveServerNames,