diff --git a/inc/Engine/AI/Actions/ResolvePendingActionAbility.php b/inc/Engine/AI/Actions/ResolvePendingActionAbility.php
index cb98e7e90..f0b8c3aa1 100644
--- a/inc/Engine/AI/Actions/ResolvePendingActionAbility.php
+++ b/inc/Engine/AI/Actions/ResolvePendingActionAbility.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  *                 array on 'accepted'. Return value is included in the
  *                 response. Return a WP_Error or an array with `success=>false`
  *                 to surface failure.
- *   - can_resolve (callable, optional): invoked with ($payload, $decision, $user_id)
+ *   - can_resolve (callable, optional): invoked with ($payload, $decision, $user_id, $context)
  *                 before apply. Must return true. Return a WP_Error (or false)
  *                 to deny. Defaults to "anyone with access to the ability".
  *
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ public static function execute( array $input ): array {
 		$resolver_payload = isset( $input['payload'] ) && is_array( $input['payload'] ) ? $input['payload'] : array();
 		$resolver_context = isset( $input['context'] ) && is_array( $input['context'] ) ? $input['context'] : array();
 		$resolver         = isset( $input['resolver'] ) ? sanitize_text_field( $input['resolver'] ) : self::resolverFromCurrentUser();
+		$resolver_context = array_merge( $resolver_context, array( 'resolver' => $resolver ) );
 		$pending_action   = PendingActionStore::get_action( $action_id );
 
 		if ( '' === $kind ) {
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ public static function execute( array $input ): array {
 		}
 
 		if ( null === $contract_allowed && ! empty( $handler['can_resolve'] ) && is_callable( $handler['can_resolve'] ) ) {
-			$allowed = call_user_func( $handler['can_resolve'], $payload, $decision_value, $user_id );
+			$allowed = call_user_func( $handler['can_resolve'], $payload, $decision_value, $user_id, $resolver_context );
 			if ( is_wp_error( $allowed ) ) {
 				return array(
 					'success'   => false,
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ private static function getKindHandlers(): array {
 		 *
 		 *   array(
 		 *       'apply'       => callable ( array $apply_input, array $payload ): mixed,
-		 *       'can_resolve' => callable ( array $payload, string $decision, int $user_id ): bool|WP_Error,
+		 *       'can_resolve' => callable ( array $payload, string $decision, int $user_id, array $context ): bool|WP_Error,
 		 *   )
 		 *
 		 * @since 0.72.0
diff --git a/tests/pending-action-resolver-contract-smoke.php b/tests/pending-action-resolver-contract-smoke.php
index f2d565913..586c69958 100644
--- a/tests/pending-action-resolver-contract-smoke.php
+++ b/tests/pending-action-resolver-contract-smoke.php
@@ -238,15 +238,20 @@ static function ( array $handlers ) use ( $handler, &$permission_seen ) {
 resolver_smoke_assert( empty( $permission_seen ), 'legacy can_resolve is not duplicated for Agents API handler objects', $failures, $passes );
 
 $legacy_apply_calls = 0;
+$legacy_permission_seen = array();
 add_filter(
 	'datamachine_pending_action_handlers',
-	static function ( array $handlers ) use ( &$legacy_apply_calls ) {
+	static function ( array $handlers ) use ( &$legacy_apply_calls, &$legacy_permission_seen ) {
 		$handlers['legacy_kind'] = array(
-			'apply' => static function ( array $apply_input, array $payload ) use ( &$legacy_apply_calls ) {
+			'apply'       => static function ( array $apply_input, array $payload ) use ( &$legacy_apply_calls ) {
 				unset( $apply_input, $payload );
 				++$legacy_apply_calls;
 				return array( 'success' => true );
 			},
+			'can_resolve' => static function ( array $payload, string $decision, int $user_id, array $context ) use ( &$legacy_permission_seen ) {
+				$legacy_permission_seen[] = compact( 'payload', 'decision', 'user_id', 'context' );
+				return true;
+			},
 		);
 
 		return $handlers;
@@ -268,11 +273,15 @@ static function ( array $handlers ) use ( &$legacy_apply_calls ) {
 	array(
 		'action_id' => 'act_legacy_reject',
 		'decision'  => 'rejected',
+		'resolver'  => 'system:test-resolver',
+		'context'   => array( 'reason' => 'safe-test' ),
 	)
 );
 
 resolver_smoke_assert( true === ( $rejected['success'] ?? false ), 'rejected legacy resolution succeeds', $failures, $passes );
 resolver_smoke_assert( 'rejected' === ( $rejected['decision'] ?? null ), 'rejected response keeps Data Machine decision string', $failures, $passes );
+resolver_smoke_assert( 'safe-test' === ( $legacy_permission_seen[0]['context']['reason'] ?? null ), 'legacy can_resolve receives resolver context', $failures, $passes );
+resolver_smoke_assert( 'system:test-resolver' === ( $legacy_permission_seen[0]['context']['resolver'] ?? null ), 'legacy can_resolve receives resolver identity', $failures, $passes );
 resolver_smoke_assert( 0 === $legacy_apply_calls, 'rejected resolution does not invoke apply handler', $failures, $passes );
 
 $denied_apply_calls = 0;