diff --git a/docs/reference/intel-gpu-tools/intel-gpu-tools-docs.xml b/docs/reference/intel-gpu-tools/intel-gpu-tools-docs.xml
index 8c14bd07..c5be60d0 100644
--- a/docs/reference/intel-gpu-tools/intel-gpu-tools-docs.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/intel-gpu-tools/intel-gpu-tools-docs.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   </chapter>
   <chapter>
     <title>igt/i915 API Reference</title>
+    <xi:include href="xml/gem_context.xml"/>
     <xi:include href="xml/gem_scheduler.xml"/>
   </chapter>
   <xi:include href="xml/igt_test_programs.xml"/>
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.sources b/lib/Makefile.sources
index c33723f9..09c9ef9f 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.sources
+++ b/lib/Makefile.sources
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ lib_source_list =	 	\
 	drmtest.c		\
 	drmtest.h		\
 	i830_reg.h		\
+	i915/gem_context.c	\
+	i915/gem_context.h	\
 	i915/gem_scheduler.c	\
 	i915/gem_scheduler.h	\
 	i915_3d.h		\
diff --git a/lib/i915/gem_context.c b/lib/i915/gem_context.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ba826ae3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/i915/gem_context.c
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "ioctl_wrappers.h"
+#include "drmtest.h"
+
+#include "i915/gem_context.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:gem_context
+ * @short_description: Helpers for dealing with contexts
+ * @title: GEM Context
+ *
+ * This helper library contains functions used for handling gem contexts.
+ * Conceptually, gem contexts are similar to their CPU counterparts, in that
+ * they are a mix of software and hardware features allowing to isolate some
+ * aspects of task execution. Initially it was just a matter of maintaining
+ * separate state for each context, but more features were added, some
+ * improving contexts isolation (per-context address space), some are just
+ * software features improving submission model (context priority).
+ */
+
+/**
+ * gem_context_create:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ *
+ * This wraps the CONTEXT_CREATE ioctl, which is used to allocate a new
+ * context. Note that similarly to gem_set_caching() this wrapper skips on
+ * kernels and platforms where context support is not available.
+ *
+ * Returns: The id of the allocated context.
+ */
+uint32_t gem_context_create(int fd)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_context_create create;
+
+	memset(&create, 0, sizeof(create));
+	if (igt_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_CREATE, &create)) {
+		int err = -errno;
+		igt_skip_on(err == -ENODEV || errno == -EINVAL);
+		igt_assert_eq(err, 0);
+	}
+	igt_assert(create.ctx_id != 0);
+	errno = 0;
+
+	return create.ctx_id;
+}
+
+int __gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_context_destroy destroy;
+	int ret;
+
+	memset(&destroy, 0, sizeof(destroy));
+	destroy.ctx_id = ctx_id;
+
+	ret = igt_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_DESTROY, &destroy);
+	if (ret)
+		return -errno;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gem_context_destroy:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ * @ctx_id: i915 context id
+ *
+ * This wraps the CONTEXT_DESTROY ioctl, which is used to free a context.
+ */
+void gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_gem_context_destroy destroy;
+
+	memset(&destroy, 0, sizeof(destroy));
+	destroy.ctx_id = ctx_id;
+
+	do_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_DESTROY, &destroy);
+}
+
+int __gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
+{
+#define LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM       0x34
+#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM DRM_IOWR (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, struct local_i915_gem_context_param)
+	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, p))
+		return -errno;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gem_context_get_param:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ * @p: i915 context parameter
+ *
+ * This wraps the CONTEXT_GET_PARAM ioctl, which is used to get a context
+ * parameter.
+ */
+void gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
+{
+	igt_assert(__gem_context_get_param(fd, p) == 0);
+}
+
+
+int __gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
+{
+#define LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM       0x35
+#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM DRM_IOWR (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, struct local_i915_gem_context_param)
+	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, p))
+		return -errno;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	return 0;
+}
+/**
+ * gem_context_set_param:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ * @p: i915 context parameter
+ *
+ * This wraps the CONTEXT_SET_PARAM ioctl, which is used to set a context
+ * parameter.
+ */
+void gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
+{
+	igt_assert(__gem_context_set_param(fd, p) == 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * gem_context_require_param:
+ * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
+ * @param: i915 context parameter
+ *
+ * Feature test macro to query whether context parameter support for @param
+ * is available. Automatically skips through igt_require() if not.
+ */
+void gem_context_require_param(int fd, uint64_t param)
+{
+	struct local_i915_gem_context_param p;
+
+	p.context = 0;
+	p.param = param;
+	p.value = 0;
+	p.size = 0;
+
+	igt_require(igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0);
+}
+
+void gem_context_require_bannable(int fd)
+{
+	static int has_ban_period = -1;
+	static int has_bannable = -1;
+
+	if (has_bannable < 0) {
+		struct local_i915_gem_context_param p;
+
+		p.context = 0;
+		p.param = LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BANNABLE;
+		p.value = 0;
+		p.size = 0;
+
+		has_bannable = igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0;
+	}
+
+	if (has_ban_period < 0) {
+		struct local_i915_gem_context_param p;
+
+		p.context = 0;
+		p.param = LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BAN_PERIOD;
+		p.value = 0;
+		p.size = 0;
+
+		has_ban_period = igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0;
+	}
+
+	igt_require(has_ban_period || has_bannable);
+}
diff --git a/lib/i915/gem_context.h b/lib/i915/gem_context.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06b2ca99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/i915/gem_context.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2017 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GEM_CONTEXT_H
+#define GEM_CONTEXT_H
+
+uint32_t gem_context_create(int fd);
+void gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id);
+int __gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id);
+struct local_i915_gem_context_param {
+	uint32_t context;
+	uint32_t size;
+	uint64_t param;
+#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BAN_PERIOD	0x1
+#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_NO_ZEROMAP	0x2
+#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_GTT_SIZE	0x3
+#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_NO_ERROR_CAPTURE	0x4
+#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BANNABLE	0x5
+	uint64_t value;
+};
+void gem_context_require_bannable(int fd);
+void gem_context_require_param(int fd, uint64_t param);
+void gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
+void gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
+int __gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
+int __gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
+
+#endif /* GEM_CONTEXT_H */
diff --git a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c
index 87511fc6..7ad2b7b0 100644
--- a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c
+++ b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.c
@@ -894,161 +894,6 @@ int gem_madvise(int fd, uint32_t handle, int state)
 	return madv.retained;
 }
 
-/**
- * gem_context_create:
- * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
- *
- * This wraps the CONTEXT_CREATE ioctl, which is used to allocate a new
- * context. Note that similarly to gem_set_caching() this wrapper skips on
- * kernels and platforms where context support is not available.
- *
- * Returns: The id of the allocated context.
- */
-uint32_t gem_context_create(int fd)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_context_create create;
-
-	memset(&create, 0, sizeof(create));
-	if (igt_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_CREATE, &create)) {
-		int err = -errno;
-		igt_skip_on(err == -ENODEV || errno == -EINVAL);
-		igt_assert_eq(err, 0);
-	}
-	igt_assert(create.ctx_id != 0);
-	errno = 0;
-
-	return create.ctx_id;
-}
-
-int __gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_context_destroy destroy;
-	int ret;
-
-	memset(&destroy, 0, sizeof(destroy));
-	destroy.ctx_id = ctx_id;
-
-	ret = igt_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_DESTROY, &destroy);
-	if (ret)
-		return -errno;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * gem_context_destroy:
- * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
- * @ctx_id: i915 context id
- *
- * This wraps the CONTEXT_DESTROY ioctl, which is used to free a context.
- */
-void gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_gem_context_destroy destroy;
-
-	memset(&destroy, 0, sizeof(destroy));
-	destroy.ctx_id = ctx_id;
-
-	do_ioctl(fd, DRM_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_DESTROY, &destroy);
-}
-
-int __gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
-{
-#define LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM       0x34
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM DRM_IOWR (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, struct local_i915_gem_context_param)
-	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, p))
-		return -errno;
-
-	errno = 0;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * gem_context_get_param:
- * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
- * @p: i915 context parameter
- *
- * This wraps the CONTEXT_GET_PARAM ioctl, which is used to get a context
- * parameter.
- */
-void gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
-{
-	igt_assert(__gem_context_get_param(fd, p) == 0);
-}
-
-
-int __gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
-{
-#define LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM       0x35
-#define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM DRM_IOWR (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + LOCAL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, struct local_i915_gem_context_param)
-	if (igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_SETPARAM, p))
-		return -errno;
-
-	errno = 0;
-	return 0;
-}
-/**
- * gem_context_set_param:
- * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
- * @p: i915 context parameter
- *
- * This wraps the CONTEXT_SET_PARAM ioctl, which is used to set a context
- * parameter.
- */
-void gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p)
-{
-	igt_assert(__gem_context_set_param(fd, p) == 0);
-}
-
-/**
- * gem_context_require_param:
- * @fd: open i915 drm file descriptor
- * @param: i915 context parameter
- *
- * Feature test macro to query whether context parameter support for @param
- * is available. Automatically skips through igt_require() if not.
- */
-void gem_context_require_param(int fd, uint64_t param)
-{
-	struct local_i915_gem_context_param p;
-
-	p.context = 0;
-	p.param = param;
-	p.value = 0;
-	p.size = 0;
-
-	igt_require(igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0);
-}
-
-void gem_context_require_bannable(int fd)
-{
-	static int has_ban_period = -1;
-	static int has_bannable = -1;
-
-	if (has_bannable < 0) {
-		struct local_i915_gem_context_param p;
-
-		p.context = 0;
-		p.param = LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BANNABLE;
-		p.value = 0;
-		p.size = 0;
-
-		has_bannable = igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0;
-	}
-
-	if (has_ban_period < 0) {
-		struct local_i915_gem_context_param p;
-
-		p.context = 0;
-		p.param = LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BAN_PERIOD;
-		p.value = 0;
-		p.size = 0;
-
-		has_ban_period = igt_ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0;
-	}
-
-	igt_require(has_ban_period || has_bannable);
-}
-
 int __gem_userptr(int fd, void *ptr, int size, int read_only, uint32_t flags, uint32_t *handle)
 {
 	struct local_i915_gem_userptr userptr;
@@ -1455,7 +1300,7 @@ uint64_t gem_aperture_size(int fd)
 
 		memset(&p, 0, sizeof(p));
 		p.param = 0x3;
-		if (ioctl(fd, LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_CONTEXT_GETPARAM, &p) == 0) {
+		if (__gem_context_get_param(fd, &p) == 0) {
 			aperture_size = p.value;
 		} else {
 			struct drm_i915_gem_get_aperture aperture;
diff --git a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h
index 76a4e80d..f7752aea 100644
--- a/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h
+++ b/lib/ioctl_wrappers.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <intel_bufmgr.h>
 #include <i915_drm.h>
 
+#include "i915/gem_context.h"
 #include "i915/gem_scheduler.h"
 
 /**
@@ -121,27 +122,6 @@ int gem_munmap(void *ptr, uint64_t size);
 
 int gem_madvise(int fd, uint32_t handle, int state);
 
-uint32_t gem_context_create(int fd);
-void gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id);
-int __gem_context_destroy(int fd, uint32_t ctx_id);
-struct local_i915_gem_context_param {
-	uint32_t context;
-	uint32_t size;
-	uint64_t param;
-#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BAN_PERIOD	0x1
-#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_NO_ZEROMAP	0x2
-#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_GTT_SIZE	0x3
-#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_NO_ERROR_CAPTURE	0x4
-#define LOCAL_CONTEXT_PARAM_BANNABLE	0x5
-	uint64_t value;
-};
-void gem_context_require_bannable(int fd);
-void gem_context_require_param(int fd, uint64_t param);
-void gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
-void gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
-int __gem_context_set_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
-int __gem_context_get_param(int fd, struct local_i915_gem_context_param *p);
-
 #define LOCAL_I915_GEM_USERPTR       0x33
 #define LOCAL_IOCTL_I915_GEM_USERPTR DRM_IOWR (DRM_COMMAND_BASE + LOCAL_I915_GEM_USERPTR, struct local_i915_gem_userptr)
 struct local_i915_gem_userptr {
diff --git a/lib/meson.build b/lib/meson.build
index 22811743..f0125a6d 100644
--- a/lib/meson.build
+++ b/lib/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ lib_headers = [
 	'debug.h',
 	'drmtest.h',
 	'i830_reg.h',
+	'i915/gem_context.h',
 	'i915/gem_scheduler.h',
 	'i915_3d.h',
 	'i915_reg.h',
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ lib_headers = [
 
 lib_sources = [
 	'drmtest.c',
+	'i915/gem_context.c',
 	'i915/gem_scheduler.c',
 	'igt_debugfs.c',
 	'igt_aux.c',
