diff --git a/docs/changelog/84089.yaml b/docs/changelog/84089.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5404d331ebd3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/84089.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+pr: 84089
+summary: Preserve context in `snapshotDeletionListeners`
+area: Snapshot/Restore
+type: bug
+issues:
+ - 84036
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java
index b22967eb7b626..38957ac3d9db6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SnapshotsService.java
@@ -2289,7 +2289,8 @@ private static boolean isWritingToRepository(SnapshotsInProgress.Entry entry) {
     }
 
     private void addDeleteListener(String deleteUUID, ActionListener<Void> listener) {
-        snapshotDeletionListeners.computeIfAbsent(deleteUUID, k -> new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>()).add(listener);
+        snapshotDeletionListeners.computeIfAbsent(deleteUUID, k -> new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>())
+            .add(ContextPreservingActionListener.wrapPreservingContext(listener, threadPool.getThreadContext()));
     }
 
     /**