diff --git a/src/codec/context.rs b/src/codec/context.rs
index 2202d22..536abee 100644
--- a/src/codec/context.rs
+++ b/src/codec/context.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use libc::c_int;
 use ffi::*;
 use ::media;
 use ::Codec;
-use super::{Id, Debug, Compliance, threading};
+use super::{Flags, Id, Debug, Compliance, threading};
 use super::decoder::Decoder;
 use super::encoder::Encoder;
 
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ impl Context {
 		}
 	}
 
+	pub fn set_flags(&mut self, value: Flags) {
+		unsafe {
+			(*self.as_mut_ptr()).flags = value.bits() as c_int;
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn id(&self) -> Id {
 		unsafe {
 			Id::from((*self.as_ptr()).codec_id)