diff --git a/src/context/mod.rs b/src/context/mod.rs
index 0e66319..77f15a9 100644
--- a/src/context/mod.rs
+++ b/src/context/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub use builder::*;
 pub use command_group_config::CommandGroupConfig;
 use nu_protocol::{
     ast::{Block, Call},
-    engine::{EngineState, Stack},
+    engine::{EngineState, Stack, StateWorkingSet},
     PipelineData, Span,
 };
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use crate::{
     argument::IntoArgument,
     error::{CrateError, CrateResult},
     utils::parse_nu_script,
-    NewEmpty,
+    IntoValue, NewEmpty,
 };
 
 /// Represents the evaluation context of nu scripts and commands
@@ -125,4 +125,21 @@ impl Context {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    /// Adds a variable to the context
+    pub fn add_var<S: ToString, V: IntoValue>(&mut self, name: S, value: V) -> CrateResult<()> {
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&self.engine_state);
+
+        let var_id = working_set.add_variable(
+            name.to_string().into_bytes(),
+            Span::empty(),
+            nu_protocol::Type::Any,
+            false,
+        );
+        self.stack.add_var(var_id, value.into_value());
+        let delta = working_set.render();
+        self.engine_state.merge_delta(delta)?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_eval.rs b/tests/test_eval.rs
index 0940a08..b2f5c36 100644
--- a/tests/test_eval.rs
+++ b/tests/test_eval.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ fn it_returns_variables() {
     assert_eq!(val.as_string().unwrap(), String::from("world"))
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn it_accepts_variables() {
+    let mut ctx = get_context();
+    ctx.add_var("hello", "world").unwrap();
+
+    let val = ctx.get_var("hello").expect("No variable returned");
+    assert_eq!(val.as_string().unwrap(), String::from("world"))
+}
+
 #[derive(RustyValue)]
 struct TestArg {
     foo: String,