diff --git a/cli/command/system/testdata/docker-client-version.golden b/cli/command/system/testdata/docker-client-version.golden
index 04cc88a66f..faed505505 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/testdata/docker-client-version.golden
+++ b/cli/command/system/testdata/docker-client-version.golden
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Client:
  Git commit:        deadbeef
  Built:             Wed May 30 22:21:05 2018
  OS/Arch:           linux/amd64
+ Context:           my-context
  Experimental:      true
 
 Server: Docker Enterprise Edition (EE) 2.0
diff --git a/cli/command/system/version.go b/cli/command/system/version.go
index 62170ca06d..56eac56ab7 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/version.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/version.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Client:{{if ne .Platform.Name ""}} {{.Platform.Name}}{{end}}
  Git commit:	{{.GitCommit}}
  Built:	{{.BuildTime}}
  OS/Arch:	{{.Os}}/{{.Arch}}
+ Context:	{{.Context}}
  Experimental:	{{.Experimental}}
 {{- end}}
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ type clientVersion struct {
 	Os                string
 	Arch              string
 	BuildTime         string `json:",omitempty"`
+	Context           string
 	Experimental      bool
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ func runVersion(dockerCli command.Cli, opts *versionOptions) error {
 			Os:                runtime.GOOS,
 			Arch:              runtime.GOARCH,
 			Experimental:      dockerCli.ClientInfo().HasExperimental,
+			Context:           dockerCli.CurrentContext(),
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cli/command/system/version_test.go b/cli/command/system/version_test.go
index 482c6ce24d..ab18fb1ddc 100644
--- a/cli/command/system/version_test.go
+++ b/cli/command/system/version_test.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func TestVersionAlign(t *testing.T) {
 			Os:                "linux",
 			Arch:              "amd64",
 			BuildTime:         "Wed May 30 22:21:05 2018",
+			Context:           "my-context",
 			Experimental:      true,
 		},
 		Server: &types.Version{},
diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/version.md b/docs/reference/commandline/version.md
index a3abdd0738..fa02281b89 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/version.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/version.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Client:
  Git commit:        afacb8b
  Built:             Wed Mar 11 01:21:11 2020
  OS/Arch:           darwin/amd64
+ Context:           default
  Experimental:      true
 
 Server:
@@ -76,3 +77,47 @@ $ docker version --format '{{json .}}'
 
 {"Client":{"Platform":{"Name":"Docker Engine - Community"},"Version":"19.03.8","ApiVersion":"1.40","DefaultAPIVersion":"1.40","GitCommit":"afacb8b","GoVersion":"go1.12.17","Os":"darwin","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Wed Mar 11 01:21:11 2020","Experimental":true},"Server":{"Platform":{"Name":"Docker Engine - Community"},"Components":[{"Name":"Engine","Version":"19.03.8","Details":{"ApiVersion":"1.40","Arch":"amd64","BuildTime":"Wed Mar 11 01:29:16 2020","Experimental":"true","GitCommit":"afacb8b","GoVersion":"go1.12.17","KernelVersion":"4.19.76-linuxkit","MinAPIVersion":"1.12","Os":"linux"}},{"Name":"containerd","Version":"v1.2.13","Details":{"GitCommit":"7ad184331fa3e55e52b890ea95e65ba581ae3429"}},{"Name":"runc","Version":"1.0.0-rc10","Details":{"GitCommit":"dc9208a3303feef5b3839f4323d9beb36df0a9dd"}},{"Name":"docker-init","Version":"0.18.0","Details":{"GitCommit":"fec3683"}}],"Version":"19.03.8","ApiVersion":"1.40","MinAPIVersion":"1.12","GitCommit":"afacb8b","GoVersion":"go1.12.17","Os":"linux","Arch":"amd64","KernelVersion":"4.19.76-linuxkit","Experimental":true,"BuildTime":"2020-03-11T01:29:16.000000000+00:00"}}
 ```
+
+### Print the current context
+
+The following example prints the currently used [`docker context`](context.md):
+
+```bash
+$ docker version --format='{{.Client.Context}}'
+default
+```
+
+As an example, this output can be used to dynamically change your shell prompt
+to indicate your active context. The example below illustrates how this output
+could be used when using Bash as your shell.
+
+Declare a function to obtain the current context in your `~/.bashrc`, and set
+this command as your `PROMPT_COMMAND`
+
+```bash
+function docker_context_prompt() {
+        PS1="context: $(docker version --format='{{.Client.Context}}')> "
+}
+
+PROMPT_COMMAND=docker_context_prompt
+```
+
+After reloading the `~/.bashrc`, the prompt now shows the currently selected
+`docker context`:
+
+```bash
+$ source ~/.bashrc
+context: default> docker context create --docker host=unix:///var/run/docker.sock my-context
+my-context
+Successfully created context "my-context"
+context: default> docker context use my-context
+my-context
+Current context is now "my-context"
+context: my-context> docker context use default
+default
+Current context is now "default"
+context: default>
+```
+
+Refer to the [`docker context` section](context.md) in the command line reference
+for more information about `docker context`.