diff --git a/packages/data/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/data/CHANGELOG.md
index 91362f4e1d5c4c..776d03a12ad48b 100644
--- a/packages/data/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/data/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
 
 ### Bug Fix
 
-- Restore functionality of action-generators returning a Promise.  Clarify intent and behaviour for `wp.data.dispatch` behaviour. Dispatch actions now always
- return a promise ([#14830](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/14830)
+- Restore functionality of action-generators returning a Promise.  Clarify intent and behaviour for `wp.data.dispatch` behaviour. Dispatch actions now always return a promise ([#14830](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/14830))
+ 
+### Enhancements
+
+- Export the entire registry context (as `RegistryContext`) so consuming code can implement it using the `useContext` react hook ([#15445](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/15445))
 
 ## 4.3.0 (2019-03-06)
 
diff --git a/packages/data/README.md b/packages/data/README.md
index 65b525d404099d..d1b6dcf2147905 100644
--- a/packages/data/README.md
+++ b/packages/data/README.md
@@ -381,6 +381,10 @@ _Returns_
 
 Undocumented declaration.
 
+<a name="RegistryContext" href="#RegistryContext">#</a> **RegistryContext**
+
+Undocumented declaration.
+
 <a name="RegistryProvider" href="#RegistryProvider">#</a> **RegistryProvider**
 
 Undocumented declaration.
diff --git a/packages/data/src/components/registry-provider/index.js b/packages/data/src/components/registry-provider/index.js
index c296f46a1ab1a8..7e7bd69f27726d 100644
--- a/packages/data/src/components/registry-provider/index.js
+++ b/packages/data/src/components/registry-provider/index.js
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ import { createContext } from '@wordpress/element';
  */
 import defaultRegistry from '../../default-registry';
 
-const { Consumer, Provider } = createContext( defaultRegistry );
+export const RegistryContext = createContext( defaultRegistry );
+
+const { Consumer, Provider } = RegistryContext;
 
 export const RegistryConsumer = Consumer;
 
diff --git a/packages/data/src/index.js b/packages/data/src/index.js
index c6b941d2cec954..d6eb6e263eed71 100644
--- a/packages/data/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/data/src/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ import * as plugins from './plugins';
 export { default as withSelect } from './components/with-select';
 export { default as withDispatch } from './components/with-dispatch';
 export { default as withRegistry } from './components/with-registry';
-export { default as RegistryProvider, RegistryConsumer } from './components/registry-provider';
+export {
+	default as RegistryProvider,
+	RegistryConsumer,
+	RegistryContext,
+} from './components/registry-provider';
 export { default as __experimentalAsyncModeProvider } from './components/async-mode-provider';
 export { createRegistry } from './registry';
 export { plugins };