diff --git a/ktor-utils/common/src/io/ktor/util/pipeline/SuspendFunctionGun.kt b/ktor-utils/common/src/io/ktor/util/pipeline/SuspendFunctionGun.kt
index 2ac171736eb..d8cbadfce62 100644
--- a/ktor-utils/common/src/io/ktor/util/pipeline/SuspendFunctionGun.kt
+++ b/ktor-utils/common/src/io/ktor/util/pipeline/SuspendFunctionGun.kt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ internal class SuspendFunctionGun<TSubject : Any, TContext : Any>(
 
     // this is impossible to inline because of property name clash
     // between PipelineContext.context and Continuation.context
-    private val continuation: Continuation<Unit> = object : Continuation<Unit>, CoroutineStackFrame {
+    internal val continuation: Continuation<Unit> = object : Continuation<Unit>, CoroutineStackFrame {
         override val callerFrame: CoroutineStackFrame? get() = peekContinuation() as? CoroutineStackFrame
 
         var currentIndex: Int = Int.MIN_VALUE
@@ -48,7 +48,18 @@ internal class SuspendFunctionGun<TSubject : Any, TContext : Any>(
         }
 
         override val context: CoroutineContext
-            get() = suspensions[lastSuspensionIndex]?.context ?: error("Not started")
+            get() {
+                val continuation = suspensions[lastSuspensionIndex]
+                if (continuation !== this && continuation != null) return continuation.context
+
+                var index = lastSuspensionIndex - 1
+                while (index >= 0) {
+                    val cont = suspensions[index--]
+                    if (cont !== this && cont != null) return cont.context
+                }
+
+                error("Not started")
+            }
 
         override fun resumeWith(result: Result<Unit>) {
             if (result.isFailure) {
@@ -144,7 +155,7 @@ internal class SuspendFunctionGun<TSubject : Any, TContext : Any>(
         suspensions[lastSuspensionIndex--] = null
     }
 
-    private fun addContinuation(continuation: Continuation<TSubject>) {
+    internal fun addContinuation(continuation: Continuation<TSubject>) {
         suspensions[++lastSuspensionIndex] = continuation
     }
 }
diff --git a/ktor-utils/common/test/io/ktor/util/SuspendFunctionGunTest.kt b/ktor-utils/common/test/io/ktor/util/SuspendFunctionGunTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..062614d60d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ktor-utils/common/test/io/ktor/util/SuspendFunctionGunTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014-2024 JetBrains s.r.o and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+ */
+
+package io.ktor.util
+
+import io.ktor.test.dispatcher.*
+import io.ktor.util.pipeline.*
+import kotlin.coroutines.*
+import kotlin.test.*
+
+class SuspendFunctionGunTest {
+    @Test
+    fun throwsErrorWhenNoDistinctContinuation() = testSuspend {
+        val gun = SuspendFunctionGun(Unit, Unit, listOf({ _, _, _ -> }))
+        gun.addContinuation(gun.continuation)
+
+        val cause = assertFailsWith<IllegalStateException> { gun.continuation.context }
+        assertEquals("Not started", cause.message)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun returnsLastDistinctContinuationContext() = testSuspend {
+        val gun = SuspendFunctionGun(Unit, Unit, listOf({ _, _, _ -> }, { _, _, _ -> }))
+        val continuation = Continuation<Unit>(EmptyCoroutineContext) {}
+        gun.addContinuation(continuation)
+        gun.addContinuation(gun.continuation)
+
+        assertEquals(gun.continuation.context, continuation.context)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun returnsFirstDistinctContinuationContext() = testSuspend {
+        val gun = SuspendFunctionGun(Unit, Unit, listOf({ _, _, _ -> }))
+        val continuation = Continuation<Unit>(EmptyCoroutineContext) {}
+        gun.addContinuation(continuation)
+
+        assertEquals(gun.continuation.context, continuation.context)
+    }
+}