diff --git a/get.go b/get.go
index 5dd754b..00f2f2f 100644
--- a/get.go
+++ b/get.go
@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ func Get(jwksURL string, options Options) (jwks *JWKS, err error) {
 	}
 
 	if jwks.refreshInterval != 0 || jwks.refreshUnknownKID {
-		jwks.ctx, jwks.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		if jwks.ctx == nil {
+			jwks.ctx = context.Background()
+		}
+		jwks.ctx, jwks.cancel = context.WithCancel(jwks.ctx)
 		jwks.refreshRequests = make(chan refreshRequest, 1)
 		go jwks.backgroundRefresh()
 	}
diff --git a/get_test.go b/get_test.go
index 30fbbe6..6624b84 100644
--- a/get_test.go
+++ b/get_test.go
@@ -80,3 +80,85 @@ func TestJWKS_RefreshUsingBackgroundGoroutine(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 refreshes, got %d.", count)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJWKS_RefreshCancelCtx(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		provideOptionsCtx bool
+		cancelOptionsCtx  bool
+		expectedRefreshes int
+	}{
+		"cancel Options.Ctx": {
+			provideOptionsCtx: true,
+			cancelOptionsCtx:  true,
+			expectedRefreshes: 2,
+		},
+		"do not cancel Options.Ctx": {
+			provideOptionsCtx: true,
+			cancelOptionsCtx:  false,
+			expectedRefreshes: 3,
+		},
+		"do not provide Options.Ctx": {
+			provideOptionsCtx: false,
+			cancelOptionsCtx:  false,
+			expectedRefreshes: 3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var (
+				ctx    context.Context
+				cancel = func() {}
+			)
+			if tc.provideOptionsCtx {
+				ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+				defer cancel()
+			}
+
+			var counter uint64
+			server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				atomic.AddUint64(&counter, 1)
+				_, err := w.Write([]byte(jwksJSON))
+				if err != nil {
+					http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+				}
+			}))
+			defer server.Close()
+
+			jwksURL := server.URL
+			opts := keyfunc.Options{
+				Ctx:             ctx,
+				RefreshInterval: 1 * time.Second,
+			}
+			jwks, err := keyfunc.Get(jwksURL, opts)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf(logFmt, "Failed to get JWKS from testing URL.", err)
+			}
+
+			// Wait for the first refresh to occur to ensure the
+			// JWKS gets refreshed at least once.
+			time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+			if tc.cancelOptionsCtx {
+				cancel()
+			}
+
+			// Wait for another refresh cycle to occur to ensure the
+			// JWKS either did or did not get refreshed depending on
+			// whether the passed Options.Ctx has been canceled.
+			time.Sleep(1101 * time.Millisecond)
+
+			jwks.EndBackground()
+
+			// Wait for another refresh cycle to occur to verify that
+			// the JWKS did not get refreshed after EndBackground()
+			// has been called.
+			time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+			count := atomic.LoadUint64(&counter)
+			if count != uint64(tc.expectedRefreshes) {
+				t.Fatalf("Expected %d refreshes, got %d.", tc.expectedRefreshes, count)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}