diff --git a/pkg/websocketspec/handler.go b/pkg/websocketspec/handler.go
index 0c978c4..e6c12e0 100644
--- a/pkg/websocketspec/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/websocketspec/handler.go
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ func (h *Handler) handleRequest(conn *Connection, msg *Message) {
 		Options:    msg.Options,
 		ID:         recordID,
 		Data:       msg.Data,
+		Tx:         h.db,
 		Metadata:   make(map[string]interface{}),
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/websocketspec/hooks.go b/pkg/websocketspec/hooks.go
index cc2dbe7..25012a8 100644
--- a/pkg/websocketspec/hooks.go
+++ b/pkg/websocketspec/hooks.go
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ type HookContext struct {
 	AbortMessage string // Message to return if aborted
 	AbortCode    int    // HTTP status code if aborted
 
+	// Tx provides access to the database/transaction for executing additional SQL
+	Tx common.Database
+
 	// Metadata is additional context data
 	Metadata map[string]interface{}
 }