diff --git a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/ContextLocalPropagationTest.java b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/ContextLocalPropagationTest.java
index 47cc39884f7b0..ef42ce9477633 100644
--- a/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/ContextLocalPropagationTest.java
+++ b/extensions/resteasy-reactive/rest-client/deployment/src/test/java/io/quarkus/rest/client/reactive/ContextLocalPropagationTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import io.quarkus.test.QuarkusUnitTest;
 import io.smallrye.common.vertx.ContextLocals;
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni;
 import io.vertx.core.Context;
 import io.vertx.core.Vertx;
 
@@ -33,13 +34,21 @@ public class ContextLocalPropagationTest {
                     "http://localhost:${quarkus.http.test-port:8081}");
 
     @Test
-    void testQueryParamsWithPrimitiveArrays() {
+    void testClientFilterSeesParentContext() {
         when().get("test/invokeClient")
                 .then()
                 .statusCode(200)
                 .body(is("test/foo/bar"));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testClientUniInheritsParentContext() {
+        when().get("test/client-inherits-context")
+                .then()
+                .statusCode(200)
+                .body(is("test/set-in-parent"));
+    }
+
     @Path("test")
     public static class Resource {
 
@@ -58,11 +67,25 @@ public String invokeClient() {
             return result + "/" + fromRequest.orElse("none") + "/" + fromResponse.orElse("none");
         }
 
+        @Path("client-inherits-context")
+        @GET
+        public Uni<String> clientInheritsContext() {
+            ContextLocals.put("parent-value", "set-in-parent");
+            return client.getUni()
+                    .map(result -> result + "/" + ContextLocals.get("parent-value").orElse("none"));
+        }
+
         @Path("toClient")
         @GET
         public String toClient() {
             return "test";
         }
+
+        @Path("toClient2")
+        @GET
+        public String toClient2() {
+            return "test";
+        }
     }
 
     @Path("test")
@@ -74,6 +97,10 @@ public interface Client {
         @GET
         @Path("toClient")
         String get();
+
+        @GET
+        @Path("toClient2")
+        Uni<String> getUni();
     }
 
     public static class RequestFilter implements ClientRequestFilter {
@@ -110,10 +137,10 @@ private static Context determineRestClientContext() {
             // We will need a proper solution soon, but as we need to have a proper way to
             // set contextual information in Quarkus 3.20 (LTS), we can't risk breaking
             // client code everywhere, so for now we will tell people to check the context
-            Optional<Object> maybeParentContext = ContextLocals.get("__PARENT_CONTEXT__");
+            var maybeParentContext = ContextLocals.getParentContext();
             Context effectiveContext;
-            if (maybeParentContext.isPresent()) {
-                effectiveContext = (Context) maybeParentContext.get();
+            if (maybeParentContext != null) {
+                effectiveContext = maybeParentContext;
             } else {
                 effectiveContext = Vertx.currentContext();
             }
diff --git a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/ClientRequestContextImpl.java b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/ClientRequestContextImpl.java
index 4c41bddddaf03..346ddedc3f182 100644
--- a/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/ClientRequestContextImpl.java
+++ b/independent-projects/resteasy-reactive/client/runtime/src/main/java/org/jboss/resteasy/reactive/client/impl/ClientRequestContextImpl.java
@@ -65,19 +65,7 @@ public ClientRequestContextImpl(RestClientRequestContext restClientRequestContex
         // Always create a duplicated context because each REST Client invocation must have its own context
         // A separate context allows integrations like OTel to create a separate Span for each invocation (expected)
         Context current = client.vertx.getOrCreateContext();
-        this.context = VertxContext.createNewDuplicatedContext(current);
-        // If an interceptor wants to access the parent context, it can do so by using the "__PARENT_CONTEXT__" key.
-        // This approach is compatible with the next-to-be nested context support (from SmallRye Common).
-        // The "__PARENT_CONTEXT__" key will continue to reference the _parent_ context.
-        // So, currently, an interceptor needing to read from the original context will need to use:
-        // Context parent = ContextLocals.get("__PARENT_CONTEXT__");
-        // V v = parent.getLocal("some-key");
-        // To write to the original context, it will need to use:
-        // Context parent = ContextLocals.get("__PARENT_CONTEXT__");
-        // parent.putLocal("some-key", someValue);
-        // Note that unlike with nested contexts, multiple child contexts can write to the same parent key, and may
-        // lead to a race condition.
-        this.context.putLocal("__PARENT_CONTEXT__", current);
+        this.context = VertxContext.newNestedContext(current);
         restClientRequestContext.properties.put(VERTX_CONTEXT_PROPERTY, context);
     }