diff --git a/modules/context/access_log.go b/modules/context/access_log.go
index 97bb32f4c5..1a10c4763a 100644
--- a/modules/context/access_log.go
+++ b/modules/context/access_log.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package context
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"html/template"
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ type routerLoggerOptions struct {
 	Ctx            map[string]interface{}
 }
 
+var signedUserNameStringPointerKey interface{} = "signedUserNameStringPointerKey"
+
 // AccessLogger returns a middleware to log access logger
 func AccessLogger() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	logger := log.GetLogger("access")
@@ -29,11 +32,10 @@ func AccessLogger() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			start := time.Now()
-			next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 			identity := "-"
-			if val := SignedUserName(req); val != "" {
-				identity = val
-			}
+			r := req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), signedUserNameStringPointerKey, &identity))
+
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
 			rw := w.(ResponseWriter)
 
 			buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
diff --git a/modules/context/api.go b/modules/context/api.go
index 5068246745..7fff8e8346 100644
--- a/modules/context/api.go
+++ b/modules/context/api.go
@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@ func APIContexter() func(http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			ctx.Data["CsrfToken"] = html.EscapeString(ctx.csrf.GetToken())
 
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
+
+			// Handle adding signedUserName to the context for the AccessLogger
+			usernameInterface := ctx.Data["SignedUserName"]
+			identityPtrInterface := ctx.Req.Context().Value(signedUserNameStringPointerKey)
+			if usernameInterface != nil && identityPtrInterface != nil {
+				username := usernameInterface.(string)
+				identityPtr := identityPtrInterface.(*string)
+				if identityPtr != nil && username != "" {
+					*identityPtr = username
+				}
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/context/context.go b/modules/context/context.go
index 64f8b12084..52756fc02d 100644
--- a/modules/context/context.go
+++ b/modules/context/context.go
@@ -774,6 +774,17 @@ func Contexter() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			}
 
 			next.ServeHTTP(ctx.Resp, ctx.Req)
+
+			// Handle adding signedUserName to the context for the AccessLogger
+			usernameInterface := ctx.Data["SignedUserName"]
+			identityPtrInterface := ctx.Req.Context().Value(signedUserNameStringPointerKey)
+			if usernameInterface != nil && identityPtrInterface != nil {
+				username := usernameInterface.(string)
+				identityPtr := identityPtrInterface.(*string)
+				if identityPtr != nil && username != "" {
+					*identityPtr = username
+				}
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }