diff --git a/.changeset/expose-hono-context.md b/.changeset/expose-hono-context.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8704547f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/expose-hono-context.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"hono-party": patch
+---
+
+Expose Hono context as a third argument to `onBeforeConnect` and `onBeforeRequest` callbacks, giving access to `c.env`, `c.var`, `c.get()`, etc.
diff --git a/fixtures/hono/src/server.ts b/fixtures/hono/src/server.ts
index 1501643e..733fdd63 100644
--- a/fixtures/hono/src/server.ts
+++ b/fixtures/hono/src/server.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ import { Server } from "partyserver";
 
 import type { Connection, WSMessage } from "partyserver";
 
-// Multiple party servers
+type Bindings = {
+  Chat: DurableObjectNamespace;
+};
+
 export class Chat extends Server {
   onMessage(connection: Connection, message: WSMessage): void | Promise<void> {
     console.log("onMessage", message);
@@ -12,8 +15,23 @@ export class Chat extends Server {
   }
 }
 
-const app = new Hono();
-app.use("*", partyserverMiddleware());
+const app = new Hono<{ Bindings: Bindings }>();
+
+app.use(
+  "*",
+  partyserverMiddleware<{ Bindings: Bindings }>({
+    options: {
+      onBeforeConnect(req, lobby, c) {
+        const url = new URL(req.url);
+        const token = url.searchParams.get("token");
+        if (!token) {
+          return new Response("Unauthorized", { status: 401 });
+        }
+        console.log("env bindings available:", Object.keys(c.env));
+      }
+    }
+  })
+);
 
 app.get("/", (c) => c.text("Hello from Hono!"));
 
diff --git a/packages/hono-party/README.md b/packages/hono-party/README.md
index 6e37b374..60111f89 100644
--- a/packages/hono-party/README.md
+++ b/packages/hono-party/README.md
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ export class Document extends Server {}
 const app = new Hono();
 app.use("*", partyserverMiddleware());
 
-// or with authentication
+// or with authentication (using env bindings via Hono context)
+type Env = { Bindings: { JWT_SECRET: string } };
 app.use(
   "*",
-  partyserverMiddleware({
+  partyserverMiddleware<Env>({
     options: {
-      onBeforeConnect: async (req) => {
+      onBeforeConnect: async (req, lobby, c) => {
         const token = req.headers.get("authorization");
-        // validate token
+        const secret = c.env.JWT_SECRET;
+        // validate token against secret
         if (!token) return new Response("Unauthorized", { status: 401 });
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/hono-party/src/index.ts b/packages/hono-party/src/index.ts
index edfdacc1..74dc568f 100644
--- a/packages/hono-party/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hono-party/src/index.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,39 @@ import { createMiddleware } from "hono/factory";
 import { routePartykitRequest } from "partyserver";
 
 import type { Context, Env } from "hono";
-import type { PartyServerOptions } from "partyserver";
+import type { Lobby, PartyServerOptions } from "partyserver";
+
+/**
+ * Extended options for the Hono middleware that pass the Hono context
+ * to `onBeforeConnect` and `onBeforeRequest` as a third argument,
+ * giving access to `c.env`, `c.var`, `c.get()`, etc.
+ */
+export type HonoPartyServerOptions<E extends Env> = Omit<
+  PartyServerOptions,
+  "onBeforeConnect" | "onBeforeRequest"
+> & {
+  onBeforeConnect?: (
+    req: Request,
+    lobby: Lobby,
+    c: Context<E>
+  ) => Response | Request | void | Promise<Response | Request | void>;
+  onBeforeRequest?: (
+    req: Request,
+    lobby: Lobby,
+    c: Context<E>
+  ) =>
+    | Response
+    | Request
+    | void
+    | Promise<Response | Request | undefined | void>;
+};
 
 /**
  * Configuration options for the PartyServer middleware
  */
 type PartyServerMiddlewareContext<E extends Env> = {
   /** PartyServer-specific configuration options */
-  options?: PartyServerOptions<E>;
+  options?: HonoPartyServerOptions<E>;
   /** Optional error handler for caught errors */
   onError?: (error: Error) => void;
 };
@@ -22,12 +47,12 @@ type PartyServerMiddlewareContext<E extends Env> = {
 export function partyserverMiddleware<E extends Env = Env>(
   ctx?: PartyServerMiddlewareContext<E>
 ) {
-  return createMiddleware(async (c, next) => {
+  return createMiddleware<E>(async (c, next) => {
     try {
-      const handler = isWebSocketUpgrade(c)
-        ? handleWebSocketUpgrade
-        : handleHttpRequest;
-      const response = await handler(c, ctx?.options);
+      const options = wrapOptionsWithContext(ctx?.options, c);
+      const response = isWebSocketUpgrade(c)
+        ? await handleWebSocketUpgrade(c, options)
+        : await handleHttpRequest(c, options);
 
       return response === null ? await next() : response;
     } catch (error) {
@@ -40,6 +65,30 @@ export function partyserverMiddleware<E extends Env = Env>(
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Wraps the Hono-specific options into standard PartyServerOptions by
+ * closing over the Hono context so callbacks receive it as a third arg.
+ */
+function wrapOptionsWithContext<E extends Env>(
+  options: HonoPartyServerOptions<E> | undefined,
+  c: Context<E>
+): PartyServerOptions | undefined {
+  if (!options) return undefined;
+
+  const { onBeforeConnect, onBeforeRequest, ...rest } = options;
+  return {
+    ...rest,
+    ...(onBeforeConnect && {
+      onBeforeConnect: (req: Request, lobby: Lobby) =>
+        onBeforeConnect(req, lobby, c)
+    }),
+    ...(onBeforeRequest && {
+      onBeforeRequest: (req: Request, lobby: Lobby) =>
+        onBeforeRequest(req, lobby, c)
+    })
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks if the incoming request is a WebSocket upgrade request
  * Looks for the 'upgrade' header with a value of 'websocket' (case-insensitive)
@@ -60,9 +109,9 @@ function createRequestFromContext(c: Context) {
  * Handles WebSocket upgrade requests
  * Returns a WebSocket upgrade response if successful, null otherwise
  */
-async function handleWebSocketUpgrade<E extends Env>(
-  c: Context<E>,
-  options?: PartyServerOptions<E>
+async function handleWebSocketUpgrade(
+  c: Context,
+  options?: PartyServerOptions
 ) {
   const req = createRequestFromContext(c);
   const response = await routePartykitRequest(req, env(c), options);
@@ -81,10 +130,7 @@ async function handleWebSocketUpgrade<E extends Env>(
  * Handles standard HTTP requests
  * Forwards the request to PartyServer and returns the response
  */
-async function handleHttpRequest<E extends Env>(
-  c: Context<E>,
-  options?: PartyServerOptions<E>
-) {
+async function handleHttpRequest(c: Context, options?: PartyServerOptions) {
   const req = createRequestFromContext(c);
   return routePartykitRequest(req, env(c), options);
 }