diff --git a/resonate/resonate.py b/resonate/resonate.py
index 0c3cf210..181bff50 100644
--- a/resonate/resonate.py
+++ b/resonate/resonate.py
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ def get(self, id: str) -> Handle[Any]:
         fp.result()
         return Handle(fv)
 
+    def set_dependency(self, name: str, obj: Any) -> None:
+        self._dependencies.add(name, obj)
+
 
 # Context
 class Context:
@@ -220,10 +223,6 @@ def __init__(self, id: str, info: Info, opts: Options, registry: Registry, depen
     def id(self) -> str:
         return self._id
 
-    @property
-    def deps(self) -> Dependencies:
-        return self._dependencies
-
     @property
     def info(self) -> Info:
         return self._info
@@ -289,6 +288,9 @@ def sleep(self, secs: int) -> RFC:
         self._counter += 1
         return RFC(f"{self.id}.{self._counter}", Sleep(secs))
 
+    def get_dependency(self, name: str) -> Any:
+        return self._dependencies.get(name)
+
     def _lfi_func(self, f: str | Callable) -> tuple[Callable, int, dict[int, Callable] | None]:
         match f:
             case str():
diff --git a/tests/test_bridge.py b/tests/test_bridge.py
index f614e0d0..61cb1952 100644
--- a/tests/test_bridge.py
+++ b/tests/test_bridge.py
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ def add_one(ctx: Context, n: int) -> int:
     return n + 1
 
 
+def get_dependency(ctx: Context) -> int:
+    return ctx.get_dependency("foo") + 1
+
+
 def rfi_add_one_by_name(ctx: Context, n: int) -> Generator[Any, Any, int]:
     v = yield ctx.rfc("add_one", n)
     return v
@@ -137,11 +141,19 @@ def resonate_instance(request: pytest.FixtureRequest) -> Generator[Resonate, Non
     resonate.register(sleep)
     resonate.register(add_one)
     resonate.register(rfi_add_one_by_name)
+    resonate.register(get_dependency)
     resonate.start()
     yield resonate
     resonate.stop()
 
 
+def test_get_dependency(resonate_instance: Resonate) -> None:
+    timestamp = int(time.time())
+    resonate_instance.set_dependency("foo", 1)
+    handle = resonate_instance.run(f"get-dependency-{timestamp}", get_dependency)
+    assert handle.result() == 2
+
+
 def test_basic_lfi(resonate_instance: Resonate) -> None:
     timestamp = int(time.time())
     handle = resonate_instance.run(f"foo-lfi-{timestamp}", foo_lfi)