diff --git a/src/_parent.luau b/src/_parent.luau
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f95b17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/_parent.luau
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+if not game then script = require "test/relative-string" end
+
+local graph = require(script.Parent.graph)
+type Node<T> = graph.Node<T>
+
+export type Source<T> = (() -> T) & ((value: T) -> T)
+
+local function parent<T>(fn: () -> T): T
+    local node = graph.get_scope()
+    if not node then error("") end
+
+    local parent_node = node.owner
+    if not parent_node then error("") end
+
+    graph.push_scope(parent_node :: Node<unknown>)
+
+    local ok, result = pcall(fn)
+
+    graph.pop_scope()
+
+    if not ok then error(result, 0) end
+
+    return result
+end
+
+return parent
diff --git a/src/context.luau b/src/context.luau
index 6c571d0..d9e6ef0 100644
--- a/src/context.luau
+++ b/src/context.luau
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local push_scope = graph.push_scope
 local pop_scope = graph.pop_scope
 local set_context = graph.set_context
 
-export type Context<T> = (() -> T) & (<U>(T, () -> U) -> U)
+export type Context<T> = (() -> T) & (<U>(T, () -> U) -> U)  & ((T, () -> ()) -> ())
 
 local nil_symbol = newproxy()
 local count = 0
diff --git a/src/init.luau b/src/init.luau
index 3bcc7ad..1a91ffb 100644
--- a/src/init.luau
+++ b/src/init.luau
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ local effect = require(script.effect)
 local derive = require(script.derive)
 local cleanup = require(script.cleanup)
 local untrack = require(script.untrack)
+local parent = require(script._parent)
 local read = require(script.read)
 local batch = require(script.batch)
 local context = require(script.context)
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ local vide = {
     -- util
     cleanup = cleanup,
     untrack = untrack,
+    parent = parent,
     read = read,
     batch = batch,
     context = context,
diff --git a/test/tests.luau b/test/tests.luau
index 45aa41f..be1c65a 100644
--- a/test/tests.luau
+++ b/test/tests.luau
@@ -1736,6 +1736,95 @@ TEST("untrack()", wrap_root(function()
     end
 end))
 
+TEST("parent()", function()
+    local root = vide.root
+    local source = vide.source
+    local effect = vide.effect
+    local parent = vide.parent
+    local context = vide.context
+    local cleanup = vide.cleanup
+    local untrack = vide.untrack
+
+    local ctx = context(0)
+
+    do CASE "respects contexts"
+        root(function()
+            ctx(1, function()
+                CHECK(parent(function()
+                    return ctx()
+                end) == 0)
+
+                ctx(2, function()
+                    CHECK(parent(function()
+                        return ctx()
+                    end) == 1)
+                    CHECK(ctx() == 2)
+
+                    effect(function()
+                        ctx(3, function()
+                            CHECK(parent(function()
+                                return ctx()
+                            end) == 2)
+                            CHECK(ctx() == 3)
+                        end)
+                    end)
+                end)
+            end)
+        end)
+    end
+
+    do CASE "proto indexes()"
+        local src = source(0)
+        local val = source(0)
+
+        local component_cleanup_count = 0
+        local component_effect_cleanup_count = 0
+
+        local destroy = root(function()
+            local function component()
+                CHECK(ctx() == 1)
+    
+                cleanup(function()
+                    component_cleanup_count += 1
+                end)
+
+                effect(function()
+                    val()
+
+                    cleanup(function()
+                        component_effect_cleanup_count += 1
+                    end)
+                end)
+
+                return nil
+            end
+
+            ctx(1, function()
+                effect(function()
+                    src()
+                    parent(function()
+                        untrack(component)
+
+                        return nil
+                    end)
+                end)
+            end)
+        end)
+
+        src(1)
+        CHECK(component_cleanup_count == 0)
+        CHECK(component_effect_cleanup_count == 0)
+
+        val(2)
+        CHECK(component_cleanup_count == 1) -- todo: a way to independently destroy child scopes
+        CHECK(component_effect_cleanup_count == 2)
+
+        destroy()
+        CHECK(component_cleanup_count == 2)
+        CHECK(component_effect_cleanup_count == 3)
+    end
+end)
+
 TEST("events", function()
     local create = vide.create