diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index aae9d660..7a5ccb9f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -447,6 +447,21 @@ impl Context {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    /// Get the maximum number of sockets allowed on the context.
+    pub fn get_max_sockets(&self) -> Result<i32> {
+        let rc =
+            zmq_try!(unsafe { zmq_sys::zmq_ctx_get(self.raw.ctx, zmq_sys::ZMQ_MAX_SOCKETS as _) });
+        Ok(rc as i32)
+    }
+
+    /// Set the maximum number of sockets allowed on the context.
+    pub fn set_max_sockets(&self, value: i32) -> Result<()> {
+        zmq_try!(unsafe {
+            zmq_sys::zmq_ctx_set(self.raw.ctx, zmq_sys::ZMQ_MAX_SOCKETS as _, value as i32)
+        });
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Create a new socket.
     ///
     /// Note that the returned socket keeps a an `Arc` reference to