diff --git a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/Handler.java b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/Handler.java
index 5d9595c..041fb60 100644
--- a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/Handler.java
+++ b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/Handler.java
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package io.nexusrpc.handler;
 
+import io.nexusrpc.Experimental;
 import io.nexusrpc.OperationException;
 import io.nexusrpc.OperationInfo;
 import io.nexusrpc.OperationStillRunningException;
-import io.nexusrpc.Experimental;
 
 /** Top-level handler for service calls. */
 public interface Handler {
diff --git a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/HandlerResultContent.java b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/HandlerResultContent.java
index ca84e96..b9ca2cb 100644
--- a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/HandlerResultContent.java
+++ b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/HandlerResultContent.java
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package io.nexusrpc.handler;
 
+import io.nexusrpc.Experimental;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
-
-import io.nexusrpc.Experimental;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /** Content that can be fixed or streaming as a result of an operation. */
diff --git a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContext.java b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContext.java
index 13a8180..3628e07 100644
--- a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContext.java
+++ b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContext.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.nexusrpc.handler;
 
 import io.nexusrpc.Link;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
@@ -23,16 +24,19 @@ public static Builder newBuilder(OperationContext context) {
   // This is not included in equals, hashCode, or toString
   private final @Nullable OperationMethodCanceller methodCanceller;
   private final List<Link> links = new ArrayList<>();
+  private final Instant deadline;
 
   private OperationContext(
       String service,
       String operation,
       Map<String, String> headers,
-      @Nullable OperationMethodCanceller methodCanceller) {
+      @Nullable OperationMethodCanceller methodCanceller,
+      Instant deadline) {
     this.service = service;
     this.operation = operation;
     this.headers = headers;
     this.methodCanceller = methodCanceller;
+    this.deadline = deadline;
   }
 
   /** Service name for the call. */
@@ -71,6 +75,14 @@ public boolean isMethodCancelled() {
     return methodCanceller == null ? null : methodCanceller.getCancellationReason();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the deadline for the operation handler method. This is the time by which the method should
+   * complete. This is not the operation's deadline.
+   */
+  public @Nullable Instant getDeadline() {
+    return deadline;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Add a listener for method cancellation. This will be invoked immediately before this function
    * returns if the method is already cancelled. The listener must not block. This is not reentrant
@@ -160,6 +172,7 @@ public static class Builder {
     private @Nullable String operation;
     private final SortedMap<String, String> headers;
     private @Nullable OperationMethodCanceller methodCanceller;
+    private @Nullable Instant deadline;
 
     private Builder() {
       headers = new TreeMap<>(String.CASE_INSENSITIVE_ORDER);
@@ -200,6 +213,12 @@ public Builder setMethodCanceller(OperationMethodCanceller methodCanceller) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    /** Set the deadline for the operation handler method. */
+    public Builder setDeadline(Instant deadline) {
+      this.deadline = deadline;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /** Build the context. */
     public OperationContext build() {
       Objects.requireNonNull(service, "Service required");
@@ -216,7 +235,8 @@ public OperationContext build() {
           service,
           operation,
           Collections.unmodifiableMap(new TreeMap<>(normalizedHeaders)),
-          methodCanceller);
+          methodCanceller,
+          deadline);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationFetchInfoDetails.java b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationFetchInfoDetails.java
index 5fa72d4..f0703ab 100644
--- a/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationFetchInfoDetails.java
+++ b/nexus-sdk/src/main/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationFetchInfoDetails.java
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package io.nexusrpc.handler;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
-
 import io.nexusrpc.Experimental;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import org.jspecify.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /** Details for handling operation fetch info. */
diff --git a/nexus-sdk/src/test/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContextTest.java b/nexus-sdk/src/test/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContextTest.java
index cf1cc78..95148ff 100644
--- a/nexus-sdk/src/test/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContextTest.java
+++ b/nexus-sdk/src/test/java/io/nexusrpc/handler/OperationContextTest.java
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 import io.nexusrpc.Link;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.time.Instant;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class OperationContextTest {
   @Test
-  void LinkTest() throws URISyntaxException {
+  void linkTest() throws URISyntaxException {
     OperationContext octx =
         OperationContext.newBuilder().setService("service").setOperation("operation").build();
     URI url = new URI("http://somepath?k=v");
@@ -21,4 +22,16 @@ void LinkTest() throws URISyntaxException {
     octx.setLinks();
     assertEquals(octx.getLinks(), Arrays.asList());
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void deadlineTest() {
+    Instant deadline = Instant.now().plusMillis(1000);
+    OperationContext octx =
+        OperationContext.newBuilder()
+            .setService("service")
+            .setOperation("operation")
+            .setDeadline(deadline)
+            .build();
+    assertEquals(deadline, octx.getDeadline());
+  }
 }