diff --git a/src/ecdsa/mod.rs b/src/ecdsa/mod.rs
index f7baa71..1c593e3 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ecdsa/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ mod recovery;
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "recovery")))]
 pub use self::recovery::{RecoveryId, RecoverableSignature};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+use SECP256K1;
+
 /// An ECDSA signature
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct Signature(pub(crate) ffi::Signature);
@@ -269,6 +272,14 @@ impl Signature {
         }
         ret
     }
+
+    /// Verifies an ECDSA signature for `msg` using `pk` and the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "global-context")))]
+    pub fn verify(&self, msg: &Message, pk: &PublicKey) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        SECP256K1.verify_ecdsa(msg, self, pk)
+    }
 }
 
 impl CPtr for Signature {
diff --git a/src/ecdsa/recovery.rs b/src/ecdsa/recovery.rs
index ca367de..b70e1e7 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa/recovery.rs
+++ b/src/ecdsa/recovery.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,15 @@ impl RecoverableSignature {
             Signature(ret)
         }
     }
+
+    /// Determines the public key for which this [`Signature`] is valid for `msg`. Requires a
+    /// verify-capable context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "global-context")))]
+    pub fn recover(&self, msg: &Message) -> Result<key::PublicKey, Error> {
+        SECP256K1.recover_ecdsa(msg, self)
+    }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/key.rs b/src/key.rs
index 45d631c..2f5ecc9 100644
--- a/src/key.rs
+++ b/src/key.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ use Verification;
 use constants;
 use ffi::{self, CPtr};
 
+#[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+use {Message, ecdsa, SECP256K1};
+#[cfg(all(feature  = "global-context", feature = "rand-std"))]
+use schnorr;
+
 /// Secret 256-bit key used as `x` in an ECDSA signature.
 ///
 /// # Examples
@@ -279,6 +284,14 @@ impl SecretKey {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// Constructs an ECDSA signature for `msg` using the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "global-context")))]
+    pub fn sign_ecdsa(&self, msg: Message) -> ecdsa::Signature {
+        SECP256K1.sign_ecdsa(&msg, self)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
@@ -349,6 +362,14 @@ impl PublicKey {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new public key from a [`SecretKey`] and the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "global-context")))]
+    pub fn from_secret_key_global(sk: &SecretKey) -> PublicKey {
+        PublicKey::from_secret_key(&SECP256K1, sk)
+    }
+
     /// Creates a public key directly from a slice.
     #[inline]
     pub fn from_slice(data: &[u8]) -> Result<PublicKey, Error> {
@@ -738,6 +759,18 @@ impl KeyPair {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Creates a Schnorr [`KeyPair`] directly from a secret key string and the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// [`Error::InvalidSecretKey`] if corresponding public key for the provided secret key is not even.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(feature = "global-context")]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "global-context")))]
+    pub fn from_seckey_str_global(s: &str) -> Result<KeyPair, Error> {
+        KeyPair::from_seckey_str(SECP256K1, s)
+    }
+
     /// Generates a new random secret key.
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -768,6 +801,14 @@ impl KeyPair {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Generates a new random secret key using the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "global-context", feature = "rand"))]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "global-context", feature = "rand"))))]
+    pub fn new_global<R: ::rand::Rng + ?Sized>(rng: &mut R) -> KeyPair {
+        KeyPair::new(SECP256K1, rng)
+    }
+
     /// Serializes the key pair as a secret key byte value.
     #[inline]
     pub fn serialize_secret(&self) -> [u8; constants::SECRET_KEY_SIZE] {
@@ -830,6 +871,14 @@ impl KeyPair {
     pub fn public_key(&self) -> XOnlyPublicKey {
         XOnlyPublicKey::from_keypair(self)
     }
+
+    /// Constructs an schnorr signature for `msg` using the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "global-context", feature = "rand-std"))]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "global-context", feature = "rand-std"))))]
+    pub fn sign_schnorr(&self, msg: Message) -> schnorr::Signature {
+        SECP256K1.sign_schnorr(&msg, self)
+    }
 }
 
 impl From<KeyPair> for SecretKey {
diff --git a/src/schnorr.rs b/src/schnorr.rs
index c709573..e2be4ec 100644
--- a/src/schnorr.rs
+++ b/src/schnorr.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ use ffi::{self, CPtr};
 use {constants, Secp256k1};
 use {Message, Signing, Verification, KeyPair, XOnlyPublicKey};
 
+#[cfg(all(feature  = "global-context", feature = "rand-std"))]
+use SECP256K1;
+
 /// Represents a Schnorr signature.
 pub struct Signature([u8; constants::SCHNORRSIG_SIGNATURE_SIZE]);
 impl_array_newtype!(Signature, u8, constants::SCHNORRSIG_SIGNATURE_SIZE);
@@ -88,6 +91,14 @@ impl Signature {
             _ => Err(Error::InvalidSignature),
         }
     }
+
+    /// Verifies a schnorr signature for `msg` using `pk` and the global [`SECP256K1`] context.
+    #[inline]
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "global-context", feature = "rand-std"))]
+    #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "global-context", feature = "rand-std"))))]
+    pub fn verify(&self, msg: &Message, pk: &XOnlyPublicKey) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        SECP256K1.verify_schnorr(self, msg, pk)
+    }
 }
 
 impl<C: Signing> Secp256k1<C> {