diff --git a/documentation/tutorials/getting-started-with-ash-admin.md b/documentation/tutorials/getting-started-with-ash-admin.md
index 4ca6bda..5691a82 100644
--- a/documentation/tutorials/getting-started-with-ash-admin.md
+++ b/documentation/tutorials/getting-started-with-ash-admin.md
@@ -236,6 +236,11 @@ ash_admin "/admin", csp_nonce_assign_key: :csp_nonce_value
 
 This will allow AshAdmin-generated inline CSS and JS blocks to execute normally.
 
+## Action Context
+
+AshAdmin adds `ash_admin?: true` to the context of all AshPhoenix forms it uses (read, update, and
+generic actions). This allows upstream logic to know if an action is being called by AshAdmin.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 #### UI issues
diff --git a/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/data_table.ex b/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/data_table.ex
index a4f5fc7..b49a8f8 100644
--- a/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/data_table.ex
+++ b/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/data_table.ex
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ defmodule AshAdmin.Components.Resource.DataTable do
         else
           %{}
         end
+        |> Map.put(:ash_admin?, true)
 
       query =
         socket.assigns[:resource]
diff --git a/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/form.ex b/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/form.ex
index 16d485f..6809521 100644
--- a/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/form.ex
+++ b/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/form.ex
@@ -2743,40 +2743,29 @@ defmodule AshAdmin.Components.Resource.Form do
         include_non_map_types?: true
       )
 
+    form_opts = [
+      actor: socket.assigns[:actor],
+      authorize?: socket.assigns[:authorizing],
+      context: %{ash_admin?: true},
+      domain: socket.assigns.domain,
+      forms: auto_forms,
+      tenant: socket.assigns[:tenant],
+      transform_errors: transform_errors
+    ]
+
     form =
       case socket.assigns.action.type do
         :create ->
           socket.assigns.resource
-          |> AshPhoenix.Form.for_create(socket.assigns.action.name,
-            domain: socket.assigns.domain,
-            actor: socket.assigns[:actor],
-            authorize?: socket.assigns[:authorizing],
-            forms: auto_forms,
-            transform_errors: transform_errors,
-            tenant: socket.assigns[:tenant]
-          )
+          |> AshPhoenix.Form.for_create(socket.assigns.action.name, form_opts)
 
         :update ->
           socket.assigns.record
-          |> AshPhoenix.Form.for_update(socket.assigns.action.name,
-            domain: socket.assigns.domain,
-            forms: auto_forms,
-            actor: socket.assigns[:actor],
-            authorize?: socket.assigns[:authorizing],
-            transform_errors: transform_errors,
-            tenant: socket.assigns[:tenant]
-          )
+          |> AshPhoenix.Form.for_update(socket.assigns.action.name, form_opts)
 
         :destroy ->
           socket.assigns.record
-          |> AshPhoenix.Form.for_destroy(socket.assigns.action.name,
-            domain: socket.assigns.domain,
-            forms: auto_forms,
-            actor: socket.assigns[:actor],
-            authorize?: socket.assigns[:authorizing],
-            transform_errors: transform_errors,
-            tenant: socket.assigns[:tenant]
-          )
+          |> AshPhoenix.Form.for_destroy(socket.assigns.action.name, form_opts)
       end
 
     assign(socket, :form, form |> to_form())
diff --git a/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/generic_action.ex b/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/generic_action.ex
index 6a08f24..343c159 100644
--- a/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/generic_action.ex
+++ b/lib/ash_admin/components/resource/generic_action.ex
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ defmodule AshAdmin.Components.Resource.GenericAction do
         else
           %{}
         end
+        |> Map.put(:ash_admin?, true)
 
       form =
         AshPhoenix.Form.for_action(socket.assigns.resource, socket.assigns.action.name,