diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/InteractsWithTestCaseLifecycle.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/InteractsWithTestCaseLifecycle.php
index a019fae67c75..5bb9d7e81c5f 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/InteractsWithTestCaseLifecycle.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Testing/Concerns/InteractsWithTestCaseLifecycle.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Http\Middleware\TrustProxies;
 use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
 use Illuminate\Http\Resources\JsonApi\JsonApiResource;
+use Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository;
 use Illuminate\Mail\Markdown;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\WorkCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Queue;
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ protected function tearDownTheTestEnvironment(): void
         PreventRequestsDuringMaintenance::flushState();
         Queue::createPayloadUsing(null);
         RegisterProviders::flushState();
+        Repository::flushState();
         Sleep::fake(false);
         TrimStrings::flushState();
         TrustProxies::flushState();
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/ContextLogProcessor.php b/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/ContextLogProcessor.php
index 9ac3e97a77dd..ff5eb45b3d1c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/ContextLogProcessor.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/ContextLogProcessor.php
@@ -23,9 +23,17 @@ public function __invoke(LogRecord $record): LogRecord
             return $record;
         }
 
-        return $record->with(extra: [
-            ...$record->extra,
-            ...$app->get(ContextRepository::class)->all(),
-        ]);
+        $repository = $app->get(ContextRepository::class);
+
+        return match ($repository->writesContextTo()) {
+            'extra' => $record->with(extra: [
+                ...$record->extra,
+                ...$repository->all(),
+            ]),
+            'context' => $record->with(context: [
+                ...$repository->all(),
+                ...$record->context,
+            ]),
+        };
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/Repository.php b/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/Repository.php
index 8bcfd4eafc46..ee73f3734357 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/Repository.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Log/Context/Repository.php
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ class Repository
      */
     protected static $handleUnserializeExceptionsUsing;
 
+    /**
+     * The structured log location to write repository data to.
+     *
+     * @var 'extra'|'context'
+     */
+    public static string $writeContextTo = 'extra';
+
     /**
      * Create a new Context instance.
      */
@@ -616,6 +623,14 @@ public function handleUnserializeExceptionsUsing($callback)
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return 'context'|'extra'
+     */
+    public function writesContextTo()
+    {
+        return static::$writeContextTo;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Flush all context data.
      *
@@ -699,4 +714,12 @@ public function hydrate($context)
 
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Flush the state of the repository.
+     */
+    public static function flushState(): void
+    {
+        self::$writeContextTo = 'extra';
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Context.php b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Context.php
index be57f00fa6d0..8bfeb34429b1 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Context.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Support/Facades/Context.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Support\Facades;
 
+use Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository;
+
 /**
  * @method static bool has(string $key)
  * @method static bool missing(string $key)
@@ -17,30 +19,30 @@
  * @method static array onlyHidden(array $keys)
  * @method static array except(array $keys)
  * @method static array exceptHidden(array $keys)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository add(string|array $key, mixed $value = null)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository addHidden(string|array $key, mixed $value = null)
+ * @method static Repository add(string|array $key, mixed $value = null)
+ * @method static Repository addHidden(string|array $key, mixed $value = null)
  * @method static mixed remember(string $key, mixed $value)
  * @method static mixed rememberHidden(string $key, mixed $value)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository forget(string|array $key)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository forgetHidden(string|array $key)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository addIf(string $key, mixed $value)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository addHiddenIf(string $key, mixed $value)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository push(string $key, mixed ...$values)
+ * @method static Repository forget(string|array $key)
+ * @method static Repository forgetHidden(string|array $key)
+ * @method static Repository addIf(string $key, mixed $value)
+ * @method static Repository addHiddenIf(string $key, mixed $value)
+ * @method static Repository push(string $key, mixed ...$values)
  * @method static mixed pop(string $key)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository pushHidden(string $key, mixed ...$values)
+ * @method static Repository pushHidden(string $key, mixed ...$values)
  * @method static mixed popHidden(string $key)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository increment(string $key, int $amount = 1)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository decrement(string $key, int $amount = 1)
+ * @method static Repository increment(string $key, int $amount = 1)
+ * @method static Repository decrement(string $key, int $amount = 1)
  * @method static bool stackContains(string $key, mixed $value, bool $strict = false)
  * @method static bool hiddenStackContains(string $key, mixed $value, bool $strict = false)
  * @method static mixed scope(callable $callback, array $data = [], array $hidden = [])
  * @method static bool isEmpty()
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository dehydrating(callable $callback)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository hydrated(callable $callback)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository handleUnserializeExceptionsUsing(callable|null $callback)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository flush()
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository|mixed when(\Closure|mixed|null $value = null, callable|null $callback = null, callable|null $default = null)
- * @method static \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository|mixed unless(\Closure|mixed|null $value = null, callable|null $callback = null, callable|null $default = null)
+ * @method static Repository dehydrating(callable $callback)
+ * @method static Repository hydrated(callable $callback)
+ * @method static Repository handleUnserializeExceptionsUsing(callable|null $callback)
+ * @method static Repository flush()
+ * @method static Repository|mixed when(\Closure|mixed|null $value = null, callable|null $callback = null, callable|null $default = null)
+ * @method static Repository|mixed unless(\Closure|mixed|null $value = null, callable|null $callback = null, callable|null $default = null)
  * @method static void macro(string $name, object|callable $macro)
  * @method static void mixin(object $mixin, bool $replace = true)
  * @method static bool hasMacro(string $name)
@@ -58,6 +60,22 @@ class Context extends Facade
      */
     protected static function getFacadeAccessor()
     {
-        return \Illuminate\Log\Context\Repository::class;
+        return Repository::class;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write context data under the structured log's "extra" key.
+     */
+    public static function writeContextToLogExtra(): void
+    {
+        Repository::$writeContextTo = 'extra';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Write context data under the structured log's "context" key.
+     */
+    public static function writeContextToLogContext(): void
+    {
+        Repository::$writeContextTo = 'context';
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Log/ContextTest.php b/tests/Log/ContextTest.php
index 45a9fceca1e9..a0df2034196c 100644
--- a/tests/Log/ContextTest.php
+++ b/tests/Log/ContextTest.php
@@ -632,6 +632,21 @@ public function test_can_rebind_to_separate_class()
         file_put_contents($path, '');
     }
 
+    public function test_can_set_the_context_output_location()
+    {
+        $path = storage_path('logs/laravel.log');
+        file_put_contents($path, '');
+        Context::writeContextToLogContext();
+
+        Context::add(['value_from_context' => 'hello', 'tim' => 'macdonald']);
+
+        Log::info('This is an info log.', ['value_from_context' => 'bye']);
+        $log = Str::after(file_get_contents($path), '] ');
+        $this->assertSame('testing.INFO: This is an info log. {"value_from_context":"bye","tim":"macdonald"}', Str::trim($log));
+
+        file_put_contents($path, '');
+    }
+
     public function test_it_increments_a_counter()
     {
         Context::increment('foo');