diff --git a/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest.ts b/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest.ts
index 390d7d3c..90152930 100644
--- a/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest.ts
+++ b/src/core/protocol/routes/search/SearchRequest.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 import {SCAbstractRoute, SCRouteHttpVerbs} from '../../../Route';
+import {SCSearchContext} from '../../../types/config/Backend';
 import {SCSearchFilter} from '../../../types/filters/Abstract';
 import {SCSearchSort} from '../../../types/sorts/Abstract';
 import {
@@ -37,7 +38,12 @@ export interface SCSearchRequest extends SCSearchQuery {
  */
 export interface SCSearchQuery {
   /**
-   *  A filter structure that combines any number of filters with boolean methods ('AND', 'OR', 'NOT')
+   * The context name from where the search query was initiated
+   */
+  context?: SCSearchContext;
+
+  /**
+   * A filter structure that combines any number of filters with boolean methods ('AND', 'OR', 'NOT')
    */
   filter?: SCSearchFilter;
 
diff --git a/src/core/types/Map.ts b/src/core/types/Map.ts
index 62220b8a..13d290d8 100644
--- a/src/core/types/Map.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/Map.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 /**
  * Capsulation for a map with a string as key with values of type `T`
- * 
+ *
  * !!! BEWARE !!!
  * Can't be refactored to a `Map<K, V>`, because it can't be serialized via JSON.stringify(map)
- * 
+ *
  * @typeparam T Can be any type.
  */
 export interface SCMap<T> {
@@ -27,3 +27,20 @@ export interface SCMap<T> {
    */
   [key: string]: T;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Restricted map with keys, limited to values of `U`, and corresponding values of type `T`
+ *
+ * !!! BEWARE !!!
+ * Can't be refactored to a `Map<K, V>`, because it can't be serialized via JSON.stringify(map)
+ * Also note, that this is a type not an interface
+ *
+ * @typeparam U Must be a type the `in` operator can be applied to and contains only strings or numbers
+ * @typeparam T Can be any type
+ */
+export type SCRestrictedMap<U extends string | number, T> = {
+  /**
+   * One value for each key
+   */
+  [key in U]: T
+};
diff --git a/src/core/types/config/Backend.ts b/src/core/types/config/Backend.ts
index 92e77e4e..7548546a 100644
--- a/src/core/types/config/Backend.ts
+++ b/src/core/types/config/Backend.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import {SCThingType} from '../../Thing';
 import {SCSearchSortType} from '../sorts/Abstract';
 import {SCUuid} from '../UUID';
-import {SCMap} from './../Map';
+import {SCMap, SCRestrictedMap} from './../Map';
 import {SCMonitoringConfiguration} from './Monitoring';
 
 /**
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export interface SCBackendConfigurationSortableField {
 
   /**
    * A list of SC types on which this field exists
-   * 
+   *
    * If no type is given it is assumed it exists on every type
    */
   onlyOnTypes?: SCThingType[];
@@ -84,10 +84,27 @@ export interface SCBackendConfigurationSortableField {
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * Possible context names to be used by the search request
+ */
+export type SCSearchContext =
+  | 'default'
+  | 'dining'
+  | 'place';
+
+/**
+ * A boosting configuration for one context
+ */
+export type SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingContext =
+  SCRestrictedMap<
+    SCSearchContext,
+    SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingType[]
+  >;
+
 /**
  * A boosting configuration for one SCType
  */
-export interface SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoosting {
+export interface SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingType {
 
   /**
    * The factor of which the scores matching this type should be multiplied by
@@ -98,7 +115,7 @@ export interface SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoosting {
    * Outer-Map:
    * Fields of this type that should be boosted if they match a given value
    * For nest fields you can use the `.` as a separator. For example `academicTerms.acronym`
-   * 
+   *
    * Inner-map:
    * Value of the field that should be boosted by the given number
    * For example `"SS 2019": 2`
@@ -143,7 +160,7 @@ export interface SCBackendInternalConfiguration {
    * The resulting scores of matching objects can be boosted (multiplied by a number) to change the order in the
    * set of results
    */
-  boostings: SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoosting[];
+  boostings: SCBackendConfigurationSearchBoostingContext;
 
   /**
    * Configuration of the database
diff --git a/test/resources/SearchRequest.1.json b/test/resources/SearchRequest.1.json
index 21272976..a4473e58 100644
--- a/test/resources/SearchRequest.1.json
+++ b/test/resources/SearchRequest.1.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "errorNames": [],
   "instance": {
     "query": "*",
+    "context": "default",
     "filter": {
       "arguments": {
         "filters": [