diff --git a/autoload/vimtex/imaps.vim b/autoload/vimtex/imaps.vim
index c8b4919..1751743 100644
--- a/autoload/vimtex/imaps.vim
+++ b/autoload/vimtex/imaps.vim
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ endfunction
 function! vimtex#imaps#init_buffer() " {{{1
   if !g:vimtex_imaps_enabled | return | endif
 
+  " Container for wrapper contexts
+  let b:vimtex_context = {}
+
   "
   " Create imaps
   "
@@ -173,6 +176,13 @@ function! s:create_map(map) " {{{1
     return
   endif
 
+  " Some wrappers use a context which must be made available to the wrapper
+  " function in run time.
+  if has_key(a:map, 'context')
+    execute 'let l:key = "' . escape(l:lhs, '<') . '"'
+    let b:vimtex_context[l:key] = a:map.context
+  endif
+
   silent execute 'inoremap <expr><silent><buffer>' l:lhs
         \ l:wrapper . '("' . escape(l:lhs, '\') . '", ' . string(a:map.rhs) . ')'
 
@@ -193,6 +203,16 @@ function! vimtex#imaps#wrap_math(lhs, rhs) " {{{1
   return s:is_math() ? a:rhs : a:lhs
 endfunction
 
+" }}}1
+function! vimtex#imaps#wrap_environment(lhs, rhs) " {{{1
+  for l:env in b:vimtex_context[a:lhs]
+    if vimtex#env#is_inside(l:env)
+      return a:rhs
+    endif
+  endfor
+  return a:lhs
+endfunction
+
 " }}}1
 
 "
diff --git a/test/vader/imaps.vader b/test/vader/imaps.vader
index 1eee598..ff8d73f 100644
--- a/test/vader/imaps.vader
+++ b/test/vader/imaps.vader
@@ -8,9 +8,15 @@ Execute (Setup):
     \ 'leader' : '',
     \ 'wrapper' : 'vimtex#imaps#wrap_trivial',
     \})
+  call vimtex#imaps#add_map({
+    \ 'lhs' : 'cool',
+    \ 'rhs' : '\item',
+    \ 'leader' : '',
+    \ 'wrapper' : 'vimtex#imaps#wrap_environment',
+    \ 'context' : ["itemize", "enumerate"],
+    \})
   silent! VimtexReload
 
-Given:
 Given tex (Minimal tex file):
   \documentclass{minimal}
   \begin{document}
@@ -52,3 +58,18 @@ Expect tex (Verify):
   $|f| = \vec{f}\cdot\vec{f}$ --- ;vv
   \end{document}
 
+Do (imaps: imaps#add_map cool -> \item):
+  jocool\<cr>
+  \begin{itemize}\<cr>
+  cool\<cr>
+  \end{itemize}
+
+Expect tex (Verify):
+  \documentclass{minimal}
+  \begin{document}
+  cool
+  \begin{itemize}
+    \item
+  \end{itemize}
+  \end{document}
+