diff --git a/oqs/oqs.py b/oqs/oqs.py
index 1320a37..d3cc628 100644
--- a/oqs/oqs.py
+++ b/oqs/oqs.py
@@ -466,6 +466,11 @@ def get_supported_kem_mechanisms() -> tuple[str, ...]:
     return _supported_KEMs
 
 
+# Register the OQS_SIG_supports_ctx_str function from the C library
+native().OQS_SIG_supports_ctx_str.restype = ct.c_bool
+native().OQS_SIG_supports_ctx_str.argtypes = [ct.c_char_p]
+
+
 class Signature(ct.Structure):
     """
     An OQS Signature wraps native/C liboqs OQS_SIG structs.
@@ -485,7 +490,6 @@ class Signature(ct.Structure):
         ("alg_version", ct.c_char_p),
         ("claimed_nist_level", ct.c_ubyte),
         ("euf_cma", ct.c_ubyte),
-        ("sig_with_ctx_support", ct.c_ubyte),
         ("length_public_key", ct.c_size_t),
         ("length_secret_key", ct.c_size_t),
         ("length_signature", ct.c_size_t),
@@ -515,7 +519,7 @@ def __init__(self, alg_name: str, secret_key: Union[int, bytes, None] = None) ->
         self.alg_version = self._sig.contents.alg_version
         self.claimed_nist_level = self._sig.contents.claimed_nist_level
         self.euf_cma = self._sig.contents.euf_cma
-        self.sig_with_ctx_support = self._sig.contents.sig_with_ctx_support
+        self.sig_with_ctx_support = native().OQS_SIG_supports_ctx_str(self.method_name)
         self.length_public_key = self._sig.contents.length_public_key
         self.length_secret_key = self._sig.contents.length_secret_key
         self.length_signature = self._sig.contents.length_signature
@@ -634,7 +638,7 @@ def sign_with_ctx_str(self, message: bytes, context: bytes) -> bytes:
         :param context: the context string.
         :param message: the message to sign.
         """
-        if context and not self._sig.contents.sig_with_ctx_support:
+        if context and not self.sig_with_ctx_support:
             msg = "Signing with context string not supported"
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
@@ -681,7 +685,7 @@ def verify_with_ctx_str(
         :param context: the context string.
         :param public_key: the signer's public key.
         """
-        if context and not self._sig.contents.sig_with_ctx_support:
+        if context and not self.sig_with_ctx_support:
             msg = "Verifying with context string not supported"
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sig.py b/tests/test_sig.py
index b579e1a..185f6a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_sig.py
+++ b/tests/test_sig.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import random
 
 import oqs
-from oqs.oqs import Signature
+from oqs.oqs import Signature, native
 
 # Sigs for which unit testing is disabled
 disabled_sig_patterns = []
@@ -44,6 +44,31 @@ def check_correctness_with_ctx_str(alg_name: str) -> None:
         assert sig.verify_with_ctx_str(message, signature, context, public_key)  # noqa: S101
 
 
+def test_sig_with_ctx_support_detection() -> None:
+    """
+    Test that sig_with_ctx_support matches the C API and that sign_with_ctx_str
+    raises on unsupported algorithms.
+    """
+    for alg_name in oqs.get_enabled_sig_mechanisms():
+        with Signature(alg_name) as sig:
+            # Check Python attribute matches C API
+            c_api_result = native().OQS_SIG_supports_ctx_str(sig.method_name)
+            assert bool(sig.sig_with_ctx_support) == bool(c_api_result), (  # noqa: S101
+                f"sig_with_ctx_support mismatch for {alg_name}"
+            )
+            # If not supported, sign_with_ctx_str should raise
+            if not sig.sig_with_ctx_support:
+                try:
+                    sig.sign_with_ctx_str(b"msg", b"context")
+                except RuntimeError as e:
+                    if "not supported" not in str(e):
+                        msg = f"Unexpected exception message: {e}"
+                        raise AssertionError(msg) from e
+                else:
+                    msg = f"sign_with_ctx_str did not raise for {alg_name} without context support"
+                    raise AssertionError(msg)
+
+
 def test_wrong_message() -> tuple[None, str]:
     for alg_name in oqs.get_enabled_sig_mechanisms():
         if any(item in alg_name for item in disabled_sig_patterns):