diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 51efac6c2..4f0f99d22 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -3529,6 +3529,10 @@ int RM_GetSelectedDb(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
  *
  *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_RESP3: Indicate the that client attached to this
  *                                 context is using RESP3.
+ *
+ *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_SERVER_STARTUP: The Redis instance is starting
+ *
+ *  * REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_SENTINEL: The Redis instance is in sentinel mode
  */
 int RM_GetContextFlags(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
     int flags = 0;
@@ -3614,6 +3618,13 @@ int RM_GetContextFlags(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
     if (hasActiveChildProcess()) flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_ACTIVE_CHILD;
     if (server.in_fork_child) flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_IS_CHILD;
 
+    /* Non-empty server.loadmodule_queue means that Redis is starting. */
+    if (listLength(server.loadmodule_queue) > 0)
+        flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_SERVER_STARTUP;
+
+    if (server.sentinel_mode)
+        flags |= REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_SENTINEL;
+
     return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/redismodule.h b/src/redismodule.h
index 046677eed..80c099100 100644
--- a/src/redismodule.h
+++ b/src/redismodule.h
@@ -162,11 +162,15 @@ typedef struct RedisModuleStreamID {
 #define REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_RESP3 (1<<22)
 /* Redis is currently async loading database for diskless replication. */
 #define REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_ASYNC_LOADING (1<<23)
+/* Redis is starting. */
+#define REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_SERVER_STARTUP (1<<24)
+/* The instance is running in sentinel mode */
+#define REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_SENTINEL (1<<25)
 
 /* Next context flag, must be updated when adding new flags above!
 This flag should not be used directly by the module.
  * Use RedisModule_GetContextFlagsAll instead. */
-#define _REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_NEXT (1<<24)
+#define _REDISMODULE_CTX_FLAGS_NEXT (1<<26)
 
 /* Keyspace changes notification classes. Every class is associated with a
  * character for configuration purposes.