diff --git a/src/user_engine/service.py b/src/user_engine/service.py
index 9395ea0..0feef6f 100644
--- a/src/user_engine/service.py
+++ b/src/user_engine/service.py
@@ -1713,6 +1713,7 @@ class UserEngineService:
             resource_id=actor.subject,
             tenant=actor.tenant,
             correlation_id=correlation_id,
+            context={"self": True},
         )
         identity = self.store.find_identity(*actor.identity_key)
         if identity is not None:
diff --git a/tests/test_isolated_mvp.py b/tests/test_isolated_mvp.py
index eeb7e52..907dea2 100644
--- a/tests/test_isolated_mvp.py
+++ b/tests/test_isolated_mvp.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from user_engine.testing.fixtures import (
 
 class IsolatedMvpTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_me_creates_user_account_and_identity_once(self):
-        service, store, _ = _service()
+        service, store, authorization = _service()
 
         session = service.me(human_actor_claims(), correlation_id="corr-me")
         again = service.me(human_actor_claims(), correlation_id="corr-me-again")
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ class IsolatedMvpTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(len(store.users), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(store.identities), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(service.outbox_events()), 1)
+        me_requests = [
+            request for request in authorization.requests
+            if request.action == "me.read"
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(me_requests))
+        self.assertTrue(all(request.context["self"] for request in me_requests))
 
     def test_account_lifecycle_and_identity_linking(self):
         service, _, authorization = _service()