diff --git a/pkg/api/admin_provisioning.go b/pkg/api/admin_provisioning.go
index 594903d8b0c..54d68beabd2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/admin_provisioning.go
+++ b/pkg/api/admin_provisioning.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) AdminProvisioningReloadDatasources(c *models.ReqContext) r
 }
 
 func (hs *HTTPServer) AdminProvisioningReloadPlugins(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
-	err := hs.ProvisioningService.ProvisionPlugins()
+	err := hs.ProvisioningService.ProvisionPlugins(c.Req.Context())
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to reload plugins config", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard.go b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
index 0cb0cfacb7e..fb8b6f62cca 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func getDashboardHelper(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, id int64, uid string)
 func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteDashboardBySlug(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	query := models.GetDashboardsBySlugQuery{OrgId: c.OrgId, Slug: web.Params(c.Req)[":slug"]}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&query); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), &query); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to retrieve dashboards by slug", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
index 516cf6585b2..10dde77e97b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard_snapshot.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func CreateDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 		metrics.MApiDashboardSnapshotCreate.Inc()
 	}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
 		c.JsonApiErr(500, "Failed to create snapshot", err)
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func GetDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{Key: key}
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(query)
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to get dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func DeleteDashboardSnapshotByDeleteKey(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{DeleteKey: key}
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(query)
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to get dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ func DeleteDashboardSnapshotByDeleteKey(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response
 
 	cmd := &models.DeleteDashboardSnapshotCommand{DeleteKey: query.Result.DeleteKey}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to delete dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 
 	query := &models.GetDashboardSnapshotQuery{Key: key}
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(query)
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), query)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to get dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ func DeleteDashboardSnapshot(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 
 	cmd := &models.DeleteDashboardSnapshotCommand{DeleteKey: query.Result.DeleteKey}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), cmd); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to delete dashboard snapshot", err)
 	}
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func SearchDashboardSnapshots(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 		SignedInUser: c.SignedInUser,
 	}
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(&searchQuery)
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), &searchQuery)
 	if err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Search failed", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/plugins.go b/pkg/api/plugins.go
index 859d61b821d..6e01a3414fe 100644
--- a/pkg/api/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/api/plugins.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) UpdatePluginSetting(c *models.ReqContext) response.Respons
 func (hs *HTTPServer) GetPluginDashboards(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	pluginID := web.Params(c.Req)[":pluginId"]
 
-	list, err := hs.pluginDashboardManager.GetPluginDashboards(c.OrgId, pluginID)
+	list, err := hs.pluginDashboardManager.GetPluginDashboards(c.Req.Context(), c.OrgId, pluginID)
 	if err != nil {
 		var notFound plugins.NotFoundError
 		if errors.As(err, &notFound) {
diff --git a/pkg/api/stars.go b/pkg/api/stars.go
index 095919edbfd..3e4b68c2995 100644
--- a/pkg/api/stars.go
+++ b/pkg/api/stars.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func StarDashboard(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 		return response.Error(400, "Missing dashboard id", nil)
 	}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to star dashboard", err)
 	}
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func UnstarDashboard(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 		return response.Error(400, "Missing dashboard id", nil)
 	}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(c.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(500, "Failed to unstar dashboard", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/team.go b/pkg/api/team.go
index 88c918a158e..1bbb2e03e57 100644
--- a/pkg/api/team.go
+++ b/pkg/api/team.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) UpdateTeam(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	cmd.OrgId = c.OrgId
 	cmd.Id = c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, cmd.OrgId, cmd.Id, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, cmd.OrgId, cmd.Id, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to update team", err)
 	}
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) DeleteTeamByID(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	teamId := c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 	user := c.SignedInUser
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, user); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, user); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to delete team", err)
 	}
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) GetTeamPreferences(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response
 	teamId := c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 	orgId := c.OrgId
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to view team preferences.", err)
 	}
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) UpdateTeamPreferences(c *models.ReqContext) response.Respo
 	teamId := c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 	orgId := c.OrgId
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to update team preferences.", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/team_members.go b/pkg/api/team_members.go
index 28525cf49c2..75cd4b7e75b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/team_members.go
+++ b/pkg/api/team_members.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) AddTeamMember(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	cmd.OrgId = c.OrgId
 	cmd.TeamId = c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, cmd.OrgId, cmd.TeamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, cmd.OrgId, cmd.TeamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to add team member", err)
 	}
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) UpdateTeamMember(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	teamId := c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 	orgId := c.OrgId
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to update team member", err)
 	}
 
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (hs *HTTPServer) RemoveTeamMember(c *models.ReqContext) response.Response {
 	teamId := c.ParamsInt64(":teamId")
 	userId := c.ParamsInt64(":userId")
 
-	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
+	if err := teamguardian.CanAdmin(c.Req.Context(), hs.Bus, orgId, teamId, c.SignedInUser); err != nil {
 		return response.Error(403, "Not allowed to remove team member", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/bus/bus.go b/pkg/bus/bus.go
index b6a4e9db80f..1ab255e1367 100644
--- a/pkg/bus/bus.go
+++ b/pkg/bus/bus.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type TransactionManager interface {
 
 // Bus type defines the bus interface structure
 type Bus interface {
-	Dispatch(msg Msg) error
 	DispatchCtx(ctx context.Context, msg Msg) error
 
 	PublishCtx(ctx context.Context, msg Msg) error
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ type Bus interface {
 	// callback returns an error.
 	InTransaction(ctx context.Context, fn func(ctx context.Context) error) error
 
-	AddHandler(handler HandlerFunc)
 	AddHandlerCtx(handler HandlerFunc)
 
 	AddEventListenerCtx(handler HandlerFunc)
@@ -128,37 +126,6 @@ func (b *InProcBus) DispatchCtx(ctx context.Context, msg Msg) error {
 	return err.(error)
 }
 
-// Dispatch function dispatch a message to the bus.
-func (b *InProcBus) Dispatch(msg Msg) error {
-	var msgName = reflect.TypeOf(msg).Elem().Name()
-
-	withCtx := true
-	handler := b.handlersWithCtx[msgName]
-	if handler == nil {
-		withCtx = false
-		handler = b.handlers[msgName]
-		if handler == nil {
-			return ErrHandlerNotFound
-		}
-	}
-
-	var params = []reflect.Value{}
-	if withCtx {
-		if setting.Env == setting.Dev {
-			b.logger.Warn("Dispatch called with message handler registered using AddHandlerCtx and should be changed to use DispatchCtx", "msgName", msgName)
-		}
-		params = append(params, reflect.ValueOf(context.Background()))
-	}
-	params = append(params, reflect.ValueOf(msg))
-
-	ret := reflect.ValueOf(handler).Call(params)
-	err := ret[0].Interface()
-	if err == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return err.(error)
-}
-
 // PublishCtx function publish a message to the bus listener.
 func (b *InProcBus) PublishCtx(ctx context.Context, msg Msg) error {
 	var msgName = reflect.TypeOf(msg).Elem().Name()
@@ -205,12 +172,6 @@ func callListeners(listeners []HandlerFunc, params []reflect.Value) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (b *InProcBus) AddHandler(handler HandlerFunc) {
-	handlerType := reflect.TypeOf(handler)
-	queryTypeName := handlerType.In(0).Elem().Name()
-	b.handlers[queryTypeName] = handler
-}
-
 func (b *InProcBus) AddHandlerCtx(handler HandlerFunc) {
 	handlerType := reflect.TypeOf(handler)
 	queryTypeName := handlerType.In(1).Elem().Name()
@@ -232,12 +193,6 @@ func (b *InProcBus) AddEventListenerCtx(handler HandlerFunc) {
 	b.listenersWithCtx[eventName] = append(b.listenersWithCtx[eventName], handler)
 }
 
-// AddHandler attaches a handler function to the global bus.
-// Package level function.
-func AddHandler(implName string, handler HandlerFunc) {
-	globalBus.AddHandler(handler)
-}
-
 // AddHandlerCtx attaches a handler function to the global bus context.
 // Package level function.
 func AddHandlerCtx(implName string, handler HandlerFunc) {
@@ -250,10 +205,6 @@ func AddEventListenerCtx(handler HandlerFunc) {
 	globalBus.AddEventListenerCtx(handler)
 }
 
-func Dispatch(msg Msg) error {
-	return globalBus.Dispatch(msg)
-}
-
 func DispatchCtx(ctx context.Context, msg Msg) error {
 	return globalBus.DispatchCtx(ctx, msg)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/bus/bus_test.go b/pkg/bus/bus_test.go
index 9db6e45144c..a23f3a93405 100644
--- a/pkg/bus/bus_test.go
+++ b/pkg/bus/bus_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func TestDispatch(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(&testQuery{})
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(context.Background(), &testQuery{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.True(t, invoked, "expected handler to be called")
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func TestDispatch(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDispatch_NoRegisteredHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	bus := New()
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(&testQuery{})
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(context.Background(), &testQuery{})
 	require.Equal(t, err, ErrHandlerNotFound,
 		"expected bus to return HandlerNotFound since no handler is registered")
 }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestDispatch_ContextHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(&testQuery{})
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(context.Background(), &testQuery{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.True(t, invoked, "expected handler to be called")
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestQuery(t *testing.T) {
 
 	q := &testQuery{}
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(q)
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(context.Background(), q)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "unable to dispatch query")
 
 	require.Equal(t, want, q.Resp)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestQuery_HandlerReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 		return errors.New("handler error")
 	})
 
-	err := bus.Dispatch(&testQuery{})
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(context.Background(), &testQuery{})
 	require.Error(t, err, "expected error but got none")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/reset_password_command.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/reset_password_command.go
index 6bcd1d4de84..a4b4f0ad094 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/reset_password_command.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/commands/reset_password_command.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func resetPasswordCommand(c utils.CommandLine, sqlStore *sqlstore.SQLStore) erro
 		NewPassword: passwordHashed,
 	}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(context.Background(), &cmd); err != nil {
 		return errutil.Wrapf(err, "failed to update user password")
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/middleware/org_redirect.go b/pkg/middleware/org_redirect.go
index 11ecf34ce52..dfde5259ca9 100644
--- a/pkg/middleware/org_redirect.go
+++ b/pkg/middleware/org_redirect.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func OrgRedirect(cfg *setting.Cfg) web.Handler {
 		}
 
 		cmd := models.SetUsingOrgCommand{UserId: ctx.UserId, OrgId: orgId}
-		if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+		if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx.Req.Context(), &cmd); err != nil {
 			if ctx.IsApiRequest() {
 				ctx.JsonApiErr(404, "Not found", nil)
 			} else {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go b/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go
index 5824cc8273b..04ecd0757d3 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/ifaces.go
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ type PluginLoaderAuthorizer interface {
 
 type PluginDashboardManager interface {
 	// GetPluginDashboards gets dashboards for a certain org/plugin.
-	GetPluginDashboards(orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*PluginDashboardInfoDTO, error)
+	GetPluginDashboards(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*PluginDashboardInfoDTO, error)
 	// LoadPluginDashboard loads a plugin dashboard.
-	LoadPluginDashboard(pluginID, path string) (*models.Dashboard, error)
+	LoadPluginDashboard(ctx context.Context, pluginID, path string) (*models.Dashboard, error)
 	// ImportDashboard imports a dashboard.
 	ImportDashboard(ctx context.Context, pluginID, path string, orgID, folderID int64, dashboardModel *simplejson.Json,
 		overwrite bool, inputs []ImportDashboardInput, user *models.SignedInUser) (PluginDashboardInfoDTO,
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards.go
index 8ba40430c6b..f49fea5291e 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/dashboards"
 )
 
-func (m *PluginManager) GetPluginDashboards(orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*plugins.PluginDashboardInfoDTO, error) {
-	plugin, exists := m.Plugin(context.TODO(), pluginID)
+func (m *PluginManager) GetPluginDashboards(ctx context.Context, orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*plugins.PluginDashboardInfoDTO, error) {
+	plugin, exists := m.Plugin(ctx, pluginID)
 	if !exists {
 		return nil, plugins.NotFoundError{PluginID: pluginID}
 	}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (m *PluginManager) GetPluginDashboards(orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*pl
 
 	// load current dashboards
 	query := models.GetDashboardsByPluginIdQuery{OrgId: orgID, PluginId: pluginID}
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&query); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, &query); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (m *PluginManager) GetPluginDashboards(orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*pl
 			continue
 		}
 
-		dashboard, err := m.LoadPluginDashboard(plugin.ID, include.Path)
+		dashboard, err := m.LoadPluginDashboard(ctx, plugin.ID, include.Path)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ func (m *PluginManager) GetPluginDashboards(orgID int64, pluginID string) ([]*pl
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (m *PluginManager) LoadPluginDashboard(pluginID, path string) (*models.Dashboard, error) {
-	plugin, exists := m.Plugin(context.TODO(), pluginID)
+func (m *PluginManager) LoadPluginDashboard(ctx context.Context, pluginID, path string) (*models.Dashboard, error) {
+	plugin, exists := m.Plugin(ctx, pluginID)
 	if !exists {
 		return nil, plugins.NotFoundError{PluginID: pluginID}
 	}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (m *PluginManager) ImportDashboard(ctx context.Context, pluginID, path stri
 	var dashboard *models.Dashboard
 	if pluginID != "" {
 		var err error
-		if dashboard, err = m.LoadPluginDashboard(pluginID, path); err != nil {
+		if dashboard, err = m.LoadPluginDashboard(ctx, pluginID, path); err != nil {
 			return plugins.PluginDashboardInfoDTO{}, &models.Dashboard{}, err
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards_test.go b/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards_test.go
index f1b6b9f7141..a643d5d0484 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/manager/dashboards_test.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestGetPluginDashboards(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	dashboards, err := pm.GetPluginDashboards(1, "test-app")
+	dashboards, err := pm.GetPluginDashboards(context.Background(), 1, "test-app")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.Len(t, dashboards, 2)
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/plugindashboards/service.go b/pkg/plugins/plugindashboards/service.go
index e1566740e3b..5e2cabceb69 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/plugindashboards/service.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/plugindashboards/service.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func (s *Service) syncPluginDashboards(ctx context.Context, plugin plugins.Plugi
 	s.logger.Info("Syncing plugin dashboards to DB", "pluginId", plugin.ID)
 
 	// Get plugin dashboards
-	dashboards, err := s.pluginDashboardManager.GetPluginDashboards(orgID, plugin.ID)
+	dashboards, err := s.pluginDashboardManager.GetPluginDashboards(ctx, orgID, plugin.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.logger.Error("Failed to load app dashboards", "error", err)
 		return
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (s *Service) handlePluginStateChanged(ctx context.Context, event *models.Pl
 }
 
 func (s *Service) autoUpdateAppDashboard(ctx context.Context, pluginDashInfo *plugins.PluginDashboardInfoDTO, orgID int64) error {
-	dash, err := s.pluginDashboardManager.LoadPluginDashboard(pluginDashInfo.PluginId, pluginDashInfo.Path)
+	dash, err := s.pluginDashboardManager.LoadPluginDashboard(ctx, pluginDashInfo.PluginId, pluginDashInfo.Path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go b/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
index 8008d4121d9..20bcd8b199d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
+++ b/pkg/services/contexthandler/contexthandler.go
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func (h *ContextHandler) initContextWithAPIKey(reqContext *models.ReqContext) bo
 
 	// fetch key
 	keyQuery := models.GetApiKeyByNameQuery{KeyName: decoded.Name, OrgId: decoded.OrgId}
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&keyQuery); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(reqContext.Req.Context(), &keyQuery); err != nil {
 		reqContext.JsonApiErr(401, InvalidAPIKey, err)
 		return true
 	}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (h *ContextHandler) initContextWithAPIKey(reqContext *models.ReqContext) bo
 
 	//Use service account linked to API key as the signed in user
 	query := models.GetSignedInUserQuery{UserId: apikey.ServiceAccountId, OrgId: apikey.OrgId}
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&query); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(reqContext.Req.Context(), &query); err != nil {
 		reqContext.Logger.Error(
 			"Failed to link API key to service account in",
 			"id", query.UserId,
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/dashboard_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/dashboard_service.go
index 462b456c6d2..c8cb42f5f20 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/dashboard_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/dashboard_service.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type DashboardProvisioningService interface {
 	SaveFolderForProvisionedDashboards(context.Context, *SaveDashboardDTO) (*models.Dashboard, error)
 	GetProvisionedDashboardData(name string) ([]*models.DashboardProvisioning, error)
 	GetProvisionedDashboardDataByDashboardID(dashboardID int64) (*models.DashboardProvisioning, error)
-	UnprovisionDashboard(dashboardID int64) error
+	UnprovisionDashboard(ctx context.Context, dashboardID int64) error
 	DeleteProvisionedDashboard(ctx context.Context, dashboardID int64, orgID int64) error
 }
 
@@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ func (dr *dashboardServiceImpl) ImportDashboard(ctx context.Context, dto *SaveDa
 
 // UnprovisionDashboard removes info about dashboard being provisioned. Used after provisioning configs are changed
 // and provisioned dashboards are left behind but not deleted.
-func (dr *dashboardServiceImpl) UnprovisionDashboard(dashboardId int64) error {
+func (dr *dashboardServiceImpl) UnprovisionDashboard(ctx context.Context, dashboardId int64) error {
 	cmd := &models.UnprovisionDashboardCommand{Id: dashboardId}
-	return bus.Dispatch(cmd)
+	return bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, cmd)
 }
 
 type FakeDashboardService struct {
diff --git a/pkg/services/dashboards/folder_service.go b/pkg/services/dashboards/folder_service.go
index 04504646383..3681a6a1eda 100644
--- a/pkg/services/dashboards/folder_service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/dashboards/folder_service.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (dr *dashboardServiceImpl) DeleteFolder(ctx context.Context, uid string, fo
 	}
 
 	deleteCmd := models.DeleteDashboardCommand{OrgId: dr.orgId, Id: dashFolder.Id, ForceDeleteFolderRules: forceDeleteRules}
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&deleteCmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, &deleteCmd); err != nil {
 		return nil, toFolderError(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/guardian/guardian.go b/pkg/services/guardian/guardian.go
index 5a561bc4aaa..03770a22058 100644
--- a/pkg/services/guardian/guardian.go
+++ b/pkg/services/guardian/guardian.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func (g *dashboardGuardianImpl) checkAcl(permission models.PermissionType, acl [
 	}
 
 	// load teams
-	teams, err := g.getTeams()
+	teams, err := g.getTeams(g.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ func (g *dashboardGuardianImpl) GetACLWithoutDuplicates() ([]*models.DashboardAc
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (g *dashboardGuardianImpl) getTeams() ([]*models.TeamDTO, error) {
+func (g *dashboardGuardianImpl) getTeams(ctx context.Context) ([]*models.TeamDTO, error) {
 	if g.teams != nil {
 		return g.teams, nil
 	}
 
 	query := models.GetTeamsByUserQuery{OrgId: g.orgId, UserId: g.user.UserId}
 	// TODO: Use bus.DispatchCtx(g.Ctx, &query) when GetTeamsByUserQuery supports context.
-	err := bus.Dispatch(&query)
+	err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, &query)
 
 	g.teams = query.Result
 	return query.Result, err
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go
index 9640f4027d3..a697ecf767c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader.go
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (fr *FileReader) handleMissingDashboardFiles(ctx context.Context, provision
 		// so afterwards the dashboard is considered unprovisioned.
 		for _, dashboardID := range dashboardsToDelete {
 			fr.log.Debug("unprovisioning provisioned dashboard. missing on disk", "id", dashboardID)
-			err := fr.dashboardProvisioningService.UnprovisionDashboard(dashboardID)
+			err := fr.dashboardProvisioningService.UnprovisionDashboard(ctx, dashboardID)
 			if err != nil {
 				fr.log.Error("failed to unprovision dashboard", "dashboard_id", dashboardID, "error", err)
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go
index 81b9be73bb0..0e5d0fca64c 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ func (s *fakeDashboardProvisioningService) SaveFolderForProvisionedDashboards(ct
 	return dto.Dashboard, nil
 }
 
-func (s *fakeDashboardProvisioningService) UnprovisionDashboard(dashboardID int64) error {
+func (s *fakeDashboardProvisioningService) UnprovisionDashboard(ctx context.Context, dashboardID int64) error {
 	for key, val := range s.provisioned {
 		for index, dashboard := range val {
 			if dashboard.DashboardId == dashboardID {
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ func (s *fakeDashboardProvisioningService) UnprovisionDashboard(dashboardID int6
 }
 
 func (s *fakeDashboardProvisioningService) DeleteProvisionedDashboard(ctx context.Context, dashboardID int64, orgID int64) error {
-	err := s.UnprovisionDashboard(dashboardID)
+	err := s.UnprovisionDashboard(ctx, dashboardID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/notifiers/alert_notifications.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/notifiers/alert_notifications.go
index 5dd9a409808..8a40fae4c3f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/notifiers/alert_notifications.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/notifiers/alert_notifications.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) apply(ctx context.Context, cfg *notifications
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := dc.mergeNotifications(cfg.Notifications); err != nil {
+	if err := dc.mergeNotifications(ctx, cfg.Notifications); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) deleteNotifications(ctx context.Context, noti
 
 		if notification.OrgID == 0 && notification.OrgName != "" {
 			getOrg := &models.GetOrgByNameQuery{Name: notification.OrgName}
-			if err := bus.Dispatch(getOrg); err != nil {
+			if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, getOrg); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			notification.OrgID = getOrg.Result.Id
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) deleteNotifications(ctx context.Context, noti
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) mergeNotifications(notificationToMerge []*notificationFromConfig) error {
+func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) mergeNotifications(ctx context.Context, notificationToMerge []*notificationFromConfig) error {
 	for _, notification := range notificationToMerge {
 		if notification.OrgID == 0 && notification.OrgName != "" {
 			getOrg := &models.GetOrgByNameQuery{Name: notification.OrgName}
-			if err := bus.Dispatch(getOrg); err != nil {
+			if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, getOrg); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			notification.OrgID = getOrg.Result.Id
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) mergeNotifications(notificationToMerge []*not
 		}
 
 		cmd := &models.GetAlertNotificationsWithUidQuery{OrgId: notification.OrgID, Uid: notification.UID}
-		err := bus.Dispatch(cmd)
+		err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, cmd)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) mergeNotifications(notificationToMerge []*not
 				SendReminder:          notification.SendReminder,
 			}
 
-			if err := bus.Dispatch(insertCmd); err != nil {
+			if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, insertCmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (dc *NotificationProvisioner) mergeNotifications(notificationToMerge []*not
 				SendReminder:          notification.SendReminder,
 			}
 
-			if err := bus.Dispatch(updateCmd); err != nil {
+			if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, updateCmd); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner.go
index 5defe3b7c5d..5002ff81460 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package plugins
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
@@ -11,13 +12,13 @@ import (
 
 // Provision scans a directory for provisioning config files
 // and provisions the app in those files.
-func Provision(configDirectory string, pluginStore plugins.Store) error {
+func Provision(ctx context.Context, configDirectory string, pluginStore plugins.Store) error {
 	logger := log.New("provisioning.plugins")
 	ap := PluginProvisioner{
 		log:         logger,
 		cfgProvider: newConfigReader(logger, pluginStore),
 	}
-	return ap.applyChanges(configDirectory)
+	return ap.applyChanges(ctx, configDirectory)
 }
 
 // PluginProvisioner is responsible for provisioning apps based on
@@ -27,11 +28,11 @@ type PluginProvisioner struct {
 	cfgProvider configReader
 }
 
-func (ap *PluginProvisioner) apply(cfg *pluginsAsConfig) error {
+func (ap *PluginProvisioner) apply(ctx context.Context, cfg *pluginsAsConfig) error {
 	for _, app := range cfg.Apps {
 		if app.OrgID == 0 && app.OrgName != "" {
 			getOrgQuery := &models.GetOrgByNameQuery{Name: app.OrgName}
-			if err := bus.Dispatch(getOrgQuery); err != nil {
+			if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, getOrgQuery); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 			app.OrgID = getOrgQuery.Result.Id
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ func (ap *PluginProvisioner) apply(cfg *pluginsAsConfig) error {
 		}
 
 		query := &models.GetPluginSettingByIdQuery{OrgId: app.OrgID, PluginId: app.PluginID}
-		err := bus.Dispatch(query)
+		err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, query)
 		if err != nil {
 			if !errors.Is(err, models.ErrPluginSettingNotFound) {
 				return err
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func (ap *PluginProvisioner) apply(cfg *pluginsAsConfig) error {
 			SecureJsonData: app.SecureJSONData,
 			PluginVersion:  app.PluginVersion,
 		}
-		if err := bus.Dispatch(cmd); err != nil {
+		if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, cmd); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -67,14 +68,14 @@ func (ap *PluginProvisioner) apply(cfg *pluginsAsConfig) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ap *PluginProvisioner) applyChanges(configPath string) error {
+func (ap *PluginProvisioner) applyChanges(ctx context.Context, configPath string) error {
 	configs, err := ap.cfgProvider.readConfig(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	for _, cfg := range configs {
-		if err := ap.apply(cfg); err != nil {
+		if err := ap.apply(ctx, cfg); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner_test.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner_test.go
index 13e49dc3362..47fda7866fa 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/plugins/plugin_provisioner_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestPluginProvisioner(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedErr := errors.New("test")
 		reader := &testConfigReader{err: expectedErr}
 		ap := PluginProvisioner{log: log.New("test"), cfgProvider: reader}
-		err := ap.applyChanges("")
+		err := ap.applyChanges(context.Background(), "")
 		require.Equal(t, expectedErr, err)
 	})
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestPluginProvisioner(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		reader := &testConfigReader{result: cfg}
 		ap := PluginProvisioner{log: log.New("test"), cfgProvider: reader}
-		err := ap.applyChanges("")
+		err := ap.applyChanges(context.Background(), "")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, sentCommands, 4)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go
index 371214aa7ba..7a9e00a57b0 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ type ProvisioningService interface {
 	registry.BackgroundService
 	RunInitProvisioners(ctx context.Context) error
 	ProvisionDatasources(ctx context.Context) error
-	ProvisionPlugins() error
+	ProvisionPlugins(ctx context.Context) error
 	ProvisionNotifications(ctx context.Context) error
 	ProvisionDashboards(ctx context.Context) error
 	GetDashboardProvisionerResolvedPath(name string) string
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func newProvisioningServiceImpl(
 	newDashboardProvisioner dashboards.DashboardProvisionerFactory,
 	provisionNotifiers func(context.Context, string, encryption.Internal) error,
 	provisionDatasources func(context.Context, string) error,
-	provisionPlugins func(string, plugifaces.Store) error,
+	provisionPlugins func(context.Context, string, plugifaces.Store) error,
 ) *ProvisioningServiceImpl {
 	return &ProvisioningServiceImpl{
 		log:                     log.New("provisioning"),
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ type ProvisioningServiceImpl struct {
 	dashboardProvisioner    dashboards.DashboardProvisioner
 	provisionNotifiers      func(context.Context, string, encryption.Internal) error
 	provisionDatasources    func(context.Context, string) error
-	provisionPlugins        func(string, plugifaces.Store) error
+	provisionPlugins        func(context.Context, string, plugifaces.Store) error
 	mutex                   sync.Mutex
 }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (ps *ProvisioningServiceImpl) RunInitProvisioners(ctx context.Context) erro
 		return err
 	}
 
-	err = ps.ProvisionPlugins()
+	err = ps.ProvisionPlugins(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ func (ps *ProvisioningServiceImpl) ProvisionDatasources(ctx context.Context) err
 	return errutil.Wrap("Datasource provisioning error", err)
 }
 
-func (ps *ProvisioningServiceImpl) ProvisionPlugins() error {
+func (ps *ProvisioningServiceImpl) ProvisionPlugins(ctx context.Context) error {
 	appPath := filepath.Join(ps.Cfg.ProvisioningPath, "plugins")
-	err := ps.provisionPlugins(appPath, ps.pluginStore)
+	err := ps.provisionPlugins(ctx, appPath, ps.pluginStore)
 	return errutil.Wrap("app provisioning error", err)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning_mock.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning_mock.go
index 8a947a26cd9..bca4f817d1b 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/provisioning_mock.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (mock *ProvisioningServiceMock) ProvisionDatasources(ctx context.Context) e
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (mock *ProvisioningServiceMock) ProvisionPlugins() error {
+func (mock *ProvisioningServiceMock) ProvisionPlugins(ctx context.Context) error {
 	mock.Calls.ProvisionPlugins = append(mock.Calls.ProvisionPlugins, nil)
 	if mock.ProvisionPluginsFunc != nil {
 		return mock.ProvisionPluginsFunc()
diff --git a/pkg/services/teamguardian/team.go b/pkg/services/teamguardian/team.go
index a2c5af9ca34..d11bf7b9982 100644
--- a/pkg/services/teamguardian/team.go
+++ b/pkg/services/teamguardian/team.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package teamguardian
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/bus"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/models"
 )
 
-func CanAdmin(bus bus.Bus, orgId int64, teamId int64, user *models.SignedInUser) error {
+func CanAdmin(ctx context.Context, bus bus.Bus, orgId int64, teamId int64, user *models.SignedInUser) error {
 	if user.OrgRole == models.ROLE_ADMIN {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ func CanAdmin(bus bus.Bus, orgId int64, teamId int64, user *models.SignedInUser)
 		UserId: user.UserId,
 	}
 
-	if err := bus.Dispatch(&cmd); err != nil {
+	if err := bus.DispatchCtx(ctx, &cmd); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/teamguardian/teams_test.go b/pkg/services/teamguardian/teams_test.go
index 2d3cc2133dd..390869334bf 100644
--- a/pkg/services/teamguardian/teams_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/teamguardian/teams_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestUpdateTeam(t *testing.T) {
 					return nil
 				})
 
-				err := CanAdmin(bus.GetBus(), testTeam.OrgId, testTeam.Id, &editor)
+				err := CanAdmin(context.Background(), bus.GetBus(), testTeam.OrgId, testTeam.Id, &editor)
 				require.Equal(t, models.ErrNotAllowedToUpdateTeam, err)
 			})
 		})
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestUpdateTeam(t *testing.T) {
 					return nil
 				})
 
-				err := CanAdmin(bus.GetBus(), testTeam.OrgId, testTeam.Id, &editor)
+				err := CanAdmin(context.Background(), bus.GetBus(), testTeam.OrgId, testTeam.Id, &editor)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			})
 		})
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ func TestUpdateTeam(t *testing.T) {
 					return nil
 				})
 
-				err := CanAdmin(bus.GetBus(), testTeamOtherOrg.OrgId, testTeamOtherOrg.Id, &editor)
+				err := CanAdmin(context.Background(), bus.GetBus(), testTeamOtherOrg.OrgId, testTeamOtherOrg.Id, &editor)
 				require.Equal(t, models.ErrNotAllowedToUpdateTeamInDifferentOrg, err)
 			})
 		})
 
 		t.Run("Given an org admin and a team", func(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Run("Should be able to update the team", func(t *testing.T) {
-				err := CanAdmin(bus.GetBus(), testTeam.OrgId, testTeam.Id, &admin)
+				err := CanAdmin(context.Background(), bus.GetBus(), testTeam.OrgId, testTeam.Id, &admin)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 			})
 		})