diff --git a/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs b/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs
index 55c7de2e4d..41bc9dd370 100644
--- a/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs
@@ -57,13 +57,42 @@ impl ContextInput {
         matches!(self, Self::Reward(_))
     }
 
+    /// Checks whether the context input is a [`CommitmentContextInput`].
+    pub fn is_commitment(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Commitment(_))
+    }
+
+    /// Checks whether the context input is a [`BlockIssuanceCreditContextInput`].
+    pub fn is_block_issuance_credit(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::BlockIssuanceCredit(_))
+    }
+
     /// Gets the input as an actual [`RewardContextInput`].
     /// PANIC: do not call on a non-reward context input.
     pub fn as_reward(&self) -> &RewardContextInput {
         if let Self::Reward(input) = self {
             input
         } else {
-            panic!("context input is not of type reward {}", self);
+            panic!("context input is not of type reward: {:?}", self);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the input as an actual [`CommitmentContextInput`].
+    /// PANIC: do not call on a non-commitment context input.
+    pub fn as_commitment(&self) -> &CommitmentContextInput {
+        if let Self::Commitment(input) = self {
+            input
+        } else {
+            panic!("context input is not of type commitment: {:?}", self);
+        }
+    }
+    /// Gets the input as an actual [`BlockIssuanceCreditContextInput`].
+    /// PANIC: do not call on a non-block-issuance-credit context input.
+    pub fn as_block_issuance_credit(&self) -> &BlockIssuanceCreditContextInput {
+        if let Self::BlockIssuanceCredit(input) = self {
+            input
+        } else {
+            panic!("context input is not of type block issuance credit: {:?}", self);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -108,3 +137,32 @@ pub mod dto {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::{CommitmentContextInput, ContextInput, RewardContextInput};
+    use crate::types::block::{
+        context_input::BlockIssuanceCreditContextInput, output::AccountId, slot::SlotCommitmentId,
+    };
+    use core::str::FromStr;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_context_input() {
+        let reward = ContextInput::Reward(RewardContextInput::new(10));
+        let reward: &RewardContextInput = reward.as_reward();
+        assert_eq!(reward.to_string(), "10");
+
+        let slot_commitment_id_str =
+            "0xedf5f572c58ddf4b4f9567d82bf96689cc68b730df796d822b4b9fb643f5efda4f9567d82bf96689";
+        let slot_commitment_id = SlotCommitmentId::from_str(slot_commitment_id_str).unwrap();
+        let commitment = ContextInput::Commitment(CommitmentContextInput::new(slot_commitment_id));
+        let commitment: &CommitmentContextInput = commitment.as_commitment();
+        assert_eq!(commitment.to_string(), slot_commitment_id_str);
+
+        let account_id_str = "0x52fdfc072182654f163f5f0f9a621d729566c74d10037c4d7bbb0407d1e2c649";
+        let account_id = AccountId::from_str(account_id_str).unwrap();
+        let block_issuance_credit = ContextInput::BlockIssuanceCredit(BlockIssuanceCreditContextInput::new(account_id));
+        let block_issuance_credit: &BlockIssuanceCreditContextInput = block_issuance_credit.as_block_issuance_credit();
+        assert_eq!(block_issuance_credit.to_string(), account_id_str);
+    }
+}