diff --git a/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs b/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..140eec203f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+mod reward;
+
+use derive_more::From;
+
+pub use self::reward::RewardContextInput;
+use crate::types::block::Error;
+
+/// A Context Input provides additional contextual information for the execution of a transaction, such as for different
+/// functionality related to accounts, commitments, or Mana rewards. A Context Input does not need to be unlocked.
+#[derive(Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd, From, packable::Packable)]
+#[packable(unpack_error = Error)]
+#[packable(tag_type = u8, with_error = Error::InvalidContextInputKind)]
+pub enum ContextInput {
+    /// A [`RewardContextInput`].
+    #[packable(tag = RewardContextInput::KIND)]
+    Reward(RewardContextInput),
+    // TODO: Commitment Input https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/issues/901 and Block Issuance Credit Input https://github.com/iotaledger/iota-sdk/issues/906
+}
+
+impl core::fmt::Debug for ContextInput {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> core::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Reward(input) => input.fmt(f),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl ContextInput {
+    /// Returns the context input kind of a `ContextInput`.
+    pub fn kind(&self) -> u8 {
+        match self {
+            Self::Reward(_) => RewardContextInput::KIND,
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Checks whether the context input is a [`RewardContextInput`].
+    pub fn is_reward(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Reward(_))
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the input as an actual [`RewardContextInput`].
+    /// PANIC: do not call on a non-reward context input.
+    pub fn as_reward(&self) -> &RewardContextInput {
+        let Self::Reward(input) = self;
+        input
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod dto {
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+    pub use super::reward::dto::RewardContextInputDto;
+    use super::*;
+    use crate::types::block::Error;
+
+    /// Describes all the different context input types.
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize, From)]
+    #[serde(untagged)]
+    pub enum ContextInputDto {
+        Reward(RewardContextInputDto),
+    }
+
+    impl From<&ContextInput> for ContextInputDto {
+        fn from(value: &ContextInput) -> Self {
+            match value {
+                ContextInput::Reward(u) => Self::Reward(u.into()),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl TryFrom<ContextInputDto> for ContextInput {
+        type Error = Error;
+
+        fn try_from(value: ContextInputDto) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+            match value {
+                ContextInputDto::Reward(u) => Ok(Self::Reward(u.try_into()?)),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/reward.rs b/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/reward.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ee3afb106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/src/types/block/context_input/reward.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright 2023 IOTA Stiftung
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+use derive_more::{Display, From};
+
+/// A Reward Context Input indicates which transaction Input is claiming Mana rewards.
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Display, Eq, PartialEq, Hash, Ord, PartialOrd, From, packable::Packable)]
+pub struct RewardContextInput(u16);
+
+impl RewardContextInput {
+    /// The context input kind of a [`RewardContextInput`].
+    pub const KIND: u8 = 2;
+
+    /// Creates a new [`RewardContextInput`].
+    pub fn new(index: u16) -> Self {
+        Self(index)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the index of a [`RewardContextInput`].
+    pub fn index(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) mod dto {
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    /// A Reward Context Input is an input that indicates which transaction Input is claiming Mana rewards.
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+    pub struct RewardContextInputDto {
+        #[serde(rename = "type")]
+        pub kind: u8,
+        pub index: u16,
+    }
+
+    impl From<&RewardContextInput> for RewardContextInputDto {
+        fn from(value: &RewardContextInput) -> Self {
+            Self {
+                kind: RewardContextInput::KIND,
+                index: value.index(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl From<RewardContextInputDto> for RewardContextInput {
+        fn from(value: RewardContextInputDto) -> Self {
+            Self::new(value.index)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/src/types/block/error.rs b/sdk/src/types/block/error.rs
index 99dce8c8f4..c8a0b5ffe5 100644
--- a/sdk/src/types/block/error.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/types/block/error.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub enum Error {
     InsufficientStorageDepositAmount { amount: u64, required: u64 },
     StorageDepositReturnExceedsOutputAmount { deposit: u64, amount: u64 },
     InsufficientStorageDepositReturnAmount { deposit: u64, required: u64 },
+    InvalidContextInputKind(u8),
     InvalidEssenceKind(u8),
     InvalidFeatureCount(<FeatureCount as TryFrom<usize>>::Error),
     InvalidFeatureKind(u8),
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for Error {
                 f,
                 "storage deposit return of {deposit} exceeds the original output amount of {amount}"
             ),
+            Self::InvalidContextInputKind(k) => write!(f, "invalid context input kind: {k}"),
             Self::InvalidEssenceKind(k) => write!(f, "invalid essence kind: {k}"),
             Self::InvalidFeatureCount(count) => write!(f, "invalid feature count: {count}"),
             Self::InvalidFeatureKind(k) => write!(f, "invalid feature kind: {k}"),
diff --git a/sdk/src/types/block/mod.rs b/sdk/src/types/block/mod.rs
index 2b7e4f541a..06b98b9feb 100644
--- a/sdk/src/types/block/mod.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/types/block/mod.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ mod issuer_id;
 
 /// A module that provides types and syntactic validations of addresses.
 pub mod address;
+/// A module that provides types and syntactic validations of context inputs.
+pub mod context_input;
 /// A module that provides types and syntactic validations of blocks.
 pub mod core;
 /// A module that contains helper functions and types.