diff --git a/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h b/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h
index 2c37b796b..94d8f9b6c 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h
+++ b/components/esp_modem/include/esp_modem_c_api_types.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "esp_modem_config.h"
+#include "esp_netif.h"
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
@@ -22,7 +23,11 @@ extern "C" {
 
 typedef struct esp_modem_dce_wrap esp_modem_dce_t;
 
-struct PdpContext;
+typedef struct esp_modem_PdpContext_t {
+    size_t context_id;
+    const char *protocol_type;
+    const char *apn;
+} esp_modem_PdpContext_t;
 
 /**
  * @defgroup ESP_MODEM_C_API ESP_MODEM C API
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc b/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc
index 1709bf9da..8a5a4b8cb 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc
+++ b/components/esp_modem/include/generate/esp_modem_command_declare.inc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define BOOL_OUT(param, name) bool* _ARG(param, name)
 #define INT_OUT(param, name) int* _ARG(param, name)
 #define INTEGER_LIST_IN(param, name) const int* _ARG(param, name)
-#define STRUCT_OUT(struct_name, p1)  struct struct_name* p1
+#define STRUCT_OUT(struct_name, p1)  esp_modem_ ## struct_name ## _t* p1
 #endif
 
 #define DECLARE_ALL_COMMAND_APIS(...) \
diff --git a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp
index 1f1bbfeae..15cd423fa 100644
--- a/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp
+++ b/components/esp_modem/src/esp_modem_c_api.cpp
@@ -393,3 +393,14 @@ extern "C" esp_err_t esp_modem_reset(esp_modem_dce_t *dce_wrap)
 {
     return command_response_to_esp_err(dce_wrap->dce->reset());
 }
+
+extern "C" esp_err_t esp_modem_set_pdp_context(esp_modem_dce_t *dce_wrap, esp_modem_PdpContext_t *c_api_pdp)
+{
+    if (dce_wrap == nullptr || dce_wrap->dce == nullptr) {
+        return ESP_ERR_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
+    esp_modem::PdpContext pdp{c_api_pdp->apn};
+    pdp.context_id = c_api_pdp->context_id;
+    pdp.protocol_type = c_api_pdp->protocol_type;
+    return command_response_to_esp_err(dce_wrap->dce->set_pdp_context(pdp));
+}