diff --git a/Doc/c-api/contextvars.rst b/Doc/c-api/contextvars.rst
index 4c33ba4..c344c8d 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/contextvars.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/contextvars.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,25 @@
 Context Variables Objects
 -------------------------
 
+.. _contextvarsobjects_pointertype_change:
+.. versionchanged:: 3.7.1
+
+   .. note::
+
+      In Python 3.7.1 the signatures of all context variables
+      C APIs were **changed** to use :c:type:`PyObject` pointers instead
+      of :c:type:`PyContext`, :c:type:`PyContextVar`, and
+      :c:type:`PyContextToken`, e.g.::
+
+         // in 3.7.0:
+         PyContext *PyContext_New(void);
+
+         // in 3.7.1+:
+         PyObject *PyContext_New(void);
+
+      See :issue:`34762` for more details.
+
+
 .. versionadded:: 3.7
 
 This section details the public C API for the :mod:`contextvars` module.
@@ -56,27 +75,27 @@
 
 Context object management functions:
 
-.. c:function:: PyContext *PyContext_New(void)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyContext_New(void)
 
    Create a new empty context object.  Returns ``NULL`` if an error
    has occurred.
 
-.. c:function:: PyContext *PyContext_Copy(PyContext *ctx)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyContext_Copy(PyObject *ctx)
 
    Create a shallow copy of the passed *ctx* context object.
    Returns ``NULL`` if an error has occurred.
 
-.. c:function:: PyContext *PyContext_CopyCurrent(void)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyContext_CopyCurrent(void)
 
    Create a shallow copy of the current thread context.
    Returns ``NULL`` if an error has occurred.
 
-.. c:function:: int PyContext_Enter(PyContext *ctx)
+.. c:function:: int PyContext_Enter(PyObject *ctx)
 
    Set *ctx* as the current context for the current thread.
    Returns ``0`` on success, and ``-1`` on error.
 
-.. c:function:: int PyContext_Exit(PyContext *ctx)
+.. c:function:: int PyContext_Exit(PyObject *ctx)
 
    Deactivate the *ctx* context and restore the previous context as the
    current context for the current thread.  Returns ``0`` on success,
@@ -90,14 +109,14 @@
 
 Context variable functions:
 
-.. c:function:: PyContextVar *PyContextVar_New(const char *name, PyObject *def)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyContextVar_New(const char *name, PyObject *def)
 
    Create a new ``ContextVar`` object.  The *name* parameter is used
    for introspection and debug purposes.  The *def* parameter may optionally
    specify the default value for the context variable.  If an error has
    occurred, this function returns ``NULL``.
 
-.. c:function:: int PyContextVar_Get(PyContextVar *var, PyObject *default_value, PyObject **value)
+.. c:function:: int PyContextVar_Get(PyObject *var, PyObject *default_value, PyObject **value)
 
    Get the value of a context variable.  Returns ``-1`` if an error has
    occurred during lookup, and ``0`` if no error occurred, whether or not
@@ -112,13 +131,13 @@
 
    If the value was found, the function will create a new reference to it.
 
-.. c:function:: PyContextToken *PyContextVar_Set(PyContextVar *var, PyObject *value)
+.. c:function:: PyObject *PyContextVar_Set(PyObject *var, PyObject *value)
 
    Set the value of *var* to *value* in the current context.  Returns a
-   pointer to a :c:type:`PyContextToken` object, or ``NULL`` if an error
+   pointer to a :c:type:`PyObject` object, or ``NULL`` if an error
    has occurred.
 
-.. c:function:: int PyContextVar_Reset(PyContextVar *var, PyContextToken *token)
+.. c:function:: int PyContextVar_Reset(PyObject *var, PyObject *token)
 
    Reset the state of the *var* context variable to that it was in before
    :c:func:`PyContextVar_Set` that returned the *token* was called.
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
index f53a026..a2c5c28 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
@@ -2494,3 +2494,7 @@
 while in Python 3.7.0 it didn't read any of them due to :issue:`34247`). If
 this behavior is unwanted, set :c:data:`Py_IgnoreEnvironmentFlag` to 1 before
 calling :c:func:`Py_Initialize`.
+
+In 3.7.1 the C API for Context Variables
+:ref:`was updated <contextvarsobjects_pointertype_change>` to use
+:c:type:`PyObject` pointers.  See also :issue:`34762`.
diff --git a/Include/context.h b/Include/context.h
index 8b9f129..9581285 100644
--- a/Include/context.h
+++ b/Include/context.h
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
 #define PyContextToken_CheckExact(o) (Py_TYPE(o) == &PyContextToken_Type)
 
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyContext *) PyContext_New(void);
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyContext *) PyContext_Copy(PyContext *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyContext *) PyContext_CopyCurrent(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyContext_New(void);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyContext_Copy(PyObject *);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyContext_CopyCurrent(void);
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContext_Enter(PyContext *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContext_Exit(PyContext *);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContext_Enter(PyObject *);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContext_Exit(PyObject *);
 
 
 /* Create a new context variable.
 
    default_value can be NULL.
 */
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyContextVar *) PyContextVar_New(
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyContextVar_New(
     const char *name, PyObject *default_value);
 
 
@@ -54,21 +54,19 @@
    '*value' will be a new ref, if not NULL.
 */
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContextVar_Get(
-    PyContextVar *var, PyObject *default_value, PyObject **value);
+    PyObject *var, PyObject *default_value, PyObject **value);
 
 
 /* Set a new value for the variable.
    Returns NULL if an error occurs.
 */
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyContextToken *) PyContextVar_Set(
-    PyContextVar *var, PyObject *value);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyContextVar_Set(PyObject *var, PyObject *value);
 
 
 /* Reset a variable to its previous value.
    Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
 */
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContextVar_Reset(
-    PyContextVar *var, PyContextToken *token);
+PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyContextVar_Reset(PyObject *var, PyObject *token);
 
 
 /* This method is exposed only for CPython tests. Don not use it. */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-09-21-11-06-56.bpo-34762.1nN53m.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-09-21-11-06-56.bpo-34762.1nN53m.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cd47a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-09-21-11-06-56.bpo-34762.1nN53m.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix contextvars C API to use PyObject* pointer types.
diff --git a/Modules/_contextvarsmodule.c b/Modules/_contextvarsmodule.c
index b7d112d..71dd7fd 100644
--- a/Modules/_contextvarsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_contextvarsmodule.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 _contextvars_copy_context_impl(PyObject *module)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=1fcd5da7225c4fa9 input=89bb9ae485888440]*/
 {
-    return (PyObject *)PyContext_CopyCurrent();
+    return PyContext_CopyCurrent();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Python/context.c b/Python/context.c
index c9658ba..7344e96 100644
--- a/Python/context.c
+++ b/Python/context.c
@@ -18,6 +18,28 @@
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d input=a0955718c8b8cea6]*/
 
 
+#define ENSURE_Context(o, err_ret)                                  \
+    if (!PyContext_CheckExact(o)) {                                 \
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,                            \
+                        "an instance of Context was expected");     \
+        return err_ret;                                             \
+    }
+
+#define ENSURE_ContextVar(o, err_ret)                               \
+    if (!PyContextVar_CheckExact(o)) {                              \
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,                            \
+                       "an instance of ContextVar was expected");   \
+        return err_ret;                                             \
+    }
+
+#define ENSURE_ContextToken(o, err_ret)                             \
+    if (!PyContextToken_CheckExact(o)) {                            \
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,                            \
+                        "an instance of Token was expected");       \
+        return err_ret;                                             \
+    }
+
+
 /////////////////////////// Context API
 
 
@@ -50,21 +72,23 @@
 }
 
 
-PyContext *
+PyObject *
 PyContext_New(void)
 {
-    return context_new_empty();
+    return (PyObject *)context_new_empty();
 }
 
 
-PyContext *
-PyContext_Copy(PyContext * ctx)
+PyObject *
+PyContext_Copy(PyObject * octx)
 {
-    return context_new_from_vars(ctx->ctx_vars);
+    ENSURE_Context(octx, NULL)
+    PyContext *ctx = (PyContext *)octx;
+    return (PyObject *)context_new_from_vars(ctx->ctx_vars);
 }
 
 
-PyContext *
+PyObject *
 PyContext_CopyCurrent(void)
 {
     PyContext *ctx = context_get();
@@ -72,13 +96,16 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    return context_new_from_vars(ctx->ctx_vars);
+    return (PyObject *)context_new_from_vars(ctx->ctx_vars);
 }
 
 
 int
-PyContext_Enter(PyContext *ctx)
+PyContext_Enter(PyObject *octx)
 {
+    ENSURE_Context(octx, -1)
+    PyContext *ctx = (PyContext *)octx;
+
     if (ctx->ctx_entered) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                      "cannot enter context: %R is already entered", ctx);
@@ -100,8 +127,11 @@
 
 
 int
-PyContext_Exit(PyContext *ctx)
+PyContext_Exit(PyObject *octx)
 {
+    ENSURE_Context(octx, -1)
+    PyContext *ctx = (PyContext *)octx;
+
     if (!ctx->ctx_entered) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                      "cannot exit context: %R has not been entered", ctx);
@@ -129,7 +159,7 @@
 }
 
 
-PyContextVar *
+PyObject *
 PyContextVar_New(const char *name, PyObject *def)
 {
     PyObject *pyname = PyUnicode_FromString(name);
@@ -138,14 +168,15 @@
     }
     PyContextVar *var = contextvar_new(pyname, def);
     Py_DECREF(pyname);
-    return var;
+    return (PyObject *)var;
 }
 
 
 int
-PyContextVar_Get(PyContextVar *var, PyObject *def, PyObject **val)
+PyContextVar_Get(PyObject *ovar, PyObject *def, PyObject **val)
 {
-    assert(PyContextVar_CheckExact(var));
+    ENSURE_ContextVar(ovar, -1)
+    PyContextVar *var = (PyContextVar *)ovar;
 
     PyThreadState *ts = PyThreadState_GET();
     assert(ts != NULL);
@@ -204,9 +235,12 @@
 }
 
 
-PyContextToken *
-PyContextVar_Set(PyContextVar *var, PyObject *val)
+PyObject *
+PyContextVar_Set(PyObject *ovar, PyObject *val)
 {
+    ENSURE_ContextVar(ovar, NULL)
+    PyContextVar *var = (PyContextVar *)ovar;
+
     if (!PyContextVar_CheckExact(var)) {
         PyErr_SetString(
             PyExc_TypeError, "an instance of ContextVar was expected");
@@ -233,13 +267,18 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    return tok;
+    return (PyObject *)tok;
 }
 
 
 int
-PyContextVar_Reset(PyContextVar *var, PyContextToken *tok)
+PyContextVar_Reset(PyObject *ovar, PyObject *otok)
 {
+    ENSURE_ContextVar(ovar, -1)
+    ENSURE_ContextToken(otok, -1)
+    PyContextVar *var = (PyContextVar *)ovar;
+    PyContextToken *tok = (PyContextToken *)otok;
+
     if (tok->tok_used) {
         PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                      "%R has already been used once", tok);
@@ -376,7 +415,7 @@
             PyExc_TypeError, "Context() does not accept any arguments");
         return NULL;
     }
-    return (PyObject *)PyContext_New();
+    return PyContext_New();
 }
 
 static int
@@ -587,14 +626,14 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (PyContext_Enter(self)) {
+    if (PyContext_Enter((PyObject *)self)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
     PyObject *call_result = _PyObject_FastCallKeywords(
         args[0], args + 1, nargs - 1, kwnames);
 
-    if (PyContext_Exit(self)) {
+    if (PyContext_Exit((PyObject *)self)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -908,7 +947,7 @@
     }
 
     PyObject *val;
-    if (PyContextVar_Get(self, default_value, &val) < 0) {
+    if (PyContextVar_Get((PyObject *)self, default_value, &val) < 0) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -937,7 +976,7 @@
 _contextvars_ContextVar_set(PyContextVar *self, PyObject *value)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=446ed5e820d6d60b input=c0a6887154227453]*/
 {
-    return (PyObject *)PyContextVar_Set(self, value);
+    return PyContextVar_Set((PyObject *)self, value);
 }
 
 /*[clinic input]
@@ -961,7 +1000,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    if (PyContextVar_Reset(self, (PyContextToken *)token)) {
+    if (PyContextVar_Reset((PyObject *)self, token)) {
         return NULL;
     }