diff --git a/src/plugins_exts.c b/src/plugins_exts.c
index ded7c5e..11ada75 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts.c
+++ b/src/plugins_exts.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 /* internal libyang headers - do not make them accessible to the extension plugins in plugins_exts_*.c */
 #include "common.h"
+#include "printer_internal.h"
 #include "schema_compile.h"
 
 /**
@@ -73,3 +74,21 @@
 {
     return ctx->path;
 }
+
+API struct ly_out **
+lys_ypr_ctx_get_out(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    return &((struct lyspr_ctx *)ctx)->out;
+}
+
+API uint32_t *
+lys_ypr_ctx_get_options(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    return &((struct lyspr_ctx *)ctx)->options;
+}
+
+API uint16_t *
+lys_ypr_ctx_get_level(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx)
+{
+    return &((struct lyspr_ctx *)ctx)->level;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts.h b/src/plugins_exts.h
index ebeead8..77950d3 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts.h
+++ b/src/plugins_exts.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "tree_schema.h"
 
 #include "plugins_exts_compile.h"
+#include "plugins_exts_print.h"
 
 struct ly_ctx;
 struct lyd_node;
@@ -71,41 +72,6 @@
 };
 
 /**
- * @brief Types of the YANG printers
- */
-enum lys_ypr_schema_type {
-    LYS_YPR_PARSED,   /**< YANG printer of the parsed schema */
-    LYS_YPR_COMPILED  /**< YANG printer of the compiled schema */
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Compiled YANG printer context for use in ::lyext_clb_schema_printer callback implementation.
- *
- * The structure provides basic information how the compiled schema is supposed to be printed and where. In the most simple
- * case, the provided context is just passed into ::lysc_print_extension_instance() function which handles printing the
- * extension's substatements in the standard way.
- */
-struct lys_ypr_ctx {
-    struct ly_out *out;              /**< output specification */
-    uint16_t level;                  /**< current indentation level: 0 - no formatting, >= 1 indentation levels */
-    uint32_t options;                /**< Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags). */
-    const struct lys_module *module; /**< schema to print */
-    enum lys_ypr_schema_type schema; /**< type of the schema to print */
-};
-
-/**
- * @brief Print substatements of an extension instance
- *
- * Generic function to access YANG printer functions from the extension plugins (::lyext_clb_schema_printer).
- *
- * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context to provide output handler and other information for printing.
- * @param[in] ext The compiled extension instance to access the extensions and substatements data.
- * @param[in, out] flag Flag to be shared with the caller regarding the opening brackets - 0 if the '{' not yet printed,
- * 1 otherwise.
- */
-void lysc_print_extension_instance(struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag);
-
-/**
  * @brief Free the extension instance's data compiled with ::lys_compile_extension_instance().
  *
  * @param[in] libyang context
@@ -187,7 +153,7 @@
  *
  * @return LY_SUCCESS when everything was fine, other LY_ERR values in case of failure
  */
-typedef LY_ERR (*lyext_clb_schema_printer)(struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag);
+typedef LY_ERR (*lyext_clb_schema_printer)(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag);
 
 /**
  * @brief Extension plugin implementing various aspects of a YANG extension
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts_compile.h b/src/plugins_exts_compile.h
index 42e21fd..260d1d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts_compile.h
+++ b/src/plugins_exts_compile.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 /**
  * @brief YANG schema compilation context getter for compilation options.
  * @param[in] ctx YANG schema compilation context.
- * @return pointer to the compilation context to allow modifying the options with @ref scflags values.
+ * @return pointer to the compilation options to allow modifying them with @ref scflags values.
  */
 uint32_t *lysc_ctx_get_options(const struct lysc_ctx *ctx);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts_metadata.c b/src/plugins_exts_metadata.c
index f4ab6f8..4b8527e 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts_metadata.c
+++ b/src/plugins_exts_metadata.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
  * Implementation of lyext_clb_schema_printer set as ::lyext_plugin::sprinter
  */
 LY_ERR
-annotation_schema_printer(struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag)
+annotation_schema_printer(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag)
 {
     lysc_print_extension_instance(ctx, ext, flag);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts_print.h b/src/plugins_exts_print.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..380c180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins_exts_print.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/**
+ * @file plugins_exts_print.h
+ * @author Radek Krejci <rkrejci@cesnet.cz>
+ * @brief libyang support for YANG extensions implementation - schema print related items.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 - 2021 CESNET, z.s.p.o.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under BSD 3-Clause License (the "License").
+ * You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#ifndef LY_PLUGINS_EXTS_PRINT_H_
+#define LY_PLUGINS_EXTS_PRINT_H_
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup extensions YANG Extensions
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief YANG printer context for use in ::lyext_clb_schema_printer callback implementation.
+ *
+ * The structure provides basic information how the compiled schema is supposed to be printed and where. In the most simple
+ * case, the provided context is just passed into ::lysc_print_extension_instance() function which handles printing the
+ * extension's substatements in the standard way.
+ *
+ * To access various items from the context, use some of the following lys_ypr_ctx_get_* getters.
+ */
+struct lyspr_ctx;
+
+/**
+ * @brief YANG printer context getter for output handler.
+ * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context.
+ * @return Output handler where the data are being printed. Note that the address of the handler pointer in the context is
+ * returned to allow to modify the handler.
+ */
+struct ly_out **lys_ypr_ctx_get_out(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * @brief YANG printer context getter for printer options.
+ * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context.
+ * @return pointer to the printer options to allow modifying them with @ref schemaprinterflags values.
+ */
+uint32_t *lys_ypr_ctx_get_options(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * @brief YANG printer context getter for printer indentation level.
+ * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context.
+ * @return pointer to the printer's indentation level to allow modifying its value.
+ */
+uint16_t *lys_ypr_ctx_get_level(const struct lyspr_ctx *ctx);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Print substatements of an extension instance
+ *
+ * Generic function to access YANG printer functions from the extension plugins (::lyext_clb_schema_printer).
+ *
+ * @param[in] ctx YANG printer context to provide output handler and other information for printing.
+ * @param[in] ext The compiled extension instance to access the extensions and substatements data.
+ * @param[in, out] flag Flag to be shared with the caller regarding the opening brackets - 0 if the '{' not yet printed,
+ * 1 otherwise.
+ */
+void lysc_print_extension_instance(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag);
+
+/** @} extensions */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* LY_PLUGINS_EXTS_PRINT_H_ */
diff --git a/src/plugins_exts_yangdata.c b/src/plugins_exts_yangdata.c
index f398cac..180de16 100644
--- a/src/plugins_exts_yangdata.c
+++ b/src/plugins_exts_yangdata.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
  * Implementation of ::lyext_clb_schema_printer set as ::lyext_plugin::sprinter
  */
 LY_ERR
-yangdata_schema_printer(struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag)
+yangdata_schema_printer(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx, struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag)
 {
     lysc_print_extension_instance(ctx, ext, flag);
     return LY_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/printer_internal.h b/src/printer_internal.h
index 838ca54..e0a04b1 100644
--- a/src/printer_internal.h
+++ b/src/printer_internal.h
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@
 struct lysp_submodule;
 
 /**
+ * @brief Generic YANG schema printer context
+ *
+ * Note that the YANG extensions API provides getter to the members for the extension plugins.
+ */
+struct lyspr_ctx {
+    struct ly_out *out;              /**< output specification */
+    uint16_t level;                  /**< current indentation level: 0 - no formatting, >= 1 indentation levels */
+    uint32_t options;                /**< Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags). */
+    const struct lys_module *module; /**< schema to print */
+};
+
+/**
  * @brief YANG printer of the parsed module. Full YANG printer.
  *
  * @param[in] out Output specification.
diff --git a/src/printer_yang.c b/src/printer_yang.c
index c5700b4..e168396 100644
--- a/src/printer_yang.c
+++ b/src/printer_yang.c
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "out.h"
 #include "out_internal.h"
-#include "plugins_exts.h"
 #include "plugins_exts_internal.h"
+#include "plugins_exts_print.h"
 #include "plugins_types.h"
 #include "printer_internal.h"
 #include "printer_schema.h"
@@ -38,6 +38,34 @@
 #include "xpath.h"
 
 /**
+ * @brief Types of the YANG printers
+ */
+enum lys_ypr_schema_type {
+    LYS_YPR_PARSED,   /**< YANG printer of the parsed schema */
+    LYS_YPR_COMPILED  /**< YANG printer of the compiled schema */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief Compiled YANG printer context
+ *
+ * Note that the YANG extensions API provides getter to the members for the extension plugins.
+ */
+struct lys_ypr_ctx {
+    union {
+        struct {
+            struct ly_out *out;              /**< output specification */
+            uint16_t level;                  /**< current indentation level: 0 - no formatting, >= 1 indentation levels */
+            uint32_t options;                /**< Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags). */
+            const struct lys_module *module; /**< schema to print */
+        };
+        struct lyspr_ctx printer_ctx;
+    };
+
+    /* YANG printer specific members */
+    enum lys_ypr_schema_type schema; /**< type of the schema to print */
+};
+
+/**
  * @brief Print the given text as content of a double quoted YANG string,
  * including encoding characters that have special meanings. The quotation marks
  * are not printed.
@@ -2320,7 +2348,7 @@
         yprc_extension_instances(ctx, LY_STMT_EXTENSION_INSTANCE, 0, ext[u].exts, &inner_flag, 0);
 
         if (ext[u].def->plugin->sprinter) {
-            ext[u].def->plugin->sprinter(ctx, &ext[u], &inner_flag);
+            ext[u].def->plugin->sprinter(&ctx->printer_ctx, &ext[u], &inner_flag);
         }
 
         LEVEL--;
@@ -2329,8 +2357,9 @@
 }
 
 void
-lysc_print_extension_instance(struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag)
+lysc_print_extension_instance(struct lyspr_ctx *ctx_generic, const struct lysc_ext_instance *ext, ly_bool *flag)
 {
+    struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx = (struct lys_ypr_ctx *)ctx_generic;
     LY_ARRAY_COUNT_TYPE u, v;
 
     LY_ARRAY_FOR(ext->substmts, u) {
diff --git a/src/printer_yin.c b/src/printer_yin.c
index 5ccea30..93fd271 100644
--- a/src/printer_yin.c
+++ b/src/printer_yin.c
@@ -34,10 +34,17 @@
  * @brief YIN printer context.
  */
 struct lys_ypr_ctx {
-    struct ly_out *out;              /**< output specification */
-    uint16_t level;                  /**< current indentation level: 0 - no formatting, >= 1 indentation levels */
-    uint32_t options;                /**< Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags). */
-    const struct lys_module *module; /**< schema to print */
+    union {
+        struct {
+            struct ly_out *out;              /**< output specification */
+            uint16_t level;                  /**< current indentation level: 0 - no formatting, >= 1 indentation levels */
+            uint32_t options;                /**< Schema output options (see @ref schemaprinterflags). */
+            const struct lys_module *module; /**< schema to print */
+        };
+        struct lyspr_ctx printer_ctx;
+    };
+
+    /* YIN printer specific members */
 };
 
 static void yprp_extension_instances(struct lys_ypr_ctx *ctx, enum ly_stmt substmt, uint8_t substmt_index,