diff --git a/.changeset/formula-plan-eval-context.md b/.changeset/formula-plan-eval-context.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..210d161e9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/formula-plan-eval-context.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+"@objectstack/objectql": patch
+---
+
+fix(objectql): thread execution context into read-time formula evaluation
+
+`applyFormulaPlan` — which computes `Field.formula` virtual fields after a `find`/`findOne` — evaluated each expression with only `{ record }`. So a formula using `now()`/`today()` ran against a fresh wall-clock read on every evaluation (no determinism), and a formula referencing the caller (`os.user.id`, `os.org.id`) faulted and fell back to `null` because the user/org were never in scope.
+
+It now builds the eval context the same way `applyFieldDefaults` already does: a `now` snapshot **pinned once per operation** (every row and every formula field in one read observes the same instant) plus `os.user` / `os.org` resolved from the `ExecutionContext`. Read-time formulas behave consistently with default-value expressions, and computed fields can reference the caller.
+
+This is independent of timezone; it is the read-path prerequisite for ADR-0053 Phase 2 (#1980 will additionally thread `timezone` here once `ExecutionContext.timezone` exists).
diff --git a/packages/objectql/src/engine.test.ts b/packages/objectql/src/engine.test.ts
index 6069a6eaa3..66ec4fb535 100644
--- a/packages/objectql/src/engine.test.ts
+++ b/packages/objectql/src/engine.test.ts
@@ -511,6 +511,65 @@ describe('ObjectQL Engine', () => {
             expect(result[0].response_rate).toBe(70);
         });
 
+        it('evaluates read-time formula fields with execution-context user/org (#1979)', async () => {
+            // Regression: applyFormulaPlan used to pass only `{ record }`, so a
+            // computed field referencing the caller (`os.user.id` / `os.org.id`)
+            // faulted and fell back to null. The context now threads through.
+            vi.mocked(SchemaRegistry.getObject).mockReturnValue({
+                name: 'memo',
+                fields: {
+                    id: { type: 'text' },
+                    body: { type: 'text' },
+                    author_ref: {
+                        type: 'formula',
+                        expression: { dialect: 'cel', source: 'os.user.id' },
+                    },
+                    org_ref: {
+                        type: 'formula',
+                        expression: { dialect: 'cel', source: 'os.org.id' },
+                    },
+                },
+            } as any);
+
+            vi.mocked(mockDriver.find).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+                { id: 'm1', body: 'hello' },
+                { id: 'm2', body: 'world' },
+            ]);
+
+            const result = await engine.find(
+                'memo',
+                { fields: ['id', 'author_ref', 'org_ref'] } as any,
+                { context: { userId: 'u-42', tenantId: 'org-7', roles: ['admin'] } as any },
+            );
+
+            expect(result.map((r: any) => r.author_ref)).toEqual(['u-42', 'u-42']);
+            expect(result.map((r: any) => r.org_ref)).toEqual(['org-7', 'org-7']);
+        });
+
+        it('pins `now` once per find so every row sees the same instant (#1979)', async () => {
+            vi.mocked(SchemaRegistry.getObject).mockReturnValue({
+                name: 'ping',
+                fields: {
+                    id: { type: 'text' },
+                    ts: {
+                        type: 'formula',
+                        expression: { dialect: 'cel', source: 'now()' },
+                    },
+                },
+            } as any);
+
+            vi.mocked(mockDriver.find).mockResolvedValueOnce([
+                { id: 'a' }, { id: 'b' }, { id: 'c' },
+            ]);
+
+            const result = await engine.find('ping', { fields: ['id', 'ts'] } as any);
+
+            // Determinism: a single operation snapshots one `now`, shared across
+            // every row — not a fresh wall-clock read per evaluation.
+            expect(result[0].ts).toEqual(result[1].ts);
+            expect(result[1].ts).toEqual(result[2].ts);
+        });
+
         it('should handle null values gracefully during expand', async () => {
             vi.mocked(SchemaRegistry.getObject).mockImplementation((name) => {
                 if (name === 'task') return {
diff --git a/packages/objectql/src/engine.ts b/packages/objectql/src/engine.ts
index 8f54bf34af..39142a709c 100644
--- a/packages/objectql/src/engine.ts
+++ b/packages/objectql/src/engine.ts
@@ -85,12 +85,35 @@ function planFormulaProjection(
   return { plan };
 }
 
-function applyFormulaPlan(plan: FormulaPlanEntry[], records: any[]): void {
+/**
+ * Evaluate read-time formula virtual fields against the raw rows.
+ *
+ * The eval context mirrors `applyFieldDefaults` so formula and default
+ * expressions see the same shape: a `now` pinned ONCE per operation (every row
+ * and every formula field in one `find()` observes the same instant —
+ * determinism, and no per-eval `new Date()` drift), plus `os.user` / `os.org`
+ * resolved from the execution context (so a computed field can reference the
+ * caller, e.g. `os.user.id`). Previously this passed only `{ record }`, so
+ * `now()`/`today()` ran against live wall-clock and user/org were unreachable.
+ *
+ * (ADR-0053 Phase 2 will additionally thread `timezone` here once
+ * `ExecutionContext.timezone` exists — see #1980; this change is independent
+ * of timezone.)
+ */
+function applyFormulaPlan(
+  plan: FormulaPlanEntry[],
+  records: any[],
+  execCtx?: ExecutionContext,
+  nowSnapshot?: Date,
+): void {
   if (!plan.length) return;
+  const now = nowSnapshot ?? new Date();
+  const user = execCtx?.userId ? { id: String(execCtx.userId), role: execCtx?.roles?.[0] } : undefined;
+  const org = execCtx?.tenantId ? { id: String(execCtx.tenantId) } : undefined;
   for (const rec of records) {
     if (rec == null) continue;
     for (const fp of plan) {
-      const r = ExpressionEngine.evaluate(fp.expression, { record: rec });
+      const r = ExpressionEngine.evaluate(fp.expression, { now, user, org, record: rec });
       rec[fp.name] = r.ok ? r.value : null;
     }
   }
@@ -1866,7 +1889,7 @@ export class ObjectQL implements IDataEngine {
           let result = await driver.find(object, hookContext.input.ast as QueryAST, hookContext.input.options as any);
 
           // Post-process: evaluate formula virtual fields against the raw rows
-          if (Array.isArray(result)) applyFormulaPlan(_findFormula.plan, result);
+          if (Array.isArray(result)) applyFormulaPlan(_findFormula.plan, result, opCtx.context);
 
           // Post-process: expand related records if expand is requested
           if (ast.expand && Object.keys(ast.expand).length > 0 && Array.isArray(result)) {
@@ -1932,7 +1955,7 @@ export class ObjectQL implements IDataEngine {
       let result = await driver.findOne(objectName, opCtx.ast as QueryAST, findOneOpts);
 
       // Post-process: evaluate formula virtual fields against the raw row
-      if (result != null) applyFormulaPlan(_findOneFormula.plan, [result]);
+      if (result != null) applyFormulaPlan(_findOneFormula.plan, [result], opCtx.context);
 
       // Post-process: expand related records if expand is requested
       if (ast.expand && Object.keys(ast.expand).length > 0 && result != null) {