diff --git a/pytest_nunit/nunit.py b/pytest_nunit/nunit.py
index 2f19e58..10ac311 100644
--- a/pytest_nunit/nunit.py
+++ b/pytest_nunit/nunit.py
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
                            FailureType, PropertyBagType, PropertyType,
                            ReasonType, TestCaseElementType, TestFilterType,
                            TestResultType, TestRunStateType, TestRunType,
-                           TestStatusType, TestSuiteElementType,
+                           TestStatusType, TestSuiteElementType, SettingsType,
+                           SettingType,
                            TestSuiteTypeType, ValueMatchFilterType)
 
 FRAMEWORK_VERSION = "3.6.2"  # Nunit version this was based on
@@ -116,6 +117,18 @@ def _format_filters(filters_):
     )
 
 
+def _format_settings(settings):
+    if not settings:
+        return None
+
+    return SettingsType(
+        setting=[
+            SettingType(item=None, name=name, value=value)
+            for name, value in sorted(settings.items())
+        ]
+    )
+
+
 def _getlocale():
     # See https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-nunit/pull/73
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
@@ -212,7 +225,7 @@ def test_suites(self):
                     property=[PropertyType(name="python_version", value=sys.version)]
                 ),
                 environment=self.environment,
-                settings=None,
+                settings=_format_settings(self.nunitxml.settings),
                 failure=None,
                 reason=None,
                 output=None,
diff --git a/pytest_nunit/plugin.py b/pytest_nunit/plugin.py
index f47b2b9..a422c18 100644
--- a/pytest_nunit/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_nunit/plugin.py
@@ -45,6 +45,26 @@ def max_with_default(seq, default):
     max_with_default = max
 
 
+def _stringify_setting(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return ""
+    if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
+        return " ".join(str(item) for item in value)
+    return str(value)
+
+
+def _collect_runtime_settings(config):
+    rootdir = getattr(config, "rootpath", getattr(config, "rootdir", ""))
+    inifile = getattr(config, "inipath", getattr(config, "inifile", None))
+    settings = {
+        "rootdir": rootdir,
+        "inifile": inifile,
+        "nunit_suite_name": config.getini("nunit_suite_name"),
+        "nunit_attach_on": config.getini("nunit_attach_on"),
+    }
+    return {name: _stringify_setting(value) for name, value in settings.items()}
+
+
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     """Allow export settings on CLI."""
     group = parser.getgroup("terminal reporting")
@@ -111,6 +131,7 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
             show_user_domain=config.getini("nunit_show_user_domain"),
             attach_on=config.getini("nunit_attach_on"),
             filters=filters,
+            settings=_collect_runtime_settings(config),
         )
         config.pluginmanager.register(config._nunitxml)
 
@@ -267,6 +288,7 @@ def __init__(
         show_user_domain=False,
         attach_on="any",
         filters=None,
+        settings=None,
     ):
         logfile = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(logfile))
         self.logfile = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(logfile))
@@ -284,6 +306,7 @@ def __init__(
         log.debug("Attach on criteria : %s", attach_on)
         self.idrefindex = 100  # Create a unique ID counter
         self.filters = filters
+        self.settings = settings or {}
 
         self.node_descriptions = defaultdict(str)
         self.module_descriptions = defaultdict(str)
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_config.py b/tests/integration/test_config.py
index 222d751..804b64d 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_config.py
@@ -39,3 +39,46 @@ def test_basic():
     assert out["test-suite"]["@failed"] == 0
     assert out["test-suite"]["@skipped"] == 0
     assert out["test-suite"]["test-case"]["@name"] == "test1.test_prefix.py::test_basic"
+
+
+def test_runtime_settings(testdir, tmpdir):
+    """
+    Test that pytest runtime settings are included in suite metadata.
+    """
+    testdir.makeini(
+        """
+        [pytest]
+        nunit_suite_name = Configured suite
+        nunit_attach_on = fail
+    """
+    )
+    testdir.makepyfile(
+        """
+        def test_basic():
+            assert 1 == 1
+    """
+    )
+    outfile = tmpdir.join("out.xml")
+    outfile_pth = str(outfile)
+
+    result = testdir.runpytest("-v", "--nunit-xml=" + outfile_pth)
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(["*test_basic PASSED*"])
+    assert result.ret == 0
+
+    xs = xmlschema.XMLSchema(
+        os.path.join(
+            os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)),
+            "../../ext/nunit-src/TestResult.xsd",
+        ),
+        validation="lax",
+    )
+    out = xs.to_dict(outfile_pth)
+    settings = {
+        setting["@name"]: setting["@value"]
+        for setting in out["test-suite"]["settings"]["setting"]
+    }
+
+    assert settings["nunit_suite_name"] == "Configured suite"
+    assert settings["nunit_attach_on"] == "fail"
+    assert settings["rootdir"] == str(testdir.tmpdir)
+    assert settings["inifile"].endswith(".ini")