diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 95de16f..6cebd05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
       suite: '', // suite will become the package name attribute in xml testsuite element
       useBrowserName: true, // add browser name to report and classes names
       nameFormatter: undefined, // function (browser, result) to customize the name attribute in xml testcase element
-      classNameFormatter: undefined // function (browser, result) to customize the classname attribute in xml testcase element
+      classNameFormatter: undefined // function (browser, result) to customize the classname attribute in xml testcase element,
+      properties: {} // key value pair of properties to add to the <properties> section of the report
     }
   });
 };
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index efa712b..3aef3a8 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ var JUnitReporter = function (baseReporterDecorator, config, logger, helper, for
   var useBrowserName = reporterConfig.useBrowserName
   var nameFormatter = reporterConfig.nameFormatter
   var classNameFormatter = reporterConfig.classNameFormatter
+  var properties = reporterConfig.properties
 
   var suites
   var pendingFileWritings = 0
@@ -45,8 +46,15 @@ var JUnitReporter = function (baseReporterDecorator, config, logger, helper, for
       .att('id', 0)
       .att('hostname', os.hostname())
 
-    suite.ele('properties')
-      .ele('property', {name: 'browser.fullName', value: browser.fullName})
+    var propertiesElement = suite.ele('properties')
+    propertiesElement.ele('property', {name: 'browser.fullName', value: browser.fullName})
+
+    // add additional properties passed in through the config
+    for (var property in properties) {
+      if (properties.hasOwnProperty(property)) {
+        propertiesElement.ele('property', {name: property, value: properties[property]})
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   var writeXmlForBrowser = function (browser) {