diff --git a/src/Pester.Runtime.psm1 b/src/Pester.Runtime.psm1
index 59bf6b6fc..3749a34a0 100644
--- a/src/Pester.Runtime.psm1
+++ b/src/Pester.Runtime.psm1
@@ -192,7 +192,14 @@ function New-Block {
     # new block
     $block = [Pester.Block]::Create()
     $block.Name = $Name
+    # using the non-expanded name as default to fallback to it if we don't
+    # reach the point where we expand it, for example because of setup failure
+    $block.ExpandedName = $Name
+
     $block.Path = $Path
+    # using the non-expanded path as default to fallback to it if we don't
+    # reach the point where we expand it, for example because of setup failure
+    $block.ExpandedPath = $Path
     $block.Tag = $Tag
     $block.ScriptBlock = $ScriptBlock
     $block.StartLine = $StartLine
@@ -465,7 +472,13 @@ function New-Test {
     $test.Id = $Id
     $test.ScriptBlock = $ScriptBlock
     $test.Name = $Name
+    # using the non-expanded name as default to fallback to it if we don't
+    # reach the point where we expand it, for example because of setup failure
+    $test.ExpandedName = $Name
     $test.Path = $path
+    # using the non-expanded path as default to fallback to it if we don't
+    # reach the point where we expand it, for example because of setup failure
+    $test.ExpandedPath = $path
     $test.StartLine = $StartLine
     $test.Tag = $Tag
     $test.Focus = $Focus
@@ -858,9 +871,10 @@ function Discover-Test {
         # OneTime* and Each* setups, and capture multiple blocks in a
         # container
         $root = [Pester.Block]::Create()
-        $root.Name = "Root"
+        $root.ExpandedName  = $root.Name = "Root"
+
         $root.IsRoot = $true
-        $root.Path = "Path"
+        $root.ExpandedPath = $root.Path = "Path"
 
         $root.First = $true
         $root.Last = $true
diff --git a/tst/Pester.RSpec.Nunit.TestResults.ts.ps1 b/tst/Pester.RSpec.Nunit.TestResults.ts.ps1
index ba0dd311a..cbe86b22d 100644
--- a/tst/Pester.RSpec.Nunit.TestResults.ts.ps1
+++ b/tst/Pester.RSpec.Nunit.TestResults.ts.ps1
@@ -431,4 +431,35 @@ i -PassThru:$PassThru {
             $xmlSuites[0].'results'.'test-case'.'description' | Verify-Equal "Included test"
         }
     }
+
+    b "When beforeall crashes tests are reported correctly" {
+        # https://github.com/pester/Pester/issues/1715
+        t "test has name" {
+            $sb = {
+                Describe "Failing describe" {
+                    BeforeAll {
+                        throw
+                    }
+
+                    It "Test1" {
+                        $true | Should -Be $true
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            $r = Invoke-Pester -Configuration ([PesterConfiguration]@{
+                Run = @{ ScriptBlock = $sb; PassThru = $true };
+                Output = @{ Verbosity = 'None' }
+            })
+
+            $xmlResult = $r | ConvertTo-NUnitReport
+
+            $xmlSuites = @($xmlResult.'test-results'.'test-suite'.'results'.'test-suite'.'results'.'test-suite')
+            $xmlSuites.Count | Verify-Equal 1
+            $xmlSuites[0].'description' | Verify-Equal "Failing describe"
+            $xmlSuites[0].'results'.'test-case'.'name' | Verify-Equal "Failing describe Test1"
+            $xmlSuites[0].'results'.'test-case'.'description' | Verify-Equal "Test1"
+
+        }
+    }
 }