diff --git a/action.ps1 b/action.ps1
index 4753926..7402654 100644
--- a/action.ps1
+++ b/action.ps1
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ $inputs = @{
     trx_xsl_path                        = Get-ActionInput trx_xsl_path
     extra_test_parameters               = Get-ActionInput extra_test_parameters
     fail_build_on_failed_tests          = Get-ActionInput fail_build_on_failed_tests
+    inline_run_settings                 = Get-ActionInput inline_run_settings
 }
 
 $tmpDir = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($PWD, '_TMP')
@@ -315,6 +316,12 @@ else {
         $dotnetArgs += $inputs.project_path
     }
     
+    # any inline runsettings must be provided after a -- token to separate from other settings
+    if ($inputs.inline_run_settings) {
+        $dotnetArgs += '--'
+        $dotnetArgs += $inputs.inline_run_settings
+    }
+
     Write-ActionInfo "Assembled test invocation arguments:"
     Write-ActionInfo "    $dotnetArgs"
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 8330229..7b29b62 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ inputs:
     description: |
       If set to true, the build will fail if at least one test fails      
 
+  inline_run_settings:
+    description: |
+      A space-delimited list of key=value pairs corresponding to runsettings for the tests.
+      See https://github.com/Microsoft/vstest-docs/blob/main/docs/RunSettingsArguments.md for more details.
+    required: false
+
 
 ## Here you describe your *formal* outputs.
 outputs: