diff --git a/lib/reporters/xunit.js b/lib/reporters/xunit.js
index ecfc8b2335..7d98815ca2 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/xunit.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/xunit.js
@@ -43,14 +43,29 @@ function XUnit (runner, options) {
   var tests = [];
   var self = this;
 
-  if (options && options.reporterOptions && options.reporterOptions.output) {
-    if (!fs.createWriteStream) {
-      throw new Error('file output not supported in browser');
+  // the name of the test suite, as it will appear in the resulting XML file
+  var suiteName;
+
+  // the default name of the test suite if none is provided
+  var DEFAULT_SUITE_NAME = 'Mocha Tests';
+
+  if (options && options.reporterOptions) {
+    if (options.reporterOptions.output) {
+      if (!fs.createWriteStream) {
+        throw new Error('file output not supported in browser');
+      }
+
+      mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(options.reporterOptions.output));
+      self.fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(options.reporterOptions.output);
     }
-    mkdirp.sync(path.dirname(options.reporterOptions.output));
-    self.fileStream = fs.createWriteStream(options.reporterOptions.output);
+
+    // get the suite name from the reporter options (if provided)
+    suiteName = options.reporterOptions.suiteName;
   }
 
+  // fall back to the default suite name
+  suiteName = suiteName || DEFAULT_SUITE_NAME;
+
   runner.on('pending', function (test) {
     tests.push(test);
   });
@@ -65,7 +80,7 @@ function XUnit (runner, options) {
 
   runner.on('end', function () {
     self.write(tag('testsuite', {
-      name: 'Mocha Tests',
+      name: suiteName,
       tests: stats.tests,
       failures: stats.failures,
       errors: stats.failures,
diff --git a/test/reporters/xunit.spec.js b/test/reporters/xunit.spec.js
index 8b54776784..38ca54b272 100644
--- a/test/reporters/xunit.spec.js
+++ b/test/reporters/xunit.spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 var fs = require('fs');
 var mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 var path = require('path');
+var assert = require('assert');
 var reporters = require('../../').reporters;
 var XUnit = reporters.XUnit;
 
@@ -313,4 +314,68 @@ describe('XUnit reporter', function () {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('custom suite name', function () {
+    // capture the events that the reporter subscribes to
+    var events;
+
+    // the runner parameter of the reporter
+    var runner;
+
+    // capture output lines (will contain the resulting XML of the xunit reporter)
+    var lines;
+
+    // the file stream into which the xunit reporter will write into
+    var fileStream;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      events = {};
+
+      runner = {
+        on: function (eventName, eventHandler) {
+          // capture the event handler
+          events[eventName] = eventHandler;
+        }
+      };
+
+      lines = [];
+      fileStream = {
+        write: function (line) {
+          // capture the output lines
+          lines.push(line);
+        }
+      };
+    });
+
+    it('should use "Mocha Tests" as the suite name if no custom name is provided', function () {
+      // arrange
+      var xunit = new XUnit(runner);
+      xunit.fileStream = fileStream;
+
+      // act (trigger the end event to force xunit reporter to write the output)
+      events['end']();
+
+      // assert
+      assert(lines[0].indexOf('Mocha Tests') >= 0, 'it should contain the text "Mocha Tests"');
+    });
+
+    it('should use the custom suite name as the suite name when provided in the reporter options', function () {
+      // arrange
+      var options = {
+        reporterOptions: {
+          // this time, with a custom suite name
+          suiteName: 'Mocha Is Great!'
+        }
+      };
+
+      var xunit = new XUnit(runner, options);
+      xunit.fileStream = fileStream;
+
+      // act (trigger the end event to force xunit reporter to write the output)
+      events['end']();
+
+      // assert
+      assert(lines[0].indexOf('<testsuite name="Mocha Is Great!"') === 0, '"' + lines[0] + '" should contain the text "Mocha Is Great"');
+    });
+  });
 });