diff --git a/.kitchen.yml b/.kitchen.yml
index 9586f4d..c74f95c 100644
--- a/.kitchen.yml
+++ b/.kitchen.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,24 @@ suites:
       inspec_tests:
         - path: ./test/integration/duplicates
         - path: ./test/integration/duplicates
+  - name: attributes_inline
+    run_list:
+      - recipe[os_prepare]
+    verifier:
+      inspec_tests:
+        - path: ./test/integration/attributes
+      attributes:
+        user: bob
+        password: secret
+  - name: attributes_file
+    run_list:
+      - recipe[os_prepare]
+    verifier:
+      inspec_tests:
+        - test/integration/attributes
+        # - path: ./test/integration/attributes
+      attrs:
+        - test/integration/profile-attribute.yml
   # before you are able to use the compliance plugin, you need to run
   # insecure is only required if you use self-signed certificates
   # $ inspec compliance login https://compliance.test --user admin --insecure --token ''
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 10ad39a..d69b498 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ matrix:
     bundler_args: "--without guard tools"
     script: bundle exec rake $SUITE
     env: SUITE="test:integration" OS='supermarket'
+  - rvm: 2.3.1
+    bundler_args: "--without guard tools"
+    script: bundle exec rake $SUITE
+    env: SUITE="test:integration" OS='attributes-inline attributes-file'
   - rvm: ruby-head
   allow_failures:
   - rvm: ruby-head
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40aa780..44b1c45 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,6 +178,29 @@ suites:
           compliance: base/ssh
 ```
 
+### Use attributes with your inspec profiles
+
+To run a profile with attributes defined inline, you can adapt your `.kitchen.yml`:
+
+```yaml
+    verifier:
+      inspec_tests:
+        - path: test/integration/attributes
+      attributes:
+        user: bob
+        password: secret
+```
+
+You can also define your attributes in an external file. Adapt your `.kitchen.yml` to point to that file:
+
+```yaml
+    verifier:
+      inspec_tests:
+        - path: test/integration/attributes
+      attrs:
+        - test/integration/profile-attribute.yml
+  ```
+
 ## Development
 
 After checking out the repo, run `bin/setup` to install dependencies. Then, run `rake spec` to run the tests. You can also run `bin/console` for an interactive prompt that will allow you to experiment.
diff --git a/kitchen-inspec.gemspec b/kitchen-inspec.gemspec
index 3354bcb..8b3fa71 100644
--- a/kitchen-inspec.gemspec
+++ b/kitchen-inspec.gemspec
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.required_ruby_version = ">= 2.1.0"
   spec.add_dependency "inspec", ">=0.22.0", "<2.0.0"
   spec.add_dependency "test-kitchen", "~> 1.6"
+  spec.add_dependency "hashie", "~> 3.4"
 end
diff --git a/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb b/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb
index e2af42e..2226c5a 100644
--- a/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb
+++ b/lib/kitchen/verifier/inspec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,15 @@ def finalize_config!(instance)
       # (see Base#call)
       def call(state)
         logger.debug("Initialize InSpec")
+
+        # gather connection options
         opts = runner_options(instance.transport, state)
+
+        # add attributes
+        opts[:attrs] = config[:attrs]
+        opts[:attributes] = Hashie.stringify_keys config[:attributes] unless config[:attributes].nil?
+
+        # initialize runner
         runner = ::Inspec::Runner.new(opts)
 
         # add each profile to runner
diff --git a/test/integration/attributes/controls/example.rb b/test/integration/attributes/controls/example.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9fb8169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/attributes/controls/example.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+val_user = attribute("user", default: "alice", description: "An identification for the user")
+val_password = attribute("password", description: "A value for the password")
+
+describe val_user do
+  it { should eq "bob" }
+end
+
+describe val_password do
+  it { should eq "secret" }
+end
diff --git a/test/integration/attributes/inspec.yml b/test/integration/attributes/inspec.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1a6a0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/attributes/inspec.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: attributes
+title: InSpec Profile
+maintainer: The Authors
+copyright: The Authors
+copyright_email: you@example.com
+license: All Rights Reserved
+summary: An InSpec Compliance Profile
+version: 0.1.0
diff --git a/test/integration/profile-attribute.yml b/test/integration/profile-attribute.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7458333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/profile-attribute.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+user: bob
+password: secret