diff --git a/php-packages/testing/src/integration/Extend/SetSettingsBeforeBoot.php b/php-packages/testing/src/integration/Extend/SetSettingsBeforeBoot.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51957b19a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/php-packages/testing/src/integration/Extend/SetSettingsBeforeBoot.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Flarum\Testing\integration\Extend;
+
+use Flarum\Extend\ExtenderInterface;
+use Flarum\Extension\Extension;
+use Flarum\Settings\SettingsRepositoryInterface;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container;
+
+class SetSettingsBeforeBoot implements ExtenderInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * IDs of extensions to boot
+     */
+    protected $settings;
+
+    public function __construct($settings)
+    {
+        $this->settings = $settings;
+    }
+
+    public function extend(Container $container, Extension $extension = null)
+    {
+        if (count($this->settings)) {
+            $settings = $container->make(SettingsRepositoryInterface::class);
+            
+            foreach ($this->settings as $key => $value) {
+                $settings->set($key, $value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php b/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php
index bba228879..d54a90a37 100644
--- a/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php
+++ b/php-packages/testing/src/integration/TestCase.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use Flarum\Foundation\Config;
 use Flarum\Foundation\InstalledSite;
 use Flarum\Foundation\Paths;
 use Flarum\Testing\integration\Extend\OverrideExtensionManagerForTests;
+use Flarum\Testing\integration\Extend\SetSettingsBeforeBoot;
 use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionInterface;
 use Laminas\Diactoros\ServerRequest;
 use Psr\Http\Message\ResponseInterface;
@@ -59,7 +60,8 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
             );
 
             $extenders = array_merge([
-                new OverrideExtensionManagerForTests($this->extensions)
+                new OverrideExtensionManagerForTests($this->extensions),
+                new SetSettingsBeforeBoot($this->settings),
             ], $this->extenders);
 
             $site->extendWith($extenders);
@@ -79,6 +81,13 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
      */
     protected $extenders = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Each argument should be an instance of an extender that should
+     * be applied at application boot.
+     * 
+     * Note that this method will have no effect if called after the
+     * application is booted.
+     */
     protected function extend(ExtenderInterface ...$extenders)
     {
         $this->extenders = array_merge($this->extenders, $extenders);
@@ -89,11 +98,40 @@ abstract class TestCase extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
      */
     protected $extensions = [];
 
+    /**
+     * Each argument should be an ID of an extension to be enabled.
+     * Extensions other than the one currently being tested must be
+     * listed in this extension's `composer.json` under `require` or
+     * `require-dev`.
+     * 
+     * Note that this method will have no effect if called after the
+     * application is booted.
+     */
     protected function extension(string ...$extensions)
     {
         $this->extensions = array_merge($this->extensions, $extensions);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    protected $settings = [];
+
+    /**
+     * Some settings are used during application boot, so setting
+     * them via `prepareDatabase` will be too late for the desired
+     * effect. For instance, in core the active display name driver
+     * is configured based on the `display_name_driver` setting.
+     * That setting should be registered using this method.
+     * 
+     * Note that this method will have no effect if called after the
+     * application is booted.
+     */
+    protected function setting(string $key, string $value)
+    {
+        $this->settings[$key] = $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @var RequestHandlerInterface
      */