diff --git a/bin/metadata2gha b/bin/metadata2gha
index eb51f97..bcb983f 100755
--- a/bin/metadata2gha
+++ b/bin/metadata2gha
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ options = {
   domain: nil,
   minimum_major_puppet_version: nil,
   beaker_fact: nil,
+  roles: nil,
 }
 
 OptionParser.new do |opts|
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ OptionParser.new do |opts|
       options[:beaker_facter] = [fact, label, values.split(',')]
     end
   end
+  opts.on('--roles VALUE,VALUE', Array, 'A list of node "roles" -- generates multiple SUTs. Separate values using commas') do |opt|
+    # If an empty string is passed, e.g. --role '', consider it a noop
+    options[:roles] = (opt == []) ? nil : opt
+  end
 end.parse!
 
 filename = ARGV[0]
diff --git a/lib/puppet_metadata/beaker.rb b/lib/puppet_metadata/beaker.rb
index ea327fb..15c29d8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet_metadata/beaker.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet_metadata/beaker.rb
@@ -52,20 +52,26 @@ def adjusted_os(os)
       #   Enforce a domain to be appended to the hostname, making it an FQDN
       # @param [Optional[String]] puppet_version
       #   The desired puppet version. Will be appended to the hostname
+      # @param [Optional[String]] hostname_prefix
+      #   String to prepend to the hostname.
       #
       # @return [nil] If no setfile is available
       # @return [Array<(String, String)>] The beaker setfile description with a readable name
-      def os_release_to_setfile(os, release, use_fqdn: false, pidfile_workaround: false, domain: nil, puppet_version: nil)
+      def os_release_to_setfile(os, release, use_fqdn: false, pidfile_workaround: false, domain: nil, puppet_version: nil, hostname_prefix: nil)
         return unless os_supported?(os)
 
         aos = adjusted_os(os)
 
         name = "#{aos}#{release.tr('.', '')}-64"
-        hostname = (puppet_version.nil? && puppet_version != 'none') ? name : "#{name}-#{puppet_version}"
+        hostname = (puppet_version.nil? && puppet_version != 'none') ? "#{hostname_prefix}#{name}" : "#{hostname_prefix}#{name}-#{puppet_version}"
         domain ||= 'example.com' if use_fqdn
 
         options = {}
-        options[:hostname] = "#{hostname}.#{domain}" if domain
+        if domain
+          options[:hostname] = "#{hostname}.#{domain}"
+        elsif hostname_prefix
+          options[:hostname] = hostname
+        end
 
         # Docker messes up cgroups and some systemd versions can't deal with
         # that when PIDFile is used.
diff --git a/lib/puppet_metadata/github_actions.rb b/lib/puppet_metadata/github_actions.rb
index 7a05c46..3e9f0e8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet_metadata/github_actions.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet_metadata/github_actions.rb
@@ -137,14 +137,34 @@ def puppet_version_below_minimum?(version)
     end
 
     def os_release_to_beaker_setfile(os, release, puppet_collection)
-      PuppetMetadata::Beaker.os_release_to_setfile(
-        os,
-        release,
-        use_fqdn: options[:beaker_use_fqdn],
-        pidfile_workaround: options[:beaker_pidfile_workaround],
-        domain: options[:domain],
-        puppet_version: puppet_collection,
-      )
+      if options[:roles]
+        setfiles = options[:roles].collect do |role|
+          PuppetMetadata::Beaker.os_release_to_setfile(
+            os,
+            release,
+            use_fqdn: options[:beaker_use_fqdn],
+            pidfile_workaround: options[:beaker_pidfile_workaround],
+            domain: options[:domain],
+            puppet_version: puppet_collection,
+            hostname_prefix: "#{role}-",
+          )
+        end
+
+        # check for os/release pairs that don't have a setfile
+        return setfiles[0] if setfiles[0].nil?
+
+        # merge the setfile strings
+        [setfiles.collect { |setfile| setfile[0] }.join('-'), setfiles[0][1]]
+      else
+        PuppetMetadata::Beaker.os_release_to_setfile(
+          os,
+          release,
+          use_fqdn: options[:beaker_use_fqdn],
+          pidfile_workaround: options[:beaker_pidfile_workaround],
+          domain: options[:domain],
+          puppet_version: puppet_collection,
+        )
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/beaker_spec.rb b/spec/beaker_spec.rb
index 78368dd..4fbeaeb 100644
--- a/spec/beaker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/beaker_spec.rb
@@ -57,5 +57,18 @@
         it { expect(described_class.os_release_to_setfile('CentOS', '8', pidfile_workaround: ['CentOS'])).to be_nil }
       end
     end
+
+    describe 'hostname_prefix' do
+      describe 'without domain' do
+        it { expect(described_class.os_release_to_setfile('AlmaLinux', '9', hostname_prefix: 'foo-')).to eq(['almalinux9-64{hostname=foo-almalinux9-64}', 'AlmaLinux 9']) }
+      end
+
+      describe 'with domain' do
+        it {
+          expect(described_class.os_release_to_setfile('AlmaLinux', '9', domain: 'example.com',
+                                                                         hostname_prefix: 'foo-')).to eq(['almalinux9-64{hostname=foo-almalinux9-64.example.com}', 'AlmaLinux 9'])
+        }
+      end
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/github_actions_spec.rb b/spec/github_actions_spec.rb
index 2fe126e..042d138 100644
--- a/spec/github_actions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/github_actions_spec.rb
@@ -163,6 +163,16 @@
           )
         end
       end
+
+      context 'with roles option' do
+        let(:options) { super().merge(roles: %w[foo bar baz]) }
+
+        it 'is expected to contain supported os / puppet version / role combinations' do
+          expect(subject).to include(
+            { name: 'Puppet 8 - CentOS 9', env: { 'BEAKER_PUPPET_COLLECTION' => 'puppet8', 'BEAKER_SETFILE' => 'centos9-64{hostname=foo-centos9-64-puppet8}-centos9-64{hostname=bar-centos9-64-puppet8}-centos9-64{hostname=baz-centos9-64-puppet8}' } },
+          )
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     describe 'github_action_test_matrix' do
@@ -289,6 +299,16 @@
           )
         end
       end
+
+      context 'with roles option' do
+        let(:options) { super().merge(roles: %w[foo bar baz]) }
+
+        it 'is expected to contain supported os / puppet version combinations with hostname option' do
+          expect(subject).to include(
+            { name: 'Puppet 8 - CentOS 9', setfile: { name: 'CentOS 9', value: 'centos9-64{hostname=foo-centos9-64-puppet8}-centos9-64{hostname=bar-centos9-64-puppet8}-centos9-64{hostname=baz-centos9-64-puppet8}' }, puppet: { name: 'Puppet 8', value: 8, collection: 'puppet8' } },
+          )
+        end
+      end
     end
   end
   # rubocop:enable Layout/LineLength,RSpec/ExampleLength