diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cd9891..b63ba1f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const conf = {
   cucumberNestedSteps: false, // report cucumber steps as Report Portal steps
   autoAttachCucumberFeatureToScenario: false, // requires cucumberNestedSteps to be true for use
   sanitizeErrorMessages: true, // strip color ascii characters from error stacktrace
+  useScenarioNameAsCodeRef: false, // For cucumber, opt to set codeRef and testCaseId to scenario name
   sauceLabOptions : {
     enabled: true, // automatically add SauseLab ID to rp tags.
     sldc: "US" // automatically add SauseLab region to rp tags.
diff --git a/lib/ReporterOptions.ts b/lib/ReporterOptions.ts
index f2bf220..d404df5 100644
--- a/lib/ReporterOptions.ts
+++ b/lib/ReporterOptions.ts
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ export default class ReporterOptions {
   public cucumberNestedSteps = false;
   public autoAttachCucumberFeatureToScenario = false;
   public sanitizeErrorMessages = true;
+  public useScenarioNameAsCodeRef = false;
   public reportPortalClientConfig = {mode: MODE.DEFAULT, attributes: [Attribute], description: ""};
 }
diff --git a/lib/__tests__/startSuite.spec.ts b/lib/__tests__/startSuite.spec.ts
index 664de18..ec8030f 100644
--- a/lib/__tests__/startSuite.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/__tests__/startSuite.spec.ts
@@ -182,4 +182,40 @@ describe("startSuite", () => {
       id,
     );
   });
+
+  test("should set codeRef to scenario name when useScenarioNameAsCodeRef option set to true", () => {
+    Object.assign(reporter.reporterOptions, {useScenarioNameAsCodeRef: true});
+    reporter.sessionId = "bar";
+    reporter.onSuiteStart(Object.assign(suiteStartEvent(), {type: CUCUMBER_TYPE.FEATURE}));
+    reporter.onSuiteStart(Object.assign(suiteStartEvent(), {type: CUCUMBER_TYPE.SCENARIO}));
+
+    expect(reporter.client.startTestItem).toBeCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(reporter.client.startTestItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      1,
+      {
+        description: "",
+        attributes: [],
+        name: "foo",
+        type: TYPE.TEST,
+        retry: false
+      },
+      reporter.tempLaunchId,
+      null,
+    );
+
+    const {id} = reporter.storage.getCurrentSuite();
+    expect(reporter.client.startTestItem).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+      2,
+      {
+        description: "",
+        attributes: [],
+        name: "foo",
+        type: TYPE.STEP,
+        retry: false,
+        codeRef: ""
+      },
+      reporter.tempLaunchId,
+      id,
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/reporter.ts b/lib/reporter.ts
index b9f30d7..323d248 100644
--- a/lib/reporter.ts
+++ b/lib/reporter.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class ReportPortalReporter extends Reporter {
       addSauceLabAttributes(this.reporterOptions, suiteStartObj, this.sessionId);
     }
     if (isCucumberScenario) {
-      suiteStartObj.codeRef = getRelativePath(this.specFilePath) + ':' + suite.uid.replace(suite.title, '').trim();
+      suiteStartObj.codeRef = this.reporterOptions.useScenarioNameAsCodeRef ? suite.title :  getRelativePath(this.specFilePath) + ':' + suite.uid.replace(suite.title, '').trim();
     }
     if (this.reporterOptions.cucumberNestedSteps && this.reporterOptions.autoAttachCucumberFeatureToScenario) {
       switch (suite.type) {