diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift
index bd3e9a3bb..f35ca3028 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue+Recording.swift
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ extension Issue {
   ///
   /// - Parameters:
   ///   - comment: A comment describing the expectation.
+  ///   - kind: The kind of issue.
   ///   - sourceLocation: The source location to which the issue should be
   ///     attributed.
   ///
@@ -72,15 +73,17 @@ extension Issue {
   /// or ``require(_:_:sourceLocation:)-5l63q`` macros.)
   @discardableResult public static func record(
     _ comment: Comment? = nil,
+    kind: Kind = .unconditional,
     sourceLocation: SourceLocation = #_sourceLocation
   ) -> Self {
-    record(comment, severity: .error, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
+    record(comment, kind: kind, severity: .error, sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
   }
 
   /// Record an issue when a running test fails unexpectedly.
   ///
   /// - Parameters:
   ///   - comment: A comment describing the expectation.
+  ///   - kind: The kind of issue.
   ///   - severity: The severity of the issue.
   ///   - sourceLocation: The source location to which the issue should be
   ///     attributed.
@@ -93,11 +96,12 @@ extension Issue {
   @_spi(Experimental)
   @discardableResult public static func record(
     _ comment: Comment? = nil,
+    kind: Kind = .unconditional,
     severity: Severity,
     sourceLocation: SourceLocation = #_sourceLocation
   ) -> Self {
     let sourceContext = SourceContext(backtrace: .current(), sourceLocation: sourceLocation)
-    let issue = Issue(kind: .unconditional, severity: severity, comments: Array(comment), sourceContext: sourceContext)
+    let issue = Issue(kind: kind, severity: severity, comments: Array(comment), sourceContext: sourceContext)
     return issue.record()
   }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift
index d210ecec7..c3d4111a8 100644
--- a/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift
+++ b/Sources/Testing/Issues/Issue.swift
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ public struct Issue: Sendable {
     /// An issue due to a failure in the underlying system, not due to a failure
     /// within the tests being run.
     case system
+    
+    /// An issue which occurred during runtime, either by the system or by using a test author recording it using
+    /// ``Issue/record(_:kind:)``.
+    case runtime
   }
 
   /// The kind of issue this value represents.
@@ -263,6 +267,8 @@ extension Issue.Kind: CustomStringConvertible {
       return "An API was misused"
     case .system:
       return "A system failure occurred"
+    case .runtime:
+      return "A runtime issue occurred"
     }
   }
 }
@@ -416,6 +422,10 @@ extension Issue.Kind {
     /// An issue due to a failure in the underlying system, not due to a failure
     /// within the tests being run.
     case system
+    
+    /// An issue which occurred during runtime, either by the system or by using a test author recording it using
+    /// ``Issue/record(_:kind:)``.
+    case runtime
 
     /// Initialize an instance of this type by snapshotting the specified issue
     /// kind.
@@ -440,6 +450,8 @@ extension Issue.Kind {
           .apiMisused
       case .system:
           .system
+      case .runtime:
+          .runtime
       }
     }
 
@@ -453,6 +465,7 @@ extension Issue.Kind {
       case knownIssueNotRecorded
       case apiMisused
       case system
+      case runtime
 
       /// The keys used to encode ``Issue.Kind.expectationFailed``.
       enum _ExpectationFailedKeys: CodingKey {
@@ -531,6 +544,8 @@ extension Issue.Kind {
         try container.encode(true, forKey: .apiMisused)
       case .system:
         try container.encode(true, forKey: .system)
+      case .runtime:
+        try container.encode(true, forKey: .runtime)
       }
     }
   }
@@ -585,6 +600,8 @@ extension Issue.Kind.Snapshot: CustomStringConvertible {
       "An API was misused"
     case .system:
       "A system failure occurred"
+    case .runtime:
+      "A runtime issue occurred"
     }
   }
 }