diff --git a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_reporter.hpp b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_reporter.hpp
index 5f0bcfc6..a411b897 100644
--- a/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_reporter.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/interfaces/catch_interfaces_reporter.hpp
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         IConfig const* m_fullConfig;
     };
 
-    struct ReporterPreferences {
-        bool shouldRedirectStdOut = false;
-        bool shouldReportAllAssertions = false;
-    };
-
     template<typename T>
     struct LazyStat : Option<T> {
         LazyStat& operator=( T const& _value ) {
@@ -178,13 +173,32 @@ namespace Catch {
         }
     };
 
+    //! By setting up its preferences, a reporter can modify Catch2's behaviour
+    //! in some regards, e.g. it can request Catch2 to capture writes to
+    //! stdout/stderr during test execution, and pass them to the reporter.
+    struct ReporterPreferences {
+        //! Catch2 should redirect writes to stdout and pass them to the
+        //! reporter
+        bool shouldRedirectStdOut = false;
+        //! Catch2 should call `Reporter::assertionEnded` even for passing
+        //! assertions
+        bool shouldReportAllAssertions = false;
+    };
+
+
     struct IStreamingReporter {
+    protected:
+        //! Derived classes can set up their preferences here
+        ReporterPreferences m_preferences;
+    public:
         virtual ~IStreamingReporter() = default;
 
         // Implementing class must also provide the following static methods:
         // static std::string getDescription();
 
-        virtual ReporterPreferences getPreferences() const = 0;
+        ReporterPreferences const& getPreferences() const {
+            return m_preferences;
+        }
 
         virtual void noMatchingTestCases( std::string const& spec ) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
index 76aea01f..d51d9702 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_bases.hpp
@@ -29,16 +29,10 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     struct StreamingReporterBase : IStreamingReporter {
 
-        StreamingReporterBase( ReporterConfig const& _config )
-        :   m_config( _config.fullConfig() ),
-            stream( _config.stream() )
-        {
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = false;
+        StreamingReporterBase( ReporterConfig const& _config ):
+            m_config( _config.fullConfig() ), stream( _config.stream() ) {
         }
 
-        ReporterPreferences getPreferences() const override {
-            return m_reporterPrefs;
-        }
 
         ~StreamingReporterBase() override;
 
@@ -83,7 +77,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         TestCaseInfo const* currentTestCaseInfo;
 
         std::vector<SectionInfo> m_sectionStack;
-        ReporterPreferences m_reporterPrefs;
     };
 
     struct CumulativeReporterBase : IStreamingReporter {
@@ -117,18 +110,10 @@ namespace Catch {
         using TestGroupNode = Node<TestGroupStats, TestCaseNode>;
         using TestRunNode = Node<TestRunStats, TestGroupNode>;
 
-        CumulativeReporterBase( ReporterConfig const& _config )
-        :   m_config( _config.fullConfig() ),
-            stream( _config.stream() )
-        {
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = false;
-        }
+        CumulativeReporterBase( ReporterConfig const& _config ):
+            m_config( _config.fullConfig() ), stream( _config.stream() ) {}
         ~CumulativeReporterBase() override;
 
-        ReporterPreferences getPreferences() const override {
-            return m_reporterPrefs;
-        }
-
         void testRunStarting( TestRunInfo const& ) override {}
         void testGroupStarting( GroupInfo const& ) override {}
 
@@ -159,7 +144,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         std::shared_ptr<SectionNode> m_rootSection;
         std::shared_ptr<SectionNode> m_deepestSection;
         std::vector<std::shared_ptr<SectionNode>> m_sectionStack;
-        ReporterPreferences m_reporterPrefs;
     };
 
     struct lineOfChars {
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_junit.cpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_junit.cpp
index 7e1d6829..fb826088 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_junit.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_junit.cpp
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ namespace Catch {
         :   CumulativeReporterBase( _config ),
             xml( _config.stream() )
         {
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
+            m_preferences.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
+            m_preferences.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
         }
 
     JunitReporter::~JunitReporter() {}
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp
index 87aae74d..860ee82b 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         m_preferences.shouldRedirectStdOut = m_reporter->getPreferences().shouldRedirectStdOut;
     }
 
-    ReporterPreferences ListeningReporter::getPreferences() const {
-        return m_preferences;
-    }
-
     void ListeningReporter::noMatchingTestCases( std::string const& spec ) {
         for ( auto const& listener : m_listeners ) {
             listener->noMatchingTestCases( spec );
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp
index da2a86b2..8e3a3a52 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_listening.hpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         using Reporters = std::vector<IStreamingReporterPtr>;
         Reporters m_listeners;
         IStreamingReporterPtr m_reporter = nullptr;
-        ReporterPreferences m_preferences;
 
     public:
         ListeningReporter();
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ namespace Catch {
 
     public: // IStreamingReporter
 
-        ReporterPreferences getPreferences() const override;
-
         void noMatchingTestCases( std::string const& spec ) override;
 
         void reportInvalidArguments(std::string const&arg) override;
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_sonarqube.hpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_sonarqube.hpp
index 4bad942a..a5f174f1 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_sonarqube.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_sonarqube.hpp
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ namespace Catch {
         SonarQubeReporter(ReporterConfig const& config)
         : CumulativeReporterBase(config)
         , xml(config.stream()) {
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
+            m_preferences.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
+            m_preferences.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
         }
 
         ~SonarQubeReporter() override;
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_tap.hpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_tap.hpp
index 651d2b20..63042481 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_tap.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_tap.hpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
         TAPReporter( ReporterConfig const& config ):
             StreamingReporterBase( config ) {
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
+            m_preferences.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
         }
         ~TAPReporter() override;
 
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_teamcity.hpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_teamcity.hpp
index 42f23c9c..a1d6e2fe 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_teamcity.hpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_teamcity.hpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         TeamCityReporter( ReporterConfig const& _config )
         :   StreamingReporterBase( _config )
         {
-            m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
+            m_preferences.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
         }
 
         ~TeamCityReporter() override;
diff --git a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.cpp b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.cpp
index b7712ec7..137efc66 100644
--- a/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.cpp
+++ b/src/catch2/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ namespace Catch {
     :   StreamingReporterBase( _config ),
         m_xml(_config.stream())
     {
-        m_reporterPrefs.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
-        m_reporterPrefs.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
+        m_preferences.shouldRedirectStdOut = true;
+        m_preferences.shouldReportAllAssertions = true;
     }
 
     XmlReporter::~XmlReporter() = default;