diff --git a/roles/nodered/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nodered/tasks/main.yml
index f51a23230..7f2160a10 100644
--- a/roles/nodered/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nodered/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,19 @@
     enabled: yes
     state: started
   when: nodered_enabled
+
+- name: Add 'nodered' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
+  ini_file:
+    path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"
+    section: nodered
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+  with_items:
+    - option: name
+      value: Node-RED
+    - option: description
+      value: '"Node-RED is a flow-based development tool for visual programming developed originally by IBM for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services as part of the Internet of Things. Node-RED provides a web browser-based flow editor, which can be used to create JavaScript functions."'
+    - option: nodered_install
+      value: "{{ nodered_install }}"
+    - option: nodered_enabled
+      value: "{{ nodered_enabled }}"