diff --git a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pdos.py b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pdos.py
index 53df67422..41c8be9ff 100644
--- a/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pdos.py
+++ b/src/aiida_quantumespresso/workflows/pdos.py
@@ -383,9 +383,13 @@ def get_builder_from_protocol(
         builder.dos.code = dos_code
         builder.dos.parameters = orm.Dict(inputs.get('dos', {}).get('parameters'))
         builder.dos.metadata = metadata_dos
+        if inputs.get('dos', {}).get('settings'):
+            builder.dos.settings = orm.Dict(inputs['dos']['settings'])
         builder.projwfc.code = projwfc_code
         builder.projwfc.parameters = orm.Dict(inputs.get('projwfc', {}).get('parameters'))
         builder.projwfc.metadata = metadata_projwfc
+        if inputs.get('projwfc', {}).get('settings'):
+            builder.projwfc.settings = orm.Dict(inputs['projwfc']['settings'])
 
         return builder
 
diff --git a/tests/workflows/protocols/test_pdos.py b/tests/workflows/protocols/test_pdos.py
index 7294e5a76..fb5c8ebf0 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/protocols/test_pdos.py
+++ b/tests/workflows/protocols/test_pdos.py
@@ -90,3 +90,15 @@ def test_options(get_pdos_generator_inputs):
         builder.projwfc.metadata,
     ):
         assert subspace['options']['queue_name'] == queue_name, subspace
+
+
+def test_settings_overrides(get_pdos_generator_inputs):
+    """Test that ``settings`` overrides are threaded onto the ``dos`` and ``projwfc`` namespaces."""
+    overrides = {
+        'dos': {'settings': {'CMDLINE': ['-npool', '4']}},
+        'projwfc': {'settings': {'CMDLINE': ['-npool', '4']}},
+    }
+    builder = PdosWorkChain.get_builder_from_protocol(**get_pdos_generator_inputs, overrides=overrides)
+
+    assert builder.dos.settings.get_dict() == {'CMDLINE': ['-npool', '4']}
+    assert builder.projwfc.settings.get_dict() == {'CMDLINE': ['-npool', '4']}