diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.html b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.html
index 63af2b00e0..53ce6e6975 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.html
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 <link rel="import" href="../../core/gr-reporting/gr-reporting.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-rest-api-interface/gr-rest-api-interface.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-comment-thread/gr-comment-thread.html">
+<link rel="import" href="../../shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-js-api-interface.html">
 <link rel="import" href="../gr-diff/gr-diff.html">
 
 <dom-module id="gr-diff-host">
@@ -45,8 +46,10 @@ limitations under the License.
         error-message="[[_errorMessage]]"
         base-image="[[_baseImage]]"
         revision-image=[[_revisionImage]]
+        coverage-ranges="[[_coverageRanges]]"
         blame="[[_blame]]"
         diff="[[diff]]"></gr-diff>
+    <gr-js-api-interface id="jsAPI"></gr-js-api-interface>
     <gr-rest-api-interface id="restAPI"></gr-rest-api-interface>
     <gr-reporting id="reporting" category="diff"></gr-reporting>
   </template>
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.js
index a177fb121e..9760d50580 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/diff/gr-diff-host/gr-diff-host.js
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@
         value: null,
       },
 
+      /**
+       * TODO(brohlfs): Replace Object type by Gerrit.CoverageRange.
+       *
+       * @type {!Array<!Object>}
+       */
+      _coverageRanges: {
+        type: Array,
+        value: () => [],
+      },
+
       _loadedWhitespaceLevel: String,
 
       _parentIndex: {
@@ -247,6 +257,21 @@
       this._errorMessage = null;
       const whitespaceLevel = this._getIgnoreWhitespace();
 
+      this._coverageRanges = [];
+      const {changeNum, path, patchRange: {basePatchNum, patchNum}} = this;
+      this.$.jsAPI.getCoverageRanges(changeNum, path, basePatchNum, patchNum).
+          then(coverageRanges => {
+            if (changeNum !== this.changeNum ||
+                path !== this.path ||
+                basePatchNum !== this.patchRange.basePatchNum ||
+                patchNum !== this.patchRange.patchNum) {
+              return;
+            }
+            this._coverageRanges = coverageRanges;
+          }).catch(err => {
+            console.warn('Loading coverage ranges failed: ', err);
+          });
+
       const diffRequest = this._getDiff()
           .then(diff => {
             this._loadedWhitespaceLevel = whitespaceLevel;
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-annotation-actions-js-api.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-annotation-actions-js-api.js
index 09ff92a7f6..3f91a826c5 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-annotation-actions-js-api.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-annotation-actions-js-api.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     // notifying their listeners in the notify function.
     this._annotationLayers = [];
 
+    this._coverageProvider = null;
+
     // Default impl is a no-op.
     this._addLayerFunc = annotationActionsContext => {};
   }
@@ -57,6 +59,37 @@
     return this;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * The specified function will be called when a gr-diff component is built,
+   * and feeds the returned coverage data into the diff. Optional.
+   *
+   * Be sure to call this only once and only from one plugin. Multiple coverage
+   * providers are not supported. A second call will just overwrite the
+   * provider of the first call.
+   *
+   * TODO(brohlfs): Replace Array<Object> type by Array<Gerrit.CoverageRange>.
+   *
+   * @param {function(changeNum, path, basePatchNum, patchNum):
+   * !Promise<!Array<Object>>} coverageProvider
+   * @return {GrAnnotationActionsInterface}
+   */
+  GrAnnotationActionsInterface.prototype.setCoverageProvider = function(
+      coverageProvider) {
+    if (this._coverageProvider) {
+      console.warn('Overwriting an existing coverage provider.');
+    }
+    this._coverageProvider = coverageProvider;
+    return this;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Used by Gerrit to look up the coverage provider. Not intended to be called
+   * by plugins.
+   */
+  GrAnnotationActionsInterface.prototype.getCoverageProvider = function() {
+    return this._coverageProvider;
+  };
+
   /**
    * Returns a checkbox HTMLElement that can be used to toggle annotations
    * on/off. The checkbox will be initially disabled. Plugins should enable it
diff --git a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-js-api-interface.js b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-js-api-interface.js
index 16fb7b773d..ad318d7a74 100644
--- a/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-js-api-interface.js
+++ b/polygerrit-ui/app/elements/shared/gr-js-api-interface/gr-js-api-interface.js
@@ -228,6 +228,36 @@
       return layers;
     },
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves coverage data possibly provided by a plugin.
+     *
+     * Will wait for plugins to be loaded. If multiple plugins offer a coverage
+     * provider, the first one is used. If no plugin offers a coverage provider,
+     * will resolve to [].
+     *
+     * TODO(brohlfs): Replace Array<Object> type by Array<Gerrit.CoverageRange>.
+     *
+     * @param {string|number} changeNum
+     * @param {string} path
+     * @param {string|number} basePatchNum
+     * @param {string|number} patchNum
+     * @return {!Promise<!Array<Object>>}
+     */
+    getCoverageRanges(changeNum, path, basePatchNum, patchNum) {
+      return Gerrit.awaitPluginsLoaded().then(() => {
+        for (const annotationApi of
+          this._getEventCallbacks(EventType.ANNOTATE_DIFF)) {
+          const provider = annotationApi.getCoverageProvider();
+          // Only one coverage provider makes sense. If there are more, then we
+          // simply ignore them.
+          if (provider) {
+            return provider(changeNum, path, basePatchNum, patchNum);
+          }
+        }
+        return [];
+      });
+    },
+
     getAdminMenuLinks() {
       const links = [];
       for (const adminApi of