diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5382654ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[run]
+branch = True
+source = octavia
+omit = octavia/tests/*,octavia/openstack/*
+
+[report]
+ignore-errors = True
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index df4921c50f..acd7dd33b4 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ deps = -r{toxinidir}/requirements.txt
        -r{toxinidir}/doc-requirements.txt
 commands = python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='{posargs}'
 
+[testenv:cover]
+commands = python setup.py testr --coverage --testr-args='{posargs}'
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands = flake8
            doc8 specs doc/source octavia \