diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 868462d..fda7ca3 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ set(JUCI_SHARED_FILES
   commands.cpp
   config.cpp
   compile_commands.cpp
+  coverage.cpp
   ctags.cpp
   dispatcher.cpp
   documentation.cpp
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 5e4e3b5..41804b6 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ void Config::read(const JSON &cfg) {
   project.cargo_command = project_json.string("cargo_command");
   project.python_command = project_json.string("python_command");
   project.markdown_command = project_json.string("markdown_command");
+  project.gcov_command = project_json.string("gcov_command");
 
   auto terminal_json = cfg.object("terminal");
   terminal.history_size = terminal_json.integer("history_size", JSON::ParseOptions::accept_string);
@@ -347,7 +348,8 @@ std::string Config::default_config() {
     "grep_command": "grep",
     "cargo_command": "cargo",
     "python_command": "python -u",
-    "markdown_command": "grip -b"
+    "markdown_command": "grip -b",
+    "gcov_command": "gcov -abcmtj"
   },
   "keybindings": {
     "preferences": "<primary>comma",
diff --git a/src/config.hpp b/src/config.hpp
index 5d39cc0..5e70807 100644
--- a/src/config.hpp
+++ b/src/config.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ public:
     std::string cargo_command;
     std::string python_command;
     std::string markdown_command;
+    std::string gcov_command;
   };
 
   class Source {
diff --git a/src/coverage.cpp b/src/coverage.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..129a75b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/coverage.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#include "coverage.hpp"
+#include "config.hpp"
+#include "filesystem.hpp"
+#include "json.hpp"
+#include "terminal.hpp"
+#include <algorithm>
+
+bool Coverage::BranchCoverage::operator<(const BranchCoverage &other) const noexcept {
+  if(count < other.count) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if(count > other.count) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  // orders fall-through and throw branches to the end
+  if(is_throw < other.is_throw) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if(is_throw > other.is_throw) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return is_fallthrough < other.is_fallthrough;
+}
+
+bool Coverage::LineCoverage::operator<(const LineCoverage &other) const noexcept {
+  if(line < other.line) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if(line > other.line) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if(count < other.count) {
+    return true;
+  }
+  if(count > other.count) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return branches < other.branches;
+}
+
+static bool is_not_covered(const Coverage::BranchCoverage &branch) {
+  return branch.count > 0;
+}
+
+bool Coverage::LineCoverage::fully_covered() const noexcept {
+  return count > 0 && !has_unexecuted_statements && (branches.empty() || std::none_of(branches.begin(), branches.end(), is_not_covered));
+}
+
+bool Coverage::LineCoverage::partially_covered() const noexcept {
+  return count > 0 && (has_unexecuted_statements || (!branches.empty() && std::any_of(branches.begin(), branches.end(), is_not_covered)));
+}
+
+bool Coverage::LineCoverage::not_covered() const noexcept {
+  return count == 0;
+}
+
+static JSON run_gcov(const boost::filesystem::path &build_path, const boost::filesystem::path &object_file) {
+  auto command = Config::get().project.gcov_command + ' ' + filesystem::escape_argument(filesystem::get_short_path(object_file).string());
+  std::stringstream stdin_stream, stdout_stream, stderr_stream;
+  auto exit_status = Terminal::get().process(stdin_stream, stdout_stream, command, build_path, &stderr_stream);
+  if(exit_status == 127) {
+    Terminal::get().print("\e[31mError\e[m: executable not found: " + command + "\n", true);
+  }
+  if(!stderr_stream.eof()) {
+    Terminal::get().async_print("\e[31mWarnings/Errors in gcov\e[m: " + stderr_stream.str(), true);
+  }
+
+  return JSON(stdout_stream);
+}
+
+static Coverage::BranchCoverage gcov_extract_branch(const JSON &branch_json) {
+  auto count = static_cast<unsigned long>(branch_json.integer("count"));
+  auto is_fallthrough = branch_json.boolean_or("fallthrough", false);
+  auto is_throw = branch_json.boolean_or("throw", false);
+  return Coverage::BranchCoverage(count, is_fallthrough, is_throw);
+}
+
+static Coverage::LineCoverage gcov_extract_line(const JSON &line_json) {
+  auto line = static_cast<unsigned long>(line_json.integer("line_number")) - 1U /* in gcov, line numbers start at 1 */;
+  auto count = static_cast<unsigned long>(line_json.integer("count"));
+  auto skipped_blocks = line_json.boolean_or("unexecuted_block", false);
+
+  std::vector<Coverage::BranchCoverage> branches;
+  if(auto branch_json = line_json.array_optional("branches")) {
+    branches.reserve(branch_json->size());
+    std::transform(branch_json->begin(), branch_json->end(), std::back_inserter(branches), gcov_extract_branch);
+  }
+  std::sort(branches.begin(), branches.end());
+
+  return Coverage::LineCoverage(line, count, skipped_blocks, std::move(branches));
+}
+
+static std::vector<Coverage::LineCoverage> gcov_extract_lines(const std::vector<JSON> &lines_json) {
+  std::vector<Coverage::LineCoverage> lines;
+  lines.reserve(lines_json.size());
+  std::transform(lines_json.begin(), lines_json.end(), std::back_inserter(lines), gcov_extract_line);
+  std::sort(lines.begin(), lines.end());
+  return lines;
+}
+
+static std::vector<Coverage::LineCoverage> extract_gcov(JSON &&json, const boost::filesystem::path &source_file) {
+  auto files = json.array_optional("files");
+  if(!files) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  for(const auto &file : *files) {
+    auto file_path = file.string_optional("file");
+    auto lines = file.array_optional("lines");
+    if(lines && file_path && *file_path == source_file) {
+      return gcov_extract_lines(*lines);
+    }
+  }
+  return {};
+}
+
+std::vector<Coverage::LineCoverage> Coverage::analyze(const FileInfo &file_info) {
+  if(file_info.language_id == "cpp" || file_info.language_id == "c") {
+    return extract_gcov(run_gcov(file_info.build_path, file_info.object_path), file_info.source_path);
+  }
+  return {};
+}
diff --git a/src/coverage.hpp b/src/coverage.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..626920d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/coverage.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "boost/filesystem.hpp"
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace Coverage {
+
+  class BranchCoverage {
+  public:
+    explicit BranchCoverage(unsigned long num_calls, bool fallthrough = false, bool exception = false) noexcept : count(num_calls), is_fallthrough(fallthrough), is_throw(exception) {}
+
+    bool operator<(const BranchCoverage &other) const noexcept;
+
+    unsigned long count;
+    bool is_fallthrough;
+    bool is_throw;
+  };
+
+  class LineCoverage {
+  public:
+    LineCoverage(unsigned long code_line, unsigned long num_calls, bool skipped_statements = false, std::vector<BranchCoverage> &&jumps = {}) noexcept : line(code_line), count(num_calls), has_unexecuted_statements(skipped_statements), branches(std::move(jumps)) {}
+
+    bool operator<(const LineCoverage &other) const noexcept;
+
+    bool fully_covered() const noexcept;
+    bool partially_covered() const noexcept;
+    bool not_covered() const noexcept;
+
+    unsigned long line;
+    unsigned long count;
+    bool has_unexecuted_statements;
+
+    std::vector<BranchCoverage> branches;
+  };
+
+
+  struct FileInfo {
+    boost::filesystem::path source_path;
+    boost::filesystem::path object_path;
+    boost::filesystem::path build_path;
+    std::string language_id;
+  };
+
+  std::vector<LineCoverage> analyze(const FileInfo &file_info);
+} // namespace Coverage