diff --git a/platform/server/detect.py b/platform/server/detect.py
index d82df779575c..ef94dc436cd7 100644
--- a/platform/server/detect.py
+++ b/platform/server/detect.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def get_opts():
     return [
         BoolVariable('use_llvm', 'Use the LLVM compiler', False),
         BoolVariable('use_static_cpp', 'Link libgcc and libstdc++ statically for better portability', False),
+        BoolVariable('use_coverage', 'Test Godot coverage', False),
         BoolVariable('use_ubsan', 'Use LLVM/GCC compiler undefined behavior sanitizer (UBSAN)', False),
         BoolVariable('use_asan', 'Use LLVM/GCC compiler address sanitizer (ASAN))', False),
         BoolVariable('use_lsan', 'Use LLVM/GCC compiler leak sanitizer (LSAN))', False),
@@ -99,6 +100,9 @@ def configure(env):
         env.Append(CPPDEFINES=['TYPED_METHOD_BIND'])
         env.extra_suffix = ".llvm" + env.extra_suffix
 
+    if env['use_coverage']:
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-ftest-coverage', '-fprofile-arcs'])
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-ftest-coverage', '-fprofile-arcs'])
 
     if env['use_ubsan'] or env['use_asan'] or env['use_lsan'] or env['use_tsan']:
         env.extra_suffix += "s"
diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index 9d5affcb3c3b..d25418d14af4 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def get_opts():
         BoolVariable('use_lld', 'Use the LLD linker', False),
         BoolVariable('use_thinlto', 'Use ThinLTO', False),
         BoolVariable('use_static_cpp', 'Link libgcc and libstdc++ statically for better portability', False),
+        BoolVariable('use_coverage', 'Test Godot coverage', False),
         BoolVariable('use_ubsan', 'Use LLVM/GCC compiler undefined behavior sanitizer (UBSAN)', False),
         BoolVariable('use_asan', 'Use LLVM/GCC compiler address sanitizer (ASAN))', False),
         BoolVariable('use_lsan', 'Use LLVM/GCC compiler leak sanitizer (LSAN))', False),
@@ -141,6 +142,10 @@ def configure(env):
             print("Using LLD with GCC is not supported yet, try compiling with 'use_llvm=yes'.")
             sys.exit(255)
 
+    if env['use_coverage']:
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=['-ftest-coverage', '-fprofile-arcs'])
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=['-ftest-coverage', '-fprofile-arcs'])
+
     if env['use_ubsan'] or env['use_asan'] or env['use_lsan'] or env['use_tsan']:
         env.extra_suffix += "s"