diff --git a/.codecov.yml b/.codecov.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d533fd085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.codecov.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+codecov:
+  archive:
+    uploads: no
+
+coverage:
+  precision: 2
+  round: down
+  range: 50...100
+  status:
+    # pull-requests only
+    patch:
+      default:
+        # coverage may fall by <1.0% and still be considered "passing"
+        threshold: 1.0%
+
+comment:
+  layout: "header, diff, changes"
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 226b74ca1..cf6b45f83 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 python-can
 ==========
 
-|release| |docs| |build_travis| |build_appveyor|
+|release| |docs| |build_travis| |build_appveyor| |coverage|
 
 .. |release| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/python-can.svg
    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-can/
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ python-can
    :target: https://ci.appveyor.com/project/hardbyte/python-can/history
    :alt: AppVeyor CI Server for develop branch
 
+.. |coverage| image:: https://codecov.io/gh/hardbyte/python-can/branch/develop/graph/badge.svg
+   :target: https://codecov.io/gh/hardbyte/python-can/branch/develop
+   :alt: Test coverage reports on Codecov.io
+
 
 The **C**\ ontroller **A**\ rea **N**\ etwork is a bus standard designed
 to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other. It