diff --git a/cms/.coveragerc b/cms/.coveragerc
index 4f0dbebe79..c9cf1fa7d7 100644
--- a/cms/.coveragerc
+++ b/cms/.coveragerc
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # .coveragerc for cms
 [run]
 data_file = reports/cms/.coverage
-source = cms,common/djangoapps
-omit = cms/envs/*, cms/manage.py, common/djangoapps/terrain/*, common/djangoapps/*/migrations/*
+source = cms,common/djangoapps,openedx/core/djangoapps
+omit = cms/envs/*, cms/manage.py, common/djangoapps/terrain/*, common/djangoapps/*/migrations/*, openedx/core/djangoapps/*/migrations/*
 
 [report]
 ignore_errors = True
diff --git a/lms/.coveragerc b/lms/.coveragerc
index 3d5d9fd0af..f65737f953 100644
--- a/lms/.coveragerc
+++ b/lms/.coveragerc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # .coveragerc for lms
 [run]
 data_file = reports/lms/.coverage
-source = lms,common/djangoapps
+source = lms,common/djangoapps,openedx/core/djangoapps
 omit = lms/envs/*, common/djangoapps/terrain/*, common/djangoapps/*/migrations/*, openedx/core/djangoapps/*/migrations/*
 
 [report]
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc b/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66670270be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/.coveragerc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# .coveragerc for Open edX core lib
+[run]
+data_file = reports/openedx/core/lib/.coverage
+source = openedx/core/lib
+
+[report]
+ignore_errors = True
+
+[html]
+title = Open edx Core Lib Python Test Coverage Report
+directory = reports/openedx/core/lib/cover
+
+[xml]
+output = reports/openedx/core/lib/coverage.xml