diff --git a/pkg/dart2bytecode/bin/kernel_service.dart b/pkg/dart2bytecode/bin/kernel_service.dart
index 2742b782be4..277db07ac3b 100644
--- a/pkg/dart2bytecode/bin/kernel_service.dart
+++ b/pkg/dart2bytecode/bin/kernel_service.dart
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Uint8List _generateBytecode(
       emitLocalVarInfo: true,
       emitInstanceFieldInitializers: true,
       embedSourceText: true,
+      recordCoverage: true,
     ),
   );
   return byteSink.builder.takeBytes();
diff --git a/pkg/dart2bytecode/lib/options.dart b/pkg/dart2bytecode/lib/options.dart
index 929364f05f1..82d7481b63f 100644
--- a/pkg/dart2bytecode/lib/options.dart
+++ b/pkg/dart2bytecode/lib/options.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ class BytecodeOptions {
     'closure-context-lowering':
         'Use the closure context lowering in Kernel AST instead of computing it',
     'embed-source-text': 'Embed the source text of scripts',
+    'record-coverage': 'Emit instructions and metadata for recording coverage',
   };
 
   bool enableAsserts;
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ class BytecodeOptions {
   bool showBytecodeSizeStatistics;
   bool isClosureContextLoweringEnabled;
   bool embedSourceText;
+  bool recordCoverage;
 
   BytecodeOptions({
     this.enableAsserts = false,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ class BytecodeOptions {
     this.showBytecodeSizeStatistics = false,
     this.isClosureContextLoweringEnabled = false,
     this.embedSourceText = false,
+    this.recordCoverage = false,
   }) {}
 
   void parseCommandLineFlags(List<String>? flags) {
@@ -71,6 +74,9 @@ class BytecodeOptions {
         case 'embed-source-text':
           embedSourceText = true;
           break;
+        case 'record-coverage':
+          recordCoverage = true;
+          break;
         default:
           throw 'Unexpected bytecode flag $flag';
       }
diff --git a/pkg/test_runner/lib/src/compiler_configuration.dart b/pkg/test_runner/lib/src/compiler_configuration.dart
index 7cedafc93b4..c0481c32b4d 100644
--- a/pkg/test_runner/lib/src/compiler_configuration.dart
+++ b/pkg/test_runner/lib/src/compiler_configuration.dart
@@ -1893,7 +1893,8 @@ class BytecodeCompilerConfiguration extends CompilerConfiguration {
           arguments.contains('--enable_asserts'))
         '--enable-asserts',
       if (!isProductMode)
-        '--bytecode-options=source-positions,embed-source-text',
+        '--bytecode-options=source-positions,embed-source-text'
+            '${_isAot ? '' : ',record-coverage'}',
     ];
 
     return CompilationCommand(