diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index a247ddc32c8..0597fe663fa 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ config PRIVILEGED_STACK_TEXT_AREA
 
 config KOBJECT_TEXT_AREA
 	int "Size if kobject text area"
+	default 512 if COVERAGE_GCOV
 	default 256 if (!SIZE_OPTIMIZATIONS || STACK_CANARIES || ARC)
 	default 256 if CODE_DATA_RELOCATION
 	default 128
diff --git a/include/linker/common-rom.ld b/include/linker/common-rom.ld
index 53f275fd820..41643247540 100644
--- a/include/linker/common-rom.ld
+++ b/include/linker/common-rom.ld
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@
 		__object_access_end = .;
 	}
 #endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV
+	/* Section needed by gcov when coverage is turned on.*/
+	SECTION_PROLOGUE (gcov, (OPTIONAL),)
+	{
+		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_start = .);
+		KEEP (*(SORT(.init_array.*)))
+		KEEP (*(.init_array*))
+		PROVIDE_HIDDEN (__init_array_end = .);
+	} GROUP_LINK_IN(ROMABLE_REGION)
+#endif  /* CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV */
+
 	SECTION_PROLOGUE (devconfig, (OPTIONAL),)
 	{
 		__devconfig_start = .;
diff --git a/kernel/init.c b/kernel/init.c
index 9d2d7329482..6511946c973 100644
--- a/kernel/init.c
+++ b/kernel/init.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <logging/log_ctrl.h>
 #include <tracing.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <misc/gcov.h>
 
 #define IDLE_THREAD_NAME	"idle"
 #define LOG_LEVEL CONFIG_KERNEL_LOG_LEVEL
@@ -156,6 +157,10 @@ void _bss_zero(void)
 	(void)memset(&__app_bss_start, 0,
 		     ((u32_t) &__app_bss_end - (u32_t) &__app_bss_start));
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_COVERAGE_GCOV
+	(void)memset(&__gcov_bss_start, 0,
+		 ((u32_t) &__gcov_bss_end - (u32_t) &__gcov_bss_start));
+#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -252,6 +257,9 @@ static void bg_thread_main(void *unused1, void *unused2, void *unused3)
 
 	main();
 
+	/* Dump coverage data once the main() has exited. */
+	gcov_coverage_dump();
+
 	/* Terminate thread normally since it has no more work to do */
 	_main_thread->base.user_options &= ~K_ESSENTIAL;
 }
@@ -453,6 +461,9 @@ extern uintptr_t __stack_chk_guard;
  */
 FUNC_NORETURN void _Cstart(void)
 {
+	/* gcov hook needed to get the coverage report.*/
+	gcov_static_init();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_MULTITHREADING
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_CUSTOM_SWAP_TO_MAIN
 	struct k_thread *dummy_thread = NULL;