diff --git a/zuul-simple-webapp/build.gradle b/zuul-simple-webapp/build.gradle
index 7f21f769d5..318d0ff30a 100644
--- a/zuul-simple-webapp/build.gradle
+++ b/zuul-simple-webapp/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'net.saliman.cobertura' version '2.2.7'
+}
 apply plugin: 'war'
 apply plugin: 'jetty'
+apply plugin: 'cobertura'
+apply plugin: 'groovy'
 
 
 dependencies {
@@ -30,3 +35,8 @@ jettyRun.contextPath = '/'
 jettyRun.doFirst {
     System.setProperty("zuul.filter.root", "src/main/groovy/filters")
 }
+
+cobertura {
+    coverageSourceDirs = [sourceSets.main.groovy.srcDirs, sourceSets.main.java.srcDirs]
+    coverageFormats = ['xml', 'html']
+}
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