diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 816a977..6c0e292 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 language: go
 dist: trusty
 
+env:
+  # COVERALLS_TOKEN
+  secure: "jXueELysh+Zq1YZAIlHdorCANZKQL/6hRTaSLDJGeLwKnZPwKvLsn7FucNsPZ7KAL1DM8Ij7YciQOirgrKng2+KMCTgoB05erFn/Fq/cYxtIkHHE1yy0m4Iqy6q2Ttq/Lhw16Hni03Om4whX0q3W5Yk+aZTeOjKWOMoSrGTrrw7y2tqLUwBLOpl54yYk5dSJ3apPdawLFhi+DfPK4ss6qbEzN4n+g9hJJYmKSXynpcHdVCKZkVJdgVz9mm6vPRlyDVoQNfzCm015eikRigQFagSN/tYs6NtOKIPeiM820GhGsda7TXYjuqYxB3XRZkfq+o0IexPbsaSnNPDjKyB9CUAOndhJtGotRu9BnXBxLXwn3/tUzCT98cB9Sv8S826askalGTXeKr5Wv+oRjkcMUJlrh4xoXJR9gFRcLA4vOnS0fbf5snFwFwskiKNh5grKJoG5QJATTfubMAZHHApNLFcK94Zt7n4TdsE+Ui6uKkrARjIHEonCu6h8xVJA2DUfOKKtayn12b6rn3AhDCiab5YnOh8EI87McAfqYIsFse6k+PvCHIqSj6N6am1AY+Sjs9K/SbXJcwE15MwRP/Q76dsnLCsUuSOVmjbPe+Uix1PBnwd1zXIFrMxxjpLBaf5YGVH1ZfBGR6TmNJZmeCryXdpLGxGij3h1ooHMYhtdtE8="
+
 go:
   - 1.7
   - 1.8
   - tip
 
-script: go test -v -test.run='BCD|Parse' ./...
-
 addons:
   apt:
     packages:
       libusb-1.0-0-dev
+
+install:
+  - go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/cover
+  - go get github.com/mattn/goveralls
+
+script:
+  # a workaround for go test not supporting coverage for multiple packages in a single invocation
+  - |-
+    echo 'mode: count' > coverage.merged && go list ./... | xargs -n1 -I{} sh -c ': > coverage.tmp; go test -v -covermode=count -coverprofile=coverage.tmp {} && tail -n +2 coverage.tmp >> coverage.merged' && rm coverage.tmp
+  - $HOME/gopath/bin/goveralls -coverprofile=coverage.merged -service=travis-ci -repotoken $COVERALLS_TOKEN
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc65fa7..93ec816 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Introduction
 
 [![Build Status][ciimg]][ci]
 [![GoDoc][docimg]][doc]
+[![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/kylelemons/gousb/badge.svg?branch=coverage)](https://coveralls.io/github/kylelemons/gousb?branch=coverage)
 
 The gousb package is an attempt at wrapping the libusb library into a Go-like binding.
 
diff --git a/usb/device_test.go b/usb/device_test.go
index 2fcd725..a8db5fc 100644
--- a/usb/device_test.go
+++ b/usb/device_test.go
@@ -16,12 +16,16 @@
 package usb_test
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	. "github.com/kylelemons/gousb/usb"
 )
 
 func TestGetStringDescriptorAscii(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("test known to fail on Travis")
+	}
 	c := NewContext()
 	defer c.Close()
 	c.Debug(0)
diff --git a/usb/usb_test.go b/usb/usb_test.go
index 2e18019..262ae12 100644
--- a/usb/usb_test.go
+++ b/usb/usb_test.go
@@ -26,12 +26,18 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestNoop(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("test known to fail on Travis")
+	}
 	c := NewContext()
 	defer c.Close()
 	c.Debug(0)
 }
 
 func TestEnum(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("test known to fail on Travis")
+	}
 	c := NewContext()
 	defer c.Close()
 	c.Debug(0)
@@ -83,6 +89,9 @@ func TestEnum(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestOpenDeviceWithVidPid(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("test known to fail on Travis")
+	}
 	c := NewContext()
 	defer c.Close()
 	c.Debug(0)
@@ -123,6 +132,9 @@ func TestOpenDeviceWithVidPid(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestMultipleContexts(t *testing.T) {
+	if os.Getenv("TRAVIS") == "true" {
+		t.Skip("test known to fail on Travis")
+	}
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	log.SetOutput(&buf)
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {