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: "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"
+
 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
deleted file mode 100644
index d032ecc..0000000
--- a/usb/device_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2013 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
-// Copyright 2016 the gousb Authors.  All rights reserved.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-
-package usb
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestGetStringDescriptorAscii(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Skip("uses real libusb, needs refactor to use a fake")
-	c := NewContext()
-	defer c.Close()
-	c.Debug(0)
-
-	devices, err := c.ListDevices(func(desc *Descriptor) bool {
-		return true
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("%s", err.Error())
-	}
-
-	for i, d := range devices {
-
-		str, err := d.GetStringDescriptor(1)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("%s", err.Error())
-		}
-
-		str2, err := d.GetStringDescriptor(2)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("%s", err.Error())
-		}
-
-		t.Logf("%d: %s %s\n", i, str, str2)
-		d.Close()
-	}
-}