diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 84b977791b..bb272447ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ spec/support/data/failed_remote/*
 *.swo
 cartodb-importer
 env
+coverage
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 95634d2ff9..5171acf853 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ gem "rubyzip", "~> 0.9.6.1"
 gem "builder"
 gem "state_machine", "~> 1.0"
 
+gem 'simplecov', :require => false, :group => :test
+
 group :development, :test do
   gem 'poltergeist', '0.6.0'
   gem 'minitest', '~> 2.0.2', :require => 'minitest/unit'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e821a92f90..ad18595534 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ GEM
     sequel_pg (1.2.0)
       pg (>= 0.8.0)
       sequel (>= 3.29.0)
+    simplecov (0.6.4)
+      multi_json (~> 1.0)
+      simplecov-html (~> 0.5.3)
+    simplecov-html (0.5.3)
     sinatra (1.2.8)
       rack (~> 1.1)
       tilt (>= 1.2.2, < 2.0)
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sequel-rails-cartodb (= 0.1.7)
   sequel_column_type_array (~> 0.0.2)
   sequel_pg (= 1.2.0)
+  simplecov
   spreadsheet (~> 0.6.5.9)
   state_machine (~> 1.0)
   statsd-client
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index d8eb422cbd..30fd5a514a 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+require 'simplecov'
+SimpleCov.start do
+  add_filter '/spec/' 
+  add_filter '/config/'
+  add_filter '/vendor/'
+end
+
 # This file is copied to spec/ when you run 'rails generate rspec:install'
 ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= 'test'
 require File.expand_path("../../config/environment", __FILE__)