diff --git a/lib/commands/check-coverage.js b/lib/commands/check-coverage.js
index 746c347f2..c302ee916 100644
--- a/lib/commands/check-coverage.js
+++ b/lib/commands/check-coverage.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const testExclude = require('test-exclude')
 const NYC = require('../../index.js')
 
 exports.command = 'check-coverage'
@@ -6,6 +7,24 @@ exports.describe = 'check whether coverage is within thresholds provided'
 
 exports.builder = function (yargs) {
   yargs
+    .option('exclude', {
+      alias: 'x',
+      default: testExclude.defaultExclude,
+      describe: 'a list of specific files and directories that should be excluded from coverage, glob patterns are supported, node_modules is always excluded',
+      global: false
+    })
+    .option('exclude-after-remap', {
+      default: true,
+      type: 'boolean',
+      description: 'should exclude logic be performed after the source-map remaps filenames?',
+      global: false
+    })
+    .option('include', {
+      alias: 'n',
+      default: [],
+      describe: 'a list of specific files that should be covered, glob patterns are supported',
+      global: false
+    })
     .option('branches', {
       default: 0,
       description: 'what % of branches must be covered?'
diff --git a/lib/commands/report.js b/lib/commands/report.js
index 410058c63..8dfc0f4ab 100644
--- a/lib/commands/report.js
+++ b/lib/commands/report.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const testExclude = require('test-exclude')
 const NYC = require('../../index.js')
 
 exports.command = 'report'
@@ -23,6 +24,24 @@ exports.builder = function (yargs) {
     .option('temp-directory', {
       hidden: true
     })
+    .option('exclude', {
+      alias: 'x',
+      default: testExclude.defaultExclude,
+      describe: 'a list of specific files and directories that should be excluded from coverage, glob patterns are supported, node_modules is always excluded',
+      global: false
+    })
+    .option('exclude-after-remap', {
+      default: true,
+      type: 'boolean',
+      description: 'should exclude logic be performed after the source-map remaps filenames?',
+      global: false
+    })
+    .option('include', {
+      alias: 'n',
+      default: [],
+      describe: 'a list of specific files that should be covered, glob patterns are supported',
+      global: false
+    })
     .option('show-process-tree', {
       describe: 'display the tree of spawned processes',
       default: false,