diff --git a/docs/config/index.md b/docs/config/index.md
index d10f91451783..35dc7d16be18 100644
--- a/docs/config/index.md
+++ b/docs/config/index.md
@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ List of files included in coverage as glob patterns
   '**/*{.,-}{test,spec}.?(c|m)[jt]s?(x)',
   '**/__tests__/**',
   '**/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build}.config.*',
+  '**/vitest.{workspace,projects}.[jt]s?(on)',
   '**/.{eslint,mocha,prettier}rc.{?(c|m)js,yml}',
 ]
 ```
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts b/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
index 2f80f9e85321..518324bfe8e1 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/defaults.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const defaultCoverageExcludes = [
   '**/*{.,-}{test,spec}.?(c|m)[jt]s?(x)',
   '**/__tests__/**',
   '**/{karma,rollup,webpack,vite,vitest,jest,ava,babel,nyc,cypress,tsup,build}.config.*',
+  '**/vitest.{workspace,projects}.[jt]s?(on)',
   '**/.{eslint,mocha,prettier}rc.{?(c|m)js,yml}',
 ]