diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts
index 3730c5c56419..d2b00b52a430 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/integrations/coverage.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const defaultExcludes = [
   'coverage/**',
   'packages/*/test{,s}/**',
   '**/*.d.ts',
+  'cypress/**',
   'test{,s}/**',
   'test{,-*}.{js,cjs,mjs,ts,tsx,jsx}',
   '**/*{.,-}test.{js,cjs,mjs,ts,tsx,jsx}',