diff --git a/cli/tools/coverage/mod.rs b/cli/tools/coverage/mod.rs
index e5bd3ae2e2..b076895700 100644
--- a/cli/tools/coverage/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/coverage/mod.rs
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ pub async fn cover_files(
     coverage_flags.exclude,
     npm_resolver.as_ref(),
   );
+  if script_coverages.is_empty() {
+    return Err(generic_error("No covered files included in the report"));
+  }
 
   let proc_coverages: Vec<_> = script_coverages
     .into_iter()
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/__test__.jsonc b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/__test__.jsonc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e8aa477a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/__test__.jsonc
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "tempDir": true,
+  "steps": [
+    {
+      "args": "test --coverage test.ts",
+      "output": "test_coverage.out",
+      "exitCode": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "args": "coverage ./coverage",
+      "output": "no_files_in_report.out",
+      "exitCode": 1
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/no_files_in_report.out b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/no_files_in_report.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9ba7af951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/no_files_in_report.out
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+error: No covered files included in the report
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/test.ts b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03818ae8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Deno.test("test", () => {});
diff --git a/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/test_coverage.out b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/test_coverage.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c598f62e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/coverage/no_files_after_filter/test_coverage.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Check [WILDCARD]/test.ts
+running 1 test from ./test.ts
+test ... ok ([WILDCARD])
+
+ok | 1 passed | 0 failed ([WILDCARD])
+