diff --git a/src/CodeCoverage.php b/src/CodeCoverage.php
index 61b527411..652148b0b 100644
--- a/src/CodeCoverage.php
+++ b/src/CodeCoverage.php
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ final class CodeCoverage
      */
     private $forceCoversAnnotation = false;
 
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $ignoreCoversAnnotation = false;
+
     /**
      * @var bool
      */
@@ -417,6 +422,11 @@ public function setForceCoversAnnotation(bool $flag): void
         $this->forceCoversAnnotation = $flag;
     }
 
+    public function setIgnoreCoversAnnotation(bool $flag): void
+    {
+        $this->ignoreCoversAnnotation = $flag;
+    }
+
     public function setCheckForMissingCoversAnnotation(bool $flag): void
     {
         $this->checkForMissingCoversAnnotation = $flag;
@@ -464,6 +474,10 @@ public function setUnintentionallyCoveredSubclassesWhitelist(array $whitelist):
      */
     private function applyCoversAnnotationFilter(array &$data, $linesToBeCovered, array $linesToBeUsed, bool $ignoreForceCoversAnnotation): void
     {
+        if ($this->ignoreCoversAnnotation) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if ($linesToBeCovered === false ||
             ($this->forceCoversAnnotation && empty($linesToBeCovered) && !$ignoreForceCoversAnnotation)) {
             if ($this->checkForMissingCoversAnnotation) {
diff --git a/tests/tests/CodeCoverageTest.php b/tests/tests/CodeCoverageTest.php
index 091b78bc1..076fe3fde 100644
--- a/tests/tests/CodeCoverageTest.php
+++ b/tests/tests/CodeCoverageTest.php
@@ -157,6 +157,17 @@ public function testSetForceCoversAnnotation()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testIgnoreCoversAnnotation()
+    {
+        $this->coverage->setIgnoreCoversAnnotation(true);
+
+        $this->assertAttributeEquals(
+            true,
+            'ignoreCoversAnnotation',
+            $this->coverage
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSetCheckForUnexecutedCoveredCode()
     {
         $this->coverage->setCheckForUnexecutedCoveredCode(true);