diff --git a/nix/t1/conversion/sv-to-vcs-simulator.nix b/nix/t1/conversion/sv-to-vcs-simulator.nix
index 1603a8575..25cd6b776 100644
--- a/nix/t1/conversion/sv-to-vcs-simulator.nix
+++ b/nix/t1/conversion/sv-to-vcs-simulator.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 { mainProgram
 , rtl
 , enableTrace ? false
+, enableCover ? false
 , vcsLinkLibs ? [ ]
 }:
 
@@ -35,9 +36,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "+define+T1_ENABLE_TRACE"
     "-debug_access+pp+dmptf+thread"
     "-kdb=common_elab,hgldd_all"
-  ] ++ [
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals (enableCover) [
     "-cm_dir"
-    "/tmp/cm"
+    "$TMPDIR/cm"
+  ]
+  ++ lib.optionals (!enableCover) [
+    "-assert"
+    "disable_cover"
   ]
   ++ vcsLinkLibs;
 
diff --git a/nix/t1/run/default.nix b/nix/t1/run/default.nix
index 2a326d416..b8dd34a52 100644
--- a/nix/t1/run/default.nix
+++ b/nix/t1/run/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , verilator-emu-trace
 , vcs-emu
 , vcs-emu-trace
+, vcs-emu-trace-cover
 , cases
 , configName
 }:
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ let
             verilator-emu-trace = runVerilatorEmu verilator-emu-trace case;
             vcs-emu = runVCSEmu vcs-emu case;
             vcs-emu-trace = runVCSEmu vcs-emu-trace case;
+            vcs-emu-trace-cover = runVCSEmu vcs-emu-trace-cover case;
           };
         in
         # Now we have { caseName = "hello", case = <derivation> }
diff --git a/nix/t1/run/run-vcs-emu.nix b/nix/t1/run/run-vcs-emu.nix
index 8f5e5c039..988d13cea 100644
--- a/nix/t1/run/run-vcs-emu.nix
+++ b/nix/t1/run/run-vcs-emu.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ emulator:
 testCase:
 
 stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttr: {
-  name = "${testCase.pname}-vcs-result" + (lib.optionalString emulator.enableTrace "-trace");
+  name = "${testCase.pname}-vcs-result" + (lib.optionalString emulator.enableTrace "-trace") + (lib.optionalString emulator.enableCover "-cover");
   nativeBuildInputs = [ zstd jq ];
   __noChroot = true;
 
@@ -82,5 +82,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (finalAttr: {
       cp -v ${testCase.pname}.fsdb "$out"
       cp -vr ${emulator}/lib/${emulator.mainProgram}.daidir "$out"
     ''}
+
+    ${lib.optionalString emulator.enableCover ''
+      ls ${TMPDIR}
+      cp -r ${TMPDIR}/cm.vdb "$out"
+    ''}
   '';
 })
diff --git a/nix/t1/t1.nix b/nix/t1/t1.nix
index 3f6daa337..d5c414c2e 100644
--- a/nix/t1/t1.nix
+++ b/nix/t1/t1.nix
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ lib.mapAttrs
         enableTrace = true;
         vcsLinkLibs = [ "${ipScope.vcs-dpi-lib-trace}/lib/libdpi_t1.a" ];
       };
+      vcs-emu-trace-cover = t1Scope.sv-to-vcs-simulator {
+        mainProgram = "t1-vcs-trace-cover-simulator";
+        rtl = ipScope.emu-rtl;
+        enableTrace = true;
+        enableCover = true;
+        vcsLinkLibs = [ "${ipScope.vcs-dpi-lib-trace}/lib/libdpi_t1.a" ];
+      };
 
       run = ipScope.callPackage ./run { };
     }); # end of ipScope
diff --git a/script/emu/src/Main.scala b/script/emu/src/Main.scala
index 3a7457300..373d86142 100644
--- a/script/emu/src/Main.scala
+++ b/script/emu/src/Main.scala
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ object Main:
         s"No cached emulator selection nor --emu argument was provided"
       )
 
-    val isTrace = finalEmuType.get.endsWith("-trace")
+    val isTrace = finalEmuType.get.contains("-trace")
+    val isCover = finalEmuType.get.contains("-cover")
 
     val finalConfig = tryRestoreFromCache("config", config)
     if finalConfig.isEmpty then
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ object Main:
     )
 
     // For vcs trace simulator, we need daidir keep at same directory as the wave.fsdb file
-    if finalEmuType.get == "vcs-emu-trace" then
+    if finalEmuType.get == "vcs-emu-trace" || finalEmuType.get == "vcs-emu-trace-cover" then
       val libPath    = emulator / os.up / os.up / "lib"
       val daidirPath =
         os.walk(libPath)