diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7cd6e90..61c5ca0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ Note the use of `incremental: true`, which speed up compilation massively.
 * `--no-typescript` or `-T`, disable automatic TypeScript compilation if `tsconfig.json` is found.
 * `--post-compile` or `-P`, the path to a file that will be executed after each typescript compilation.
 * `--check-coverage`, enables c8 check coverage; default is false
+* `--coverage-html`, generates c8 html report; default is false 
 ### Check coverage options
 * `--lines`, set the lines threshold when check coverage is active; default is 100
 * `--functions`, set the functions threshold when check coverage is active; default is 100
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ The current supported options are:
   this configuration object, coverage reporting will be enabled.
   - `check-coverage` (boolean): Set to `true` to enable coverage checking.
   Omit to disable coverage checking.
+  - `coverage-html` (boolean): Set to `true` to generate an HTML coverage report.
   - `branches` (number): Define the percentage of acceptable coverage for
   branches. Default: 100.
   - `functions` (number): Define the percentage of acceptable coverage for
diff --git a/borp.js b/borp.js
index 305544c..07e839b 100755
--- a/borp.js
+++ b/borp.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ Options:
   -P, --post-compile <file>   Execute file after TypeScript compilation
   -r, --reporter <name>       Set reporter (can be used multiple times, default: spec)
       --check-coverage        Enable coverage threshold checking
+      --coverage-html         Generate HTML coverage report
       --lines <threshold>     Set lines coverage threshold (default: 100)
       --branches <threshold>  Set branches coverage threshold (default: 100)
       --functions <threshold> Set functions coverage threshold (default: 100)
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ const optionsConfig = {
     multiple: true
   },
   'check-coverage': { type: 'boolean' },
+  'coverage-html': { type: 'boolean' },
   lines: { type: 'string', default: '100' },
   branches: { type: 'string', default: '100' },
   functions: { type: 'string', default: '100' },
@@ -225,11 +227,23 @@ try {
       exclude = exclude.map((file) => posix.join(localPrefix, file))
     }
     const nycrc = await findUp(['.c8rc', '.c8rc.json', '.nycrc', '.nycrc.json'], { cwd: config.cwd })
+    const nycrcConfig = nycrc ? JSON.parse(await readFile(nycrc, 'utf8')) : {}
+    const configuredReporters = Array.isArray(nycrcConfig.reporter)
+      ? nycrcConfig.reporter
+      : typeof nycrcConfig.reporter === 'string' && nycrcConfig.reporter.length > 0
+        ? [nycrcConfig.reporter]
+        : ['text']
+
+    const coverageReporters = args.values['coverage-html']
+      ? Array.from(new Set([...configuredReporters, 'html']))
+      : configuredReporters
+
+    delete nycrcConfig.reporter
     const report = Report({
-      reporter: ['text'],
+      reporter: coverageReporters,
       tempDirectory: covDir,
       exclude,
-      ...nycrc && JSON.parse(await readFile(nycrc, 'utf8'))
+      ...nycrcConfig
     })
 
     if (args.values['check-coverage']) {
diff --git a/fixtures/conf/cov-html.yaml b/fixtures/conf/cov-html.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eda810d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/conf/cov-html.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+coverage:
+  coverage-html: true
diff --git a/lib/conf.js b/lib/conf.js
index ecaef88..9dc88d8 100644
--- a/lib/conf.js
+++ b/lib/conf.js
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ async function loadConfig () {
         result.push('--check-coverage')
         continue
       }
+      if (option === 'coverage-html' && value === true) {
+        result.push('--coverage-html')
+        continue
+      }
       if (allowed.includes(option) === false) continue
       if (isNaN(parseInt(value, 10)) === true) continue
       result.push(`--${option}=${value}`)
diff --git a/test/cli-help.test.js b/test/cli-help.test.js
index fdcdf80..6573247 100644
--- a/test/cli-help.test.js
+++ b/test/cli-help.test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ test('invalid option shows help text', { skip: isWindows }, async () => {
     strictEqual(error.stderr.includes('Usage: borp [options] [files...]'), true, 'Should show usage line')
     strictEqual(error.stderr.includes('--help'), true, 'Should show help option')
     strictEqual(error.stderr.includes('--coverage'), true, 'Should show coverage option')
+    strictEqual(error.stderr.includes('--coverage-html'), true, 'Should show html option')
     strictEqual(error.stderr.includes('Examples:'), true, 'Should show examples section')
     return true
   })
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ test('--help option shows help text and exits successfully', { skip: isWindows }
   strictEqual(stdout.includes('Usage: borp [options] [files...]'), true, 'Should show usage line')
   strictEqual(stdout.includes('--help'), true, 'Should show help option')
   strictEqual(stdout.includes('--coverage'), true, 'Should show coverage option')
+  strictEqual(stdout.includes('--coverage-html'), true, 'Should show html option')
   strictEqual(stdout.includes('Examples:'), true, 'Should show examples section')
   strictEqual(stdout.includes('borp --coverage'), true, 'Should show coverage example')
 })
diff --git a/test/config.test.js b/test/config.test.js
index d0b0a92..ad86aed 100644
--- a/test/config.test.js
+++ b/test/config.test.js
@@ -58,3 +58,16 @@ test('adds coverage options', async () => {
     true
   )
 })
+
+test('adds coverage html', async () => {
+  const cwd = join(import.meta.url, '..', 'fixtures', 'ts-esm')
+  const { stderr } = await execa('node', [borp], {
+    cwd,
+    env: {
+      BORP_CONF_FILE: path.join(confFilesDir, 'cov-html.yaml')
+    }
+  })
+
+  strictEqual(stderr.includes('--coverage'), true)
+  strictEqual(stderr.includes('--coverage-html'), true)
+})
diff --git a/test/coverage.test.js b/test/coverage.test.js
index 87be321..2988395 100644
--- a/test/coverage.test.js
+++ b/test/coverage.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { test } from 'node:test'
 import { match, doesNotMatch, fail, equal, AssertionError } from 'node:assert'
 import { execa } from 'execa'
 import { join } from 'desm'
+import { mkdtemp, rm, cp, access } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import path from 'node:path'
 
 delete process.env.GITHUB_ACTION
 const borp = join(import.meta.url, '..', 'borp.js')
@@ -19,6 +21,29 @@ test('coverage', async () => {
   match(res.stdout, /add\.ts/)
 })
 
+test('coverage supports html reporter', async () => {
+  const repoRoot = path.dirname(borp)
+  const tmpDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(repoRoot, '.test-coverage-html-'))
+  const fixtureDir = join(import.meta.url, '..', 'fixtures', 'ts-esm')
+  const cwd = path.join(tmpDir, 'project')
+
+  try {
+    await cp(fixtureDir, cwd, { recursive: true })
+    const res = await execa('node', [
+      borp,
+      '--coverage',
+      '--coverage-html'
+    ], {
+      cwd
+    })
+
+    match(res.stdout, /% Stmts/)
+    await access(path.join(cwd, 'coverage', 'index.html'))
+  } finally {
+    await rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
+  }
+})
+
 test('coverage excludes', async () => {
   const res = await execa('node', [
     borp,