diff --git a/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py b/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
index ccbcb65ef..688278231 100644
--- a/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 """Enforce perfect coverage on some files."""
 
+import os
 import sys
 import os.path
 
@@ -73,6 +74,15 @@ def main():
     if sys.platform != 'linux':
         print("Skipping coverage checks on non-Linux system.")
         sys.exit()
+    elif '-k' in sys.argv[1:]:
+        print("Skipping coverage checks because -k is given.")
+        sys.exit()
+    elif '-m' in sys.argv[1:]:
+        print("Skipping coverage checks because -m is given.")
+        sys.exit()
+    elif any(arg.startswith('tests' + os.sep) for arg in sys.argv[1:]):
+        print("Skipping coverage checks because a filename is given.")
+        sys.exit()
 
     for path in PERFECT_FILES:
         assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(*path.split('/'))), path
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 5d83e8a24..903ac4916 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ deps =
 commands =
     {envpython} scripts/link_pyqt.py --tox {envdir}
     {envpython} -m py.test --strict -rfEsw --cov qutebrowser --cov-report xml --cov-report= {posargs:tests}
-    {envpython} scripts/dev/check_coverage.py
+    {envpython} scripts/dev/check_coverage.py {posargs}
     {envpython} -m qutebrowser --no-err-windows --nowindow --temp-basedir about:blank ":later 500 quit"
 
 [testenv:mkvenv]