diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4266f70..0a6c828 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,10 +44,13 @@ The json must have the following fields:
   if multiple files are to be skipped, they must be separated with `|`).
   It should be used to exclude autogenerated files. If the repository does not
   have any autogenerated files, `exclude_path` should be an empty string.
-- `crate_features`: `cargo kcov` does not build crate features by default. To
-  get the coverage report including optional features, these need to be
-  specified in `crate_features` separated by comma. If the crate does not have
-  any features, this field should be empty.
+
+Additionally, the following optional fields are available:
+
+- `crate_features`: By default, we pass `--all-features` to cargo when collecting
+  coverage. To have the coverage report only include a subset of features (in addition 
+  to default features, which are always enabled), specify them in this field
+  as a comma-separated string.
 
 This file is required for the coverage integration so it needs to be added
 to the repository as well.
diff --git a/integration_tests/test_coverage.py b/integration_tests/test_coverage.py
index 39b66a8..9a9d83f 100644
--- a/integration_tests/test_coverage.py
+++ b/integration_tests/test_coverage.py
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@ def _read_test_config():
 
     assert "coverage_score" in coverage_config
     assert "exclude_path" in coverage_config
-    assert "crate_features" in coverage_config
 
-    assert (
-        " " not in coverage_config["crate_features"]
-    ), "spaces are not allowed in crate_features value"
+    if "crate_features" in coverage_config:
+        assert (
+            " " not in coverage_config["crate_features"]
+        ), "spaces are not allowed in crate_features value"
 
     return coverage_config
 
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@ def _get_current_coverage(coverage_config, no_cleanup, test_scope):
     if test_scope == pytest.workspace:
         llvm_cov_command += " --workspace "
 
-    crate_features = coverage_config["crate_features"]
+    crate_features = coverage_config.get("crate_features")
     if crate_features:
         llvm_cov_command += " --features=" + crate_features
+    if crate_features is None:
+        llvm_cov_command += " --all-features"
 
     # Pytest closes stdin by default, but some tests might need it to be open.
     # In the future, should the need arise, we can feed custom data to stdin.