diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 11dc3f6e53..804be1e528 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,33 +156,35 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Define custom "Coverage" build type.
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_COVERAGE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O0 -DCOVERAGE=1 --coverage" CACHE STRING
-  "Flags used by the C compiler during \"Coverage\" builds."
-  FORCE
-)
-set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} --coverage" CACHE STRING
-  "Flags used for linking binaries during \"Coverage\" builds."
-  FORCE
-)
-set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} --coverage" CACHE STRING
-  "Flags used by the shared libraries linker during \"Coverage\" builds."
-  FORCE
-)
-mark_as_advanced(
-  CMAKE_C_FLAGS_COVERAGE
-  CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE
-  CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE
-)
+# The list of default build targets depends on whether they are being built for coverage.
+# This functionality is limited to generators that support it.
+if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Make|Ninja")
+  set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_COVERAGE "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} -O0 -DCOVERAGE=1 --coverage" CACHE STRING
+    "Flags used by the C compiler during \"Coverage\" builds."
+  )
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} --coverage" CACHE STRING
+    "Flags used for linking binaries during \"Coverage\" builds."
+  )
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO} --coverage" CACHE STRING
+    "Flags used by the shared libraries linker during \"Coverage\" builds."
+  )
+  if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
+    list(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "Coverage")
+  endif()
+  mark_as_advanced(
+    CMAKE_C_FLAGS_COVERAGE
+    CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE
+    CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_COVERAGE
+  )
+endif()
 
+get_property(is_multi_config GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
 if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
-  get_property(is_multi_config GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
   set(default_build_type "RelWithDebInfo")
-  if(is_multi_config)
-    set(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "${default_build_type}" "Release" "Debug" "MinSizeRel" "Coverage" CACHE STRING
-      "Supported configuration types."
-      FORCE
-    )
-  else()
+  if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
+    # Specify the configuration to use by default in the "Ninja Multi-Config" generator.
+    set(CMAKE_DEFAULT_BUILD_TYPE ${default_build_type} CACHE STRING "")
+  elseif(NOT is_multi_config)
     set_property(CACHE CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE PROPERTY
       STRINGS "${default_build_type}" "Release" "Debug" "MinSizeRel" "Coverage"
     )
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ if(PROJECT_IS_TOP_LEVEL)
       )
     endif()
   endif()
+  unset(default_build_type)
 endif()
 
 include(TryAppendCFlags)
@@ -298,10 +301,15 @@ message("Optional binaries:")
 message("  benchmark ........................... ${SECP256K1_BUILD_BENCHMARK}")
 message("  noverify_tests ...................... ${SECP256K1_BUILD_TESTS}")
 set(tests_status "${SECP256K1_BUILD_TESTS}")
-if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Coverage")
-  set(tests_status OFF)
+if(tests_status)
+  if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
+    set(tests_status "${tests_status}, except for the 'Coverage' configuration")
+  elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Coverage")
+    set(tests_status OFF)
+  endif()
 endif()
 message("  tests ............................... ${tests_status}")
+unset(tests_status)
 message("  exhaustive tests .................... ${SECP256K1_BUILD_EXHAUSTIVE_TESTS}")
 message("  ctime_tests ......................... ${SECP256K1_BUILD_CTIME_TESTS}")
 message("  examples ............................ ${SECP256K1_BUILD_EXAMPLES}")
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index fa3b2903eb..dc2292f920 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -137,12 +137,19 @@ if(SECP256K1_BUILD_TESTS)
   add_executable(noverify_tests tests.c)
   target_link_libraries(noverify_tests secp256k1_precomputed secp256k1_asm)
   add_test(NAME secp256k1_noverify_tests COMMAND noverify_tests)
-  if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Coverage")
-    add_executable(tests tests.c)
-    target_compile_definitions(tests PRIVATE VERIFY)
-    target_link_libraries(tests secp256k1_precomputed secp256k1_asm)
-    add_test(NAME secp256k1_tests COMMAND tests)
+
+  add_executable(tests tests.c)
+  if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Ninja Multi-Config")
+    set_target_properties(tests PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL $<CONFIG:Coverage>)
+  endif()
+  target_compile_definitions(tests PRIVATE VERIFY)
+  target_link_libraries(tests secp256k1_precomputed secp256k1_asm)
+  set(configs ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} ${CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES})
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM configs Coverage)
+  if(configs)
+    add_test(NAME secp256k1_tests COMMAND tests CONFIGURATIONS ${configs})
   endif()
+  unset(configs)
 endif()
 
 if(SECP256K1_BUILD_EXHAUSTIVE_TESTS)