diff --git a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
index 3de2198724..9e9665befa 100644
--- a/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.bazelci/presubmit.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ tasks:
       - sed -i 's/^# rbe_preconfig/rbe_preconfig/' WORKSPACE.bazel
     build_targets: *default_linux_targets
     test_targets: *default_linux_targets
+    coverage_targets: *default_linux_targets
+    post_shell_commands: *coverage_validation_post_shell_commands
   macos:
     build_targets: *default_macos_targets
     test_targets: *default_macos_targets
@@ -122,6 +124,8 @@ tasks:
     build_flags: *aspects_flags
     build_targets: *default_linux_targets
     test_targets: *default_linux_targets
+    coverage_targets: *default_linux_targets
+    post_shell_commands: *coverage_validation_post_shell_commands
   rbe_ubuntu2004_rolling_with_aspects:
     name: RBE Rolling Bazel Version With Aspects
     platform: rbe_ubuntu2004
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ tasks:
       - sed -i 's/^# rbe_preconfig/rbe_preconfig/' WORKSPACE.bazel
     build_targets: *default_linux_targets
     test_targets: *default_linux_targets
+    coverage_targets: *default_linux_targets
+    post_shell_commands: *coverage_validation_post_shell_commands
     build_flags: *aspects_flags
     soft_fail: yes
     bazel: "rolling"
diff --git a/.bazelrc b/.bazelrc
index 00e698c685..0e44097c15 100644
--- a/.bazelrc
+++ b/.bazelrc
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ coverage --combined_report=lcov
 # Avoid fully cached builds reporting no coverage and failing CI
 # https://bazel.build/reference/command-line-reference#flag--experimental_fetch_all_coverage_outputs
 coverage --experimental_fetch_all_coverage_outputs
+coverage --experimental_split_coverage_postprocessing
+coverage --remote_download_toplevel
+coverage --test_env=VERBOSE_COVERAGE=1
+coverage --test_env=RUST_BACKTRACE=1
+coverage --test_output=errors
 
 ###############################################################################
 ## Unique configuration groups
diff --git a/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel b/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel
index f1ba202552..317a30e3fb 100644
--- a/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/rust/settings/BUILD.bazel
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool_flag(
 # reporting tools like `llvm-cov` and `llvm-profdata` as runfiles to each test.
 bool_flag(
     name = "experimental_use_coverage_metadata_files",
-    build_setting_default = False,
+    build_setting_default = True,
 )
 
 # A flag to set rustc --sysroot flag to the sysroot generated by rust_toolchain