diff --git a/lib/rcov/file_statistics.rb b/lib/rcov/file_statistics.rb
index 6d3ce34..6239e01 100644
--- a/lib/rcov/file_statistics.rb
+++ b/lib/rcov/file_statistics.rb
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ def is_code?(lineno)
           end
         end
       end
-      @lines[lineno] && !@is_begin_comment[lineno] && 
-        @lines[lineno] !~ /^\s*(#|$)/ 
+      @lines[lineno] && !@is_begin_comment[lineno] && @lines[lineno] !~ /^\s*(#|$)/ 
     end
 
     private
@@ -163,6 +162,20 @@ def find_multiline_strings
         end
       end
     end
+    
+    def is_nocov?(line)
+      line =~ /#:nocov:/
+    end
+    
+    def mark_nocov_regions(nocov_line_numbers, coverage)
+      while nocov_line_numbers.size > 0
+        begin_line, end_line = nocov_line_numbers.shift, nocov_line_numbers.shift
+        next unless begin_line && end_line
+        (begin_line..end_line).each do |line_num|
+          coverage[line_num] ||= :inferred
+        end
+      end
+    end
 
     def precompute_coverage(comments_run_by_default = true)
       changed = false
@@ -175,7 +188,11 @@ def precompute_coverage(comments_run_by_default = true)
           @coverage[i] ||= :inferred
         end
       end
+      nocov_line_numbers = []
+      
       (0...lines.size).each do |i|
+        nocov_line_numbers << i if is_nocov?(@lines[i])
+
         next if @coverage[i]
         line = @lines[i]
         if /^\s*(begin|ensure|else|case)\s*(?:#.*)?$/ =~ line && next_expr_marked?(i) or
@@ -190,7 +207,11 @@ def precompute_coverage(comments_run_by_default = true)
           @coverage[i] ||= :inferred
           changed = true
         end
+        
       end
+
+      mark_nocov_regions(nocov_line_numbers, @coverage)
+      
       (@lines.size-1).downto(0) do |i|
         next if @coverage[i]
         if !is_code?(i) and @coverage[i+1] 
diff --git a/lib/rcov/version.rb b/lib/rcov/version.rb
index 6cb26e8..5f8a514 100644
--- a/lib/rcov/version.rb
+++ b/lib/rcov/version.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # See LICENSE for licensing information.
 
 module Rcov
-  VERSION = "0.9.4"
+  VERSION = "0.9.5"
   RELEASE_DATE = "2009-10-16"
   RCOVRT_ABI = [2,0,0]
   UPSTREAM_URL = "http://github.com/relevance/rcov"
diff --git a/rcov-java.gemspec b/rcov-java.gemspec
index 1e529f3..1473888 100644
--- a/rcov-java.gemspec
+++ b/rcov-java.gemspec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ PKG_FILES = ["bin/rcov", "lib/rcov.rb", "lib/rcov/lowlevel.rb", "lib/rcov/versio
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{rcov}
-  s.version = "0.9.4"
+  s.version = "0.9.5"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = nil if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Relevance", "Chad Humphries (spicycode)", "Aaron Bedra (abedra)", "Jay McGaffigan", "Mauricio Fernandez"]
diff --git a/rcov.gemspec b/rcov.gemspec
index d80dcfc..2c5d2ae 100644
--- a/rcov.gemspec
+++ b/rcov.gemspec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ PKG_FILES = ["bin/rcov", "lib/rcov.rb", "lib/rcov/lowlevel.rb", "lib/rcov/versio
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name = %q{rcov}
-  s.version = "0.9.4"
+  s.version = "0.9.5"
 
   s.required_rubygems_version = nil if s.respond_to? :required_rubygems_version=
   s.authors = ["Relevance", "Chad Humphries (spicycode)", "Aaron Bedra (abedra)", "Jay McGaffigan", "Mauricio Fernandez"]