diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index a335557d4..b81047141 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -29,3 +29,5 @@ exclude_lines =
 
     ^\s*if TYPE_CHECKING:
     ^\s*@overload( |$)
+
+    ^\s*@pytest\.mark\.xfail
diff --git a/changelog/12531.contrib.rst b/changelog/12531.contrib.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd83b211f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/12531.contrib.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+The coverage reporting configuration has been updated to exclude
+pytest's own tests marked as expected to fail from the coverage
+report. This has an effect of reducing the influence of flaky
+tests on the resulting number.
+
+-- by :user`webknjaz`