diff --git a/.changeset/late-roses-dream.md b/.changeset/late-roses-dream.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0c2316c95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/late-roses-dream.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-code-coverage-backend': patch
+---
+
+Add text body parser for LCOV reports
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/converter/lcov.ts b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/converter/lcov.ts
index beaa574075..e2f5733dae 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/converter/lcov.ts
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/converter/lcov.ts
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ export class Lcov implements Converter {
 
     this.logger.debug(`matched ${file} to ${filename}`);
 
-    if (filename) {
+    if (scmFiles.length === 0 || filename) {
       return {
-        filename,
+        filename: filename || file,
         lineHits: {},
         branchHits: {},
       };
diff --git a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 06a108dd0e..3b97f2d233 100644
--- a/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/code-coverage-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export const makeRouter = async (
   bodyParserXml(BodyParser);
   const router = Router();
   router.use(BodyParser.xml());
+  router.use(BodyParser.text());
   router.use(express.json());
 
   const utils = new CoverageUtils(scm, urlReader);