diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/scripts/jest.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/scripts/jest.js
index 12a2b9921455b..7d1c8cf20362e 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/scripts/jest.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/scripts/jest.js
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ run(
         `!${path}/**/build/**`,
         '--collectCoverageFrom', // Ignore coverage on test files
         `!${path}/**/__tests__/**/*`,
+        '--collectCoverageFrom', // Ignore coverage on example files
+        `!${path}/**/__examples__/**/*`,
         '--collectCoverageFrom', // Include JS files
         `${path}/**/*.js`,
         '--collectCoverageFrom', // Include TS/X files