diff --git a/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go b/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
index 72201850b2..811d659ba3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
+++ b/src/cmd/go/internal/list/list.go
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ For more about modules, see https://golang.org/ref/mod.
 func init() {
 	CmdList.Run = runList // break init cycle
 	work.AddBuildFlags(CmdList, work.DefaultBuildFlags)
+	if cfg.Experiment != nil && cfg.Experiment.CoverageRedesign {
+		work.AddCoverFlags(CmdList, nil)
+	}
 	CmdList.Flag.Var(&listJsonFields, "json", "")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/cover_list.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/cover_list.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c66c087793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/cover_list.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+
+# This test is intended to verify that "go list" accepts coverage related
+# build arguments (such as -cover, -covermode). See issue #57785.
+
+[short] skip
+[!GOEXPERIMENT:coverageredesign] skip
+
+env GOBIN=$WORK/bin
+
+# Install a target and then do an ordinary staleness check on it.
+go install m/example
+! stale m/example
+
+# Run a second staleness check with "-cover" as a build flag. The
+# installed target should indeed be stale, since we didn't build it
+# with -cover.
+stale -cover m/example
+
+-- go.mod --
+module m
+
+go 1.20
+-- example/main.go --
+package main
+
+func main() {
+     println("hi mom")
+}