diff --git a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-cov/branch-export-lcov.test b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-cov/branch-export-lcov.test
--- a/llvm/test/tools/llvm-cov/branch-export-lcov.test
+++ b/llvm/test/tools/llvm-cov/branch-export-lcov.test
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 
 // RUN: llvm-profdata merge %S/Inputs/branch-showBranchPercentage.proftext -o %t.profdata
 // RUN: llvm-cov export --format=lcov %S/Inputs/branch-showBranchPercentage.o32l -instr-profile %t.profdata | FileCheck %s
+// RUN: llvm-cov export --format=lcov --skip-branches %S/Inputs/branch-showBranchPercentage.o32l -instr-profile %t.profdata | FileCheck %s --check-prefix=NOBRANCH
 
 // CHECK-DAG: BRDA:14,0,0,1
 // CHECK-DAG: BRDA:14,0,1,5
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
 // Check recursive macro-expansions.
 // RUN: llvm-profdata merge %S/Inputs/branch-macros.proftext -o %t.profdata
 // RUN: llvm-cov export --format=lcov %S/Inputs/branch-macros.o32l -instr-profile %t.profdata | FileCheck %s -check-prefix=MACROS
+// RUN: llvm-cov export --format=lcov --skip-branches %S/Inputs/branch-macros.o32l -instr-profile %t.profdata | FileCheck %s -check-prefix=NOBRANCH
 
 // MACROS-COUNT-4: BRDA:17
 // MACROS-NOT: BRDA:17
@@ -71,3 +73,8 @@
 // MACROS-NOT: BRDA
 // MACROS: BRF:40
 // MACROS: BRH:24
+
+// NOBRANCH-NOT: BRDA
+// NOBRANCH-NOT: BRF
+// NOBRANCH-NOT: BRH
+
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CodeCoverage.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CodeCoverage.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CodeCoverage.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CodeCoverage.cpp
@@ -1192,12 +1192,17 @@
                               cl::desc("Don't export per-function data"),
                               cl::cat(ExportCategory));
 
+  cl::opt<bool> SkipBranches("skip-branches", cl::Optional,
+                              cl::desc("Don't export branch data (LCOV)"),
+                              cl::cat(ExportCategory));
+
   auto Err = commandLineParser(argc, argv);
   if (Err)
     return Err;
 
   ViewOpts.SkipExpansions = SkipExpansions;
   ViewOpts.SkipFunctions = SkipFunctions;
+  ViewOpts.SkipBranches = SkipBranches;
 
   if (ViewOpts.Format != CoverageViewOptions::OutputFormat::Text &&
       ViewOpts.Format != CoverageViewOptions::OutputFormat::Lcov) {
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageExporterLcov.cpp b/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageExporterLcov.cpp
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageExporterLcov.cpp
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageExporterLcov.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 void renderFile(raw_ostream &OS, const coverage::CoverageMapping &Coverage,
                 const std::string &Filename,
                 const FileCoverageSummary &FileReport, bool ExportSummaryOnly,
-                bool SkipFunctions) {
+                bool SkipFunctions, bool SkipBranches) {
   OS << "SF:" << Filename << '\n';
 
   if (!ExportSummaryOnly && !SkipFunctions) {
@@ -185,9 +185,11 @@
     // Calculate and render detailed coverage information for given file.
     auto FileCoverage = Coverage.getCoverageForFile(Filename);
     renderLineExecutionCounts(OS, FileCoverage);
-    renderBranchExecutionCounts(OS, Coverage, FileCoverage);
+    if (!SkipBranches)
+      renderBranchExecutionCounts(OS, Coverage, FileCoverage);
   }
-  renderBranchSummary(OS, FileReport);
+  if (!SkipBranches)
+    renderBranchSummary(OS, FileReport);
   renderLineSummary(OS, FileReport);
 
   OS << "end_of_record\n";
@@ -196,10 +198,11 @@
 void renderFiles(raw_ostream &OS, const coverage::CoverageMapping &Coverage,
                  ArrayRef<std::string> SourceFiles,
                  ArrayRef<FileCoverageSummary> FileReports,
-                 bool ExportSummaryOnly, bool SkipFunctions) {
+                 bool ExportSummaryOnly, bool SkipFunctions,
+                 bool SkipBranches) {
   for (unsigned I = 0, E = SourceFiles.size(); I < E; ++I)
     renderFile(OS, Coverage, SourceFiles[I], FileReports[I], ExportSummaryOnly,
-               SkipFunctions);
+               SkipFunctions, SkipBranches);
 }
 
 } // end anonymous namespace
@@ -218,5 +221,5 @@
   auto FileReports = CoverageReport::prepareFileReports(Coverage, Totals,
                                                         SourceFiles, Options);
   renderFiles(OS, Coverage, SourceFiles, FileReports, Options.ExportSummaryOnly,
-              Options.SkipFunctions);
+              Options.SkipFunctions, Options.SkipBranches);
 }
diff --git a/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageViewOptions.h b/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageViewOptions.h
--- a/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageViewOptions.h
+++ b/llvm/tools/llvm-cov/CoverageViewOptions.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   bool ExportSummaryOnly;
   bool SkipExpansions;
   bool SkipFunctions;
+  bool SkipBranches;
   OutputFormat Format;
   BranchOutputType ShowBranches;
   std::string ShowOutputDirectory;