diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index ea0d7f5..fedefae 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 export(add_badge_codefactor)
 export(add_badge_status)
 export(add_badge_zenodo)
+export(add_codecov)
 export(add_contributing)
 export(add_issue_template)
 export(add_logo)
diff --git a/R/add_codecov.R b/R/add_codecov.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d6cf05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/add_codecov.R
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#'
+#' Add Codecov token snippet
+#'
+#' @returns An entry in the `codecov.yml` file for Codecov token specifications
+#'   suitable for GitHub Actions.
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' if (interactive()) add_codecov()
+#'
+#' @export
+#'
+
+add_codecov <- function() {
+  if (!file.exists("codecov.yml"))
+    return(FALSE)
+
+  codecov_lines <- readLines("codecov.yml")
+  codecov_lines <- c(
+    "codecov:",
+    "  token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}",
+    "",
+    codecov_lines
+  )
+
+  ## Append replacement text ----
+  writeLines(text = codecov_lines, con = "codecov.yml")
+
+  ## Return TRUE if snippet was added ----
+  TRUE
+}
diff --git a/codecov.yml b/codecov.yml
index 04c5585..36c1021 100644
--- a/codecov.yml
+++ b/codecov.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+codecov:
+  token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+
 comment: false
 
 coverage:
diff --git a/inst/WORDLIST b/inst/WORDLIST
index b85d31b..30b3a6a 100644
--- a/inst/WORDLIST
+++ b/inst/WORDLIST
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Lifecycle
 ORCID
 WIP
 Zenodo
+codecov
 cran
 github
 ke
diff --git a/man/add_codecov.Rd b/man/add_codecov.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a40b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/add_codecov.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/add_codecov.R
+\name{add_codecov}
+\alias{add_codecov}
+\title{Add Codecov token snippet}
+\usage{
+add_codecov()
+}
+\value{
+An entry in the \code{codecov.yml} file for Codecov token specifications
+suitable for GitHub Actions.
+}
+\description{
+Add Codecov token snippet
+}
+\examples{
+if (interactive()) add_codecov()
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
index b5e7fa3..3074cf6 100644
--- a/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
+++ b/pkgdown/_pkgdown.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ reference:
     - add_badge_zenodo
     - add_logo
 
+  - title: Code snippets
+    contents:
+    - add_codecov
+
   - title: Document templates
     contents:
     - add_contributing