diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/History.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/History.java
index 7b52dc89a..4eda97934 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/History.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/History.java
@@ -10,9 +10,16 @@
 public interface History {
 
     void initialize();
+
+    default Predicate<ClassName> limitTests(List<MutationDetails> mutants) {
+        return limitTests();
+    }
+
+    @Deprecated
     default Predicate<ClassName> limitTests() {
         return c -> true;
     }
+
     void processCoverage(CoverageDatabase coverageData);
 
     List<MutationResult> analyse(List<MutationDetails> mutationsForClasses);
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/DryRunUnit.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/DryRunUnit.java
index 18a33e9e8..19c8cf6f2 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/DryRunUnit.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/DryRunUnit.java
@@ -42,4 +42,9 @@ public int priority() {
         return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Collection<MutationDetails> mutants() {
+        return mutations;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/KnownStatusMutationTestUnit.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/KnownStatusMutationTestUnit.java
index 6fb624ca7..e66c652af 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/KnownStatusMutationTestUnit.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/KnownStatusMutationTestUnit.java
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 package org.pitest.mutationtest.build;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.MutationMetaData;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.MutationResult;
+import org.pitest.mutationtest.engine.MutationDetails;
 import org.pitest.util.Log;
 
 public class KnownStatusMutationTestUnit implements MutationAnalysisUnit {
@@ -30,4 +33,11 @@ public int priority() {
     return Integer.MAX_VALUE;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Collection<MutationDetails> mutants() {
+    return mutations.stream()
+            .map(MutationResult::getDetails)
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationAnalysisUnit.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationAnalysisUnit.java
index 84ce45e9f..aaad6aeea 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationAnalysisUnit.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationAnalysisUnit.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package org.pitest.mutationtest.build;
 
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.MutationMetaData;
+import org.pitest.mutationtest.engine.MutationDetails;
 
 /**
  * A unit of mutation analysis
@@ -11,4 +13,5 @@ public interface MutationAnalysisUnit extends Callable<MutationMetaData> {
 
   int priority();
 
+  Collection<MutationDetails> mutants();
 }
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationTestUnit.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationTestUnit.java
index 086793cab..824199143 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationTestUnit.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/MutationTestUnit.java
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ public int priority() {
     return this.availableMutations.size();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Collection<MutationDetails> mutants() {
+    return availableMutations;
+  }
+
   private void runTestsInSeperateProcess(final MutationStatusMap mutations)
       throws IOException, InterruptedException {
     while (mutations.hasUnrunMutations()) {
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverage.java b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverage.java
index c90acc91f..3533b4375 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverage.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/main/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverage.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.build.WorkerFactory;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.config.ReportOptions;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.config.SettingsFactory;
+import org.pitest.mutationtest.engine.MutationDetails;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.engine.MutationEngine;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.execute.MutationAnalysisExecutor;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.incremental.HistoryListener;
@@ -133,7 +134,15 @@ public CombinedStatistics runReport() throws IOException {
       return emptyStatistics();
     }
 
-    return runAnalysis(runtime, t0, args, engine, issues);
+    // Extract mutants from analysis units. Advanced history implementations can
+    // use this data to reduce the number of tests run during coverage.
+    // This is list of mutants is potentially larger than the one finally
+    // assessed, as no filters have been run across it.
+    List<MutationDetails> unfilteredMutants = preScanMutations.stream()
+            .flatMap(unit -> unit.mutants().stream())
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+    return runAnalysis(runtime, t0, args, engine, issues, unfilteredMutants);
 
   }
 
@@ -142,11 +151,11 @@ private CombinedStatistics emptyStatistics() {
     return new CombinedStatistics(mutationStatistics, new CoverageSummary(0,0), Collections.emptyList());
   }
 
-  private CombinedStatistics runAnalysis(Runtime runtime, long t0, EngineArguments args, MutationEngine engine, List<BuildMessage> issues) {
+  private CombinedStatistics runAnalysis(Runtime runtime, long t0, EngineArguments args, MutationEngine engine, List<BuildMessage> issues, List<MutationDetails> unfilteredMutants) {
     History history = this.strategies.history();
     history.initialize();
 
-    CoverageDatabase coverageData = coverage().calculateCoverage(history.limitTests());
+    CoverageDatabase coverageData = coverage().calculateCoverage(history.limitTests(unfilteredMutants));
     history.processCoverage(coverageData);
 
     LOG.fine("Used memory after coverage calculation "
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/AnalyisPriorityComparatorTest.java b/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/AnalyisPriorityComparatorTest.java
index fe54cea06..efed31552 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/AnalyisPriorityComparatorTest.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/build/AnalyisPriorityComparatorTest.java
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.pitest.mutationtest.MutationMetaData;
+import org.pitest.mutationtest.engine.MutationDetails;
 
 public class AnalyisPriorityComparatorTest {
 
@@ -50,6 +53,11 @@ public MutationMetaData call() throws Exception {
         return null;
       }
 
+      @Override
+      public Collection<MutationDetails> mutants() {
+        return Collections.emptyList();
+      }
+
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverageReportTest.java b/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverageReportTest.java
index f4ea301f1..d2dc45cc3 100644
--- a/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverageReportTest.java
+++ b/pitest-entry/src/test/java/org/pitest/mutationtest/tooling/MutationCoverageReportTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyCollection;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
+import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyList;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ public void setUp() {
     when(
         this.listenerFactory.getListener(any(),
             any(ListenerArguments.class))).thenReturn(this.listener);
-    when(history.limitTests()).thenReturn(c -> true);
+    when(history.limitTests(anyList())).thenReturn(c -> true);
     mockMutationEngine();
   }