diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d01c1b..5d0e083 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ You can find instructions on how to apply the plugin at:  http://plugins.gradle.
     When applied on a project with sub-projects, the plugin will create the aggregation task `aggregateScoverage`, which
     will first generate reports for each project individually (including the parent project), and will then generate an
     aggregated result based on these reports.
+    
+    The plugin must be applied on a sub-project for it to be included in the aggregated; applying the plugin on a
+    project _does not_ automatically apply it on sub-projects.   
 
     The aggregated report will override the parent-project specific report (`parent-project/build/reports/scoverage`).
 
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/MultiModulePluginNotConfiguredForScalaTest.java b/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/MultiModulePluginNotConfiguredForScalaTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3fdffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/MultiModulePluginNotConfiguredForScalaTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package org.scoverage;
+
+import org.junit.Assert;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class MultiModulePluginNotConfiguredForScalaTest extends ScoverageFunctionalTest {
+
+    public MultiModulePluginNotConfiguredForScalaTest() {
+        super("multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void checkAndAggregateScoverage() throws Exception {
+
+        AssertableBuildResult result = run("clean", ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME(),
+                ScoveragePlugin.getAGGREGATE_NAME());
+
+        result.assertTaskSkipped(ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
+        result.assertTaskSkipped("scala_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
+        result.assertTaskSkipped("java_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
+        result.assertTaskSkipped(ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
+        result.assertTaskSkipped("scala_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
+        result.assertTaskSkipped("java_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
+        result.assertTaskSkipped(ScoveragePlugin.getAGGREGATE_NAME());
+
+        assertReportDirsEmpty();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(result.getResult().getOutput().contains("Scala sub-project 'scala_only' doesn't have Scoverage applied"));
+        Assert.assertFalse(result.getResult().getOutput().contains("Scala sub-project 'java_only' doesn't have Scoverage applied"));
+    }
+
+    private void assertReportDirsEmpty() {
+
+        Assert.assertFalse(reportDir().exists());
+        Assert.assertFalse(reportDir(projectDir().toPath().resolve("scala_only").toFile()).exists());
+        Assert.assertFalse(reportDir(projectDir().toPath().resolve("java_only").toFile()).exists());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/ScalaJavaMultiModuleTest.java b/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/ScalaJavaMultiModuleTest.java
index 0c6156e..6f094bf 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/ScalaJavaMultiModuleTest.java
+++ b/src/functionalTest/java/org.scoverage/ScalaJavaMultiModuleTest.java
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ public void checkAndAggregateScoverage() throws Exception {
         AssertableBuildResult result = run("clean", ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME(),
                 ScoveragePlugin.getAGGREGATE_NAME());
 
-        result.assertTaskOutcome("java_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCOMPILE_NAME(), TaskOutcome.NO_SOURCE);
+        result.assertTaskSkipped("java_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCOMPILE_NAME());
 
         result.assertTaskSkipped(ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
         result.assertTaskSucceeded("scala_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
         result.assertTaskSucceeded("mixed_scala_java:" + ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
         result.assertTaskSkipped("java_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getREPORT_NAME());
+
         result.assertTaskSucceeded(ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
         result.assertTaskSucceeded("scala_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
         result.assertTaskSucceeded("mixed_scala_java:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
         result.assertTaskSkipped("java_only:" + ScoveragePlugin.getCHECK_NAME());
+
         result.assertTaskSucceeded(ScoveragePlugin.getAGGREGATE_NAME());
 
         assertAllReportFilesExist();
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..450d3e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'org.scoverage' apply false
+}
+
+description = 'a multi-module Scala and Java project that defines scoverage only on root but not on subprojects'
+
+allprojects {
+    repositories {
+        jcenter()
+    }
+}
+
+subprojects { p ->
+    if (p.name != 'dependencies') {
+        apply plugin: 'java'
+        dependencies {
+            implementation platform(project(':dependencies'))
+            testCompile group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-runner'
+        }
+
+        test {
+            useJUnitPlatform()
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
+scoverage {
+    minimumRate = 0.5
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/dependencies/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/dependencies/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ac33f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java-platform'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    constraints {
+        api group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library', version: "${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}.${scalaVersionBuild}"
+
+        api group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine', version: junitVersion
+        api group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-runner', version: junitPlatformVersion
+
+        api group: 'org.scalatest', name: "scalatest_${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}", version: scalatestVersion
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbcd2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies {
+    testRuntime group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine'
+}
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/src/main/java/org/hello/WorldJavaOnly.java b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/src/main/java/org/hello/WorldJavaOnly.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95c85de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/src/main/java/org/hello/WorldJavaOnly.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package org.hello;
+
+public class WorldJavaOnly {
+
+    public String foo() {
+        String s = "java_only" + "a";
+        return s;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/src/test/java/org/hello/WorldJavaOnlyTest.java b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/src/test/java/org/hello/WorldJavaOnlyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68fd33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/java_only/src/test/java/org/hello/WorldJavaOnlyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package org.hello;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class WorldJavaOnlyTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void foo() {
+        new WorldJavaOnly().foo();
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28ca396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apply plugin: 'scala'
+// apply plugin: 'org.scoverage' // Oops forgot to configure scoverage
+
+dependencies {
+    compile group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library'
+
+    testRuntime group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine'
+    testCompile group: 'org.scalatest', name: "scalatest_${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}"
+}
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/src/main/scala/org/hello/WorldScalaOnly.scala b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/src/main/scala/org/hello/WorldScalaOnly.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..268c5a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/src/main/scala/org/hello/WorldScalaOnly.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package org.hello
+
+class WorldScalaOnly {
+
+  def foo(): String = {
+    val s = "scala_only" + "a"
+    s
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/src/test/scala/org/hello/WorldScalaOnlySuite.scala b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/src/test/scala/org/hello/WorldScalaOnlySuite.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7601021
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/scala_only/src/test/scala/org/hello/WorldScalaOnlySuite.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package org.hello
+
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith
+import org.scalatest.FunSuite
+import org.scalatest.junit.JUnitRunner
+
+@RunWith(classOf[JUnitRunner])
+class WorldScalaOnlySuite extends FunSuite {
+
+  test("foo") {
+    new WorldScalaOnly().foo()
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/settings.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f44066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/multi-module-plugin-not-configured-for-scala/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include 'dependencies', 'java_only', 'scala_only'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/build.gradle
index b486ee1..27246b6 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/build.gradle
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@ plugins {
     id 'org.scoverage' apply false
 }
 
+description = 'a multi-module Scala and Java project that builds successfully with 100% coverage'
+
 allprojects {
     repositories {
         jcenter()
     }
 }
 
-description = 'a multi-module Scala and Java project that builds successfully with 100% coverage'
-
-apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
-
-allprojects {
+subprojects {
+    apply plugin: 'java'
 
     dependencies {
         testCompile group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-runner', version: junitPlatformVersion
@@ -21,12 +20,9 @@ allprojects {
     test {
         useJUnitPlatform()
     }
-
-    scoverage {
-        minimumRate = 0.5
-    }
 }
 
+apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
 scoverage {
     minimumRate = 0.5
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/java_only/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/java_only/build.gradle
index 1cb42eb..c2060d5 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/java_only/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/java_only/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
-
 dependencies {
-
     testRuntime group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine', version: junitVersion
 }
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/mixed_scala_java/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/mixed_scala_java/build.gradle
index 9d6a7ab..c107f19 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/mixed_scala_java/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/mixed_scala_java/build.gradle
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'scala'
-apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
 
 dependencies {
     compile group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library', version: "${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}.${scalaVersionBuild}"
@@ -16,4 +14,9 @@ ext.configureSources = { set, name ->
     set.java.srcDirs = []
 }
 configureSources(sourceSets.main, 'main')
-configureSources(sourceSets.test, 'test')
\ No newline at end of file
+configureSources(sourceSets.test, 'test')
+
+apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
+scoverage {
+    minimumRate = 0.5
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/scala_only/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/scala_only/build.gradle
index 97f6ee6..abca859 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/scala_only/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-java-multi-module/scala_only/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 apply plugin: 'scala'
-apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
 
 dependencies {
     compile group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library', version: "${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}.${scalaVersionBuild}"
@@ -8,3 +7,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     testCompile group: 'org.scalatest', name: "scalatest_${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}", version: scalatestVersion
 }
+
+apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
+scoverage {
+    minimumRate = 0.5
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-cross-version/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-cross-version/build.gradle
index 4a024a0..d70523d 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-cross-version/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-cross-version/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.scoverage'
+    id 'org.scoverage' apply false
 }
 
 allprojects {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     apply plugin: 'java'
     apply plugin: 'scala'
+    apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
 
     dependencies {
         testRuntime group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine', version: junitVersion
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-multiple-test-tasks/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-multiple-test-tasks/build.gradle
index af0a9b3..310e1da 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-multiple-test-tasks/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module-multiple-test-tasks/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.scoverage'
+    id 'org.scoverage' apply false
 }
 
 allprojects {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ allprojects {
 
     apply plugin: 'java'
     apply plugin: 'scala'
+    apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
 
     dependencies {
         compile group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library', version: "${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}.${scalaVersionBuild}"
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/build.gradle
index dcfad1a..3f10c36 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/build.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/build.gradle
@@ -1,34 +1,36 @@
 plugins {
-    id 'org.scoverage'
+    id 'org.scoverage' apply false
 }
 
-allprojects {
+description = 'a multi-module Scala project that builds successfully with 100% coverage'
+
+allprojects { p ->
     repositories {
         jcenter()
     }
-}
 
-description = 'a multi-module Scala project that builds successfully with 100% coverage'
+    if (p.name != 'dependencies') {
+        apply plugin: 'java'
+        apply plugin: 'scala'
+        apply plugin: 'org.scoverage'
 
-allprojects {
+        dependencies {
+            implementation platform(project(':dependencies'))
 
-    apply plugin: 'java'
-    apply plugin: 'scala'
+            compile group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library'
 
-    dependencies {
-        compile group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library', version: "${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}.${scalaVersionBuild}"
+            testRuntime group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine'
+            testCompile group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-runner'
 
-        testRuntime group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine', version: junitVersion
-        testCompile group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-runner', version: junitPlatformVersion
+            testCompile group: 'org.scalatest', name: "scalatest_${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}"
+        }
 
-        testCompile group: 'org.scalatest', name: "scalatest_${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}", version: scalatestVersion
-    }
-
-    test {
-        useJUnitPlatform()
-    }
+        test {
+            useJUnitPlatform()
+        }
 
-    scoverage {
-        minimumRate = 0.5
+        scoverage {
+            minimumRate = 0.5
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/dependencies/build.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/dependencies/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ac33f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'java-platform'
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    constraints {
+        api group: 'org.scala-lang', name: 'scala-library', version: "${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}.${scalaVersionBuild}"
+
+        api group: 'org.junit.vintage', name: 'junit-vintage-engine', version: junitVersion
+        api group: 'org.junit.platform', name: 'junit-platform-runner', version: junitPlatformVersion
+
+        api group: 'org.scalatest', name: "scalatest_${scalaVersionMajor}.${scalaVersionMinor}", version: scalatestVersion
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/settings.gradle b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/settings.gradle
index 6eabe3b..084ba0c 100644
--- a/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/settings.gradle
+++ b/src/functionalTest/resources/projects/scala-multi-module/settings.gradle
@@ -1 +1 @@
-include 'a', 'b', 'common'
\ No newline at end of file
+include 'dependencies', 'a', 'b', 'common'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/groovy/org/scoverage/ScoveragePlugin.groovy b/src/main/groovy/org/scoverage/ScoveragePlugin.groovy
index 4666a6c..3dcf232 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/org/scoverage/ScoveragePlugin.groovy
+++ b/src/main/groovy/org/scoverage/ScoveragePlugin.groovy
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.gradle.api.Project
 import org.gradle.api.Task
 import org.gradle.api.invocation.Gradle
 import org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginAware
+import org.gradle.api.plugins.scala.ScalaPlugin
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.scala.ScalaCompile
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.Test
@@ -32,11 +33,6 @@ class ScoveragePlugin implements Plugin<PluginAware> {
     void apply(PluginAware pluginAware) {
         if (pluginAware instanceof Project) {
             applyProject(pluginAware)
-            if (pluginAware == pluginAware.rootProject) {
-                pluginAware.subprojects { p ->
-                    p.plugins.apply(ScoveragePlugin)
-                }
-            }
         } else if (pluginAware instanceof Gradle) {
             pluginAware.allprojects { p ->
                 p.plugins.apply(ScoveragePlugin)
@@ -104,7 +100,6 @@ class ScoveragePlugin implements Plugin<PluginAware> {
         def globalReportTask = project.tasks.register(REPORT_NAME, ScoverageAggregate)
         def globalCheckTask = project.tasks.register(CHECK_NAME, OverallCheckTask)
 
-
         project.afterEvaluate {
             def detectedSourceEncoding = compileTask.scalaCompileOptions.encoding
             if (detectedSourceEncoding == null) {
@@ -166,29 +161,6 @@ class ScoveragePlugin implements Plugin<PluginAware> {
                 reportDir = extension.reportDir
             }
 
-            // define aggregation task
-            if (project.childProjects.size() > 0) {
-                def allReportTasks = project.getAllprojects().findResults {
-                    it.tasks.find { task ->
-                        task.name == REPORT_NAME && task instanceof ScoverageAggregate
-                    }
-                }
-
-                def aggregationTask = project.tasks.create(AGGREGATE_NAME, ScoverageAggregate) {
-                    dependsOn(allReportTasks)
-                    group = 'verification'
-                    runner = scoverageRunner
-                    reportDir = extension.reportDir
-                    sourceEncoding.set(detectedSourceEncoding)
-                    deleteReportsOnAggregation = extension.deleteReportsOnAggregation
-                    coverageOutputCobertura = extension.coverageOutputCobertura
-                    coverageOutputXML = extension.coverageOutputXML
-                    coverageOutputHTML = extension.coverageOutputHTML
-                    coverageDebug = extension.coverageDebug
-                }
-                project.tasks[CHECK_NAME].mustRunAfter(aggregationTask)
-            }
-
             // make this project's scoverage compilation depend on scoverage compilation of any other project
             // which this project depends on its normal compilation
             // (essential when running without normal compilation on multi-module projects with inner dependencies)
@@ -308,6 +280,39 @@ class ScoveragePlugin implements Plugin<PluginAware> {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            // define aggregation task
+            if (!project.subprojects.empty) {
+                project.gradle.projectsEvaluated {
+                    project.subprojects.each {
+                        if (it.plugins.hasPlugin(ScalaPlugin) && !it.plugins.hasPlugin(ScoveragePlugin)) {
+                            it.logger.warn("Scala sub-project '${it.name}' doesn't have Scoverage applied and will be ignored in parent project aggregation")
+                        }
+                    }
+                    def childReportTasks = project.subprojects.findResults {
+                        it.tasks.find { task ->
+                            task.name == REPORT_NAME && task instanceof ScoverageAggregate
+                        }
+                    }
+                    def allReportTasks = childReportTasks + globalReportTask
+                    def aggregationTask = project.tasks.create(AGGREGATE_NAME, ScoverageAggregate) {
+                        onlyIf {
+                            !childReportTasks.empty
+                        }
+                        dependsOn(allReportTasks)
+                        group = 'verification'
+                        runner = scoverageRunner
+                        reportDir = extension.reportDir
+                        sourceEncoding.set(detectedSourceEncoding)
+                        deleteReportsOnAggregation = extension.deleteReportsOnAggregation
+                        coverageOutputCobertura = extension.coverageOutputCobertura
+                        coverageOutputXML = extension.coverageOutputXML
+                        coverageOutputHTML = extension.coverageOutputHTML
+                        coverageDebug = extension.coverageDebug
+                    }
+                    project.tasks[CHECK_NAME].mustRunAfter(aggregationTask)
+                }
+            }
         }
     }