diff --git a/goblin.go b/goblin.go
index 8585153..57acd49 100644
--- a/goblin.go
+++ b/goblin.go
@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ func (it *It) failed(msg string, stack []string) {
 	it.failure = &Failure{Stack: stack, Message: msg, TestName: it.parent.name + " " + it.name}
 }
 
+type Skip struct {
+	g *G
+}
+
+func (s *Skip) It(name string, h ...interface{}) {
+	s.g.Xit(name, h)
+}
+
 type Xit struct {
 	h        interface{}
 	name     string
@@ -206,6 +214,9 @@ func Goblin(t *testing.T, arguments ...string) *G {
 		parseFlags()
 	}
 	g := &G{t: t, timeout: *timeout}
+	g.Skip = Skip{
+		g: g,
+	}
 	var fancy TextFancier
 	if *isTty {
 		fancy = &TerminalFancier{}
@@ -267,6 +278,7 @@ type G struct {
 	shouldContinue chan bool
 	mutex          sync.Mutex
 	timer          *time.Timer
+	Skip           Skip
 }
 
 func (g *G) SetReporter(r Reporter) {
diff --git a/goblin_test.go b/goblin_test.go
index 18669f1..d637959 100644
--- a/goblin_test.go
+++ b/goblin_test.go
@@ -433,3 +433,39 @@ func TestItTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Failed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSkipIt(t *testing.T) {
+	g := Goblin(t)
+
+	g.Describe("Describe with it, xit, skip.it", func() {
+
+		g.It("This will run", func() {
+			g.Assert(2).Equal(2)
+		})
+
+		g.Xit("This will not run", func() {
+			g.Fail("Fail")
+		})
+
+		g.Skip.It("This will also not run", func() {
+			g.Fail("Fail")
+		})
+
+		g.Skip.It("Should be skipped and not fail", func(done Done) {
+			go func() {
+				g.Fail("Fail")
+				done()
+			}()
+		})
+	})
+
+	g.Describe("Describe level 1", func() {
+
+		g.Describe("Describe level 2", func() {
+
+			g.Skip.It("This will also not run", func() {
+				g.Fail("Fail")
+			})
+		})
+	})
+}