diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/TestObject.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/TestObject.php
index 818e87924..b2e4ee907 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/TestObject.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Test/Objects/TestObject.php
@@ -88,6 +88,19 @@ public function getFilename()
         return $this->filename;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Getter for the skip_test boolean
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function isSkipped()
+    {
+        if (array_key_exists('group', $this->annotations) && (in_array("skip", $this->annotations['group']))) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Getter for Codeception format name
      *
diff --git a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/TestGenerator.php b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/TestGenerator.php
index cae931611..e1b15791f 100644
--- a/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/TestGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Magento/FunctionalTestingFramework/Util/TestGenerator.php
@@ -1507,10 +1507,15 @@ private function generateTestPhp($test)
         $testName = str_replace(' ', '', $testName);
         $testAnnotations = $this->generateAnnotationsPhp($test->getAnnotations(), true);
         $dependencies = 'AcceptanceTester $I';
-        try {
-            $steps = $this->generateStepsPhp($test->getOrderedActions());
-        } catch (TestReferenceException $e) {
-            throw new TestReferenceException($e->getMessage() . " in Test \"" . $test->getName() . "\"");
+        if ($test->isSkipped()) {
+            $steps = "\t\t" . '$scenario->skip("This test is skipped");' . "\n";
+            $dependencies .= ', \Codeception\Scenario $scenario';
+        } else {
+            try {
+                $steps = $this->generateStepsPhp($test->getOrderedActions());
+            } catch (TestReferenceException $e) {
+                throw new TestReferenceException($e->getMessage() . " in Test \"" . $test->getName() . "\"");
+            }
         }
 
         $testPhp .= $testAnnotations;