diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4d86de..11ae0f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ func Test(t *testing.T) {
             g.Assert(3+1).Equal(4)
         })
     })
+
+    g.Skip.Describe("Skip all tests in this block", func(){
+        // Skipped
+        g.It("Should not run", func() {
+            g.Assert(2).Equal(4)
+        })
+    })
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/describe_test.go b/describe_test.go
index f009466..03665f9 100644
--- a/describe_test.go
+++ b/describe_test.go
@@ -171,3 +171,69 @@ func TestNestedAfter(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("Failed")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestSkipDescribe(t *testing.T) {
+	g := Goblin(t)
+
+	g.Describe("Describe will run", func() {
+
+		g.It("This will run", func() {
+			g.Assert(4).Equal(4)
+		})
+	})
+
+	g.Skip.Describe("Describe will not run", func() {
+
+		g.Before(func() {
+			t.Fatal("This Before() should not run")
+		})
+		g.After(func() {
+			t.Fatal("This After() should not run")
+		})
+
+		g.BeforeEach(func() {
+			t.Fatal("This BeforeEach() should not run")
+		})
+		g.AfterEach(func() {
+			t.Fatal("This AfterEach() should not run")
+		})
+
+		g.JustBeforeEach(func() {
+			t.Fatal("This JustBeforeEach() should not run")
+		})
+
+		g.It("This will not run", func() {
+			t.Fatal("Failed")
+		})
+
+		g.Describe("Describe will not run also", func() {
+			g.Before(func() {
+				t.Fatal("This Before() should not run")
+			})
+			g.After(func() {
+				t.Fatal("This After() should not run")
+			})
+			g.It("This will not run also", func() {
+				t.Fatal("Failed")
+			})
+		})
+	})
+
+	g.Describe("Last describe will run", func() {
+
+		counter := 0
+
+		g.Before(func() {
+			counter++
+		})
+		g.BeforeEach(func() {
+			counter++
+		})
+		g.JustBeforeEach(func() {
+			counter++
+		})
+		g.It("This will run", func() {
+			g.Assert(counter).Equal(3)
+		})
+	})
+}
diff --git a/goblin.go b/goblin.go
index 8585153..10fa2bf 100644
--- a/goblin.go
+++ b/goblin.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ func (g *G) Describe(name string, h func()) {
 
 	if d.parent != nil {
 		d.parent.children = append(d.parent.children, Runnable(d))
+		d.isSkipped = d.parent.isSkipped
 	}
 
 	g.parent = d
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ type Describe struct {
 	justBeforeEach []func()
 	hasTests       bool
 	parent         *Describe
+	isSkipped      bool
 }
 
 func (d *Describe) runBeforeEach() {
@@ -95,7 +97,12 @@ func (d *Describe) runAfterEach() {
 func (d *Describe) run(g *G) bool {
 	failed := false
 	if d.hasTests {
-		g.reporter.BeginDescribe(d.name)
+
+		if d.isSkipped {
+			g.reporter.BeginXdescribe(d.name)
+		} else {
+			g.reporter.BeginDescribe(d.name)
+		}
 
 		for _, b := range d.befores {
 			b()
@@ -135,6 +142,11 @@ type It struct {
 func (it *It) run(g *G) bool {
 	g.currentIt = it
 
+	if it.parent.isSkipped {
+		g.reporter.ItIsExcluded(it.name)
+		return false
+	}
+
 	if it.h == nil {
 		g.reporter.ItIsPending(it.name)
 		return false
@@ -166,6 +178,14 @@ 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) Describe(name string, h func()) {
+	s.g.xdescribe(name, h)
+}
+
 type Xit struct {
 	h        interface{}
 	name     string
@@ -206,6 +226,8 @@ 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 +289,7 @@ type G struct {
 	shouldContinue chan bool
 	mutex          sync.Mutex
 	timer          *time.Timer
+	Skip           *Skip
 }
 
 func (g *G) SetReporter(r Reporter) {
@@ -295,6 +318,28 @@ func (g *G) Xit(name string, h ...interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (g *G) xdescribe(name string, h func()) {
+	d := &Describe{name: name, h: h, parent: g.parent, isSkipped: true}
+
+	if d.parent != nil {
+		d.parent.children = append(d.parent.children, Runnable(d))
+	}
+
+	g.parent = d
+
+	h()
+
+	g.parent = d.parent
+
+	if g.parent == nil && d.hasTests {
+		g.reporter.Begin()
+		if d.run(g) {
+			g.t.Fail()
+		}
+		g.reporter.End()
+	}
+}
+
 func matchesRegex(value string) bool {
 	if runRegex != nil {
 		return runRegex.MatchString(value)
@@ -310,22 +355,37 @@ func notifyParents(d *Describe) {
 }
 
 func (g *G) Before(h func()) {
+	if g.parent.isSkipped {
+		return
+	}
 	g.parent.befores = append(g.parent.befores, h)
 }
 
 func (g *G) BeforeEach(h func()) {
+	if g.parent.isSkipped {
+		return
+	}
 	g.parent.beforeEach = append(g.parent.beforeEach, h)
 }
 
 func (g *G) JustBeforeEach(h func()) {
+	if g.parent.isSkipped {
+		return
+	}
 	g.parent.justBeforeEach = append(g.parent.justBeforeEach, h)
 }
 
 func (g *G) After(h func()) {
+	if g.parent.isSkipped {
+		return
+	}
 	g.parent.afters = append(g.parent.afters, h)
 }
 
 func (g *G) AfterEach(h func()) {
+	if g.parent.isSkipped {
+		return
+	}
 	g.parent.afterEach = append(g.parent.afterEach, h)
 }
 
diff --git a/reporting.go b/reporting.go
index 39708ec..4d52565 100644
--- a/reporting.go
+++ b/reporting.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type Reporter interface {
 	BeginDescribe(string)
+	BeginXdescribe(string)
 	EndDescribe()
 	Begin()
 	End()
@@ -89,6 +90,12 @@ func (r *DetailedReporter) BeginDescribe(name string) {
 	r.level++
 }
 
+func (r *DetailedReporter) BeginXdescribe(name string) {
+	fmt.Println("")
+	r.print(r.fancy.Yellow(name))
+	r.level++
+}
+
 func (r *DetailedReporter) EndDescribe() {
 	r.level--
 }
diff --git a/reporting_test.go b/reporting_test.go
index e13edfe..d1ab355 100644
--- a/reporting_test.go
+++ b/reporting_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ func (r *FakeReporter) BeginDescribe(name string) {
 	r.describes = append(r.describes, name)
 }
 
+func (r *FakeReporter) BeginXdescribe(name string) {
+	r.BeginDescribe(name)
+}
+
 func (r *FakeReporter) EndDescribe() {
 	r.ends++
 }