diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index dfc0a542e..92750acc3 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Nicolas Delaby
 Pieter Mulder
 Piotr Banaszkiewicz
 Punyashloka Biswal
+Quentin Pradet
 Ralf Schmitt
 Raphael Pierzina
 Ronny Pfannschmidt
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 93197bba9..a64d64a12 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 *
 
-*
+* Fix ``pytest.mark.skip`` mark when used in strict mode.
+  Thanks `@pquentin`_ for the PR and `@RonnyPfannschmidt`_ for
+  showing how to fix the bug.
 
 * Minor improvements and fixes to the documentation.
   Thanks `@omarkohl`_ for the PR.
@@ -165,6 +167,7 @@
 .. _@rabbbit: https://github.com/rabbbit
 .. _@hackebrot: https://github.com/hackebrot
 .. _@omarkohl: https://github.com/omarkohl
+.. _@pquentin: https://github.com/pquentin
 
 2.8.7
 =====
diff --git a/_pytest/skipping.py b/_pytest/skipping.py
index 69157f485..55a24ddb9 100644
--- a/_pytest/skipping.py
+++ b/_pytest/skipping.py
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         nop.Exception = XFailed
         setattr(pytest, "xfail", nop)
 
+    config.addinivalue_line("markers",
+        "skip(reason=None): skip the given test function with an optional reason. "
+        "Example: skip(reason=\"no way of currently testing this\") skips the "
+        "test."
+    )
     config.addinivalue_line("markers",
         "skipif(condition): skip the given test function if eval(condition) "
         "results in a True value.  Evaluation happens within the "
@@ -38,13 +43,13 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         "http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html"
     )
     config.addinivalue_line("markers",
-        "xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None): mark the the test function "
-        "as an expected failure if eval(condition) has a True value. "
-        "Optionally specify a reason for better reporting and run=False if "
-        "you don't even want to execute the test function. If only specific "
-        "exception(s) are expected, you can list them in raises, and if the test fails "
-        "in other ways, it will be reported as a true failure. "
-        "See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html"
+        "xfail(condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False): "
+        "mark the the test function as an expected failure if eval(condition) "
+        "has a True value. Optionally specify a reason for better reporting "
+        "and run=False if you don't even want to execute the test function. "
+        "If only specific exception(s) are expected, you can list them in "
+        "raises, and if the test fails in other ways, it will be reported as "
+        "a true failure. See http://pytest.org/latest/skipping.html"
     )
 
 
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index 3464974e0..194c8692b 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -539,6 +539,19 @@ class TestSkip:
             "*1 passed*2 skipped*",
         ])
 
+    def test_strict_and_skip(self, testdir):
+        testdir.makepyfile("""
+            import pytest
+            @pytest.mark.skip
+            def test_hello():
+                pass
+        """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest("-rs --strict")
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "*unconditional skip*",
+            "*1 skipped*",
+        ])
+
 class TestSkipif:
     def test_skipif_conditional(self, testdir):
         item = testdir.getitem("""
@@ -812,7 +825,7 @@ def test_default_markers(testdir):
     result = testdir.runpytest("--markers")
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
         "*skipif(*condition)*skip*",
-        "*xfail(*condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None)*expected failure*",
+        "*xfail(*condition, reason=None, run=True, raises=None, strict=False)*expected failure*",
     ])
 
 def test_xfail_test_setup_exception(testdir):