1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/tests/coveragetest.py b/tests/coveragetest.py
index 23de2ec..e1f42bb 100644
--- a/tests/coveragetest.py
+++ b/tests/coveragetest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from coverage.test_helpers import (
     EnvironmentAwareMixin, StdStreamCapturingMixin, TempDirMixin,
 )
 
+from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
+
 from tests.backtest import run_command
 
 
@@ -39,6 +41,10 @@ class CoverageTest(
                     self.__class__.__name__, self._testMethodName,
                 ))
 
+    def skip(self, reason):
+        self.class_behavior().skipped += 1
+        raise SkipTest(reason)
+
     def clean_local_file_imports(self):
         """Clean up the results of calls to `import_local_file`.