diff --git a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ConsoleMojo.java b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ConsoleMojo.java
index d19f6ee1..2a8f1d83 100644
--- a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ConsoleMojo.java
+++ b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ConsoleMojo.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.codehaus.gmaven.adapter.ConsoleWindow;
 import org.codehaus.gmaven.adapter.ConsoleWindow.WindowHandle;
 import org.codehaus.gmaven.adapter.ResourceLoader;
@@ -39,6 +40,14 @@ public class ConsoleMojo
 {
   // TODO: Expose console options
 
+  /**
+   * Skip the execution of this mojo.
+   *
+   * @since 2.2.0
+   */
+  @Parameter(property = "gmaven.console.skip", defaultValue = "false")
+  private boolean skip;
+
   @Override
   protected void run() throws Exception {
     final ResourceLoader resourceLoader = new MojoResourceLoader(getRuntimeRealm(), getScriptpath());
@@ -49,4 +58,9 @@ protected void run() throws Exception {
     WindowHandle handle = console.open(getRuntimeRealm(), resourceLoader, context, options);
     handle.await();
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean isSkipped() {
+    return skip;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ExecuteMojo.java b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ExecuteMojo.java
index afebf749..e4c30ea8 100644
--- a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ExecuteMojo.java
+++ b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ExecuteMojo.java
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ public class ExecuteMojo
   @Parameter
   private Map<String, String> defaults;
 
+
+  /**
+   * Skip the execution of this mojo.
+   *
+   * @since 2.2.0
+   */
+  @Parameter(property = "gmaven.execute.skip", defaultValue = "false")
+  private boolean skip;
+
   @Override
   protected void run() throws Exception {
     final ClassSource classSource = classSourceFactory.create(source);
@@ -101,4 +110,10 @@ protected void customizeProperties(final PropertiesBuilder builder) {
     builder.setProperties(properties)
         .setDefaults(defaults);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean isSkipped() {
+    return skip;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupport.java b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupport.java
index 291133e5..b72246b5 100644
--- a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupport.java
+++ b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupport.java
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ protected MojoSupport() {
   }
 
   public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException, MojoFailureException {
+    if (isSkipped()) {
+      getLog().info("Skipping as requested by the user");
+      return;
+    }
     try {
       try {
         log.trace("Prepare");
@@ -67,4 +71,6 @@ protected void prepare() throws Exception {
   protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
     // empty
   }
+
+  protected abstract boolean isSkipped();
 }
diff --git a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ShellMojo.java b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ShellMojo.java
index 879cff51..07ca3bab 100644
--- a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ShellMojo.java
+++ b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/ShellMojo.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.codehaus.gmaven.adapter.ResourceLoader;
 import org.codehaus.gmaven.adapter.ShellRunner;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,14 @@ public class ShellMojo
 {
   // TODO: Expose groovysh options
 
+  /**
+   * Skip the execution of this mojo.
+   *
+   * @since 2.2.0
+   */
+  @Parameter(property = "gmaven.shell.skip", defaultValue = "false")
+  private boolean skip;
+
   @Override
   protected void run() throws Exception {
     final ResourceLoader resourceLoader = new MojoResourceLoader(getRuntimeRealm(), getScriptpath());
@@ -47,4 +56,10 @@ protected void run() throws Exception {
 
     shell.run(getRuntimeRealm(), resourceLoader, context, options);
   }
+
+  @Override
+  protected boolean isSkipped() {
+    return skip;
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupportTest.java b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupportTest.java
index 96d43662..714a63e2 100644
--- a/groovy-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupportTest.java
+++ b/groovy-maven-plugin/src/test/java/org/codehaus/gmaven/plugin/MojoSupportTest.java
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ protected void run() throws Exception {
     protected void cleanup() throws Exception {
       cleanupCount.incrementAndGet();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected boolean isSkipped() {
+      return false;
+    }
   }
 
   @Before