diff --git a/main/Defaults.scala b/main/Defaults.scala
index 81f41c5bf..d7a2cb578 100644
--- a/main/Defaults.scala
+++ b/main/Defaults.scala
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ object Defaults extends BuildCommon
 		scalaHome :== None,
 		javaHome :== None,
 		extraLoggers :== { _ => Nil },
+		skip :== false,
 		version :== "0.1",
 		outputStrategy :== None,
 		exportJars :== false,
@@ -422,8 +423,8 @@ object Defaults extends BuildCommon
 	
 	def compileTask = (compileInputs, streams) map { (i,s) => Compiler(i,s.log) }
 	def compileIncSetupTask = 
-		(dependencyClasspath, cacheDirectory, definesClass) map { (cp, cacheDir, definesC) =>
-			Compiler.IncSetup(analysisMap(cp), definesC, cacheDir / "compile")
+		(dependencyClasspath, cacheDirectory, skip in compile, definesClass) map { (cp, cacheDir, skip, definesC) =>
+			Compiler.IncSetup(analysisMap(cp), definesC, skip, cacheDir / "compile")
 		}
 	def compileInputsTask =
 		(dependencyClasspath, sources, compilers, javacOptions, scalacOptions, classDirectory, compileOrder, compileIncSetup, streams) map {
diff --git a/main/Keys.scala b/main/Keys.scala
index b615e8b7e..1a569bbba 100644
--- a/main/Keys.scala
+++ b/main/Keys.scala
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ object Keys
 	val sbtResolver = SettingKey[Resolver]("sbt-resolver", "Provides a resolver for obtaining sbt as a dependency.")
 	val sbtDependency = SettingKey[ModuleID]("sbt-dependency", "Provides a definition for declaring the current version of sbt.")
 	val sbtVersion = SettingKey[String]("sbt-version", "Provides the version of sbt.  This setting should be not be modified.")
+	val skip = SettingKey[Boolean]("skip")
 
 	// special
 	val parallelExecution = SettingKey[Boolean]("parallel-execution", "Enables (true) or disables (false) parallel execution of tasks.")
diff --git a/main/actions/AggressiveCompile.scala b/main/actions/AggressiveCompile.scala
index 484ac503d..5494518ca 100644
--- a/main/actions/AggressiveCompile.scala
+++ b/main/actions/AggressiveCompile.scala
@@ -22,23 +22,27 @@ final class CompileConfiguration(val sources: Seq[File], val classpath: Seq[File
 
 class AggressiveCompile(cacheDirectory: File)
 {
-	def apply(compiler: AnalyzingCompiler, javac: JavaCompiler, sources: Seq[File], classpath: Seq[File], outputDirectory: File, options: Seq[String] = Nil, javacOptions: Seq[String] = Nil, analysisMap: Map[File, Analysis] = Map.empty, definesClass: DefinesClass = Locate.definesClass _, maxErrors: Int = 100, compileOrder: CompileOrder.Value = Mixed)(implicit log: Logger): Analysis =
+	def apply(compiler: AnalyzingCompiler, javac: JavaCompiler, sources: Seq[File], classpath: Seq[File], outputDirectory: File, options: Seq[String] = Nil, javacOptions: Seq[String] = Nil, analysisMap: Map[File, Analysis] = Map.empty, definesClass: DefinesClass = Locate.definesClass _, maxErrors: Int = 100, compileOrder: CompileOrder.Value = Mixed, skip: Boolean = false)(implicit log: Logger): Analysis =
 	{
 		val setup = new CompileSetup(outputDirectory, new CompileOptions(options, javacOptions), compiler.scalaInstance.actualVersion, compileOrder)
-		compile1(sources, classpath, setup, store, analysisMap, definesClass, compiler, javac, maxErrors)
+		compile1(sources, classpath, setup, store, analysisMap, definesClass, compiler, javac, maxErrors, skip)
 	}
 
 	def withBootclasspath(args: CompilerArguments, classpath: Seq[File]): Seq[File] =
 		args.bootClasspath ++ args.finishClasspath(classpath)
 
-	def compile1(sources: Seq[File], classpath: Seq[File], setup: CompileSetup, store: AnalysisStore, analysis: Map[File, Analysis], definesClass: DefinesClass, compiler: AnalyzingCompiler, javac: JavaCompiler, maxErrors: Int)(implicit log: Logger): Analysis =
+	def compile1(sources: Seq[File], classpath: Seq[File], setup: CompileSetup, store: AnalysisStore, analysis: Map[File, Analysis], definesClass: DefinesClass, compiler: AnalyzingCompiler, javac: JavaCompiler, maxErrors: Int, skip: Boolean)(implicit log: Logger): Analysis =
 	{
 		val (previousAnalysis, previousSetup) = extract(store.get())
-		val config = new CompileConfiguration(sources, classpath, previousAnalysis, previousSetup, setup, analysis.get _, definesClass, maxErrors, compiler, javac)
-		val (modified, result) = compile2(config)
-		if(modified)
-			store.set(result, setup)
-		result
+		if(skip)
+			previousAnalysis
+		else {
+			val config = new CompileConfiguration(sources, classpath, previousAnalysis, previousSetup, setup, analysis.get _, definesClass, maxErrors, compiler, javac)
+			val (modified, result) = compile2(config)
+			if(modified)
+				store.set(result, setup)
+			result
+		}
 	}
 	def compile2(config: CompileConfiguration)(implicit log: Logger, equiv: Equiv[CompileSetup]): (Boolean, Analysis) =
 	{
diff --git a/main/actions/Compiler.scala b/main/actions/Compiler.scala
index 64fe28948..47655d79b 100644
--- a/main/actions/Compiler.scala
+++ b/main/actions/Compiler.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ object Compiler
 
 	final case class Inputs(compilers: Compilers, config: Options, incSetup: IncSetup)
 	final case class Options(classpath: Seq[File], sources: Seq[File], classesDirectory: File, options: Seq[String], javacOptions: Seq[String], maxErrors: Int, order: CompileOrder.Value)
-	final case class IncSetup(analysisMap: Map[File, Analysis], definesClass: DefinesClass, cacheDirectory: File)
+	final case class IncSetup(analysisMap: Map[File, Analysis], definesClass: DefinesClass, skip: Boolean, cacheDirectory: File)
 	final case class Compilers(scalac: AnalyzingCompiler, javac: JavaCompiler)
 
 	def inputs(classpath: Seq[File], sources: Seq[File], outputDirectory: File, options: Seq[String], javacOptions: Seq[String], definesClass: DefinesClass, maxErrors: Int, order: CompileOrder.Value)(implicit compilers: Compilers, log: Logger): Inputs =
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ object Compiler
 		val classesDirectory = outputDirectory / "classes"
 		val cacheDirectory = outputDirectory / "cache"
 		val augClasspath = classesDirectory.asFile +: classpath
-		val incSetup = IncSetup(Map.empty, definesClass, cacheDirectory)
+		val incSetup = IncSetup(Map.empty, definesClass, false, cacheDirectory)
 		inputs(augClasspath, sources, classesDirectory, options, javacOptions, maxErrors, order)(compilers, incSetup, log)
 	}
 	def inputs(classpath: Seq[File], sources: Seq[File], classesDirectory: File, options: Seq[String], javacOptions: Seq[String], maxErrors: Int, order: CompileOrder.Value)(implicit compilers: Compilers, incSetup: IncSetup, log: Logger): Inputs =
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ object Compiler
 			import in.incSetup._
 
 		val agg = new AggressiveCompile(cacheDirectory)
-		agg(scalac, javac, sources, classpath, classesDirectory, options, javacOptions, analysisMap, definesClass, maxErrors, order)(log)
+		agg(scalac, javac, sources, classpath, classesDirectory, options, javacOptions, analysisMap, definesClass, maxErrors, order, skip)(log)
 	}
 }