diff --git a/stdlib/private/StdlibUnittest/StdlibUnittest.swift.gyb b/stdlib/private/StdlibUnittest/StdlibUnittest.swift.gyb
index a0e042609ea9f..71ca75694042b 100644
--- a/stdlib/private/StdlibUnittest/StdlibUnittest.swift.gyb
+++ b/stdlib/private/StdlibUnittest/StdlibUnittest.swift.gyb
@@ -1124,6 +1124,9 @@ func _getRunningOSVersion() -> OSVersion {
 public enum TestRunPredicate : CustomStringConvertible {
   case Custom(() -> Bool, reason: String)
 
+  case Always(/*reason:*/ String)
+  case Never
+
   case OSXAny(/*reason:*/ String)
   case OSXMajor(Int, reason: String)
   case OSXMinor(Int, Int, reason: String)
@@ -1166,6 +1169,12 @@ public enum TestRunPredicate : CustomStringConvertible {
     switch self {
     case Custom(_, let reason):
       return "Custom(reason: \(reason))"
+
+    case Always(let reason):
+      return "Always(reason: \(reason))"
+    case Never:
+      return ""
+
     case OSXAny(let reason):
       return "OSX(*, reason: \(reason))"
     case OSXMajor(let major, let reason):
@@ -1240,6 +1249,11 @@ public enum TestRunPredicate : CustomStringConvertible {
     case Custom(let predicate, _):
       return predicate()
 
+    case Always:
+      return true
+    case Never:
+      return false
+
     case OSXAny:
       switch _getRunningOSVersion() {
       case .OSX:
diff --git a/validation-test/stdlib/StdlibUnittest.swift b/validation-test/stdlib/StdlibUnittest.swift
index 53f5311581188..51458f92d361c 100644
--- a/validation-test/stdlib/StdlibUnittest.swift
+++ b/validation-test/stdlib/StdlibUnittest.swift
@@ -70,6 +70,18 @@ XFailsAndSkips.test("fails") {
   expectEqual(1, 2)
 }
 
+// CHECK: [    XFAIL ] XFailsAndSkips.fails-always{{$}}
+XFailsAndSkips.test("fails-always")
+  .xfail(.Always("must always fail")).code {
+  expectEqual(1, 2)
+}
+
+// CHECK: [      OK ] XFailsAndSkips.fails-never{{$}}
+XFailsAndSkips.test("fails-never")
+  .xfail(.Never).code {
+  expectEqual(1, 1)
+}
+
 // CHECK: [    XFAIL ] XFailsAndSkips.xfail 10.9.3 passes{{$}}
 XFailsAndSkips.test("xfail 10.9.3 passes")
   .xfail(.OSXBugFix(10, 9, 3, reason: "")).code {
@@ -82,6 +94,18 @@ XFailsAndSkips.test("xfail 10.9.3 fails")
   expectEqual(1, 2)
 }
 
+// CHECK: [     SKIP ] XFailsAndSkips.skipAlways (skip: [Always(reason: skip)]){{$}}
+XFailsAndSkips.test("skipAlways")
+  .skip(.Always("skip")).code {
+    fatalError("should not happen")
+}
+
+// CHECK: [       OK ] XFailsAndSkips.skipNever{{$}}
+XFailsAndSkips.test("skipNever")
+  .skip(.Never).code {
+    expectEqual(1, 1)
+}
+
 // CHECK: [     FAIL ] XFailsAndSkips.skip 10.9.2 passes{{$}}
 XFailsAndSkips.test("skip 10.9.2 passes")
   .skip(.OSXBugFix(10, 9, 2, reason: "")).code {