diff --git a/xtesting/core/robotframework.py b/xtesting/core/robotframework.py
index 775ed1ce..24b6bd45 100644
--- a/xtesting/core/robotframework.py
+++ b/xtesting/core/robotframework.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class RobotFramework(testcase.TestCase):
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
         self.xml_file = os.path.join(self.res_dir, 'output.xml')
+        # skip_factor is used to determine if SKIP status is taken into account as a successful output into
+        # in result percentage computation.
+        self.skip_factor = 0
 
     def parse_results(self):
         """Parse output.xml and get the details in it."""
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ def parse_results(self):
         result.visit(visitor)
         try:
             self.result = 100 * (
-                result.suite.statistics.passed /
+                (result.suite.statistics.passed + self.skip_factor * result.suite.statistics.skipped)/
                 result.suite.statistics.total)
         except ZeroDivisionError:
             self.__logger.error("No test has been run")
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
             variable = kwargs.get("variable", [])
             variablefile = kwargs.get("variablefile", [])
             include = kwargs.get("include", [])
+            self.skip_factor = int(kwargs.get("allow_skip", False))
         except KeyError:
             self.__logger.exception("Mandatory args were not passed")
             return self.EX_RUN_ERROR
diff --git a/xtesting/tests/unit/core/test_robotframework.py b/xtesting/tests/unit/core/test_robotframework.py
index f36625e6..21b557da 100644
--- a/xtesting/tests/unit/core/test_robotframework.py
+++ b/xtesting/tests/unit/core/test_robotframework.py
@@ -86,25 +86,41 @@ def _test_result(self, config, result):
                              {'description': config['name'], 'tests': []})
 
     def test_null_passed(self):
-        self._config.update({'statistics.passed': 0,
+        self._config.update({'statistics.skipped': 0,
+                             'statistics.passed': 0,
                              'statistics.total': 20})
         self._test_result(self._config, 0)
 
     def test_no_test(self):
-        self._config.update({'statistics.passed': 20,
+        self._config.update({'statistics.skipped': 0,
+                             'statistics.passed': 20,
                              'statistics.total': 0})
         self._test_result(self._config, 0)
 
     def test_half_success(self):
-        self._config.update({'statistics.passed': 10,
+        self._config.update({'statistics.skipped': 0,
+                             'statistics.passed': 10,
                              'statistics.total': 20})
         self._test_result(self._config, 50)
 
     def test_success(self):
-        self._config.update({'statistics.passed': 20,
+        self._config.update({'statistics.skipped': 0,
+                             'statistics.passed': 20,
                              'statistics.total': 20})
         self._test_result(self._config, 100)
 
+    def test_skip_excluded(self):
+        self._config.update({'statistics.skipped': 1,
+                             'statistics.passed': 4,
+                             'statistics.total': 5})
+        self._test_result(self._config, 80)
+
+    def test_skip_included(self):
+        self._config.update({'statistics.skipped': 1,
+                             'statistics.passed': 4,
+                             'statistics.total': 5})
+        self.test.skip_factor = 1
+        self._test_result(self._config, 100)
 
 class GenerateReportTesting(unittest.TestCase):