diff --git a/Lib/bdb.py b/Lib/bdb.py
index 50cf2b3f5b3e45..15ccf757542eac 100644
--- a/Lib/bdb.py
+++ b/Lib/bdb.py
@@ -248,6 +248,18 @@ def reset(self):
         self.botframe = None
         self._set_stopinfo(None, None)
 
+    def update_skip(self, patterns):
+        if self.skip is None:
+            self.skip = set(patterns)
+        else:
+            self.skip.update(patterns)
+
+    def remove_skip(self, patterns):
+        if self.skip is None:
+            return
+        else:
+            self.skip.difference_update(patterns)
+
     @contextmanager
     def set_enterframe(self, frame):
         self.enterframe = frame
diff --git a/Lib/pdb.py b/Lib/pdb.py
index 1ef877cce4dd96..714916b21e2eb2 100644
--- a/Lib/pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/pdb.py
@@ -2269,6 +2269,54 @@ def do_retval(self, arg):
             self.error('Not yet returned!')
     do_rv = do_retval
 
+    def do_skip(self, arg):
+        """skip module_pattern [module_pattern ...]
+
+        Add glob-style module-name patterns to the modules that the debugger
+        will not step into. With no arguments, display the current patterns.
+        """
+        if not arg:
+            skipped_modules = [f"\t{x}" for x in sorted(self.skip or ())]
+            lines = ["Skipped module patterns:"]
+            lines.extend(skipped_modules or ["\t(none)"])
+            self.message("\n".join(lines))
+            return
+        args = arg.split()
+        self.update_skip(args)
+
+    def do_skip_stdlib(self, arg):
+        """skip_stdlib
+
+        Do not step into frames originating in standard-library modules.
+        """
+        if arg:
+            self._print_invalid_arg(arg)
+            return
+        self.update_skip(sys.stdlib_module_names)
+        self.update_skip((f"{x}.*" for x in sys.stdlib_module_names))
+
+    def do_unskip(self, arg):
+        """unskip module_pattern [module_pattern ...]
+
+        Remove glob-style module-name patterns from the skip set.
+        """
+        if not arg:
+            self._print_invalid_arg(arg)
+            return
+        args = arg.split()
+        self.remove_skip(args)
+
+    def do_unskip_stdlib(self, arg):
+        """unskip_stdlib
+
+        Remove standard-library module patterns from the skip set.
+        """
+        if arg:
+            self._print_invalid_arg(arg)
+            return
+        self.remove_skip(sys.stdlib_module_names)
+        self.remove_skip((f"{x}.*" for x in sys.stdlib_module_names))
+
     def _getval(self, arg):
         try:
             return eval(arg, self.curframe.f_globals, self.curframe.f_locals)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
index 0aa4ceb71c866f..e97eefd4a53459 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
@@ -125,6 +125,13 @@ def test_pdb_basic_commands():
     ...     'next',       # step to test_function4()
     ...     'step',       # stepping to test_function4()
     ...     'args',       # display function args
+    ...     'skip',
+    ...     'skip asyncio os.*',
+    ...     'skip',
+    ...     'unskip os',
+    ...     'skip',
+    ...     'unskip os.*',
+    ...     'skip',
     ...     'continue',
     ... ]):
     ...    test_function()
@@ -154,7 +161,7 @@ def test_pdb_basic_commands():
     [EOF]
     (Pdb) bt
     ...
-      <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_basic_commands[4]>(26)<module>()
+      <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_basic_commands[4]>(33)<module>()
     -> test_function()
       <doctest test.test_pdb.test_pdb_basic_commands[3]>(3)test_function()
     -> ret = test_function_2('baz')
@@ -224,6 +231,23 @@ def test_pdb_basic_commands():
     a = 1
     b = 2
     c = 3
+    (Pdb) skip
+    Skipped module patterns:
+        (none)
+    (Pdb) skip asyncio os.*
+    (Pdb) skip
+    Skipped module patterns:
+        asyncio
+        os.*
+    (Pdb) unskip os
+    (Pdb) skip
+    Skipped module patterns:
+        asyncio
+        os.*
+    (Pdb) unskip os.*
+    (Pdb) skip
+    Skipped module patterns:
+        asyncio
     (Pdb) continue
     BAZ
     """
@@ -4821,6 +4845,28 @@ def test_checkline_is_not_executable(self):
             for lineno in range(num_lines):
                 self.assertFalse(db.checkline(os_helper.TESTFN, lineno))
 
+class SkipCommandsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_skip_and_unskip(self):
+        debugger = pdb.Pdb(readrc=False)
+
+        debugger.onecmd("skip asyncio os.*")
+        self.assertEqual(debugger.skip, {"asyncio", "os.*"})
+
+        debugger.onecmd("unskip os.*")
+        self.assertEqual(debugger.skip, {"asyncio"})
+
+    def test_skip_stdlib(self):
+        debugger = pdb.Pdb(readrc=False)
+
+        debugger.onecmd("skip_stdlib")
+        self.assertIn("os", debugger.skip)
+        self.assertIn("os.*", debugger.skip)
+        self.assertEqual(len(debugger.skip), len(sys.stdlib_module_names)*2)
+
+        debugger.onecmd("unskip_stdlib")
+        self.assertNotIn("os", debugger.skip)
+        self.assertNotIn("os.*", debugger.skip)
+        self.assertEqual(len(debugger.skip), 0)
 
 @support.requires_subprocess()
 class PdbTestInline(unittest.TestCase):