diff --git a/tracing-attributes/src/lib.rs b/tracing-attributes/src/lib.rs
index 381f2a511c..2db84963c2 100644
--- a/tracing-attributes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tracing-attributes/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,11 +39,13 @@
 //! [instrument]: attr.instrument.html
 extern crate proc_macro;
 
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use quote::{quote, quote_spanned, ToTokens};
 use syn::{
-    spanned::Spanned, AttributeArgs, FnArg, Ident, ItemFn, Lit, LitInt, Meta, MetaNameValue,
-    NestedMeta, Pat, PatIdent, PatType, Signature,
+    spanned::Spanned, AttributeArgs, FnArg, Ident, ItemFn, Lit, LitInt, Meta, MetaList,
+    MetaNameValue, NestedMeta, Pat, PatIdent, PatType, Signature,
 };
 
 /// Instruments a function to create and enter a `tracing` [span] every time
@@ -143,6 +145,12 @@ pub fn instrument(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     // function name
     let ident_str = ident.to_string();
 
+    // Pull out the arguments-to-be-skipped first, so we can filter results below.
+    let skips = match skips(&args) {
+        Ok(skips) => skips,
+        Err(err) => return quote!(#err).into(),
+    };
+
     let param_names: Vec<Ident> = params
         .clone()
         .into_iter()
@@ -153,6 +161,7 @@ pub fn instrument(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
             },
             _ => None,
         })
+        .filter(|ident| !skips.contains(ident))
         .collect();
     let param_names_clone = param_names.clone();
 
@@ -203,6 +212,36 @@ pub fn instrument(args: TokenStream, item: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     .into()
 }
 
+fn skips(args: &AttributeArgs) -> Result<HashSet<Ident>, impl ToTokens> {
+    let mut skips = args.iter().filter_map(|arg| match arg {
+        NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::List(MetaList {
+            ref path,
+            ref nested,
+            ..
+        })) if path.is_ident("skip") => Some(nested),
+        _ => None,
+    });
+    let skip = skips.next();
+
+    // Ensure there's only one skip directive.
+    if let Some(list) = skips.next() {
+        return Err(quote_spanned! {
+            list.span() => compile_error!("expected only a single `skip` argument!")
+        });
+    }
+
+    // Collect the Idents inside the `skip(...)`, if it exists
+    Ok(skip
+        .iter()
+        .map(|list| list.iter())
+        .flatten()
+        .filter_map(|meta| match meta {
+            NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::Path(p)) => p.get_ident().map(Clone::clone),
+            _ => None,
+        })
+        .collect())
+}
+
 fn level(args: &AttributeArgs) -> impl ToTokens {
     let mut levels = args.iter().filter_map(|arg| match arg {
         NestedMeta::Meta(Meta::NameValue(MetaNameValue {
diff --git a/tracing-attributes/tests/instrument.rs b/tracing-attributes/tests/instrument.rs
index 569b191643..2045a47f61 100644
--- a/tracing-attributes/tests/instrument.rs
+++ b/tracing-attributes/tests/instrument.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ fn fields() {
             span.clone().with_field(
                 field::mock("arg1")
                     .with_value(&format_args!("2"))
-                    .and(field::mock("arg2").with_value(&format_args!("false"))),
+                    .and(field::mock("arg2").with_value(&format_args!("false")))
+                    .only(),
             ),
         )
         .enter(span.clone())
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ fn fields() {
             span2.clone().with_field(
                 field::mock("arg1")
                     .with_value(&format_args!("3"))
-                    .and(field::mock("arg2").with_value(&format_args!("true"))),
+                    .and(field::mock("arg2").with_value(&format_args!("true")))
+                    .only(),
             ),
         )
         .enter(span2.clone())
@@ -87,6 +89,49 @@ fn fields() {
     handle.assert_finished();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn skip() {
+    struct UnDebug(pub u32);
+
+    #[instrument(target = "my_target", level = "debug", skip(_arg2, _arg3))]
+    fn my_fn(arg1: usize, _arg2: UnDebug, _arg3: UnDebug) {}
+
+    let span = span::mock()
+        .named("my_fn")
+        .at_level(Level::DEBUG)
+        .with_target("my_target");
+
+    let span2 = span::mock()
+        .named("my_fn")
+        .at_level(Level::DEBUG)
+        .with_target("my_target");
+    let (subscriber, handle) = subscriber::mock()
+        .new_span(
+            span.clone()
+                .with_field(field::mock("arg1").with_value(&format_args!("2")).only()),
+        )
+        .enter(span.clone())
+        .exit(span.clone())
+        .drop_span(span)
+        .new_span(
+            span2
+                .clone()
+                .with_field(field::mock("arg1").with_value(&format_args!("3")).only()),
+        )
+        .enter(span2.clone())
+        .exit(span2.clone())
+        .drop_span(span2)
+        .done()
+        .run_with_handle();
+
+    with_default(subscriber, || {
+        my_fn(2, UnDebug(0), UnDebug(1));
+        my_fn(3, UnDebug(0), UnDebug(1));
+    });
+
+    handle.assert_finished();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn generics() {
     #[derive(Debug)]