diff --git a/lib/mocha.js b/lib/mocha.js
index bfc0238d46..ac8b9fca9b 100644
--- a/lib/mocha.js
+++ b/lib/mocha.js
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ Mocha.prototype.ui = function (name) {
     exports.before = context.before || context.suiteSetup;
     exports.describe = context.describe || context.suite;
     exports.it = context.it || context.test;
+    exports.xit = context.xit || context.test.skip;
     exports.setup = context.setup || context.beforeEach;
     exports.suiteSetup = context.suiteSetup || context.before;
     exports.suiteTeardown = context.suiteTeardown || context.after;
diff --git a/mocha.js b/mocha.js
index 2ad1356722..9dbc000532 100644
--- a/mocha.js
+++ b/mocha.js
@@ -1464,6 +1464,7 @@ Mocha.prototype.ui = function (name) {
     exports.before = context.before || context.suiteSetup;
     exports.describe = context.describe || context.suite;
     exports.it = context.it || context.test;
+    exports.xit = context.xit || context.test;
     exports.setup = context.setup || context.beforeEach;
     exports.suiteSetup = context.suiteSetup || context.before;
     exports.suiteTeardown = context.suiteTeardown || context.after;