diff --git a/ckan/templates/page.html b/ckan/templates/page.html
index 8a8485e353b..87495a868f5 100644
--- a/ckan/templates/page.html
+++ b/ckan/templates/page.html
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 {%- block page -%}
 
+  {% block skip %}
+    <div class="hide"><a href="#content">{{ _('Skip to content') }}</a></div>
+  {% endblock %}
+
   {#
   Override the header on a page by page basis by extending this block. If
   making sitewide header changes it is preferable to override the header.html