diff --git a/lib/interfaces/bdd.js b/lib/interfaces/bdd.js
index 33efc169a2..7a54375a94 100644
--- a/lib/interfaces/bdd.js
+++ b/lib/interfaces/bdd.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ module.exports = function (suite) {
      */
 
     context.xit = context.xspecify = context.it.skip = function (title) {
-      context.it(title);
+      return context.it(title);
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/interfaces/bdd.spec.js b/test/interfaces/bdd.spec.js
index 2289c12497..2b492eb4a0 100644
--- a/test/interfaces/bdd.spec.js
+++ b/test/interfaces/bdd.spec.js
@@ -40,3 +40,27 @@ describe('pending suite', function () {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('pending tests', function () {
+  it.skip('should not run', function () {
+    expect(1 + 1).to.equal(3);
+  });
+});
+
+describe('setting timeout by appending it to test', function () {
+  var runningTest = it('enables users to call timeout on pending tests', function () {
+    expect(1 + 1).to.equal(2);
+  }).timeout(1003);
+
+  var skippedTest = xit('enables users to call timeout on pending tests', function () {
+    expect(1 + 1).to.equal(3);
+  }).timeout(1002);
+
+  it('sets timeout on pending tests', function () {
+    expect(skippedTest._timeout).to.equal(1002);
+  });
+
+  it('sets timeout on running tests', function () {
+    expect(runningTest._timeout).to.equal(1003);
+  });
+});