diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
index ba4d7df97c..86bd4dc4af 100644
--- a/lib/runner.js
+++ b/lib/runner.js
@@ -302,7 +302,13 @@ Runner.prototype.hook = function(name, fn) {
       }
       if (err) {
         if (err instanceof Pending) {
-          suite.pending = true;
+          if (name === 'beforeEach' || name === 'afterEach') {
+            self.test.pending = true;
+          } else {
+            suite.tests.forEach(function(test) {
+              test.pending = true;
+            });
+          }
         } else {
           self.failHook(hook, err);
 
@@ -516,7 +522,7 @@ Runner.prototype.runTests = function(suite, fn) {
     // execute test and hook(s)
     self.emit('test', self.test = test);
     self.hookDown('beforeEach', function(err, errSuite) {
-      if (suite.isPending()) {
+      if (test.isPending()) {
         self.emit('pending', test);
         self.emit('test end', test);
         return next();
@@ -843,8 +849,8 @@ function filterLeaks(ok, globals) {
     }
 
     // in firefox
-    // if runner runs in an iframe, this iframe's window.getInterface method not init at first
-    // it is assigned in some seconds
+    // if runner runs in an iframe, this iframe's window.getInterface method
+    // not init at first it is assigned in some seconds
     if (global.navigator && (/^getInterface/).test(key)) {
       return false;
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/regression.js b/test/integration/regression.js
index f20f601ea1..b8c64b84e7 100644
--- a/test/integration/regression.js
+++ b/test/integration/regression.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var assert = require('assert');
+var assert = require('assert');
 var fs     = require('fs');
 var path   = require('path');
 var run    = require('./helpers').runMocha;
@@ -50,4 +50,16 @@ describe('regressions', function() {
       done();
     });
   })
+
+  describe('issue-2286: after doesn\'t execute if test was skipped in beforeEach', function () {
+    var afterWasRun = false;
+    describe('suite with skipped test for meta test', function () {
+      beforeEach(function () { this.skip(); });
+      after(function () { afterWasRun = true; });
+      it('should be pending', function () {});
+    })
+    after('meta test', function () {
+      afterWasRun.should.be.ok();
+    });
+  });
 });