diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 16e597c..28207df 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - Added `definition` environment and `example` environment
 - Added task text handling
 - Added `begin-at-new-page` option for `task` and `subtask`
+- Added `skip` option for `task` and `subtask`
 
 ## [0.4.0] - 2025-11-22
 
diff --git a/examples/task-config.typ b/examples/task-config.typ
index 0280c9f..10816f8 100644
--- a/examples/task-config.typ
+++ b/examples/task-config.typ
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@
 
 #task(hidden: true, counter: 7)[This task is hidden in the score box.]
 
-#task(counter: n => n + 1)[This would be task 8 but now it is task 9.]
+#task(skip: 1)[This would be task 8 but now it is task 9.]
diff --git a/src/task.typ b/src/task.typ
index 335cfd8..ba36c3c 100644
--- a/src/task.typ
+++ b/src/task.typ
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
   counter: auto,
   /// Whether to display the value of the task counter in the task's title. -> bool
   counter-show: true,
+  /// Step the task counter by the given number.
+  ///
+  /// This is applied after the general counter update (see `counter` parameter).
+  ///
+  /// -> none | int
+  skip: none,
   /// Whether to mark the task with a TODO box. -> bool
   todo: false,
   /// Whether to show a warning beside the title if there are any TODOs in the task. -> bool
@@ -126,6 +132,9 @@
   )
 
   if counter != auto { c("sheetstorm-task").update(counter) }
+  if skip != none and type(skip) == int {
+    c("sheetstorm-task").update(n => n + skip)
+  }
 
   let (points-number, points-display) = _handle_points(points)
 
@@ -228,6 +237,12 @@
   ///
   /// -> auto | int | function
   counter: auto,
+  /// Step the subtask counter by the given number.
+  ///
+  /// This is applied after the general counter update (see `counter` parameter).
+  ///
+  /// -> none | int
+  skip: none,
   /// The numbering patterns to use for the subtask markers depending on depth.
   ///
   /// This is an array of strings where the n-th element is the numbering pattern for subtasks of depth n.
@@ -304,6 +319,14 @@
     })
   }
 
+  if skip != none and type(skip) == int {
+    state("sheetstorm-subtask").update(xs => {
+      let x = xs.pop()
+      xs.push(x + skip)
+      xs
+    })
+  }
+
   let marker = if marker != auto { marker } else {
     context {
       let depth = state("sheetstorm-subtask").get().len() - 1
diff --git a/tests/examples/task-config/test.typ b/tests/examples/task-config/test.typ
index 38222be..8b07012 100644
--- a/tests/examples/task-config/test.typ
+++ b/tests/examples/task-config/test.typ
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@
 
 #task(hidden: true, counter: 7)[This task is hidden in the score box.]
 
-#task(counter: n => n + 1)[This would be task 8 but now it is task 9.]
+#task(skip: 1)[This would be task 8 but now it is task 9.]