diff --git a/src/visitor.rs b/src/visitor.rs
index 76b23f79285e..d76677949a4b 100644
--- a/src/visitor.rs
+++ b/src/visitor.rs
@@ -150,8 +150,17 @@ impl<'a> FmtVisitor<'a> {
         }
 
         // Format inner attributes if available.
-        if let Some(attrs) = inner_attrs {
-            self.visit_attrs(attrs, ast::AttrStyle::Inner);
+        let skip_rewrite = if let Some(attrs) = inner_attrs {
+            self.visit_attrs(attrs, ast::AttrStyle::Inner)
+        } else {
+            false
+        };
+
+        if skip_rewrite {
+            self.push_rewrite(b.span, None);
+            self.close_block(false);
+            self.last_pos = source!(self, b.span).hi();
+            return;
         }
 
         self.walk_block_stmts(b);
diff --git a/tests/source/skip.rs b/tests/source/skip.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index d28ccd77de02..000000000000
--- a/tests/source/skip.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-// Test the skip attribute works
-
-#[rustfmt_skip]
-fn foo() { badly; formatted; stuff
-; }
-
-#[rustfmt_skip]
-trait Foo
-{
-fn foo(
-);
-}
-
-impl LateLintPass for UsedUnderscoreBinding {
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    fn check_expr() { // comment
-    }
-}
-
-fn issue1346() {
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    Box::new(self.inner.call(req).then(move |result| {
-        match result {
-            Ok(resp) => Box::new(future::done(Ok(resp))),
-            Err(e) => {
-                try_error!(clo_stderr, "{}", e);
-                Box::new(future::err(e))
-            }
-        }
-    }))
-}
-
-fn skip_on_statements() {
-    // Semi
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    foo(
-        1, 2, 3, 4,
-        1, 2,
-        1, 2, 3,
-    );
-
-    // Local
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    let x = foo(  a,   b  ,  c);
-
-    // Item
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    use   foobar  ;
-
-    // Mac
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    vec![
-        1, 2, 3, 4,
-        1, 2, 3, 4,
-        1, 2, 3, 4,
-        1, 2, 3,
-        1,
-        1, 2,
-        1,
-    ];
-
-    // Expr
-    #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
-    foo(  a,   b  ,  c)
-}
-
-// Check that the skip attribute applies to other attributes.
-#[rustfmt_skip]
-#[cfg
-(  a , b
-)]
-fn
-main() {}
diff --git a/tests/target/skip.rs b/tests/target/skip.rs
index d28ccd77de02..28897ade56fb 100644
--- a/tests/target/skip.rs
+++ b/tests/target/skip.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,20 @@ fn issue1346() {
 }
 
 fn skip_on_statements() {
+    // Outside block
+    #[rustfmt_skip]
+    {
+        foo; bar;
+            // junk
+    }
+
+    {
+        // Inside block
+        #![rustfmt_skip]
+        foo; bar;
+            // junk
+    }
+
     // Semi
     #[cfg_attr(rustfmt, rustfmt_skip)]
     foo(