diff --git a/tests/suites/helpers.function b/tests/suites/helpers.function
index a33cc0345..ccd4d4255 100644
--- a/tests/suites/helpers.function
+++ b/tests/suites/helpers.function
@@ -108,6 +108,21 @@ typedef enum
        }                                                    \
     } while( 0 )
 
+/**
+ * \brief   This macro tests the expression passed to it and skips the
+ *          running test if it doesn't evaluate to 'true'.
+ *
+ * \param   TEST    The test expression to be tested.
+ */
+#define TEST_ASSUME( TEST )                         \
+    do {                                            \
+        if( ! (TEST) )                              \
+        {                                           \
+            test_skip( #TEST, __LINE__, __FILE__ ); \
+            goto exit;                              \
+        }                                           \
+    } while( 0 )
+
 #if defined(MBEDTLS_CHECK_PARAMS) && !defined(MBEDTLS_PARAM_FAILED_ALT)
 /**
  * \brief   This macro tests the statement passed to it as a test step or
@@ -241,10 +256,17 @@ typedef enum
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Global variables */
 
+typedef enum
+{
+    TEST_RESULT_SUCCESS = 0,
+    TEST_RESULT_FAILED,
+    TEST_RESULT_SKIPPED
+} test_result_t;
+
 static struct
 {
     paramfail_test_state_t paramfail_test_state;
-    int failed;
+    test_result_t result;
     const char *test;
     const char *filename;
     int line_no;
@@ -280,7 +302,15 @@ jmp_buf jmp_tmp;
 
 void test_fail( const char *test, int line_no, const char* filename )
 {
-    test_info.failed = 1;
+    test_info.result = TEST_RESULT_FAILED;
+    test_info.test = test;
+    test_info.line_no = line_no;
+    test_info.filename = filename;
+}
+
+void test_skip( const char *test, int line_no, const char* filename )
+{
+    test_info.result = TEST_RESULT_SKIPPED;
     test_info.test = test;
     test_info.line_no = line_no;
     test_info.filename = filename;
@@ -319,7 +349,7 @@ void mbedtls_param_failed( const char *failure_condition,
         /* Record the location of the failure, but not as a failure yet, in case
          * it was part of the test */
         test_fail( failure_condition, line, file );
-        test_info.failed = 0;
+        test_info.result = TEST_RESULT_SUCCESS;
 
         longjmp( param_fail_jmp, 1 );
     }
diff --git a/tests/suites/host_test.function b/tests/suites/host_test.function
index fe6a2bc07..0f98d23aa 100644
--- a/tests/suites/host_test.function
+++ b/tests/suites/host_test.function
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
 
             if( ( ret = get_line( file, buf, sizeof(buf) ) ) != 0 )
                 break;
-            mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "%s%.66s", test_info.failed ? "\n" : "", buf );
+            mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "%s%.66s",
+                    test_info.result == TEST_RESULT_FAILED ? "\n" : "", buf );
             mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, " " );
             for( i = strlen( buf ) + 1; i < 67; i++ )
                 mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "." );
@@ -545,7 +546,7 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
             // If there are no unmet dependencies execute the test
             if( unmet_dep_count == 0 )
             {
-                test_info.failed = 0;
+                test_info.result = TEST_RESULT_SUCCESS;
                 test_info.paramfail_test_state = PARAMFAIL_TESTSTATE_IDLE;
 
 #if defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
@@ -610,10 +611,15 @@ int execute_tests( int argc , const char ** argv )
             }
             else if( ret == DISPATCH_TEST_SUCCESS )
             {
-                if( test_info.failed == 0 )
+                if( test_info.result == TEST_RESULT_SUCCESS )
                 {
                     mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "PASS\n" );
                 }
+                else if( test_info.result == TEST_RESULT_SKIPPED )
+                {
+                    mbedtls_fprintf( stdout, "----\n" );
+                    total_skipped++;
+                }
                 else
                 {
                     total_errors++;
diff --git a/tests/suites/main_test.function b/tests/suites/main_test.function
index ca4783dcf..1f4180de3 100644
--- a/tests/suites/main_test.function
+++ b/tests/suites/main_test.function
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void execute_function_ptr(TestWrapper_t fp, void **params)
     else
     {
         /* Unexpected parameter validation error */
-        test_info.failed = 1;
+        test_info.result = TEST_RESULT_FAILED;
     }
 
     memset( param_fail_jmp, 0, sizeof(jmp_buf) );