diff --git a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
index 00f577b41e..f86e1d62b4 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
+++ b/plugin-maven/CHANGES.md
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 We adhere to the [keepachangelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) format (starting after version `1.27.0`).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Added
+* Support pass skip (`-Dspotless.skip=true`) from command-line. ([#1729](https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/pull/1729))
 
 ## [2.37.0] - 2023-05-24
 ### Added
diff --git a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/AbstractSpotlessMojo.java b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/AbstractSpotlessMojo.java
index 0b019ea844..2c295cef27 100644
--- a/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/AbstractSpotlessMojo.java
+++ b/plugin-maven/src/main/java/com/diffplug/spotless/maven/AbstractSpotlessMojo.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSpotlessMojo extends AbstractMojo {
 	@Parameter(defaultValue = "${mojoExecution.goal}", required = true, readonly = true)
 	private String goal;
 
-	@Parameter(defaultValue = "false")
+	@Parameter(property = "spotless.skip", defaultValue = "false")
 	private boolean skip;
 
 	@Parameter(property = "spotless.apply.skip", defaultValue = "false")