diff --git a/activesupport/test/abstract_unit.rb b/activesupport/test/abstract_unit.rb
index 939bd7bfa8..1b295b0ce0 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/abstract_unit.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/abstract_unit.rb
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ Thread.abort_on_exception = true
 
 # Show backtraces for deprecated behavior for quicker cleanup.
 ActiveSupport::Deprecation.debug = true
+
+# Skips the current run on JRuby using Minitest::Assertions#skip
+def jruby_skip(message = '')
+  skip message if RUBY_ENGINE == 'jruby'
+end