diff --git a/app/models/ci/build.rb b/app/models/ci/build.rb
index 3d6c6ea3209..d96a55ad34e 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/build.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/build.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ module Ci
           status_event: 'enqueue'
         )
         MergeRequests::AddTodoWhenBuildFailsService.new(build.project, nil).close(new_build)
+        build.pipeline.mark_as_processable_after_stage(build.stage_idx)
         new_build
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
index 8cfba92ae9b..6b4fb0fa794 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/pipeline.rb
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ module Ci
       end
     end
 
+    def mark_as_processable_after_stage(stage_idx)
+      builds.skipped.where('stage_idx > ?', stage_idx).each(&:process)
+    end
+
     def latest?
       return false unless ref
       commit = project.commit(ref)
diff --git a/app/models/commit_status.rb b/app/models/commit_status.rb
index 703ca90edb6..110dcd7369d 100644
--- a/app/models/commit_status.rb
+++ b/app/models/commit_status.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ class CommitStatus < ActiveRecord::Base
       transition [:created, :skipped] => :pending
     end
 
+    event :process do
+      transition skipped: :created
+    end
+
     event :run do
       transition pending: :running
     end