diff --git a/docs/source/changes.md b/docs/source/changes.md
index cc24b331..db0ec4ac 100644
--- a/docs/source/changes.md
+++ b/docs/source/changes.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ releases are available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/pytask) and
 - {pull}`473` adds signatures to nodes which decouples an identifier from a name.
 - {pull}`477` updates the PyPI action.
 - {pull}`478` replaces black with ruff-format.
+- {pull}`479` gives skips a higher precedence as an outcome than ancestor failed.
 
 ## 0.4.1 - 2023-10-11
 
diff --git a/src/_pytask/skipping.py b/src/_pytask/skipping.py
index 2c9b3295..e86d3d72 100644
--- a/src/_pytask/skipping.py
+++ b/src/_pytask/skipping.py
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ def pytask_execute_task_setup(session: Session, task: PTask) -> None:
     if is_unchanged and not session.config["force"]:
         raise SkippedUnchanged
 
-    ancestor_failed_marks = get_marks(task, "skip_ancestor_failed")
-    if ancestor_failed_marks:
-        message = "\n".join(
-            skip_ancestor_failed(*mark.args, **mark.kwargs)
-            for mark in ancestor_failed_marks
-        )
-        raise SkippedAncestorFailed(message)
-
     is_skipped = has_mark(task, "skip")
     if is_skipped:
         raise Skipped
@@ -74,6 +66,14 @@ def pytask_execute_task_setup(session: Session, task: PTask) -> None:
         if should_skip:
             raise Skipped(message)
 
+    ancestor_failed_marks = get_marks(task, "skip_ancestor_failed")
+    if ancestor_failed_marks:
+        message = "\n".join(
+            skip_ancestor_failed(*mark.args, **mark.kwargs)
+            for mark in ancestor_failed_marks
+        )
+        raise SkippedAncestorFailed(message)
+
 
 @hookimpl
 def pytask_execute_task_process_report(
diff --git a/tests/test_skipping.py b/tests/test_skipping.py
index 468f5e13..c100f4d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_skipping.py
+++ b/tests/test_skipping.py
@@ -270,3 +270,37 @@ def test_pytask_execute_task_setup(marker_name, force, expectation):
 
     with expectation:
         pytask_execute_task_setup(session=session, task=task)
+
+
+def test_skip_has_precendence_over_ancestor_failed(runner, tmp_path):
+    source = """
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    def task_example(produces=Path("file.txt")):
+        raise Exception
+
+    def task_example_2(path=Path("file.txt")): ...
+    """
+    tmp_path.joinpath("task_example.py").write_text(textwrap.dedent(source))
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, [tmp_path.as_posix()])
+    assert result.exit_code == ExitCode.FAILED
+    assert "1  Failed" in result.output
+    assert "1  Skipped" in result.output
+
+
+def test_skipif_has_precendence_over_ancestor_failed(runner, tmp_path):
+    source = """
+    from pathlib import Path
+    import pytask
+
+    def task_example(produces=Path("file.txt")):
+        raise Exception
+
+    @pytask.mark.skipif(True, reason="God knows.")
+    def task_example_2(path=Path("file.txt")): ...
+    """
+    tmp_path.joinpath("task_example.py").write_text(textwrap.dedent(source))
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, [tmp_path.as_posix()])
+    assert result.exit_code == ExitCode.FAILED
+    assert "1  Failed" in result.output
+    assert "1  Skipped" in result.output