diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2957a0f277..5233d9b5df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@ BREAKING CHANGE: this is a breaking change
 If the `BREAKING CHANGE:` footer is present, the footer will also be included in
 `commit.footers`.
 
+Breaking changes will never be skipped, even when matched by a skipping [commit_parser](#commit_parsers).
+
 ##### Committer vs Author
 
 From [Git docs](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Viewing-the-Commit-History):
diff --git a/git-cliff-core/src/commit.rs b/git-cliff-core/src/commit.rs
index 0df2914b47..d1f14e33c8 100644
--- a/git-cliff-core/src/commit.rs
+++ b/git-cliff-core/src/commit.rs
@@ -233,6 +233,15 @@ impl Commit<'_> {
 		Ok(self)
 	}
 
+	/// States if the commit is skipped in the provided `CommitParser`.
+	///
+	/// Returns `true` if the parser's `skip` field is `true` and the commit is
+	/// not breaking, `false` otherwise.
+	fn skip_commit(&self, parser: &CommitParser) -> bool {
+		parser.skip.unwrap_or(false) &&
+			self.conv.as_ref().map(|c| !c.breaking()).unwrap_or(false)
+	}
+
 	/// Parses the commit using [`CommitParser`]s.
 	///
 	/// Sets the [`group`] and [`scope`] of the commit.
@@ -253,15 +262,15 @@ impl Commit<'_> {
 			}
 			for (regex, text) in regex_checks {
 				if regex.is_match(&text) {
-					if parser.skip != Some(true) {
+					if self.skip_commit(parser) {
+						return Err(AppError::GroupError(String::from(
+							"Skipping commit",
+						)));
+					} else {
 						self.group = parser.group.as_ref().cloned();
 						self.scope = parser.scope.as_ref().cloned();
 						self.default_scope = parser.default_scope.as_ref().cloned();
 						return Ok(self);
-					} else {
-						return Err(AppError::GroupError(String::from(
-							"Skipping commit",
-						)));
 					}
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/git-cliff/src/changelog.rs b/git-cliff/src/changelog.rs
index f56b2faf23..67d79a0025 100644
--- a/git-cliff/src/changelog.rs
+++ b/git-cliff/src/changelog.rs
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ mod test {
 					String::from("qwerty"),
 					String::from("chore: <preprocess>"),
 				),
+				Commit::new(
+					String::from("qwertz"),
+					String::from("feat!: support breaking commits"),
+				),
 			],
 			commit_id: Some(String::from("0bc123")),
 			timestamp: 50000000,
@@ -328,6 +332,10 @@ mod test {
 						String::from("docs(app): document zyx"),
 					),
 					Commit::new(String::from("def789"), String::from("merge #4")),
+					Commit::new(
+						String::from("dev063"),
+						String::from("feat!: merge #5"),
+					),
 					Commit::new(
 						String::from("qwerty"),
 						String::from("fix(app): fix abc"),
@@ -364,6 +372,9 @@ mod test {
 			#### app
 			- add xyz
 
+			#### other
+			- merge #5
+
 			### Other
 			#### app
 			- document zyx
@@ -388,6 +399,7 @@ mod test {
 
 			#### other
 			- support unscoped commits
+			- support breaking commits
 
 			### Other
 			#### app
@@ -455,6 +467,9 @@ chore(deps): fix broken deps
 			#### app
 			- add xyz
 
+			#### other
+			- merge #5
+
 			### Other
 			#### app
 			- document zyx
@@ -490,6 +505,7 @@ chore(deps): fix broken deps
 
 			#### other
 			- support unscoped commits
+			- support breaking commits
 			- add awesome stuff
 
 			### Other