diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs
index 5cb285321..202637dd6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/skip/skip_.rs
@@ -93,18 +93,17 @@ impl Command for Skip {
                             let bytes = val.as_bytes();
                             if bytes.len() < remaining {
                                 remaining -= bytes.len();
-                                output.extend_from_slice(bytes)
+                                //output.extend_from_slice(bytes)
                             } else {
-                                output.extend_from_slice(&bytes[0..remaining]);
+                                output.extend_from_slice(&bytes[remaining..]);
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
                         Value::Binary { val: bytes, .. } => {
                             if bytes.len() < remaining {
                                 remaining -= bytes.len();
-                                output.extend_from_slice(&bytes)
                             } else {
-                                output.extend_from_slice(&bytes[0..remaining]);
+                                output.extend_from_slice(&bytes[remaining..]);
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/mod.rs
index aa35de070..3dacb4272 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+mod skip_;
 mod until;
 mod while_;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/skip_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/skip_.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e931be719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/skip/skip_.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use nu_test_support::{nu, pipeline};
+
+#[test]
+fn binary_skip() {
+    let actual = nu!(
+        cwd: "tests/fixtures/formats", pipeline(
+        r#"
+            open sample_data.ods --raw | 
+            skip 2 | 
+            take 2 | 
+            into int
+        "#
+    ));
+
+    assert_eq!(actual.out, "772");
+}