diff --git a/.changeset/mean-emus-hide.md b/.changeset/mean-emus-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955e25d258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-emus-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react': patch
+---
+
+Remove timer for skipped steps in Scaffolder Next's TaskSteps
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.test.tsx
index 0945843961..cbc87c2d53 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.test.tsx
@@ -61,4 +61,55 @@ describe('TaskSteps', () => {
       expect(getByText(step.name)).toBeInTheDocument();
     }
   });
+  it('should only show timer for in progress, failed, and completed steps', async () => {
+    const steps = [
+      {
+        id: '1',
+        name: 'Fail',
+        status: 'failed' as ScaffolderTaskStatus,
+
+        startedAt: Date.now().toLocaleString(),
+        endedAt: Date.now().toLocaleString(),
+        action: 'action1',
+      },
+      {
+        id: '2',
+        name: 'Process',
+        status: 'processing' as ScaffolderTaskStatus,
+        startedAt: Date.now().toLocaleString(),
+        action: 'action2',
+      },
+      {
+        id: '3',
+        name: 'Complete',
+        status: 'completed' as ScaffolderTaskStatus,
+        startedAt: Date.now().toLocaleString(),
+        endedAt: Date.now().toLocaleString(),
+        action: 'action3',
+      },
+      {
+        id: '4',
+        name: 'Skip',
+        status: 'skipped' as ScaffolderTaskStatus,
+        startedAt: Date.now().toLocaleString(),
+        action: 'action4',
+      },
+      {
+        id: '5',
+        name: 'Not Started',
+        status: 'open' as ScaffolderTaskStatus,
+        action: 'action5',
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const screen = await renderInTestApp(<TaskSteps steps={steps} />);
+    const stepLabels = await screen.findAllByTestId('step-label');
+    expect(stepLabels.length).toBe(steps.length);
+    for (let i = 0; i < steps.length; i++) {
+      expect(stepLabels[i].textContent?.startsWith(steps[i].name)).toBe(true);
+      expect(stepLabels[i].textContent?.endsWith('seconds')).toBe(
+        steps[i].status !== 'skipped' && !!steps[i].startedAt,
+      );
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx
index 632500f07e..d783351eca 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx
@@ -78,9 +78,10 @@ export const TaskSteps = (props: TaskStepsProps) => {
                   <MuiStepLabel
                     StepIconProps={stepIconProps}
                     StepIconComponent={StepIcon}
+                    data-testid="step-label"
                   >
                     <Box>{step.name}</Box>
-                    <StepTime step={step} />
+                    {!isSkipped && <StepTime step={step} />}
                   </MuiStepLabel>
                 </MuiStepButton>
               </MuiStep>