diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 63588c4..ac29ae5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Relational Operator Replacement (ROR) — mutating `>`, `>=`, `<`, `<=`, `==`, `
 - **Fast** — One build per package, all mutants activated at runtime. No per-mutant recompilation
 - **Parallel execution** — Worker pool bounded by CPU cores
 - **`go test`-compatible** — `--- KILLED:` / `--- SURVIVED:` output; `-v`, `-run`, `-timeout` work as expected
-- **`//mutest:skip`** — Exclude functions or lines from mutation
+- **`//mutest:skip`** — Exclude functions, blocks (`if`/`for`/`switch`/`select`), or individual lines from mutation
 - **`-diff`** — Only mutate lines changed relative to a git ref (e.g., `-diff origin/main`)
 - **`-threshold`** — CI quality gate (e.g., `-threshold 80` fails if score < 80%)
 - **`-json`** — Machine-readable output for CI pipelines (`-json -v` for NDJSON streaming)
@@ -283,7 +283,22 @@ func legacyCompare(a, b int) bool {
 }
 ```
 
-**Line-level skip** — add `//mutest:skip` as an inline comment to skip that line only:
+**Block-level skip** — add `//mutest:skip` as an inline comment on an `if`, `for`, `switch`, or `select` statement to skip the entire block:
+
+```go
+func fetch(url string) (*Response, error) {
+    resp, err := http.Get(url)
+    if err != nil { //mutest:skip
+        if errors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
+            return nil, ErrCanceled
+        }
+        return nil, fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", err)
+    }
+    return resp, nil
+}
+```
+
+**Line-level skip** — add `//mutest:skip` as an inline comment on any other line to skip that line only:
 
 ```go
 func compare(a, b int) int {
@@ -297,6 +312,8 @@ func compare(a, b int) int {
 }
 ```
 
+> **Note:** When `//mutest:skip` is placed on a block statement (`if`/`for`/`switch`/`select`), it skips the entire block including nested statements. On any other line, it skips only that line.
+
 ### Dry-Run Mode
 
 The `-dry-run` flag lists discovered mutation points without executing tests. Useful for previewing scope or counting mutations.
diff --git a/engine/engine.go b/engine/engine.go
index b595e5f..622c4a5 100644
--- a/engine/engine.go
+++ b/engine/engine.go
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ type lineRange struct {
 
 // buildSkipInfo scans the AST's comments for //mutest:skip directives.
 // A directive on a function's doc comment skips the entire function body.
+// A directive on a block statement (if/for/switch/select) skips the entire block.
 // A directive on any other line skips mutations on that specific line.
 func buildSkipInfo(fset *token.FileSet, file *ast.File) *skipInfo {
 	si := &skipInfo{
@@ -147,11 +148,19 @@ func buildSkipInfo(fset *token.FileSet, file *ast.File) *skipInfo {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Line-level: all comments with mutest:skip
+	// Build line → block range map for block-scope skip.
+	blockRanges := buildBlockRanges(fset, file)
+
+	// Line-level and block-level: all comments with mutest:skip
 	for _, cg := range file.Comments {
 		for _, c := range cg.List {
 			if strings.Contains(c.Text, "mutest:skip") {
-				si.lines[fset.Position(c.Pos()).Line] = true
+				line := fset.Position(c.Pos()).Line
+				si.lines[line] = true
+				// If this line is the start of a block statement, skip the whole block.
+				if r, ok := blockRanges[line]; ok {
+					si.ranges = append(si.ranges, r)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -159,6 +168,38 @@ func buildSkipInfo(fset *token.FileSet, file *ast.File) *skipInfo {
 	return si
 }
 
+// buildBlockRanges walks the AST and returns a map from the starting line
+// of each block statement (if/for/switch/select) to its full line range.
+func buildBlockRanges(fset *token.FileSet, file *ast.File) map[int]lineRange {
+	ranges := make(map[int]lineRange)
+	ast.Inspect(file, func(n ast.Node) bool {
+		if n == nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		var start, end token.Pos
+		switch n := n.(type) {
+		case *ast.IfStmt:
+			start, end = n.Pos(), n.End()
+		case *ast.ForStmt:
+			start, end = n.Pos(), n.End()
+		case *ast.RangeStmt:
+			start, end = n.Pos(), n.End()
+		case *ast.SwitchStmt:
+			start, end = n.Pos(), n.End()
+		case *ast.TypeSwitchStmt:
+			start, end = n.Pos(), n.End()
+		case *ast.SelectStmt:
+			start, end = n.Pos(), n.End()
+		default:
+			return true
+		}
+		line := fset.Position(start).Line
+		ranges[line] = lineRange{line, fset.Position(end).Line}
+		return true
+	})
+	return ranges
+}
+
 func (si *skipInfo) shouldSkip(line int) bool {
 	if si.lines[line] {
 		return true
diff --git a/engine/engine_test.go b/engine/engine_test.go
index 39bcb31..a525957 100644
--- a/engine/engine_test.go
+++ b/engine/engine_test.go
@@ -199,3 +199,115 @@ func Skipped(a, b int) bool {
 		t.Errorf("expected 0 points (function with space variant skipped), got %d", len(points))
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDiscoverAll_SkipDirective_Block(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	for name, content := range map[string]string{
+		"go.mod": "module example.com/skip\n\ngo 1.21\n",
+		"skip.go": `package skip
+
+func Block(a, b, c int) bool {
+	if a > b { //mutest:skip
+		if b > c {
+			return true
+		}
+		return a > c
+	}
+	return a < b
+}
+`,
+	} {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, name), []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	chdir(t, tmpDir)
+
+	eng := New([]string{"./..."}, &mutator.ComparisonMutator{})
+	points, err := eng.DiscoverAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Only "a < b" on the last line should remain; the if block (a > b, b > c, a > c) is skipped.
+	if len(points) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 point (block-skipped), got %d", len(points))
+		for _, p := range points {
+			t.Logf("  %s:%d %s", p.File, p.Line, p.Desc)
+		}
+	}
+	if len(points) > 0 && points[0].Desc != "< to <=" {
+		t.Errorf("expected remaining point to be '<', got %q", points[0].Desc)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiscoverAll_SkipDirective_ForBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	for name, content := range map[string]string{
+		"go.mod": "module example.com/skip\n\ngo 1.21\n",
+		"skip.go": `package skip
+
+func ForBlock(items []int) bool {
+	for i := 0; i < len(items); i++ { //mutest:skip
+		if items[i] > 0 {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return len(items) > 1
+}
+`,
+	} {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, name), []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	chdir(t, tmpDir)
+
+	eng := New([]string{"./..."}, &mutator.ComparisonMutator{})
+	points, err := eng.DiscoverAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Only "len(items) > 1" should remain; the for block (i < len, items[i] > 0) is skipped.
+	if len(points) != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 point (for-block skipped), got %d", len(points))
+		for _, p := range points {
+			t.Logf("  %s:%d %s", p.File, p.Line, p.Desc)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDiscoverAll_SkipDirective_IfElseBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	for name, content := range map[string]string{
+		"go.mod": "module example.com/skip\n\ngo 1.21\n",
+		"skip.go": `package skip
+
+func IfElse(a, b int) int {
+	if a > b { //mutest:skip
+		return a
+	} else if a < b {
+		return b
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+`,
+	} {
+		if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tmpDir, name), []byte(content), 0644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	chdir(t, tmpDir)
+
+	eng := New([]string{"./..."}, &mutator.ComparisonMutator{})
+	points, err := eng.DiscoverAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// The entire if/else if chain is one ast.IfStmt — all should be skipped.
+	if len(points) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 0 points (if-else block skipped), got %d", len(points))
+		for _, p := range points {
+			t.Logf("  %s:%d %s", p.File, p.Line, p.Desc)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9dcb601..242335f 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func run2(ctx context.Context, cfg config, stdout, stderr io.Writer) int {
 
 	if cfg.Diff != "" { //mutest:skip
 		cl, err := diff.ParseGitDiff(cfg.Diff)
-		if err != nil { //mutest:skip
+		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(stderr, "mutest: %v\n", err)
 			return 2
 		}