diff --git a/der/derive/src/attributes.rs b/der/derive/src/attributes.rs
index 2a50d431a..b95e4f0a7 100644
--- a/der/derive/src/attributes.rs
+++ b/der/derive/src/attributes.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ pub(crate) struct FieldAttrs {
 
     /// Is the inner type constructed?
     pub constructed: bool,
+
+    /// Is the type skipped?
+    pub skipped: Option<Path>,
 }
 
 impl FieldAttrs {
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ impl FieldAttrs {
         let mut optional = None;
         let mut tag_mode = None;
         let mut constructed = None;
+        let mut skipped = None;
 
         let mut parsed_attrs = Vec::new();
         AttrNameValue::from_attributes(attrs, &mut parsed_attrs);
@@ -154,6 +158,15 @@ impl FieldAttrs {
                 }
 
                 constructed = Some(ty);
+            // `skipped` attribute
+            } else if attr.parse_value::<String>("skipped").is_some() {
+                if skipped.is_some() {
+                    abort!(attr.name, "duplicate ASN.1 `skipped` attribute");
+                }
+
+                skipped = Some(attr.value.parse().unwrap_or_else(|e| {
+                    abort!(attr.value, "error parsing ASN.1 `skipped` attribute: {}", e)
+                }));
             } else {
                 abort!(
                     attr.name,
@@ -171,6 +184,7 @@ impl FieldAttrs {
             optional: optional.unwrap_or_default(),
             tag_mode: tag_mode.unwrap_or(type_attrs.tag_mode),
             constructed: constructed.unwrap_or_default(),
+            skipped,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/der/derive/src/sequence.rs b/der/derive/src/sequence.rs
index 15e445266..c0d6585cd 100644
--- a/der/derive/src/sequence.rs
+++ b/der/derive/src/sequence.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use field::SequenceField;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use proc_macro_error::abort;
 use quote::quote;
-use syn::{DeriveInput, Ident, Lifetime};
+use syn::{DeriveInput, Ident, Lifetime, TypeParam};
 
 /// Derive the `Sequence` trait for a struct
 pub(crate) struct DeriveSequence {
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ pub(crate) struct DeriveSequence {
     /// Lifetime of the struct.
     lifetime: Option<Lifetime>,
 
+    /// Type param of the struct.
+    type_param: Option<TypeParam>,
+
     /// Fields of the struct.
     fields: Vec<SequenceField>,
 }
@@ -40,6 +43,8 @@ impl DeriveSequence {
             .next()
             .map(|lt| lt.lifetime.clone());
 
+        let type_param = input.generics.type_params().next().cloned();
+
         let type_attrs = TypeAttrs::parse(&input.attrs);
 
         let fields = data
@@ -51,6 +56,7 @@ impl DeriveSequence {
         Self {
             ident: input.ident,
             lifetime,
+            type_param,
             fields,
         }
     }
@@ -72,6 +78,13 @@ impl DeriveSequence {
             .map(|_| lifetime.clone())
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
+        let type_params = self.type_param.as_ref().map(|t| {
+            let mut t = t.clone();
+            t.default = None;
+            t
+        });
+        let type_params_names = self.type_param.as_ref().map(|t| t.ident.clone());
+
         let mut decode_body = Vec::new();
         let mut decode_result = Vec::new();
         let mut encoded_lengths = Vec::new();
@@ -81,13 +94,14 @@ impl DeriveSequence {
             decode_body.push(field.to_decode_tokens());
             decode_result.push(&field.ident);
 
-            let field = field.to_encode_tokens();
-            encoded_lengths.push(quote!(#field.encoded_len()?));
-            encode_fields.push(quote!(#field.encode(writer)?;));
+            if let Some(field) = field.to_encode_tokens() {
+                encoded_lengths.push(quote!(#field.encoded_len()?));
+                encode_fields.push(quote!(#field.encode(writer)?;));
+            }
         }
 
         quote! {
-            impl<#lifetime> ::der::DecodeValue<#lifetime> for #ident<#lt_params> {
+            impl<#lifetime, #type_params> ::der::DecodeValue<#lifetime> for #ident<#lt_params #type_params_names> {
                 fn decode_value<R: ::der::Reader<#lifetime>>(
                     reader: &mut R,
                     header: ::der::Header,
@@ -104,7 +118,7 @@ impl DeriveSequence {
                 }
             }
 
-            impl<#lifetime> ::der::EncodeValue for #ident<#lt_params> {
+            impl<#lifetime, #type_params> ::der::EncodeValue for #ident<#lt_params #type_params_names> {
                 fn value_len(&self) -> ::der::Result<::der::Length> {
                     use ::der::Encode as _;
 
@@ -122,7 +136,7 @@ impl DeriveSequence {
                 }
             }
 
-            impl<#lifetime> ::der::Sequence<#lifetime> for #ident<#lt_params> {}
+            impl<#lifetime, #type_params> ::der::Sequence<#lifetime> for #ident<#lt_params #type_params_names> {}
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/der/derive/src/sequence/field.rs b/der/derive/src/sequence/field.rs
index 05945ddf2..52824a232 100644
--- a/der/derive/src/sequence/field.rs
+++ b/der/derive/src/sequence/field.rs
@@ -72,11 +72,22 @@ impl SequenceField {
             }
         }
 
+        if let Some(default) = &self.attrs.skipped {
+            let ident = &self.ident;
+            return quote! {
+                let #ident = #default();
+            };
+        }
+
         lowerer.into_tokens(&self.ident)
     }
 
     /// Derive code for encoding a field of a sequence.
-    pub(super) fn to_encode_tokens(&self) -> TokenStream {
+    pub(super) fn to_encode_tokens(&self) -> Option<TokenStream> {
+        if self.attrs.skipped.is_some() {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         let mut lowerer = LowerFieldEncoder::new(&self.ident);
         let attrs = &self.attrs;
 
@@ -101,7 +112,7 @@ impl SequenceField {
             lowerer.apply_default(&self.ident, default);
         }
 
-        lowerer.into_tokens()
+        Some(lowerer.into_tokens())
     }
 }
 
@@ -241,7 +252,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::{FieldAttrs, TagMode, TagNumber};
     use proc_macro2::Span;
     use quote::quote;
-    use syn::{punctuated::Punctuated, Ident, Path, PathSegment, Type, TypePath};
+    use syn::{punctuated::Punctuated, Ident, Path, PathArguments, PathSegment, Type, TypePath};
 
     /// Create a [`Type::Path`].
     pub fn type_path(ident: Ident) -> Type {
@@ -273,6 +284,7 @@ mod tests {
             optional: false,
             tag_mode: TagMode::Explicit,
             constructed: false,
+            skipped: None,
         };
 
         let field_type = Ident::new("String", span);
@@ -292,7 +304,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            field.to_encode_tokens().to_string(),
+            field.to_encode_tokens().unwrap().to_string(),
             quote! {
                 self.example_field
             }
@@ -313,6 +325,7 @@ mod tests {
             optional: false,
             tag_mode: TagMode::Implicit,
             constructed: false,
+            skipped: None,
         };
 
         let field_type = Ident::new("String", span);
@@ -343,7 +356,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
 
         assert_eq!(
-            field.to_encode_tokens().to_string(),
+            field.to_encode_tokens().unwrap().to_string(),
             quote! {
                 ::der::asn1::ContextSpecificRef {
                     tag_number: ::der::TagNumber::N0,
@@ -354,4 +367,52 @@ mod tests {
             .to_string()
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn skipped() {
+        let span = Span::call_site();
+        let ident = Ident::new("skipped", span);
+
+        let mut segments = Punctuated::new();
+        segments.push(PathSegment {
+            ident: Ident::new("Default", span),
+            arguments: PathArguments::None,
+        });
+        segments.push(PathSegment {
+            ident: Ident::new("default", span),
+            arguments: PathArguments::None,
+        });
+
+        let attrs = FieldAttrs {
+            asn1_type: None,
+            context_specific: Some(TagNumber(0)),
+            default: None,
+            extensible: false,
+            optional: false,
+            tag_mode: TagMode::Implicit,
+            constructed: false,
+            skipped: Some(Path {
+                leading_colon: None,
+                segments,
+            }),
+        };
+
+        let field_type = Ident::new("String", span);
+
+        let field = SequenceField {
+            ident,
+            attrs,
+            field_type: type_path(field_type),
+        };
+
+        assert_eq!(
+            field.to_decode_tokens().to_string(),
+            quote! {
+                let skipped = Default::default();
+            }
+            .to_string()
+        );
+
+        assert!(field.to_encode_tokens().is_none());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/der/derive/src/value_ord.rs b/der/derive/src/value_ord.rs
index 97e37cae5..ef06c047f 100644
--- a/der/derive/src/value_ord.rs
+++ b/der/derive/src/value_ord.rs
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ impl ValueField {
 
     /// Lower to [`TokenStream`].
     fn to_tokens(&self) -> TokenStream {
+        if self.attrs.skipped.is_some() {
+            return TokenStream::default();
+        }
+
         let ident = &self.ident;
 
         if self.is_enum {