diff --git a/components/lib/skeleton/BaseSkeleton.vue b/components/lib/skeleton/BaseSkeleton.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbceb652b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/lib/skeleton/BaseSkeleton.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<script>
+import BaseComponent from 'primevue/basecomponent';
+import { useStyle } from 'primevue/usestyle';
+
+const styles = `
+.p-skeleton {
+    position: relative;
+    overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.p-skeleton::after {
+    content: '';
+    animation: p-skeleton-animation 1.2s infinite;
+    height: 100%;
+    left: 0;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: 0;
+    top: 0;
+    transform: translateX(-100%);
+    z-index: 1;
+}
+
+.p-skeleton.p-skeleton-circle {
+    border-radius: 50%;
+}
+
+.p-skeleton-none::after {
+    animation: none;
+}
+
+@keyframes p-skeleton-animation {
+    from {
+        transform: translateX(-100%);
+    }
+    to {
+        transform: translateX(100%);
+    }
+}
+`;
+
+const classes = {
+    root: ({ props }) => [
+        'p-skeleton p-component',
+        {
+            'p-skeleton-circle': props.shape === 'circle',
+            'p-skeleton-none': props.animation === 'none'
+        }
+    ]
+};
+
+const { load: loadStyle } = useStyle(styles, { id: 'primevue_skeleton_style', manual: true });
+
+export default {
+    name: 'BaseSkeleton',
+    extends: BaseComponent,
+    props: {
+        shape: {
+            type: String,
+            default: 'rectangle'
+        },
+        size: {
+            type: String,
+            default: null
+        },
+        width: {
+            type: String,
+            default: '100%'
+        },
+        height: {
+            type: String,
+            default: '1rem'
+        },
+        borderRadius: {
+            type: String,
+            default: null
+        },
+        animation: {
+            type: String,
+            default: 'wave'
+        }
+    },
+    css: {
+        classes
+    },
+    watch: {
+        isUnstyled: {
+            immediate: true,
+            handler(newValue) {
+                !newValue && loadStyle();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.d.ts b/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.d.ts
index 5035dc031..1710cf1c7 100644
--- a/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.d.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ export interface SkeletonProps {
      * @type {SkeletonPassThroughOptions}
      */
     pt?: SkeletonPassThroughOptions;
+    /**
+     * When enabled, it removes component related styles in the core.
+     * @defaultValue false
+     */
+    unstyled?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.vue b/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.vue
index f8bfa5f03..6717c1dea 100644
--- a/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.vue
+++ b/components/lib/skeleton/Skeleton.vue
@@ -1,49 +1,14 @@
 <template>
-    <div :style="containerStyle" :class="containerClass" aria-hidden="true" v-bind="ptm('root')"></div>
+    <div :style="containerStyle" :class="cx('root')" aria-hidden="true" v-bind="ptm('root')"></div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import BaseComponent from 'primevue/basecomponent';
+import BaseSkeleton from './BaseSkeleton.vue';
 
 export default {
     name: 'Skeleton',
-    extends: BaseComponent,
-    props: {
-        shape: {
-            type: String,
-            default: 'rectangle'
-        },
-        size: {
-            type: String,
-            default: null
-        },
-        width: {
-            type: String,
-            default: '100%'
-        },
-        height: {
-            type: String,
-            default: '1rem'
-        },
-        borderRadius: {
-            type: String,
-            default: null
-        },
-        animation: {
-            type: String,
-            default: 'wave'
-        }
-    },
+    extends: BaseSkeleton,
     computed: {
-        containerClass() {
-            return [
-                'p-skeleton p-component',
-                {
-                    'p-skeleton-circle': this.shape === 'circle',
-                    'p-skeleton-none': this.animation === 'none'
-                }
-            ];
-        },
         containerStyle() {
             if (this.size) return { width: this.size, height: this.size, borderRadius: this.borderRadius };
             else return { width: this.width, height: this.height, borderRadius: this.borderRadius };
@@ -51,39 +16,3 @@ export default {
     }
 };
 </script>
-
-<style>
-.p-skeleton {
-    position: relative;
-    overflow: hidden;
-}
-
-.p-skeleton::after {
-    content: '';
-    animation: p-skeleton-animation 1.2s infinite;
-    height: 100%;
-    left: 0;
-    position: absolute;
-    right: 0;
-    top: 0;
-    transform: translateX(-100%);
-    z-index: 1;
-}
-
-.p-skeleton.p-skeleton-circle {
-    border-radius: 50%;
-}
-
-.p-skeleton-none::after {
-    animation: none;
-}
-
-@keyframes p-skeleton-animation {
-    from {
-        transform: translateX(-100%);
-    }
-    to {
-        transform: translateX(100%);
-    }
-}
-</style>