diff --git a/django/test/testcases.py b/django/test/testcases.py
index 65664a1f50..764ba41371 100644
--- a/django/test/testcases.py
+++ b/django/test/testcases.py
@@ -576,13 +576,16 @@ class TestCase(TransactionTestCase):
             connection.close()
 
 def _deferredSkip(condition, reason):
-    def decorator(test_item):
-        if not (isinstance(test_item, type) and issubclass(test_item, TestCase)):
-            @wraps(test_item)
+    def decorator(test_func):
+        if not (isinstance(test_func, type) and issubclass(test_func, TestCase)):
+            @wraps(test_func)
             def skip_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                 if condition():
                     raise unittest.SkipTest(reason)
+                return test_func(*args, **kwargs)
             test_item = skip_wrapper
+        else:
+            test_item = test_func
         test_item.__unittest_skip_why__ = reason
         return test_item
     return decorator
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/test_utils/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/test_utils/tests.py
index 4f92a402cc..a8106ed6e6 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/test_utils/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/test_utils/tests.py
@@ -1,9 +1,23 @@
 import sys
 
+from django.test import TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature, skipIfDBFeature
+
+
 if sys.version_info >= (2, 5):
     from python_25 import AssertNumQueriesTests
 
 
+class SkippingTestCase(TestCase):
+    def test_skip_unless_db_feature(self):
+        "A test that might be skipped is actually called."
+        # Total hack, but it works, just want an attribute that's always true.
+        @skipUnlessDBFeature("__class__")
+        def test_func():
+            raise ValueError
+
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, test_func)
+
+
 __test__ = {"API_TEST": r"""
 # Some checks of the doctest output normalizer.
 # Standard doctests do fairly