diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2db1810e3..4ab3857c1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ A cli to browse and watch anime (alone AND with friends). This tool scrapes the
   - [From Source](#installing-from-source)
 - [Uninstall](#uninstall)
 - [Dependencies](#dependencies-1)
+  - [Ani-Skip](#ani-skip)
 - [Homies](#homies)
 - [Contribution Guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md)
 - [Disclaimer](./disclaimer.md)
@@ -400,6 +401,19 @@ apk del grep sed curl fzf git aria2 ffmpeg ncurses
 - yt-dlp - m3u8 Downloader
 - ffmpeg - m3u8 Downloader (fallback)
 - fzf - User interface
+- ani-skip (optional)
+
+### Ani-Skip
+
+Ani-skip is a script to automatically skip anime opening sequences, making it easier to watch your favorite shows without having to manually skip the intros each time (from the original [README](https://github.com/synacktraa/ani-skip/tree/master#a-script-to-automatically-skip-anime-opening-sequences-making-it-easier-to-watch-your-favorite-shows-without-having-to-manually-skip-the-intros-each-time)).
+
+For install instructions visit [ani-skip](https://github.com/synacktraa/ani-skip).
+
+Ani-skip uses the external lua script function of mpv and as such – for now – only works with mpv.
+
+**Warning:** For now, ani-skip does **not** seem to work under Windows.
+
+**Note:** It may be, that ani-skip won't know the anime you're trying to watch (It uses the [aniskip API](https://github.com/lexesjan/typescript-aniskip-extension/tree/main/src/api/aniskip-http-client) and you can contribute missing anime or ask for including it in the database on their [discord server](https://discord.com/invite/UqT55CbrbE)).
 
 ## Homies
 
diff --git a/ani-cli b/ani-cli
index 4454c3b6d..264d5b198 100755
--- a/ani-cli
+++ b/ani-cli
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-version_number="4.6.2"
+version_number="4.7.0"
 
 # UI
 
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ help_info() {
         Play dubbed version
       --rofi
         Use rofi instead of fzf for the interactive menu
+      --skip
+        Use ani-skip to skip the intro of the episode (mpv only)
       -U, --update
         Update the script
     Some example usages:
@@ -237,13 +239,15 @@ download() {
 }
 
 play_episode() {
+    [ "$skip_intro" = 1 ] && skip_flag="$(ani-skip "$title" "$ep_no")"
     [ -z "$episode" ] && get_episode_url
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
     case "$player_function" in
         debug)
             [ -z "$ANI_CLI_NON_INTERACTIVE" ] && printf "All links:\n%s\nSelected link:\n" "$links"
             printf "%s\n" "$episode"
             ;;
-        mpv*) nohup "$player_function" --force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
+        mpv*) nohup "$player_function" $skip_flag --force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
         android_mpv) nohup am start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "$episode" -n is.xyz.mpv/.MPVActivity >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
         android_vlc) nohup am start --user 0 -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d "$episode" -n org.videolan.vlc/org.videolan.vlc.gui.video.VideoPlayerActivity -e "title" "${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
         iina) nohup "$player_function" --no-stdin --keep-running --mpv-force-media-title="${allanime_title}Episode ${ep_no}" "$episode" >/dev/null 2>&1 & ;;
@@ -308,6 +312,7 @@ case "$(uname -a)" in
 esac
 
 use_external_menu="${ANI_CLI_EXTERNAL_MENU:-0}"
+skip_intro="${ANI_CLI_SKIP_INTRO:-0}"
 [ -t 0 ] || use_external_menu=1
 hist_dir="${ANI_CLI_HIST_DIR:-${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/ani-cli}"
 [ ! -d "$hist_dir" ] && mkdir -p "$hist_dir"
@@ -361,6 +366,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
             ;;
         --dub) mode="dub" ;;
         --rofi) use_external_menu=1 ;;
+        --skip) skip_intro=1 ;;
         -U | --update) update_script ;;
         *) query="$(printf "%s" "$query $1" | sed "s|^ ||;s| |+|g")" ;;
     esac
@@ -370,6 +376,7 @@ done
 [ "$use_external_menu" = "1" ] && multi_selection_flag="${ANI_CLI_MULTI_SELECTION:-"-multi-select"}"
 printf "\33[2K\r\033[1;34mChecking dependencies...\033\n[0m"
 dep_ch "curl" "sed" "grep" || true
+[ "$skip_intro" = 1 ] && (dep_ch "ani-skip" || true)
 if [ -z "$ANI_CLI_NON_INTERACTIVE" ]; then dep_ch fzf || true; fi
 case "$player_function" in
     debug) ;;
diff --git a/ani-cli.1 b/ani-cli.1
index f77a5032b..24d1b93c0 100644
--- a/ani-cli.1
+++ b/ani-cli.1
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ Play the dubbed version. Without this flag, it'll always play the subbed version
 .TP
 \fB\--rofi\fR
 Use rofi instead of fzf for the interactive menu 
+.TP
+\fB\--skip\fR
+Use ani-skip to skip the intro of the episode (mpv only)
 .PP
 .SH
 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ Controls the directory ani-cli uses for storing history. A /ani-cli subfolder is
 .TP
 \fBANI_CLI_DEFAULT_SOURCE\fR
 Controls the default source. Valid is history (equivalent to -c), everything else means search. Default is search.
+.TP
+\fBANI_CLI_SKIP_INTRO\fR
+Controls if ani-skip is used to skip intros (works with mpv only). Can be 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled). Default is 0.
 .PP
 .SH EPISODE SELECTION
 .PP