diff --git a/trigger/skip.go b/trigger/skip.go
index f211acb0..eedd8e24 100644
--- a/trigger/skip.go
+++ b/trigger/skip.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ func skipEvent(document *yaml.Pipeline, event string) bool {
 	return !document.Trigger.Event.Match(event)
 }
 
+func skipAction(document *yaml.Pipeline, action string) bool {
+	return !document.Trigger.Action.Match(action)
+}
+
 func skipInstance(document *yaml.Pipeline, instance string) bool {
 	return !document.Trigger.Instance.Match(instance)
 }
diff --git a/trigger/trigger.go b/trigger/trigger.go
index c6b2acab..fd5f0e74 100644
--- a/trigger/trigger.go
+++ b/trigger/trigger.go
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ func (t *triggerer) Trigger(ctx context.Context, repo *core.Repository, base *co
 		} else if skipEvent(pipeline, base.Event) {
 			logger = logger.WithField("pipeline", pipeline.Name)
 			logger.Infoln("trigger: skipping pipeline, does not match event")
+		} else if skipAction(pipeline, base.Action) {
+			logger = logger.WithField("pipeline", pipeline.Name).WithField("action", base.Action)
+			logger.Infoln("trigger: skipping pipeline, does not match action")
 		} else if skipRef(pipeline, base.Ref) {
 			logger = logger.WithField("pipeline", pipeline.Name)
 			logger.Infoln("trigger: skipping pipeline, does not match ref")
diff --git a/trigger/trigger_test.go b/trigger/trigger_test.go
index 46537d0b..5b934f19 100644
--- a/trigger/trigger_test.go
+++ b/trigger/trigger_test.go
@@ -271,6 +271,35 @@ func TestTrigger_SkipEvent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// this test verifies that no build should be scheduled if the
+// hook action does not match the actions defined in the yaml.
+func TestTrigger_SkipAction(t *testing.T) {
+	controller := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer controller.Finish()
+
+	mockUsers := mock.NewMockUserStore(controller)
+	mockUsers.EXPECT().Find(noContext, dummyRepo.UserID).Return(dummyUser, nil)
+
+	mockConfigService := mock.NewMockConfigService(controller)
+	mockConfigService.EXPECT().Find(gomock.Any(), gomock.Any()).Return(dummyYamlSkipAction, nil)
+
+	triggerer := New(
+		mockConfigService,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		mockUsers,
+		nil,
+	)
+
+	_, err := triggerer.Trigger(noContext, dummyRepo, dummyHook)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expect build silenty skipped if event does not match")
+	}
+}
+
 // this test verifies that if the system cannot increment the
 // build number, the function must exit with error and must not
 // schedule a new build.
@@ -407,6 +436,7 @@ var (
 		AuthorEmail:  "octocat@hello-world.com",
 		AuthorAvatar: "https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/583231",
 		Sender:       "octocat",
+		Action:       "opened",
 	}
 
 	dummyBuild = &core.Build{
@@ -427,6 +457,7 @@ var (
 		AuthorEmail:  "octocat@hello-world.com",
 		AuthorAvatar: "https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/583231",
 		Sender:       "octocat",
+		Action:       "opened",
 	}
 
 	dummyRepo = &core.Repository{
@@ -498,6 +529,14 @@ trigger:
     exclude:
     - push`,
 	}
+
+	dummyYamlSkipAction = &core.Config{
+		Data: `
+kind: pipeline
+trigger:
+  action:
+    exclude:
+    - opened`,
 	}
 
 	ignoreBuildFields = cmpopts.IgnoreFields(core.Build{},