diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a3197023..d7966c01 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Added
 
 - disable github status for cron jobs
+- support for action in conditionals, by [@bradrydzewski](https://github.com/bradrydzewski). [#2685](https://github.com/drone/drone/issues/2685).
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/operator/runner/runner.go b/operator/runner/runner.go
index eb85e99b..a247e819 100644
--- a/operator/runner/runner.go
+++ b/operator/runner/runner.go
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ func (r *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context, id int64) error {
 	)
 	comp.SkipFunc = compiler.SkipFunc(
 		compiler.SkipData{
+			Action:   m.Build.Action,
 			Branch:   m.Build.Target,
 			Cron:     m.Build.Cron,
 			Event:    m.Build.Event,
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 4fe88f06..1fe55c7e 100644
--- a/trigger/trigger.go
+++ b/trigger/trigger.go
@@ -259,6 +259,9 @@ 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)
+			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")