diff --git a/app/api.py b/app/api.py
index dac1efb..7f591da 100644
--- a/app/api.py
+++ b/app/api.py
@@ -90,3 +90,20 @@ def post_label(req: LabelRequest):
     _write_jsonl(_queue_file(), [x for x in items if x["id"] != req.id])
     _last_action = {"type": "label", "item": match, "label": req.label}
     return {"ok": True}
+
+
+class SkipRequest(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+
+
+@app.post("/api/skip")
+def post_skip(req: SkipRequest):
+    global _last_action
+    items = _read_jsonl(_queue_file())
+    match = next((x for x in items if x["id"] == req.id), None)
+    if not match:
+        raise HTTPException(404, f"Item {req.id!r} not found in queue")
+    reordered = [x for x in items if x["id"] != req.id] + [match]
+    _write_jsonl(_queue_file(), reordered)
+    _last_action = {"type": "skip", "item": match}
+    return {"ok": True}
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index ad6275a..ebfb59d 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -73,3 +73,15 @@ def test_label_removes_from_queue(client, queue_with_items):
 def test_label_unknown_id_returns_404(client, queue_with_items):
     r = client.post("/api/label", json={"id": "unknown", "label": "neutral"})
     assert r.status_code == 404
+
+def test_skip_moves_to_back(client, queue_with_items):
+    from app import api as api_module
+    r = client.post("/api/skip", json={"id": "id0"})
+    assert r.status_code == 200
+    queue = api_module._read_jsonl(api_module._queue_file())
+    assert queue[-1]["id"] == "id0"
+    assert queue[0]["id"] == "id1"
+
+def test_skip_unknown_id_returns_404(client, queue_with_items):
+    r = client.post("/api/skip", json={"id": "nope"})
+    assert r.status_code == 404