diff --git a/src/components/sections/Skills.tsx b/src/components/sections/Skills.tsx
index 2f9f78a..e1e6237 100644
--- a/src/components/sections/Skills.tsx
+++ b/src/components/sections/Skills.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,46 @@ interface Skill {
   level: number;
 }
 
+interface SkeletonProps {
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+const Skeleton: React.FC<SkeletonProps> = ({ className }) => (
+  <div className={`animate-pulse bg-zinc-700/50 rounded ${className}`}></div>
+);
+
+const SkillsSkeleton = () => (
+  <section id="skills" className="py-24 relative" aria-label="Loading skills" aria-busy="true">
+    <div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
+      <Skeleton className="h-8 w-48 mb-12" />
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2 gap-8">
+        {/* Skills Progress Bars Skeleton */}
+        <div className="space-y-6">
+          {[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8].map((i) => (
+            <div key={i} className="space-y-2">
+              <div className="flex justify-between items-center">
+                <Skeleton className="h-4 w-24" />
+                <Skeleton className="h-4 w-12" />
+              </div>
+              <Skeleton className="h-2 w-full rounded-full" />
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Skills Icons Grid Skeleton */}
+        <div className="grid grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+          {[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6].map((i) => (
+            <div key={i} className="p-6 rounded-xl bg-zinc-800/30 backdrop-blur-sm">
+              <Skeleton className="w-8 h-8 mx-auto mb-3" />
+              <Skeleton className="h-4 w-16 mx-auto" />
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </section>
+);
+
 const iconMap: Record<string, React.ReactNode> = {
   'AI & LLMs': <Bot className="w-8 h-8" />,
   'Automation': <Workflow className="w-8 h-8" />,
@@ -27,19 +67,24 @@ const Skills = () => {
   const [skills, setSkills] = useState<Skill[]>([]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    try {
-      const translatedSkills = t.raw('skills') as Skill[];
-      if (Array.isArray(translatedSkills)) {
-        setSkills(translatedSkills);
+    // Temporary delay to see skeleton loading state
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      try {
+        const translatedSkills = t.raw('skills') as Skill[];
+        if (Array.isArray(translatedSkills)) {
+          setSkills(translatedSkills);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error loading skills:', error);
+        setSkills([]);
       }
-    } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error loading skills:', error);
-      setSkills([]);
-    }
+    }, 2000);
+
+    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
   }, [t]);
 
   if (skills.length === 0) {
-    return <div className="py-24 text-center text-zinc-400">Loading skills...</div>;
+    return <SkillsSkeleton />;
   }
 
   return (