diff --git a/lib/bb/command.py b/lib/bb/command.py
index 1fcb9bf14..5e166fe45 100644
--- a/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -420,15 +420,30 @@ class CommandsSync:
         return command.cooker.recipecaches[mc].pkg_dp
     getDefaultPreference.readonly = True
 
+
     def getSkippedRecipes(self, command, params):
+        """
+        Get the map of skipped recipes for the specified multiconfig/mc name (`params[0]`).
+
+        Invoked by `bb.tinfoil.Tinfoil.get_skipped_recipes`
+
+        :param command: Internally used parameter.
+        :param params: Parameter array. params[0] is multiconfig/mc name. If not given, then default mc '' is assumed.
+        :return: Dict whose keys are virtualfns and values are `bb.cooker.SkippedPackage`
+        """
+        try:
+            mc = params[0]
+        except IndexError:
+            mc = ''
+
         # Return list sorted by reverse priority order
         import bb.cache
         def sortkey(x):
             vfn, _ = x
-            realfn, _, mc = bb.cache.virtualfn2realfn(vfn)
-            return (-command.cooker.collections[mc].calc_bbfile_priority(realfn)[0], vfn)
+            realfn, _, item_mc = bb.cache.virtualfn2realfn(vfn)
+            return -command.cooker.collections[item_mc].calc_bbfile_priority(realfn)[0], vfn
 
-        skipdict = OrderedDict(sorted(command.cooker.skiplist.items(), key=sortkey))
+        skipdict = OrderedDict(sorted(command.cooker.skiplist_by_mc[mc].items(), key=sortkey))
         return list(skipdict.items())
     getSkippedRecipes.readonly = True
 
diff --git a/lib/bb/cooker.py b/lib/bb/cooker.py
index 1cb3e189f..6fce19b46 100644
--- a/lib/bb/cooker.py
+++ b/lib/bb/cooker.py
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ class BBCooker:
         self.baseconfig_valid = False
         self.parsecache_valid = False
         self.eventlog = None
-        self.skiplist = {}
+        # The skiplists, one per multiconfig
+        self.skiplist_by_mc = defaultdict(dict)
         self.featureset = CookerFeatures()
         if featureSet:
             for f in featureSet:
@@ -612,8 +613,8 @@ class BBCooker:
         localdata = {}
 
         for mc in self.multiconfigs:
-            taskdata[mc] = bb.taskdata.TaskData(halt, skiplist=self.skiplist, allowincomplete=allowincomplete)
-            localdata[mc] = data.createCopy(self.databuilder.mcdata[mc])
+            taskdata[mc] = bb.taskdata.TaskData(halt, skiplist=self.skiplist_by_mc[mc], allowincomplete=allowincomplete)
+            localdata[mc] = bb.data.createCopy(self.databuilder.mcdata[mc])
             bb.data.expandKeys(localdata[mc])
 
         current = 0
@@ -933,7 +934,7 @@ class BBCooker:
         for mc in self.multiconfigs:
             # First get list of recipes, including skipped
             recipefns = list(self.recipecaches[mc].pkg_fn.keys())
-            recipefns.extend(self.skiplist.keys())
+            recipefns.extend(self.skiplist_by_mc[mc].keys())
 
             # Work out list of bbappends that have been applied
             applied_appends = []
@@ -2358,7 +2359,7 @@ class CookerParser(object):
         for virtualfn, info_array in result:
             if info_array[0].skipped:
                 self.skipped += 1
-                self.cooker.skiplist[virtualfn] = SkippedPackage(info_array[0])
+                self.cooker.skiplist_by_mc[mc][virtualfn] = SkippedPackage(info_array[0])
             self.bb_caches[mc].add_info(virtualfn, info_array, self.cooker.recipecaches[mc],
                                         parsed=parsed, watcher = self.cooker.add_filewatch)
         return True
diff --git a/lib/bb/tinfoil.py b/lib/bb/tinfoil.py
index dcd3910cc..4dc4590c3 100644
--- a/lib/bb/tinfoil.py
+++ b/lib/bb/tinfoil.py
@@ -188,11 +188,19 @@ class TinfoilCookerAdapter:
             self._cache[name] = attrvalue
             return attrvalue
 
+    class TinfoilSkiplistByMcAdapter:
+        def __init__(self, tinfoil):
+            self.tinfoil = tinfoil
+
+        def __getitem__(self, mc):
+            return self.tinfoil.get_skipped_recipes(mc)
+
     def __init__(self, tinfoil):
         self.tinfoil = tinfoil
         self.multiconfigs = [''] + (tinfoil.config_data.getVar('BBMULTICONFIG') or '').split()
         self.collections = {}
         self.recipecaches = {}
+        self.skiplist_by_mc = self.TinfoilSkiplistByMcAdapter(tinfoil)
         for mc in self.multiconfigs:
             self.collections[mc] = self.TinfoilCookerCollectionAdapter(tinfoil, mc)
             self.recipecaches[mc] = self.TinfoilRecipeCacheAdapter(tinfoil, mc)
@@ -201,8 +209,6 @@ class TinfoilCookerAdapter:
         # Grab these only when they are requested since they aren't always used
         if name in self._cache:
             return self._cache[name]
-        elif name == 'skiplist':
-            attrvalue = self.tinfoil.get_skipped_recipes()
         elif name == 'bbfile_config_priorities':
             ret = self.tinfoil.run_command('getLayerPriorities')
             bbfile_config_priorities = []
@@ -514,12 +520,12 @@ class Tinfoil:
         """
         return defaultdict(list, self.run_command('getOverlayedRecipes', mc))
 
-    def get_skipped_recipes(self):
+    def get_skipped_recipes(self, mc=''):
         """
         Find recipes which were skipped (i.e. SkipRecipe was raised
         during parsing).
         """
-        return OrderedDict(self.run_command('getSkippedRecipes'))
+        return OrderedDict(self.run_command('getSkippedRecipes', mc))
 
     def get_all_providers(self, mc=''):
         return defaultdict(list, self.run_command('allProviders', mc))
@@ -533,6 +539,7 @@ class Tinfoil:
     def get_runtime_providers(self, rdep):
         return self.run_command('getRuntimeProviders', rdep)
 
+    # TODO: teach this method about mc
     def get_recipe_file(self, pn):
         """
         Get the file name for the specified recipe/target. Raises
@@ -541,6 +548,7 @@ class Tinfoil:
         """
         best = self.find_best_provider(pn)
         if not best or (len(best) > 3 and not best[3]):
+            # TODO: pass down mc
             skiplist = self.get_skipped_recipes()
             taskdata = bb.taskdata.TaskData(None, skiplist=skiplist)
             skipreasons = taskdata.get_reasons(pn)
diff --git a/lib/bblayers/query.py b/lib/bblayers/query.py
index bfc18a759..eb7cb465b 100644
--- a/lib/bblayers/query.py
+++ b/lib/bblayers/query.py
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ skipped recipes will also be listed, with a " (skipped)" suffix.
         # Ensure we list skipped recipes
         # We are largely guessing about PN, PV and the preferred version here,
         # but we have no choice since skipped recipes are not fully parsed
-        skiplist = list(self.tinfoil.cooker.skiplist.keys())
-        mcspec = 'mc:%s:' % mc
+        skiplist = list(self.tinfoil.cooker.skiplist_by_mc[mc].keys())
+
         if mc:
-            skiplist = [s[len(mcspec):] for s in skiplist if s.startswith(mcspec)]
+            skiplist = [s.removeprefix(f'mc:{mc}:') for s in skiplist]
 
         for fn in skiplist:
             recipe_parts = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(fn))[0].split('_')
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ skipped recipes will also be listed, with a " (skipped)" suffix.
         def print_item(f, pn, ver, layer, ispref):
             if not selected_layer or layer == selected_layer:
                 if not bare and f in skiplist:
-                    skipped = ' (skipped: %s)' % self.tinfoil.cooker.skiplist[f].skipreason
+                    skipped = ' (skipped: %s)' % self.tinfoil.cooker.skiplist_by_mc[mc][f].skipreason
                 else:
                     skipped = ''
                 if show_filenames:
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ Lists recipes with the bbappends that apply to them as subitems.
             if self.show_appends_for_pn(pn, cooker_data, args.mc):
                 appends = True
 
-        if not args.pnspec and self.show_appends_for_skipped():
+        if not args.pnspec and self.show_appends_for_skipped(args.mc):
             appends = True
 
         if not appends:
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ Lists recipes with the bbappends that apply to them as subitems.
 
         return self.show_appends_output(filenames, best_filename)
 
-    def show_appends_for_skipped(self):
+    def show_appends_for_skipped(self, mc):
         filenames = [os.path.basename(f)
-                    for f in self.tinfoil.cooker.skiplist.keys()]
+                    for f in self.tinfoil.cooker.skiplist_by_mc[mc].keys()]
         return self.show_appends_output(filenames, None, " (skipped)")
 
     def show_appends_output(self, filenames, best_filename, name_suffix = ''):