diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index c58b8e7812e2..39b46ee6dc33 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ branches:
     - /auto-backport-.*/
     - /^v\d+\.\d+\.[\dx]+-doc$/
 
+skip_commits:
+  message: /\[ci doc\]/
+  files:
+    - 'doc/**'
+    - 'galleries/**'
+
 clone_depth: 50
 
 image: Visual Studio 2017