diff --git a/recipes/README.recipes.md b/recipes/README.recipes.md
index 0e9f747da1..f3b974644c 100644
--- a/recipes/README.recipes.md
+++ b/recipes/README.recipes.md
@@ -763,12 +763,13 @@ Raises:
 
 Return a presubmit step.
 
-— **def [execute](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py#77)(self, bot_update_step):**
+— **def [execute](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py#77)(self, bot_update_step, skip_owners):**
 
 Runs presubmit and sets summary markdown if applicable.
 
 Args:
   bot_update_step: the StepResult from a previously executed bot_update step.
+  skip_owners: a boolean indicating whether Owners checks should be skipped.
 Returns:
   a RawResult object, suitable for being returned from RunSteps.
 
@@ -1050,7 +1051,7 @@ Move things around in a loop!
 
 [DEPS](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py#10): [gclient](#recipe_modules-gclient), [presubmit](#recipe_modules-presubmit), [recipe\_engine/buildbucket][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket], [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/cq][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/cq], [recipe\_engine/json][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/json], [recipe\_engine/path][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path], [recipe\_engine/properties][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties], [recipe\_engine/runtime][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]
 
-— **def [RunSteps](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py#29)(api, patch_project, patch_repository_url):**
+— **def [RunSteps](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py#23)(api):**
 ### *recipes* / [presubmit:tests/prepare](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/prepare.py)
 
 [DEPS](/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/prepare.py#9): [gclient](#recipe_modules-gclient), [presubmit](#recipe_modules-presubmit), [recipe\_engine/buildbucket][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/buildbucket], [recipe\_engine/context][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/context], [recipe\_engine/path][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/path], [recipe\_engine/properties][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/properties], [recipe\_engine/runtime][recipe_engine/recipe_modules/runtime]
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
index 2a0b7dea64..ec7b16c3ce 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/api.py
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ class PresubmitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
 
     return bot_update_step
 
-  def execute(self, bot_update_step):
+  def execute(self, bot_update_step, skip_owners=False):
     """Runs presubmit and sets summary markdown if applicable.
 
     Args:
       bot_update_step: the StepResult from a previously executed bot_update step.
+      skip_owners: a boolean indicating whether Owners checks should be skipped.
     Returns:
       a RawResult object, suitable for being returned from RunSteps.
     """
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ class PresubmitApi(recipe_api.RecipeApi):
       '--upstream', upstream,  # '' if not in bot_update mode.
     ])
 
+    if skip_owners:
+      presubmit_args.extend([
+        '--skip_canned', 'CheckOwners'
+      ])
+
     raw_result = result_pb2.RawResult()
     step_json = self(
         *presubmit_args,
diff --git a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py
index 3d0cbb4f9d..6508c65efd 100644
--- a/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py
+++ b/recipes/recipe_modules/presubmit/tests/execute.py
@@ -20,17 +20,12 @@ DEPS = [
 ]
 
 
-PROPERTIES = {
-  'patch_project': recipe_api.Property(None),
-  'patch_repository_url': recipe_api.Property(None),
-}
-
-
-def RunSteps(api, patch_project, patch_repository_url):
+def RunSteps(api):
   api.gclient.set_config('infra')
   with api.context(cwd=api.path['cache'].join('builder')):
     bot_update_step = api.presubmit.prepare()
-    return api.presubmit.execute(bot_update_step)
+    skip_owners = api.properties.get('skip_owners', False)
+    return api.presubmit.execute(bot_update_step, skip_owners)
 
 
 def GenTests(api):
@@ -56,6 +51,17 @@ def GenTests(api):
       api.post_process(post_process.DropExpectation)
   )
 
+  yield (
+      api.test('skip_owners') +
+      api.runtime(is_experimental=False, is_luci=True) +
+      api.buildbucket.try_build(project='infra') +
+      api.properties(skip_owners=True) +
+      api.post_process(post_process.StatusSuccess) +
+      api.post_process(
+          post_process.StepCommandContains, 'presubmit', ['--skip_canned', 'CheckOwners']) +
+      api.post_process(post_process.DropExpectation)
+  )
+
   yield (
       api.test('timeout') +
       api.runtime(is_experimental=False, is_luci=True) +