diff --git a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
index 325f0b54dfc..59318f38d7f 100644
--- a/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
+++ b/lib/decompress/zstd_decompress.c
@@ -1645,6 +1645,8 @@ unsigned ZSTD_getDictID_fromFrame(const void* src, size_t srcSize)
     ZSTD_FrameHeader zfp = { 0, 0, 0, ZSTD_frame, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
     size_t const hError = ZSTD_getFrameHeader(&zfp, src, srcSize);
     if (ZSTD_isError(hError)) return 0;
+    /* for skippable frames, dictID holds the magic variant : no dictionary is required */
+    if (zfp.frameType == ZSTD_skippableFrame) return 0;
     return zfp.dictID;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/fuzzer.c b/tests/fuzzer.c
index 32360b9a58d..e00621a74b9 100644
--- a/tests/fuzzer.c
+++ b/tests/fuzzer.c
@@ -2814,6 +2814,18 @@ static int basicUnitTests(U32 const seed, double compressibility)
     }
     DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "OK \n");
 
+    DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "test%3i : skippable frames don't require a dictionary : ", testNb++);
+    {   unsigned magicVariant;
+        for (magicVariant = 0; magicVariant < 16; magicVariant++) {
+            size_t const skippableSize = ZSTD_writeSkippableFrame(
+                                compressedBuffer, compressedBufferSize,
+                                CNBuffer, 10, magicVariant);
+            CHECK_Z(skippableSize);
+            CHECK_EQ(0, ZSTD_getDictID_fromFrame(compressedBuffer, skippableSize));
+        }
+    }
+    DISPLAYLEVEL(3, "OK \n");
+
     /* Dictionary and CCtx Duplication tests */
     {   ZSTD_CCtx* const ctxOrig = ZSTD_createCCtx();
         ZSTD_CCtx* const ctxDuplicated = ZSTD_createCCtx();