diff --git a/docs/source/reference/changelog.rst b/docs/source/reference/changelog.rst
index a528c07e..f72aad17 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/changelog.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+0.22.1 (UNRELEASED)
+===================
+- Fixes a bug that caused an internal pytest error when using module-level skips `#655 <https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-asyncio/pull/655>`_
+
+
 0.22.0 (2023-10-31)
 ===================
 - Class-scoped and module-scoped event loops can be requested
diff --git a/pytest_asyncio/plugin.py b/pytest_asyncio/plugin.py
index 18c86869..693c62a3 100644
--- a/pytest_asyncio/plugin.py
+++ b/pytest_asyncio/plugin.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest.mark.structures import get_unpacked_marks
+from _pytest.outcomes import OutcomeException
 from pytest import (
     Collector,
     Config,
@@ -549,7 +550,15 @@ def pytest_collectstart(collector: pytest.Collector):
         return
     # pytest.Collector.own_markers is empty at this point,
     # so we rely on _pytest.mark.structures.get_unpacked_marks
-    marks = get_unpacked_marks(collector.obj, consider_mro=True)
+    # The function imports the collected object if it's a module.
+    # This can lead to issues, when the module contains statements specifying
+    # test outcomes, such as "pytest.skip(allow_module_level=True)". These cases
+    # are handled correctly when they happen inside Collector.collect(), but this hook
+    # runs before the actual collect call.
+    try:
+        marks = get_unpacked_marks(collector.obj, consider_mro=True)
+    except (OutcomeException, Collector.CollectError):
+        marks = []
     for mark in marks:
         if not mark.name == "asyncio_event_loop":
             continue
diff --git a/tests/test_pytest_skip.py b/tests/test_pytest_skip.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17d0befc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_pytest_skip.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+from textwrap import dedent
+
+from pytest import Pytester
+
+
+def test_asyncio_strict_mode_skip(pytester: Pytester):
+    pytester.makepyfile(
+        dedent(
+            """\
+                import pytest
+
+                pytest_plugins = "pytest_asyncio"
+
+                @pytest.mark.asyncio
+                async def test_no_warning_on_skip():
+                    pytest.skip("Test a skip error inside asyncio")
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=strict")
+    result.assert_outcomes(skipped=1)
+
+
+def test_asyncio_auto_mode_skip(pytester: Pytester):
+    pytester.makepyfile(
+        dedent(
+            """\
+                import pytest
+
+                pytest_plugins = "pytest_asyncio"
+
+                async def test_no_warning_on_skip():
+                    pytest.skip("Test a skip error inside asyncio")
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=auto")
+    result.assert_outcomes(skipped=1)
+
+
+def test_asyncio_strict_mode_module_level_skip(pytester: Pytester):
+    pytester.makepyfile(
+        dedent(
+            """\
+                import pytest
+
+                pytest.skip("Skip all tests", allow_module_level=True)
+
+                @pytest.mark.asyncio
+                async def test_is_skipped():
+                    pass
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=strict")
+    result.assert_outcomes(skipped=1)
+
+
+def test_asyncio_auto_mode_module_level_skip(pytester: Pytester):
+    pytester.makepyfile(
+        dedent(
+            """\
+                import pytest
+
+                pytest.skip("Skip all tests", allow_module_level=True)
+
+                async def test_is_skipped():
+                    pass
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=auto")
+    result.assert_outcomes(skipped=1)
+
+
+def test_asyncio_auto_mode_wrong_skip_usage(pytester: Pytester):
+    pytester.makepyfile(
+        dedent(
+            """\
+                import pytest
+
+                pytest.skip("Skip all tests")
+
+                async def test_is_skipped():
+                    pass
+            """
+        )
+    )
+    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=auto")
+    result.assert_outcomes(errors=1)
diff --git a/tests/test_simple.py b/tests/test_simple.py
index b6020c69..ec995dfb 100644
--- a/tests/test_simple.py
+++ b/tests/test_simple.py
@@ -260,41 +260,6 @@ async def test_event_loop_before_fixture(self, loop):
         assert await loop.run_in_executor(None, self.foo) == 1
 
 
-def test_asyncio_marker_compatibility_with_skip(pytester: Pytester):
-    pytester.makepyfile(
-        dedent(
-            """\
-                import pytest
-
-                pytest_plugins = "pytest_asyncio"
-
-                @pytest.mark.asyncio
-                async def test_no_warning_on_skip():
-                    pytest.skip("Test a skip error inside asyncio")
-            """
-        )
-    )
-    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=strict")
-    result.assert_outcomes(skipped=1)
-
-
-def test_asyncio_auto_mode_compatibility_with_skip(pytester: Pytester):
-    pytester.makepyfile(
-        dedent(
-            """\
-                import pytest
-
-                pytest_plugins = "pytest_asyncio"
-
-                async def test_no_warning_on_skip():
-                    pytest.skip("Test a skip error inside asyncio")
-            """
-        )
-    )
-    result = pytester.runpytest("--asyncio-mode=auto")
-    result.assert_outcomes(skipped=1)
-
-
 def test_invalid_asyncio_mode(testdir):
     result = testdir.runpytest("-o", "asyncio_mode=True")
     result.stderr.no_fnmatch_line("INTERNALERROR> *")