diff --git a/clause/locking.go b/clause/locking.go
index 290aac92..2bc48ceb 100644
--- a/clause/locking.go
+++ b/clause/locking.go
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 package clause
 
+const (
+	LockingStrengthUpdate    = "UPDATE"
+	LockingStrengthShare     = "SHARE"
+	LockingOptionsSkipLocked = "SKIP LOCKED"
+	LockingOptionsNoWait     = "NOWAIT"
+)
+
 type Locking struct {
 	Strength string
 	Table    Table
diff --git a/clause/locking_test.go b/clause/locking_test.go
index 0e607312..e45c8e7d 100644
--- a/clause/locking_test.go
+++ b/clause/locking_test.go
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@ func TestLocking(t *testing.T) {
 		Vars    []interface{}
 	}{
 		{
-			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: "UPDATE"}},
+			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: clause.LockingStrengthUpdate}},
 			"SELECT * FROM `users` FOR UPDATE", nil,
 		},
 		{
-			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: "SHARE", Table: clause.Table{Name: clause.CurrentTable}}},
+			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: clause.LockingStrengthShare, Table: clause.Table{Name: clause.CurrentTable}}},
 			"SELECT * FROM `users` FOR SHARE OF `users`", nil,
 		},
 		{
-			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: "UPDATE"}, clause.Locking{Strength: "UPDATE", Options: "NOWAIT"}},
+			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: clause.LockingStrengthUpdate, Options: clause.LockingOptionsNoWait}},
 			"SELECT * FROM `users` FOR UPDATE NOWAIT", nil,
 		},
+		{
+			[]clause.Interface{clause.Select{}, clause.From{}, clause.Locking{Strength: clause.LockingStrengthUpdate, Options: clause.LockingOptionsSkipLocked}},
+			"SELECT * FROM `users` FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED", nil,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for idx, result := range results {