diff --git a/libgimp/gimpimage_pdb.c b/libgimp/gimpimage_pdb.c
index 704a81b9c8..5d3d5ffddd 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimpimage_pdb.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimpimage_pdb.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gimp_image_id_is_valid (gint image_id)
 }
 
 /**
- * gimp_get_images:
+ * gimp_get_images: (skip)
  * @num_images: (out): The number of images currently open.
  *
  * Returns the list of images currently open.
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ gimp_image_get_height (GimpImage *image)
 }
 
 /**
- * gimp_image_get_layers:
+ * gimp_image_get_layers: (skip)
  * @image: The image.
  * @num_layers: (out): The number of root layers contained in the image.
  *
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ gimp_image_get_layers (GimpImage *image,
 }
 
 /**
- * gimp_image_get_channels:
+ * gimp_image_get_channels: (skip)
  * @image: The image.
  * @num_channels: (out): The number of channels contained in the image.
  *
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ gimp_image_get_channels (GimpImage *image,
 }
 
 /**
- * gimp_image_get_vectors:
+ * gimp_image_get_vectors: (skip)
  * @image: The image.
  * @num_vectors: (out): The number of vectors contained in the image.
  *
@@ -2306,7 +2306,7 @@ gimp_image_set_active_vectors (GimpImage   *image,
 }
 
 /**
- * gimp_image_get_selected_layers:
+ * gimp_image_get_selected_layers: (skip)
  * @image: The image.
  * @num_layers: (out): The number of selected layers in the image.
  *
diff --git a/libgimp/gimpitem_pdb.c b/libgimp/gimpitem_pdb.c
index c87fe9cdae..76dc470aa5 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimpitem_pdb.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimpitem_pdb.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ gimp_item_get_parent (GimpItem *item)
 }
 
 /**
- * gimp_item_get_children:
+ * gimp_item_get_children: (skip)
  * @item: The item.
  * @num_children: (out): The item's number of children.
  *
diff --git a/pdb/groups/image.pdb b/pdb/groups/image.pdb
index f479c474a0..328cd2b24c 100644
--- a/pdb/groups/image.pdb
+++ b/pdb/groups/image.pdb
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ HELP
 
     &std_pdb_misc;
 
+    $skip_gi = 1;
+
     @outargs = (
         { name => 'images', type => 'imagearray',
           desc => 'The list of images currently open.',
@@ -254,6 +256,8 @@ HELP
 
     &std_pdb_misc;
 
+    $skip_gi = 1;
+
     @inargs = (
         { name => 'image', type => 'image',
           desc => 'The image' }
@@ -299,6 +303,8 @@ HELP
 
     &std_pdb_misc;
 
+    $skip_gi = 1;
+
     @inargs = (
         { name => 'image', type => 'image',
           desc => 'The image' }
@@ -341,6 +347,8 @@ HELP
 
     &simon_pdb_misc('2005', '2.4');
 
+    $skip_gi = 1;
+
     @inargs = (
         { name => 'image', type => 'image',
           desc => 'The image' }
@@ -1833,6 +1841,8 @@ HELP
 
     &jehan_pdb_misc('2020', '3.0.0');
 
+    $skip_gi = 1;
+
     @inargs = (
         { name => 'image', type => 'image',
           desc => 'The image' }
diff --git a/pdb/groups/item.pdb b/pdb/groups/item.pdb
index aac3c20f77..1ecb3809e3 100644
--- a/pdb/groups/item.pdb
+++ b/pdb/groups/item.pdb
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ HELP
 
     &mitch_pdb_misc('2010', '2.8');
 
+    $skip_gi = 1;
+
     @inargs = (
 	{ name => 'item', type => 'item',
 	  desc => 'The item' }
diff --git a/pdb/lib.pl b/pdb/lib.pl
index 9bca67ea0d..ac924e2358 100644
--- a/pdb/lib.pl
+++ b/pdb/lib.pl
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ sub generate_fun {
         $wrapped = '_';
     }
 
+    $skip_gi = '';
+    if ($proc->{skip_gi}) {
+        $skip_gi = ' (skip)';
+    }
+
     if ($proc->{deprecated}) {
         if ($proc->{deprecated} eq 'NONE') {
             push @{$out->{protos}}, "GIMP_DEPRECATED\n";
@@ -514,7 +519,7 @@ CODE
     return <<CODE;
 
 /**
- * $wrapped$funcname:$func_annotations
+ * $wrapped$funcname:$func_annotations$skip_gi
 $argdesc *
 $procdesc
  *
diff --git a/pdb/pdbgen.pl b/pdb/pdbgen.pl
index 8a18970437..15c55229c5 100755
--- a/pdb/pdbgen.pl
+++ b/pdb/pdbgen.pl
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ $evalcode = <<'CODE';
     # Variables to evaluate and insert into the PDB structure
     my @procvars = qw($name $group $blurb $help $author $copyright $date $since
 		      $deprecated @inargs @outargs %invoke $canonical_name
-		      $lib_private);
+		      $lib_private $skip_gi);
 
     # These are attached to the group structure
     my @groupvars = qw($desc $doc_title $doc_short_desc $doc_long_desc
-                       $lib_private
+                       $lib_private $skip_gi
                        @headers %extra);
 
     # Hook some variables into the top-level namespace