diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParser.java b/src/main/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParser.java
index 4f320e6..b55eca2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParser.java
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ public void processGroupStart()
       handleEvent(GROUP_START);
       stack.push(state);
       state = new ParserState(state);
+      // Clear any remaining skippable bytes on group start.
+      skipBytes = 0;
    }
 
    /**
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ public void processGroupEnd()
    {
       handleEvent(GROUP_END);
       state = stack.pop();
+      // Clear any remaining skippable bytes on group end.
+      skipBytes = 0;
    }
 
    /**
@@ -77,21 +81,21 @@ public void processGroupEnd()
    @Override
    public void processCharacterBytes(byte[] data)
    {
-      try
+      if (skipBytes < data.length)
       {
-         if (data.length != 0)
+         try
          {
-            if (skipBytes < data.length)
-            {
-               handleEvent(new StringEvent(new String(data, skipBytes, data.length - skipBytes, currentEncoding())));
-            }
-            skipBytes = 0;
+            handleEvent(new StringEvent(new String(data, skipBytes, data.length - skipBytes, currentEncoding())));
+         }
+         catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex)
+         {
+            throw new RuntimeException(ex);
          }
+         skipBytes = 0;
       }
-
-      catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex)
+      else
       {
-         throw new RuntimeException(ex);
+         skipBytes -= data.length;
       }
    }
 
@@ -133,6 +137,11 @@ public void processDocumentEnd()
    @Override
    public void processBinaryBytes(byte[] data)
    {
+      if (skipBytes > 0) {
+         // Treat all binary data as a single skippable character.
+         skipBytes--;
+         return;
+      }
       handleEvent(new BinaryBytesEvent(data));
    }
 
@@ -151,6 +160,11 @@ public void processString(String string)
    @Override
    public void processCommand(Command command, int parameter, boolean hasParameter, boolean optional)
    {
+      if (skipBytes > 0) {
+         // A command should be treated as a single skippable character (and skipped).
+         skipBytes--;
+         return;
+      }
       if (command.getCommandType() == CommandType.Encoding)
       {
          processEncoding(command, hasParameter, parameter);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParserTest.java b/src/test/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParserTest.java
index 014f3c9..39ce4f8 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParserTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/StandardRtfParserTest.java
@@ -154,4 +154,35 @@ public void testNecCharacters() throws Exception
    {
       TestUtilities.assertRtfParserDumpMatches(this, new StandardRtfParser(), "testNecCharacters");
    }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testSkipGroupStart() throws Exception
+   {
+      TestUtilities.assertRtfParserDumpMatches(this, new StandardRtfParser(), "testSkipGroupStart");
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testSkipGroupEnd() throws Exception
+   {
+      TestUtilities.assertRtfParserDumpMatches(this, new StandardRtfParser(), "testSkipGroupEnd");
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testSkipBinary() throws Exception
+   {
+      TestUtilities.assertRtfParserDumpMatches(this, new StandardRtfParser(), "testSkipBinary");
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testSkipCommand() throws Exception
+   {
+      TestUtilities.assertRtfParserDumpMatches(this, new StandardRtfParser(), "testSkipCommand");
+   }
+
+   @Test
+   public void testSkipCombo() throws Exception
+   {
+      TestUtilities.assertRtfParserDumpMatches(this, new StandardRtfParser(), "testSkipCombo");
+   }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipBinary.rtf b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipBinary.rtf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f8e326
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipBinary.xml b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipBinary.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..083094a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipBinary.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rtf><group><command name="rtf" parameter="1"/><chars>axyz</chars></group></rtf>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCombo.rtf b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCombo.rtf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57c2c89
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCombo.xml b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCombo.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8624a34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCombo.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rtf><group><command name="rtf" parameter="1"/><chars>a</chars><group><command name="b"/><chars>foo</chars></group><chars>aar a</chars><group><command name="b"/><chars>baz</chars></group></group></rtf>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCommand.rtf b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCommand.rtf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51c106b
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCommand.xml b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCommand.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baf10d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipCommand.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rtf><group><command name="rtf" parameter="1"/><chars>ac</chars></group></rtf>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupEnd.rtf b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupEnd.rtf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c12c55
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupEnd.xml b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupEnd.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a2ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupEnd.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rtf><group><command name="rtf" parameter="1"/><group><chars>a</chars></group><chars>foo</chars></group></rtf>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupStart.rtf b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupStart.rtf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33b6b5f
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diff --git a/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupStart.xml b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupStart.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4931be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/com/rtfparserkit/parser/standard/data/testSkipGroupStart.xml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rtf><group><command name="rtf" parameter="1"/><chars>a</chars><group><command name="b"/><chars>foo</chars></group></group></rtf>
\ No newline at end of file