diff --git a/src/services/Elastic.Changelog/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationService.cs b/src/services/Elastic.Changelog/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationService.cs
index cc92d1dc5..bfc807a9d 100644
--- a/src/services/Elastic.Changelog/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationService.cs
+++ b/src/services/Elastic.Changelog/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationService.cs
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ public async Task<bool> EvaluatePr(IDiagnosticsCollector collector, EvaluatePrAr
 		}
 
 		// Label-based skip check
+		var skipLabels = CollectExcludeLabels(config.Rules?.Create);
 		if (PrInfoProcessor.AreAllProductsBlocked(input.PrLabels, config.Rules?.Create))
 		{
 			_logger.LogInformation("Skipping: all products blocked by label rules");
-			return await SetOutputs(PrEvaluationResult.Skipped);
+			return await SetOutputs(PrEvaluationResult.Skipped, skipLabels: skipLabels);
 		}
 
 		// Resolve title: prefer release notes from PR body, fall back to PR title
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ public async Task<bool> EvaluatePr(IDiagnosticsCollector collector, EvaluatePrAr
 				PrEvaluationResult.NoLabel, title,
 				resolvedDescription: description,
 				labelTable: BuildLabelTable(config.LabelToType),
-				productLabelTable: productLabelTable
+				productLabelTable: productLabelTable,
+				skipLabels: skipLabels
 			);
 		}
 
@@ -169,7 +171,8 @@ private async Task<bool> SetOutputs(
 		string? labelTable = null,
 		string? productLabelTable = null,
 		string? changelogDir = null,
-		string? existingFilename = null)
+		string? existingFilename = null,
+		string? skipLabels = null)
 	{
 		var statusString = status == PrEvaluationResult.Success
 			? ProceedStatus
@@ -196,10 +199,44 @@ private async Task<bool> SetOutputs(
 			await coreService.SetOutputAsync("changelog-dir", changelogDir);
 		if (existingFilename != null)
 			await coreService.SetOutputAsync("existing-changelog-filename", existingFilename);
+		if (skipLabels != null)
+			await coreService.SetOutputAsync("skip-labels", skipLabels);
 
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Collects all exclude-mode labels from global and per-product create rules.
+	/// Returns a comma-separated string of unique labels, or null when none are configured.
+	/// </summary>
+	internal static string? CollectExcludeLabels(CreateRules? createRules)
+	{
+		if (createRules == null)
+			return null;
+
+		var labels = new HashSet<string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+		if (createRules is { Mode: FieldMode.Exclude, Labels.Count: > 0 })
+		{
+			foreach (var label in createRules.Labels)
+				_ = labels.Add(label);
+		}
+
+		if (createRules.ByProduct is { Count: > 0 })
+		{
+			foreach (var (_, productRules) in createRules.ByProduct)
+			{
+				if (productRules is { Mode: FieldMode.Exclude, Labels.Count: > 0 })
+				{
+					foreach (var label in productRules.Labels)
+						_ = labels.Add(label);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return labels.Count > 0 ? string.Join(",", labels) : null;
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	/// Finds an existing changelog file for the given PR in the changelog directory.
 	/// Returns the filename (not the full path) if found, or null.
diff --git a/tests/Elastic.Changelog.Tests/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationServiceTests.cs b/tests/Elastic.Changelog.Tests/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationServiceTests.cs
index 38f626af0..822eedbdf 100644
--- a/tests/Elastic.Changelog.Tests/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationServiceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Elastic.Changelog.Tests/Evaluation/ChangelogPrEvaluationServiceTests.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 using Elastic.Changelog.GitHub;
 using Elastic.Changelog.Tests.Changelogs;
 using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration;
+using Elastic.Documentation.Configuration.Changelog;
+using Elastic.Documentation.ReleaseNotes;
 using FakeItEasy;
 
 namespace Elastic.Changelog.Tests.Evaluation;
@@ -638,4 +640,174 @@ New aggregation pipeline support
 		result.Should().BeTrue();
 		VerifyOutputSet("title", "New aggregation pipeline support");
 	}
+
+	// --- CollectExcludeLabels unit tests ---
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_Null_ReturnsNull() =>
+		ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(null).Should().BeNull();
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_NoLabels_ReturnsNull() =>
+		ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(new CreateRules()).Should().BeNull();
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_GlobalExcludeLabels_ReturnsCommaSeparated()
+	{
+		var rules = new CreateRules
+		{
+			Mode = FieldMode.Exclude,
+			Labels = [">non-issue", ">test"]
+		};
+
+		var result = ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(rules);
+
+		result.Should().NotBeNull();
+		result.Split(',').Should().BeEquivalentTo([">non-issue", ">test"]);
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_IncludeMode_ReturnsNull()
+	{
+		var rules = new CreateRules
+		{
+			Mode = FieldMode.Include,
+			Labels = [">non-issue"]
+		};
+
+		ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(rules).Should().BeNull();
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_PerProductExcludeOnly_ReturnsLabels()
+	{
+		var rules = new CreateRules
+		{
+			ByProduct = new Dictionary<string, CreateRules>
+			{
+				["cloud-hosted"] = new() { Mode = FieldMode.Exclude, Labels = [">skip-ech"] },
+				["cloud-serverless"] = new() { Mode = FieldMode.Exclude, Labels = [">skip-ess"] }
+			}
+		};
+
+		var result = ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(rules);
+
+		result.Should().NotBeNull();
+		result.Split(',').Should().BeEquivalentTo([">skip-ech", ">skip-ess"]);
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_GlobalAndPerProduct_MergesUniqueLabels()
+	{
+		var rules = new CreateRules
+		{
+			Mode = FieldMode.Exclude,
+			Labels = [">skip-all", ">shared"],
+			ByProduct = new Dictionary<string, CreateRules>
+			{
+				["cloud-hosted"] = new() { Mode = FieldMode.Exclude, Labels = [">shared", ">skip-ech"] }
+			}
+		};
+
+		var result = ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(rules);
+
+		result.Should().NotBeNull();
+		result.Split(',').Should().BeEquivalentTo([">skip-all", ">shared", ">skip-ech"]);
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public void CollectExcludeLabels_PerProductIncludeMode_IgnoresIncludeProducts()
+	{
+		var rules = new CreateRules
+		{
+			Mode = FieldMode.Exclude,
+			Labels = [">global"],
+			ByProduct = new Dictionary<string, CreateRules>
+			{
+				["cloud-hosted"] = new() { Mode = FieldMode.Include, Labels = [">include-only"] }
+			}
+		};
+
+		var result = ChangelogPrEvaluationService.CollectExcludeLabels(rules);
+
+		result.Should().NotBeNull();
+		result.Split(',').Should().BeEquivalentTo([">global"]);
+	}
+
+	// --- skip-labels output integration tests ---
+
+	private const string ConfigWithExcludeRules = """
+		pivot:
+		  types:
+		    feature: "type:feature"
+		    bug-fix: "type:bug"
+		    breaking-change: "type:breaking"
+		    enhancement:
+		    deprecation:
+		    docs:
+		    known-issue:
+		    other:
+		    regression:
+		    security:
+		rules:
+		  create:
+		    exclude: ">non-issue, >test"
+		""";
+
+	[Fact]
+	public async Task EvaluatePr_WithExcludeRules_AllBlocked_OutputsSkipLabels()
+	{
+		await WriteMinimalConfig(content: ConfigWithExcludeRules);
+		var service = CreateService();
+		var args = DefaultArgs(prLabels: [">non-issue"]);
+
+		var result = await service.EvaluatePr(Collector, args, CancellationToken.None);
+
+		result.Should().BeTrue();
+		VerifyOutputSet("status", "skipped");
+		A.CallTo(() => _mockCore.SetOutputAsync("skip-labels", A<string>.That.Contains(">non-issue"))).MustHaveHappened();
+		A.CallTo(() => _mockCore.SetOutputAsync("skip-labels", A<string>.That.Contains(">test"))).MustHaveHappened();
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public async Task EvaluatePr_WithExcludeRules_NoLabel_OutputsSkipLabels()
+	{
+		await WriteMinimalConfig(content: ConfigWithExcludeRules);
+		var service = CreateService();
+		var args = DefaultArgs(prLabels: ["unrelated-label"]);
+
+		var result = await service.EvaluatePr(Collector, args, CancellationToken.None);
+
+		result.Should().BeTrue();
+		VerifyOutputSet("status", "no-label");
+		A.CallTo(() => _mockCore.SetOutputAsync("skip-labels", A<string>.That.Contains(">non-issue"))).MustHaveHappened();
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public async Task EvaluatePr_WithoutExcludeRules_DoesNotOutputSkipLabels()
+	{
+		await WriteMinimalConfig();
+		var service = CreateService();
+		var args = DefaultArgs();
+
+		var result = await service.EvaluatePr(Collector, args, CancellationToken.None);
+
+		result.Should().BeTrue();
+		VerifyOutputSet("status", "proceed");
+		A.CallTo(() => _mockCore.SetOutputAsync("skip-labels", A<string>._)).MustNotHaveHappened();
+	}
+
+	[Fact]
+	public async Task EvaluatePr_HappyPath_WithExcludeRules_DoesNotOutputSkipLabels()
+	{
+		await WriteMinimalConfig(content: ConfigWithExcludeRules);
+		var service = CreateService();
+		var args = DefaultArgs(prLabels: ["type:feature"]);
+
+		var result = await service.EvaluatePr(Collector, args, CancellationToken.None);
+
+		result.Should().BeTrue();
+		VerifyOutputSet("status", "proceed");
+		A.CallTo(() => _mockCore.SetOutputAsync("skip-labels", A<string>._)).MustNotHaveHappened();
+	}
 }