diff --git a/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb b/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb
index 663a89ac9..f61d0dc93 100644
--- a/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb
+++ b/lib/onelogin/ruby-saml/response.rb
@@ -524,12 +524,14 @@ def validate_session_expiration(soft = true)
       end
 
       # Validates if exists valid SubjectConfirmation (If the response was initialized with the :allowed_clock_drift option,
-      # timimg validation are relaxed by the allowed_clock_drift value)
+      # timimg validation are relaxed by the allowed_clock_drift value. If the response was initialized with the 
+      # :skip_subject_confirmation option, this validation is skipped)
       # If fails, the error is added to the errors array
       # @return [Boolean] True if exists a valid SubjectConfirmation, otherwise False if soft=True
       # @raise [ValidationError] if soft == false and validation fails
       #
       def validate_subject_confirmation
+        return true if options[:skip_subject_confirmation]
         valid_subject_confirmation = false
 
         subject_confirmation_nodes = xpath_from_signed_assertion('/a:Subject/a:SubjectConfirmation')
diff --git a/test/response_test.rb b/test/response_test.rb
index cab435e57..c96591598 100644
--- a/test/response_test.rb
+++ b/test/response_test.rb
@@ -616,6 +616,27 @@ class RubySamlTest < Minitest::Test
         assert !response_invalid_subjectconfirmation_noa.send(:validate_subject_confirmation)
         assert_includes response_invalid_subjectconfirmation_noa.errors, "A valid SubjectConfirmation was not found on this Response"
       end
+
+      it "return true when the skip_subject_confirmation option is passed and the subject confirmation is valid" do
+        opts = {}
+        opts[:skip_subject_confirmation] = true
+        response_with_skip = OneLogin::RubySaml::Response.new(response_document_valid_signed, opts)
+        response_with_skip.settings = settings
+        response_with_skip.settings.assertion_consumer_service_url = 'recipient'
+        Time.expects(:now).times(0) # ensures the test isn't run and thus Time.now.utc is never called within the test
+        assert response_with_skip.send(:validate_subject_confirmation)
+        assert_empty response_with_skip.errors
+      end
+
+      it "return true when the skip_subject_confirmation option is passed and the response has an invalid subject confirmation" do
+        opts = {}
+        opts[:skip_subject_confirmation] = true
+        response_with_skip = OneLogin::RubySaml::Response.new(read_invalid_response("invalid_subjectconfirmation_noa.xml.base64"), opts)
+        response_with_skip.settings = settings
+        Time.expects(:now).times(0) # ensures the test isn't run and thus Time.now.utc is never called within the test
+        assert response_with_skip.send(:validate_subject_confirmation)
+        assert_empty response_with_skip.errors
+      end
     end
 
     describe "#validate_session_expiration" do