diff --git a/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js b/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js
index 4dbf8bf7c..6e7b177e8 100644
--- a/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js
+++ b/addons/photoswipe/rx_photoswipe.js
@@ -217,8 +217,13 @@ var initPhotoSwipeFromDOM = function(gallerySelector) {
 		// do not activate PhotoSwipe at the editor-component or other module components
 		var regx_skip = /(?:(modules|addons|classes|common|layouts|libs|widgets|widgetstyles)\/)/i;
 		var regx_allow_i6pngfix = /(?:common\/tpl\/images\/blank\.gif$)/i;
+		var ps_skip_class = 'rx-escape';
 		var galleryImgEls = $(galleryElements[i]).find('img');
 		for(var j = 0, jl = galleryImgEls.length; j < jl; j++) {
+			// if the item has skip class, skip it.
+			if($(galleryImgEls[j]).hasClass(ps_skip_class)) continue;
+
+			// skip components
 			if(regx_skip.test($(galleryImgEls[j]).attr('src')) && !regx_allow_i6pngfix.test($(galleryImgEls[j]).attr('src'))) continue;
 
 			//$(galleryImgEls[j]).attr('data-pswp-uid', i+1);