diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3884b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+mpc-extra
diff --git a/cmd/rate-skip.go b/cmd/rate-skip.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..097d946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/rate-skip.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2023 Dan Jones
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"codeberg.org/danjones000/mpc-extra/mpd"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// rateSkipCmd represents the rate-skip command
+var rateSkipCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "rate-skip [rating]",
+	Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+	Short: "Rate the current song, and skip to the next",
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		root := cmd.Root()
+		root.SetArgs([]string{"current", "rate", "--", args[0]})
+		root.TraverseChildren = false
+		err := root.Execute()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return mpd.Next()
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(rateSkipCmd)
+}
diff --git a/mpd/conn.go b/mpd/conn.go
index a112656..bb60faa 100644
--- a/mpd/conn.go
+++ b/mpd/conn.go
@@ -20,3 +20,17 @@ func CloseConn() error {
 	}
 	return conn.Close()
 }
+
+func Next() error {
+	if connerror != nil {
+		return connerror
+	}
+	return conn.Next()
+}
+
+func Previous() error {
+	if connerror != nil {
+		return connerror
+	}
+	return conn.Previous()
+}