diff --git a/docs/user/FlowVariables.md b/docs/user/FlowVariables.md
index 0df148d71d..e8671ef2dd 100644
--- a/docs/user/FlowVariables.md
+++ b/docs/user/FlowVariables.md
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ configuration file.
 | <a name="CTS_CLUSTER_SIZE"></a>CTS_CLUSTER_SIZE| Maximum number of sinks per cluster.| |
 | <a name="CTS_LIB_NAME"></a>CTS_LIB_NAME| Name of the Liberty library to use in selecting the clock buffers.| |
 | <a name="CTS_SNAPSHOTS"></a>CTS_SNAPSHOTS| Create ODB/SDC files at different stages of CTS.| 0|
+| <a name="CTS_USEFUL_SKEW"></a>CTS_USEFUL_SKEW| Enable useful skew during the CTS balancing phase.| 0|
 | <a name="DESIGN_NAME"></a>DESIGN_NAME| The name of the top-level module of the design.| |
 | <a name="DESIGN_NICKNAME"></a>DESIGN_NICKNAME| DESIGN_NICKNAME just changes the directory name that ORFS outputs to be DESIGN_NICKNAME instead of DESIGN_NAME in case DESIGN_NAME is unwieldy or conflicts with a different design.| |
 | <a name="DETAILED_METRICS"></a>DETAILED_METRICS| If set, then calls report_metrics prior to repair operations in the CTS and global route stages| 0|
@@ -543,6 +544,7 @@ configuration file.
 - [CTS_CLUSTER_SIZE](#CTS_CLUSTER_SIZE)
 - [CTS_LIB_NAME](#CTS_LIB_NAME)
 - [CTS_SNAPSHOTS](#CTS_SNAPSHOTS)
+- [CTS_USEFUL_SKEW](#CTS_USEFUL_SKEW)
 - [DETAILED_METRICS](#DETAILED_METRICS)
 - [DETAIL_PLACEMENT_ARGS](#DETAIL_PLACEMENT_ARGS)
 - [HOLD_SLACK_MARGIN](#HOLD_SLACK_MARGIN)
diff --git a/flow/scripts/cts.tcl b/flow/scripts/cts.tcl
index 7439569d12..87b9b12dad 100644
--- a/flow/scripts/cts.tcl
+++ b/flow/scripts/cts.tcl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ append_env_var cts_args CTS_CLUSTER_SIZE -sink_clustering_size 1
 append_env_var cts_args CTS_CLUSTER_DIAMETER -sink_clustering_max_diameter 1
 append_env_var cts_args CTS_BUF_LIST -buf_list 1
 append_env_var cts_args CTS_LIB_NAME -library 1
-
+append_env_var cts_args CTS_USEFUL_SKEW -useful_skew 0
 
 if { [env_var_exists_and_non_empty CTS_ARGS] } {
   set cts_args $::env(CTS_ARGS)
diff --git a/flow/scripts/variables.json b/flow/scripts/variables.json
index 8bebf70c48..ac7257f733 100644
--- a/flow/scripts/variables.json
+++ b/flow/scripts/variables.json
@@ -257,6 +257,13 @@
       "cts"
     ]
   },
+  "CTS_USEFUL_SKEW": {
+    "default": 0,
+    "description": "Enable useful skew during the CTS balancing phase.\n",
+    "stages": [
+      "cts"
+    ]
+  },
   "DESIGN_NAME": {
     "description": "The name of the top-level module of the design.\n",
     "required": true
diff --git a/flow/scripts/variables.yaml b/flow/scripts/variables.yaml
index ac9d582494..63b8d031ed 100644
--- a/flow/scripts/variables.yaml
+++ b/flow/scripts/variables.yaml
@@ -1276,6 +1276,12 @@ CTS_LIB_NAME:
     Name of the Liberty library to use in selecting the clock buffers.
   stages:
     - cts
+CTS_USEFUL_SKEW:
+  description: |
+    Enable useful skew during the CTS balancing phase.
+  stages:
+    - cts
+  default: 0
 POST_CTS_TCL:
   description: |
     Specifies a Tcl script with commands to run after CTS is completed.