diff --git a/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py b/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py
index 7a6fcc3c..1459037d 100755
--- a/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py
+++ b/Framework/Built_In_Automation/Sequential_Actions/sequential_actions.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ def for_loop_action(step_data, data_set_no):
                 values = get_data_set_nums(sr.get_previous_response_variables_in_strings(row[2].strip()), step_loop)
                 if step_loop:
                     loop_steps = [list(range(len(CommonUtil.all_step_dataset[i]))) if i in values else [] for i in list(range(len(CommonUtil.all_step_dataset)))]
-                    CommonUtil.disabled_step += [i+1 for i in values]
+                    CommonUtil.loop_consumed_step += [i+1 for i in values]
                 else:
                     loop_steps[step_index] += values
                 # outer_skip += loop_this_data_sets
@@ -711,6 +711,13 @@ def for_loop_action(step_data, data_set_no):
             sr.Set_Shared_Variables(each_varname, each_val)
             for step_cnt, each_step in enumerate(loop_steps):
                 if len(each_step) == 0: continue
+                if (step_cnt + 1) in CommonUtil.disabled_step:
+                    CommonUtil.ExecLog(
+                        sModuleInfo,
+                        "STEP-%s is disabled. Skipping execution inside step loop" % (step_cnt + 1),
+                        2
+                    )
+                    continue
                 inner_skip = []
                 outer_skip = each_step
                 CommonUtil.current_step_no = str(step_cnt+1)
@@ -818,11 +825,9 @@ def for_loop_action(step_data, data_set_no):
                             CommonUtil.ExecLog(sModuleInfo, "Condition matched. Continuing to next iteration", 1)
                             cont_break = True
                             break
-
                     if step_exit_fail_called or step_exit_pass_called:
                         die = True
                         break
-
                 if die or cont_break:
                     break
             if die:
diff --git a/Framework/MainDriverApi.py b/Framework/MainDriverApi.py
index f7734a5f..54e9deec 100644
--- a/Framework/MainDriverApi.py
+++ b/Framework/MainDriverApi.py
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ def run_all_test_steps_in_a_test_case(
             sTestStepStartTime = datetime.fromtimestamp(TestStepStartTime, tz=pytz.UTC).strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
             WinMemBegin = CommonUtil.PhysicalAvailableMemory()  # get available memory
 
-            if StepSeq in CommonUtil.disabled_step or not this_step['step_enable']:
+            if StepSeq in CommonUtil.disabled_step or StepSeq in CommonUtil.loop_consumed_step or not this_step['step_enable']:
                 CommonUtil.ExecLog(sModuleInfo, "STEP-%s is disabled" % StepSeq, 2)
                 sStepResult = "skipped"
             elif CommonUtil.testcase_exit:
@@ -2008,6 +2008,7 @@ def main(device_dict, all_run_id_info):
                     }
                     set_device_info_according_to_user_order(device_order, device_dict, test_case_no, test_case_name, user_info_object, Userid, run_id=run_id)
                     CommonUtil.disabled_step = []
+                    CommonUtil.loop_consumed_step = []
                     CommonUtil.testcase_exit = ""
 
                     # Download test case and step attachments
diff --git a/Framework/Utilities/CommonUtil.py b/Framework/Utilities/CommonUtil.py
index b68c3df7..2fc3bc37 100644
--- a/Framework/Utilities/CommonUtil.py
+++ b/Framework/Utilities/CommonUtil.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # -*- coding: cp1252 -*-
 
 import selenium
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@
 jwt_token = ""
 run_cancel = ""
 run_cancelled = False
-disabled_step = []  # 1 based indexing
+disabled_step = []  # 1 based indexing (user requested step disable)
+loop_consumed_step = []  # 1 based indexing (steps executed via step loop)
 testcase_exit = ""
 max_char = 0
 compare_action_varnames = {"left":"Left", "right":"Right"}    # for labelling left and right variable names of compare action