diff --git a/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs b/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs
index ed8ba79a4..23b273d9a 100644
--- a/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs
+++ b/spine-xna/src/SkeletonRenderer.cs
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ namespace Spine {
 	public class SkeletonRenderer {
 		GraphicsDevice device;
 		SpriteBatcher batcher;
-		BasicEffect effect;
 		RasterizerState rasterizerState;
 		float[] vertices = new float[8];
 		BlendState defaultBlendState;
 
+		BasicEffect effect;
+		public BasicEffect Effect { get { return effect; } set { effect = value; } }
+
 		private bool premultipliedAlpha;
 		public bool PremultipliedAlpha { get { return premultipliedAlpha; } set { premultipliedAlpha = value; } }