diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
index ed16c99e9..ce033dba9 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonBinary.java
@@ -221,7 +221,15 @@ public class SkeletonBinary extends SkeletonLoader {
 			// Slots.
 			Object[] slots = skeletonData.slots.setSize(n = input.readInt(true));
 			for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-				String slotName = input.readString();
+				String slotName = input.readString(), path = null;
+				if (nonessential) {
+					int slash = slotName.lastIndexOf('/');
+					if (slash != -1) {
+						path = slotName.substring(0, slash);
+						slotName = slotName.substring(slash + 1);
+					}
+				}
+
 				BoneData boneData = (BoneData)bones[input.readInt(true)];
 				SlotData data = new SlotData(i, slotName, boneData);
 				Color.rgba8888ToColor(data.color, input.readInt());
@@ -231,7 +239,10 @@ public class SkeletonBinary extends SkeletonLoader {
 
 				data.attachmentName = input.readStringRef();
 				data.blendMode = BlendMode.values[input.readInt(true)];
-				if (nonessential) data.visible = input.readBoolean();
+				if (nonessential) {
+					data.visible = input.readBoolean();
+					data.path = path;
+				}
 				slots[i] = data;
 			}
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonData.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonData.java
index 177440fda..9d99e6c1a 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonData.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonData.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class SkeletonData {
 
 	// --- Slots.
 
-	/** The skeleton's slots. */
+	/** The skeleton's slots in the setup pose draw order. */
 	public Array<SlotData> getSlots () {
 		return slots;
 	}
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
index df02b05f1..5005cbc82 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SkeletonJson.java
@@ -179,10 +179,17 @@ public class SkeletonJson extends SkeletonLoader {
 
 		// Slots.
 		for (JsonValue slotMap = root.getChild("slots"); slotMap != null; slotMap = slotMap.next) {
-			String slotName = slotMap.getString("name");
+			String slotName = slotMap.getString("name"), path = null;
+			int slash = slotName.lastIndexOf('/');
+			if (slash != -1) {
+				path = slotName.substring(0, slash);
+				slotName = slotName.substring(slash + 1);
+			}
+
 			String boneName = slotMap.getString("bone");
 			BoneData boneData = skeletonData.findBone(boneName);
 			if (boneData == null) throw new SerializationException("Slot bone not found: " + boneName);
+
 			SlotData data = new SlotData(skeletonData.slots.size, slotName, boneData);
 
 			String color = slotMap.getString("color", null);
@@ -194,6 +201,7 @@ public class SkeletonJson extends SkeletonLoader {
 			data.attachmentName = slotMap.getString("attachment", null);
 			data.blendMode = BlendMode.valueOf(slotMap.getString("blend", BlendMode.normal.name()));
 			data.visible = slotMap.getBoolean("visible", true);
+			data.path = path;
 			skeletonData.slots.add(data);
 		}
 
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java
index 2ee9ebba7..fe95b864c 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/SlotData.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public class SlotData {
 
 	// Nonessential.
 	boolean visible = true;
+	String path;
 
 	public SlotData (int index, String name, BoneData boneData) {
 		if (index < 0) throw new IllegalArgumentException("index must be >= 0.");
@@ -113,6 +114,15 @@ public class SlotData {
 		this.visible = visible;
 	}
 
+	/** The folders for this slot in the draw order, delimited by <code>/</code>, or null if nonessential data was not exported. */
+	public @Null String getPath () {
+		return path;
+	}
+
+	public void setPath (String path) {
+		this.path = path;
+	}
+
 	public String toString () {
 		return name;
 	}