diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/Instantiation.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/Instantiation.cs
index 2da3bbcbf..06e675785 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/Instantiation.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/Instantiation.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 			public struct SpawnMenuData {
 				public Vector3 spawnPoint;
 				public Transform parent;
+				public int siblingIndex;
 				public SkeletonDataAsset skeletonDataAsset;
 				public EditorInstantiation.InstantiateDelegate instantiateDelegate;
 				public bool isUI;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 								RectTransform rectTransform = (Selection.activeGameObject == null) ? null : Selection.activeGameObject.GetComponent<RectTransform>();
 								Plane plane = (rectTransform == null) ? new Plane(Vector3.back, Vector3.zero) : new Plane(-rectTransform.forward, rectTransform.position);
 								Vector3 spawnPoint = MousePointToWorldPoint2D(mousePos, sceneview.camera, plane);
-								ShowInstantiateContextMenu(skeletonDataAsset, spawnPoint, null);
+								ShowInstantiateContextMenu(skeletonDataAsset, spawnPoint, null, 0);
 								DragAndDrop.AcceptDrag();
 								current.Use();
 							}
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 				}
 			}
 
-			public static void ShowInstantiateContextMenu (SkeletonDataAsset skeletonDataAsset, Vector3 spawnPoint, Transform parent) {
+			public static void ShowInstantiateContextMenu (SkeletonDataAsset skeletonDataAsset, Vector3 spawnPoint,
+				Transform parent, int siblingIndex = 0) {
 				var menu = new GenericMenu();
 
 				// SkeletonAnimation
@@ -99,6 +101,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 					skeletonDataAsset = skeletonDataAsset,
 					spawnPoint = spawnPoint,
 					parent = parent,
+					siblingIndex = siblingIndex,
 					instantiateDelegate = (data) => EditorInstantiation.InstantiateSkeletonAnimation(data),
 					isUI = false
 				});
@@ -112,6 +115,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 							skeletonDataAsset = skeletonDataAsset,
 							spawnPoint = spawnPoint,
 							parent = parent,
+							siblingIndex = siblingIndex,
 							instantiateDelegate = System.Delegate.CreateDelegate(typeof(EditorInstantiation.InstantiateDelegate), graphicInstantiateDelegate) as EditorInstantiation.InstantiateDelegate,
 							isUI = true
 						});
@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 					skeletonDataAsset = skeletonDataAsset,
 					spawnPoint = spawnPoint,
 					parent = parent,
+					siblingIndex = siblingIndex,
 					instantiateDelegate = (data) => EditorInstantiation.InstantiateSkeletonMecanim(data),
 					isUI = false
 				});
@@ -149,6 +154,8 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 				var usedParent = data.parent != null ? data.parent.gameObject : isUI ? Selection.activeGameObject : null;
 				if (usedParent)
 					newTransform.SetParent(usedParent.transform, false);
+				if (data.siblingIndex != 0)
+					newTransform.SetSiblingIndex(data.siblingIndex);
 
 				newTransform.position = isUI ? data.spawnPoint : RoundVector(data.spawnPoint, 2);
 
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/SpineEditorUtilities.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/SpineEditorUtilities.cs
index ad0f488f4..566a2bf66 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/SpineEditorUtilities.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Utility/SpineEditorUtilities.cs
@@ -194,9 +194,13 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 			SceneView.onSceneGUIDelegate += DragAndDropInstantiation.SceneViewDragAndDrop;
 #endif
 
+#if UNITY_2021_2_OR_NEWER
+			DragAndDrop.RemoveDropHandler(HierarchyHandler.HandleDragAndDrop);
+			DragAndDrop.AddDropHandler(HierarchyHandler.HandleDragAndDrop);
+#else
 			EditorApplication.hierarchyWindowItemOnGUI -= HierarchyHandler.HandleDragAndDrop;
 			EditorApplication.hierarchyWindowItemOnGUI += HierarchyHandler.HandleDragAndDrop;
-
+#endif
 			// Hierarchy Icons
 #if NEWPLAYMODECALLBACKS
 			EditorApplication.playModeStateChanged -= HierarchyHandler.IconsOnPlaymodeStateChanged;
@@ -440,6 +444,31 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 				}
 			}
 
+#if UNITY_2021_2_OR_NEWER
+			internal static DragAndDropVisualMode HandleDragAndDrop (int dropTargetInstanceID, HierarchyDropFlags dropMode, Transform parentForDraggedObjects, bool perform) {
+				if (!perform || DragAndDrop.objectReferences.Length == 0)
+					return DragAndDropVisualMode.Copy;
+				SkeletonDataAsset skeletonDataAsset = DragAndDrop.objectReferences[0] as SkeletonDataAsset;
+				if (skeletonDataAsset == null)
+					return DragAndDropVisualMode.Copy;
+
+				GameObject dropTargetObject = UnityEditor.EditorUtility.InstanceIDToObject(dropTargetInstanceID) as GameObject;
+				Transform dropTarget = dropTargetObject != null ? dropTargetObject.transform : null;
+				Transform parent = dropTarget;
+				int siblingIndex = 0;
+				if (parent != null) {
+					if (dropMode == HierarchyDropFlags.DropBetween) {
+						parent = dropTarget.parent;
+						siblingIndex = dropTarget ? dropTarget.GetSiblingIndex() + 1 : 0;
+					} else if (dropMode == HierarchyDropFlags.DropAbove) {
+						parent = dropTarget.parent;
+						siblingIndex = dropTarget ? dropTarget.GetSiblingIndex() : 0;
+					}
+				}
+				DragAndDropInstantiation.ShowInstantiateContextMenu(skeletonDataAsset, Vector3.zero, parent, siblingIndex);
+				return DragAndDropVisualMode.Copy;
+			}
+#else
 			internal static void HandleDragAndDrop (int instanceId, Rect selectionRect) {
 				// HACK: Uses EditorApplication.hierarchyWindowItemOnGUI.
 				// Only works when there is at least one item in the scene.
@@ -475,7 +504,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 										// when dragging into empty space in hierarchy below last node, last node would be parent.
 										if (IsLastNodeInHierarchy(parent))
 											parent = null;
-										DragAndDropInstantiation.ShowInstantiateContextMenu(skeletonDataAsset, Vector3.zero, parent);
+										DragAndDropInstantiation.ShowInstantiateContextMenu(skeletonDataAsset, Vector3.zero, parent, 0);
 										UnityEditor.DragAndDrop.AcceptDrag();
 										current.Use();
 										return;
@@ -501,6 +530,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 				bool isLastNode = (rootNodes.Length > 0 && rootNodes[rootNodes.Length - 1].transform == node);
 				return isLastNode;
 			}
+#endif
 		}
 	}