diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimation.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimation.cs
index be8f0299b..cba8bd116 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimation.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimation.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ public class SkeletonAnimation : SkeletonRenderer, ISkeletonAnimation {
 	public bool loop;
 	public Spine.AnimationState state;
 
-
+	public Skeleton GetSkeleton(){
+		return this.skeleton;
+	}
 
 	public event UpdateBonesDelegate UpdateLocal {
 		add { _UpdateLocal += value; }
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimationInterface.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimationInterface.cs
index 03d3036ce..2588be2d0 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimationInterface.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimationInterface.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 using UnityEngine;
 using System.Collections;
+using Spine;
 
 public delegate void UpdateBonesDelegate (SkeletonRenderer skeletonRenderer);
 public interface ISkeletonAnimation {
@@ -39,4 +40,5 @@ public interface ISkeletonAnimation {
 	event UpdateBonesDelegate UpdateComplete;
 
 	void LateUpdate ();
+	Skeleton GetSkeleton();
 }
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs
index 038ef46ef..3b7865e79 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/spine-unity/SkeletonAnimator.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ public class SkeletonAnimator : SkeletonRenderer, ISkeletonAnimation {
 	public enum MixMode { AlwaysMix, MixNext, SpineStyle }
 	public MixMode[] layerMixModes = new MixMode[0];
 
+	public Skeleton GetSkeleton () {
+		return this.skeleton;
+
+	}
 	public event UpdateBonesDelegate UpdateLocal {
 		add { _UpdateLocal += value; }
 		remove { _UpdateLocal -= value; }