diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Components/SkeletonUtilityBoneInspector.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Components/SkeletonUtilityBoneInspector.cs
index e5bf3bd2b..c364f3fe5 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Components/SkeletonUtilityBoneInspector.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Editor/spine-unity/Editor/Components/SkeletonUtilityBoneInspector.cs
@@ -158,8 +158,10 @@ namespace Spine.Unity.Editor {
 				}
 			}
 
-			EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(zPosition);
-			EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(position);
+			bool isOverrideMode = mode.enumValueIndex == 1;
+			using (new EditorGUI.DisabledGroupScope(isOverrideMode))
+				EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(zPosition);
+			EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(position, new GUIContent("XY Position"));
 			EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(rotation);
 			EditorGUILayout.PropertyField(scale);
 
diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonUtility/SkeletonUtilityBone.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonUtility/SkeletonUtilityBone.cs
index 0df421ca7..7a143e520 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonUtility/SkeletonUtilityBone.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/SkeletonUtility/SkeletonUtilityBone.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 				switch (phase) {
 				case UpdatePhase.Local:
 					if (position)
-						thisTransform.localPosition = new Vector3(bone.X * positionScale, bone.Y * positionScale, 0);
+						thisTransform.localPosition = new Vector3(bone.X * positionScale, bone.Y * positionScale,
+							zPosition ? 0 : thisTransform.localPosition.z);
 
 					if (rotation) {
 						if (bone.Data.TransformMode.InheritsRotation()) {
@@ -149,7 +150,8 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 				case UpdatePhase.World:
 				case UpdatePhase.Complete:
 					if (position)
-						thisTransform.localPosition = new Vector3(bone.AX * positionScale, bone.AY * positionScale, 0);
+						thisTransform.localPosition = new Vector3(bone.AX * positionScale, bone.AY * positionScale,
+							zPosition ? 0 : thisTransform.localPosition.z);
 
 					if (rotation) {
 						if (bone.Data.TransformMode.InheritsRotation()) {