diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonActor.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonActor.java
index 06d3d27c6..97faaac75 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonActor.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonActor.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Actor;
 
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.AnimationState;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Skeleton;
+import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Skeleton.Physics;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.SkeletonRenderer;
 
 /** A scene2d actor that draws a skeleton. */
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public class SkeletonActor extends Actor {
 		skeleton.getColor().a *= parentAlpha;
 
 		skeleton.setPosition(getX(), getY());
-		skeleton.updateWorldTransform();
+		updateWorldTransform();
 		renderer.draw(batch, skeleton);
 
 		if (resetBlendFunction) batch.setBlendFunctionSeparate(blendSrc, blendDst, blendSrcAlpha, blendDstAlpha);
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ public class SkeletonActor extends Actor {
 		color.a = oldAlpha;
 	}
 
+	protected void updateWorldTransform () {
+		skeleton.updateWorldTransform(Physics.update);
+	}
+
 	public SkeletonRenderer getRenderer () {
 		return renderer;
 	}
diff --git a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonDrawable.java b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonDrawable.java
index 64aa0d516..2950cd62a 100644
--- a/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonDrawable.java
+++ b/spine-libgdx/spine-libgdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/spine/utils/SkeletonDrawable.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.utils.BaseDrawable;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.AnimationState;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Skeleton;
 import com.esotericsoftware.spine.SkeletonRenderer;
+import com.esotericsoftware.spine.Skeleton.Physics;
 
 /** A scene2d drawable that draws a skeleton. The animation state and skeleton must be updated each frame, or
  * {@link #update(float)} called each frame. */
@@ -64,12 +65,16 @@ public class SkeletonDrawable extends BaseDrawable {
 		int blendSrcAlpha = batch.getBlendSrcFuncAlpha(), blendDstAlpha = batch.getBlendDstFuncAlpha();
 
 		skeleton.setPosition(x, y);
-		skeleton.updateWorldTransform();
+		updateWorldTransform();
 		renderer.draw(batch, skeleton);
 
 		if (resetBlendFunction) batch.setBlendFunctionSeparate(blendSrc, blendDst, blendSrcAlpha, blendDstAlpha);
 	}
 
+	protected void updateWorldTransform () {
+		skeleton.updateWorldTransform(Physics.update);
+	}
+
 	public SkeletonRenderer getRenderer () {
 		return renderer;
 	}