diff --git a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs
index b8336cbf8..54bdb8b7d 100644
--- a/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs
+++ b/spine-unity/Assets/Spine/Runtime/spine-unity/Components/Following/BoneFollowerGraphic.cs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Spine.Unity {
 	#else
 	[ExecuteInEditMode]
 	#endif
-	[DisallowMultipleComponent]
+	[RequireComponent(typeof(RectTransform)), DisallowMultipleComponent]
 	[AddComponentMenu("Spine/UI/BoneFollowerGraphic")]
 	[HelpURL("http://esotericsoftware.com/spine-unity#BoneFollowerGraphic")]
 	public class BoneFollowerGraphic : MonoBehaviour {