diff --git a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3Matrix.ts b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3Matrix.ts
index a03ca518b..e1b898ed0 100644
--- a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3Matrix.ts
+++ b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3Matrix.ts
@@ -37,21 +37,24 @@ export class C3Matrix {
 	public d = 0;
 	public tx = 0;
 	public ty = 0;
+	public tz = 0;
 
 	public prevX = Infinity;
 	public prevY = Infinity;
+	public prevZ = Infinity;
 	public prevAngle = Infinity;
 	public prevScaleX = Infinity;
 	public prevScaleY = Infinity;
 
 	private tempPoint = new Vector2();
 
-	public update (x: number, y: number, angle: number, scaleX = 1, scaleY = 1) {
-		if (this.prevX === x && this.prevY === y &&
+	public update (x: number, y: number, z: number, angle: number, scaleX = 1, scaleY = 1) {
+		if (this.prevX === x && this.prevY === y && this.prevZ === z &&
 			this.prevAngle === angle &&
 			this.prevScaleX === scaleX && this.prevScaleY === scaleY) return false;
 		this.prevX = x;
 		this.prevY = y;
+		this.prevZ = z;
 		this.prevAngle = angle;
 		this.prevScaleX = scaleX;
 		this.prevScaleY = scaleY;
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ export class C3Matrix {
 		this.d = scaleY * cos;
 		this.tx = x;
 		this.ty = y;
+		this.tz = z;
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3SkeletonRenderer.ts b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3SkeletonRenderer.ts
index 4653db076..80a747811 100644
--- a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3SkeletonRenderer.ts
+++ b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/spine-construct3-lib/src/C3SkeletonRenderer.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ abstract class C3SkeletonRenderer<
 
 	private prevX = Infinity;
 	private prevY = Infinity;
+	private prevZ = Infinity;
 	private prevAngle = Infinity;
 	private prevRed = -1;
 	private prevGreen = -1;
@@ -64,11 +65,12 @@ abstract class C3SkeletonRenderer<
 
 	draw (skeleton: Skeleton, inColors: [number, number, number], opacity = 1, requestRedraw = true) {
 		const { matrix, inv255 } = this;
-		const { a, b, c, d, tx, ty, prevX, prevY, prevAngle } = matrix;
+		const { a, b, c, d, tx, ty, prevX, prevY, prevZ, prevAngle } = matrix;
 
-		const requestRedrawForMatrix = this.prevX !== prevX || this.prevY !== prevY || this.prevAngle !== prevAngle;
+		const requestRedrawForMatrix = this.prevX !== prevX || this.prevY !== prevY || this.prevZ !== prevZ || this.prevAngle !== prevAngle;
 		this.prevX = prevX;
 		this.prevY = prevY;
+		this.prevZ = prevZ;
 		this.prevAngle = prevAngle;
 
 		const requestRedrawForColor = this.prevRed !== inColors[0] || this.prevGreen !== inColors[1] || this.prevBlue !== inColors[2] || this.prevAlpha !== opacity;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ abstract class C3SkeletonRenderer<
 					const y = positions[index + 1];
 					positions[index] = a * x + c * y + tx;
 					positions[index + 1] = b * x + d * y + ty;
+					positions[index + 2] = prevZ;
 
 					const color = colors[i];
 					const colorDst = i * 4;
diff --git a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/c3runtime/instance.ts b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/c3runtime/instance.ts
index 4677cf6ac..4c3ab785d 100644
--- a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/c3runtime/instance.ts
+++ b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/c3runtime/instance.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ class SpineC3Instance extends globalThis.ISDKWorldInstanceBase {
 		this.matrix.update(
 			this.x + this.propOffsetX,
 			this.y + this.propOffsetY,
+			this.totalZElevation,
 			this.angle + this.propOffsetAngle,
 			this.width / this.spineBounds.width * this.propScaleX * (this.isFlippedX ? -1 : 1),
 			this.height / this.spineBounds.height * this.propScaleY);
diff --git a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/instance.ts b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/instance.ts
index a76a5428a..f71c8a54b 100644
--- a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/instance.ts
+++ b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/instance.ts
@@ -572,6 +572,7 @@ class SpineC3PluginInstance extends SDK.IWorldInstanceBase {
 		this.matrix.update(
 			this._inst.GetX() + this.propOffsetX,
 			this._inst.GetY() + this.propOffsetY,
+			this._inst.GetTotalZElevation(),
 			this._inst.GetAngle() + this.propOffsetAngle,
 			actualScaleX,
 			actualScaleY);
diff --git a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/plugin.ts b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/plugin.ts
index 6f6326a4e..9035b55f4 100644
--- a/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/spine-ts/spine-construct3/src/plugin.ts
@@ -78,14 +78,15 @@ const PLUGIN_CLASS = class SpineC3Plugin extends SDK.IPluginBase {
 		this._info.SetCategory(PLUGIN_CATEGORY);
 		this._info.SetAuthor("Esoteric Software");
 		this._info.SetHelpUrl(globalThis.lang(".help-url"));
-		this._info.SetPluginType("world");			// mark as world plugin, which can draw
+		this._info.SetPluginType("world"); // mark as world plugin, which can draw
 
-		this._info.SetIsResizable(true);			// allow to be resized
-		this._info.SetIsRotatable(true);			// allow to be rotated
+		this._info.SetIsResizable(true); // allow to be resized
+		this._info.SetIsRotatable(true); // allow to be rotated
 		this._info.SetHasImage(false);
-		this._info.SetSupportsEffects(true);		// allow effects
+		this._info.SetSupportsEffects(true); // allow effects
 		this._info.SetMustPreDraw(true);
 		this._info.SetSupportsColor(true); // enable system colour/transparency
+		this._info.SetSupportsZElevation(true); // enable z elevation
 
 		this._info.AddCommonPositionACEs(); // Position: Set X/Y, Set position, etc.
 		this._info.AddCommonSizeACEs(); // Size: Set size, width, height