diff --git a/spine-c/src/spine/Skeleton.c b/spine-c/src/spine/Skeleton.c
index 87404bc1b..13c948f6f 100644
--- a/spine-c/src/spine/Skeleton.c
+++ b/spine-c/src/spine/Skeleton.c
@@ -163,7 +163,17 @@ int spSkeleton_setSkinByName (spSkeleton* self, const char* skinName) {
 }
 
 void spSkeleton_setSkin (spSkeleton* self, spSkin* newSkin) {
-	if (self->skin && newSkin) spSkin_attachAll(newSkin, self, self->skin);
+	if (!self->skin) {
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < self->slotCount; ++i) {
+			spSlot* slot = self->slots[i];
+			if (slot->data->attachmentName) {
+				spAttachment* attachment = spSkin_getAttachment(newSkin, i, slot->data->attachmentName);
+				if (attachment) spSlot_setAttachment(slot, attachment);
+			}
+		}
+	} else if (newSkin) /**/
+		spSkin_attachAll(newSkin, self, self->skin);
 	CONST_CAST(spSkin*, self->skin) = newSkin;
 }