diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp
index 8dabf4250..cb62ac8be 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ void USpineSkeletonAnimationComponent::InternalTick(float DeltaTime, bool CallDe
 	CheckState();
 
 	if (state && bAutoPlaying) {
+		if (lastPreviewAnimation != PreviewAnimation) {
+			if (PreviewAnimation != "") SetAnimation(0, TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*PreviewAnimation), true);
+			else SetEmptyAnimation(0, 0);
+			lastPreviewAnimation = PreviewAnimation;
+		}
+
+		if (lastPreviewSkin != PreviewSkin) {
+			if (PreviewSkin != "") SetSkin(TCHAR_TO_UTF8(*PreviewSkin));
+			else SetSkin("default");
+			lastPreviewSkin = PreviewSkin;
+		}
 		state->update(DeltaTime);
 		state->apply(*skeleton);
 		if (CallDelegates) BeforeUpdateWorldTransform.Broadcast(this);
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp
index 94919b6cb..34423f537 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Private/SpineSkeletonDataAsset.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ public:
 void USpineSkeletonDataAsset::LoadInfo() {
 #if WITH_EDITORONLY_DATA
 	int dataLen = rawData.Num();
+	if (dataLen == 0) return;
 	NullAttachmentLoader loader;
 	SkeletonData* skeletonData = nullptr;
 	if (skeletonDataFileName.GetPlainNameString().Contains(TEXT(".json"))) {
diff --git a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.h b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.h
index eac35678a..3403d1fca 100644
--- a/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.h
+++ b/spine-ue4/Plugins/SpinePlugin/Source/SpinePlugin/Public/SpineSkeletonAnimationComponent.h
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ public:
 
 	UPROPERTY(BlueprintAssignable, Category="Components|Spine|Animation")
 	FSpineAnimationDisposeDelegate AnimationDispose;
+
+	UPROPERTY(Transient, EditAnywhere)
+	FString PreviewAnimation;
+
+	UPROPERTY(Transient, EditAnywhere)
+	FString PreviewSkin;
 	
 	// used in C event callback. Needs to be public as we can't call
 	// protected methods from plain old C function.
@@ -279,4 +285,7 @@ private:
 	/* If the animation should update automatically. */
 	UPROPERTY()
 	bool bAutoPlaying;
+
+	FString lastPreviewAnimation;
+	FString lastPreviewSkin;
 };