diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 598b8d4f9..0eab52c92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * Added support for clipping.
  * Added support for rotated regions in texture atlas loaded via StarlingAtlasAttachmentLoader.
  * Added support for vertex effects. See `RaptorExample.as`
+ * Added 'getTexture()' method to 'StarlingTextureAtlasAttachmentLoader'
 
 ## C
  * **Breaking changes**
diff --git a/spine-starling/spine-starling-example/lib/spine-starling.swc b/spine-starling/spine-starling-example/lib/spine-starling.swc
index 5250309d8..a4e4f6c3d 100644
Binary files a/spine-starling/spine-starling-example/lib/spine-starling.swc and b/spine-starling/spine-starling-example/lib/spine-starling.swc differ
diff --git a/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/StarlingAtlasAttachmentLoader.as b/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/StarlingAtlasAttachmentLoader.as
index 7aaae6a1b..71463a155 100644
--- a/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/StarlingAtlasAttachmentLoader.as
+++ b/spine-starling/spine-starling/src/spine/starling/StarlingAtlasAttachmentLoader.as
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ package spine.starling {
 
 			Bone.yDown = true;
 		}
+		
+		protected function getTexture(path:String):Texture {
+            return atlas.getTexture(path);
+        }
 
 		public function newRegionAttachment(skin : Skin, name : String, path : String) : RegionAttachment {
 			var texture : Texture = atlas.getTexture(path);