diff --git a/spine-lua/Bone.lua b/spine-lua/Bone.lua
index cdf14aaa7..16e8f5f6d 100644
--- a/spine-lua/Bone.lua
+++ b/spine-lua/Bone.lua
@@ -38,9 +38,18 @@ function Bone.new (data, parent)
 		if parent then
 			self.worldX = self.x * parent.m00 + self.y * parent.m01 + parent.worldX
 			self.worldY = self.x * parent.m10 + self.y * parent.m11 + parent.worldY
-			self.worldScaleX = parent.worldScaleX * self.scaleX
-			self.worldScaleY = parent.worldScaleY * self.scaleY
-			self.worldRotation = parent.worldRotation + self.rotation
+      if (self.data.inheritScale) then
+          self.worldScaleX = parent.worldScaleX * self.scaleX
+          self.worldScaleY = parent.worldScaleY * self.scaleY
+      else
+          self.worldScaleX = self.scaleX
+          self.worldScaleY = self.scaleY
+      end
+      if (self.data.inheritRotation) then
+          self.worldRotation = parent.worldRotation + self.rotation
+      else
+          self.worldRotation = self.rotation
+      end
 		else
 			if flipX then
 				self.worldX = -self.x
diff --git a/spine-lua/SkeletonJson.lua b/spine-lua/SkeletonJson.lua
index f14f0500d..a837ceb13 100644
--- a/spine-lua/SkeletonJson.lua
+++ b/spine-lua/SkeletonJson.lua
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ function SkeletonJson.new (attachmentLoader)
 			boneData.rotation = (boneMap["rotation"] or 0)
 			boneData.scaleX = (boneMap["scaleX"] or 1)
 			boneData.scaleY = (boneMap["scaleY"] or 1)
+			-- typical 'value or default' will not work here, as in practice the possible values are 'false' or nil,
+			-- both of which evaluate to false and the default value is true
+      if boneMap["inheritScale"] == false then boneData.inheritScale = false else boneData.inheritScale = true end
+      if boneMap["inheritRotation"] == false then boneData.inheritRotation = false else boneData.inheritRotation = true end			
 			table.insert(skeletonData.bones, boneData)
 		end