diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
index 1581204819..37108ba5d2 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXSerializer.cpp
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
     QString jointEyeRightName = "EyeRight";
     QString jointNeckName = "Neck";
     QString jointRootName = "Hips";
+    QString jointLeanName = "Spine";
     QString jointHeadName = "Head";
     QString jointLeftHandName = "LeftHand";
     QString jointRightHandName = "RightHand";
@@ -489,6 +490,7 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
     QString jointEyeRightID;
     QString jointNeckID;
     QString jointRootID;
+    QString jointLeanID;
     QString jointHeadID;
     QString jointLeftHandID;
     QString jointRightHandID;
@@ -612,6 +614,9 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
                     } else if (name == jointRootName || (hfmModel.hfmToHifiJointNameMapping.contains(jointRootName) && (name == hfmModel.hfmToHifiJointNameMapping[jointRootName]))) {
                         jointRootID = getID(object.properties);
 
+                    } else if (name == jointLeanName || (hfmModel.hfmToHifiJointNameMapping.contains(jointLeanName) && (name == hfmModel.hfmToHifiJointNameMapping[jointLeanName]))) {
+                        jointLeanID = getID(object.properties);
+
                     } else if ((name == jointHeadName) || (hfmModel.hfmToHifiJointNameMapping.contains(jointHeadName) && (name == hfmModel.hfmToHifiJointNameMapping[jointHeadName]))) {
                         jointHeadID = getID(object.properties);
 
@@ -1449,6 +1454,7 @@ HFMModel* FBXSerializer::extractHFMModel(const QVariantHash& mapping, const QStr
     hfmModel.rightEyeJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointEyeRightID);
     hfmModel.neckJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointNeckID);
     hfmModel.rootJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointRootID);
+    hfmModel.leanJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointLeanID);
     hfmModel.headJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointHeadID);
     hfmModel.leftHandJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointLeftHandID);
     hfmModel.rightHandJointIndex = modelIDs.indexOf(jointRightHandID);
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
index 5485f46905..28d377c605 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/GLTFSerializer.cpp
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ void GLTFSerializer::hfmDebugDump(const HFMModel& hfmModel) {
     qCDebug(modelformat) << "  rightEyeJointIndex =" << hfmModel.rightEyeJointIndex;
     qCDebug(modelformat) << "  neckJointIndex =" << hfmModel.neckJointIndex;
     qCDebug(modelformat) << "  rootJointIndex =" << hfmModel.rootJointIndex;
+    qCDebug(modelformat) << "  leanJointIndex =" << hfmModel.leanJointIndex;
     qCDebug(modelformat) << "  headJointIndex =" << hfmModel.headJointIndex;
     qCDebug(modelformat) << "  leftHandJointIndex" << hfmModel.leftHandJointIndex;
     qCDebug(modelformat) << "  rightHandJointIndex" << hfmModel.rightHandJointIndex;
diff --git a/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h b/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h
index 3cc12724d5..de58d864b3 100644
--- a/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h
+++ b/libraries/hfm/src/hfm/HFM.h
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ public:
     int rightEyeJointIndex = -1;
     int neckJointIndex = -1;
     int rootJointIndex = -1;
+    int leanJointIndex = -1;
     int headJointIndex = -1;
     int leftHandJointIndex = -1;
     int rightHandJointIndex = -1;