diff --git a/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts b/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts
index 44abd31363c..7f22f28bf50 100644
--- a/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts
+++ b/cocos/spine/skeleton.ts
@@ -640,6 +640,9 @@ export class Skeleton extends UIRenderer {
 
     public __preload (): void {
         super.__preload();
+        if (EDITOR_NOT_IN_PREVIEW) {
+            this.paused = true;
+        }
         this._updateSkeletonData();
         this._updateDebugDraw();
     }