diff --git a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp
index 7ca5deccccb..aa59b83485b 100644
--- a/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp
+++ b/Generals/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp
@@ -543,13 +543,21 @@ void DockUpdate::crc( Xfer *xfer )
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/** Xfer Method */
+/** Xfer Method
+	* Version Info:
+	* 1: Initial version
+	* 2: TheSuperHackers @bugfix bobtista 14/08/2026 Serialize the approach position bone count, so
+	*    a dock with no waiting bones keeps biasing approach positions toward the caller on load */
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DockUpdate::xfer( Xfer *xfer )
 {
 
 	// version
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_XFER_SAVE
 	XferVersion currentVersion = 1;
+#else
+	XferVersion currentVersion = 2;
+#endif
 	XferVersion version = currentVersion;
 	xfer->xferVersion( &version, currentVersion );
 
@@ -568,6 +576,12 @@ void DockUpdate::xfer( Xfer *xfer )
 	// # approach positions
 	xfer->xferInt( &m_numberApproachPositions );
 
+	// # approach position bones
+	if( version >= 2 )
+	{
+		xfer->xferInt( &m_numberApproachPositionBones );
+	}
+
 	// positions loaded
 	xfer->xferBool( &m_positionsLoaded );
 
diff --git a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp
index ec4c2dbd8bb..ec308ad33f0 100644
--- a/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp
+++ b/GeneralsMD/Code/GameEngine/Source/GameLogic/Object/Update/DockUpdate/DockUpdate.cpp
@@ -558,13 +558,21 @@ void DockUpdate::crc( Xfer *xfer )
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/** Xfer Method */
+/** Xfer Method
+	* Version Info:
+	* 1: Initial version
+	* 2: TheSuperHackers @bugfix bobtista 14/08/2026 Serialize the approach position bone count, so
+	*    a dock with no waiting bones keeps biasing approach positions toward the caller on load */
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DockUpdate::xfer( Xfer *xfer )
 {
 
 	// version
+#if RETAIL_COMPATIBLE_XFER_SAVE
 	XferVersion currentVersion = 1;
+#else
+	XferVersion currentVersion = 2;
+#endif
 	XferVersion version = currentVersion;
 	xfer->xferVersion( &version, currentVersion );
 
@@ -583,6 +591,12 @@ void DockUpdate::xfer( Xfer *xfer )
 	// # approach positions
 	xfer->xferInt( &m_numberApproachPositions );
 
+	// # approach position bones
+	if( version >= 2 )
+	{
+		xfer->xferInt( &m_numberApproachPositionBones );
+	}
+
 	// positions loaded
 	xfer->xferBool( &m_positionsLoaded );