diff --git a/rest_framework_xml/parsers.py b/rest_framework_xml/parsers.py
index 5454356..2951e2a 100644
--- a/rest_framework_xml/parsers.py
+++ b/rest_framework_xml/parsers.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def _xml_convert(self, element):
         if len(children) == 0:
             return self._type_convert(element.text)
         else:
-            # if the fist child tag is list-item means all children are list-item
+            # if first child tag is list-item means all children are list-item
             if children[0].tag == "list-item":
                 data = []
                 for child in children:
@@ -55,7 +55,13 @@ def _xml_convert(self, element):
             else:
                 data = {}
                 for child in children:
-                    data[child.tag] = self._xml_convert(child)
+                    if child.attrib:
+                        data[child.tag] = {
+                            'value': self._xml_convert(child),
+                            'attributes': child.attrib
+                        }
+                    else:
+                        data[child.tag] = self._xml_convert(child)
 
             return data
 
diff --git a/tests/test_parsers.py b/tests/test_parsers.py
index 38618a8..7922ca2 100644
--- a/tests/test_parsers.py
+++ b/tests/test_parsers.py
@@ -52,6 +52,32 @@ def setUp(self):
                 }
             ]
         }
+        self._attribute_data_input = StringIO(
+            '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
+            '<root>'
+            '<field_a name="attribute_a">121.0</field_a>'
+            '<field_b id="0001" name="attribute_b">dasd</field_b>'
+            '<field_c></field_c>'
+            '<field_d>2011-12-25 12:45:00</field_d>'
+            '</root>'
+        )
+        self._attribute_data = {
+            'field_a': {
+                'value': 121,
+                'attributes': {
+                    'name': 'attribute_a'
+                }
+            },
+            'field_b': {
+                'value': 'dasd',
+                'attributes': {
+                    'id': '0001',
+                    'name': 'attribute_b'
+                }
+            },
+            'field_c': None,
+            'field_d': datetime.datetime(2011, 12, 25, 12, 45, 00)
+        }
 
     @skipUnless(etree, 'defusedxml not installed')
     def test_parse(self):
@@ -64,3 +90,9 @@ def test_complex_data_parse(self):
         parser = XMLParser()
         data = parser.parse(self._complex_data_input)
         self.assertEqual(data, self._complex_data)
+
+    @skipUnless(etree, 'defusedxml not installed')
+    def test_complex_data_parse(self):
+        parser = XMLParser()
+        data = parser.parse(self._attribute_data_input)
+        self.assertEqual(data, self._attribute_data)