diff --git a/rdmo/domain/renderers/mixins.py b/rdmo/domain/renderers/mixins.py
index cc0589cf52..45899ba86e 100644
--- a/rdmo/domain/renderers/mixins.py
+++ b/rdmo/domain/renderers/mixins.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 class AttributeRendererMixin:
 
-    def render_attribute(self, xml, attribute):
+    def render_attribute(self, xml, attribute, include_children=True):
         if attribute['uri'] not in self.uris:
             self.uris.add(attribute['uri'])
 
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ def render_attribute(self, xml, attribute):
             self.render_text_element(xml, 'parent', {'dc:uri': attribute['parent']}, None)
             xml.endElement('attribute')
 
-        if 'children' in attribute and attribute['children']:
-            for child in attribute['children']:
+        if include_children:
+            for child in attribute.get('children', []):
                 self.render_attribute(xml, child)
+
+        parent_data = attribute.get('parent_data')
+        if parent_data:
+            self.render_attribute(xml, parent_data, include_children=False)
diff --git a/rdmo/domain/serializers/export.py b/rdmo/domain/serializers/export.py
index 27a5bdf16e..7071482140 100644
--- a/rdmo/domain/serializers/export.py
+++ b/rdmo/domain/serializers/export.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 class AttributeExportSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     parent = serializers.CharField(source='parent.uri', default=None, read_only=True)
+    parent_data = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
 
     class Meta:
         model = Attribute
@@ -15,5 +16,10 @@ class Meta:
             'key',
             'path',
             'comment',
-            'parent'
+            'parent',
+            'parent_data'
         )
+
+    def get_parent_data(self, obj):
+        if obj.parent is not None:
+            return AttributeExportSerializer(obj.parent).data