diff --git a/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py b/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py
index 5317eed..47496f7 100644
--- a/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py
+++ b/toscaparser/elements/statefulentitytype.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class StatefulEntityType(EntityType):
 
     def get_attributes_def_objects(self):
         '''Return a list of attribute definition objects.'''
-        attrs = self.get_value(self.ATTRIBUTES)
+        attrs = self.get_value(self.ATTRIBUTES, parent=True)
         if attrs:
             return [AttributeDef(attr, None, schema)
                     for attr, schema in attrs.items()]
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/data/test_attributes_inheritance.yaml b/toscaparser/tests/data/test_attributes_inheritance.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0649c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/data/test_attributes_inheritance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: TOSCA simple profile to test the attribute inheritance
+
+imports:
+  - custom_types/compute_with_prop.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+
+  node_templates:
+
+    server:
+      type: tosca.nodes.ComputeWithProp
+      properties:
+         test: yes
+      capabilities:
+        host:
+         properties:
+           num_cpus: 1
+           mem_size: 1 GB
+        os:
+          properties:
+            type: linux
+
+  outputs:
+    server_ip:
+     value: { get_attribute: [ server, public_address ] }
+
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscadef.py b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscadef.py
index 54451c5..6001935 100644
--- a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscadef.py
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscadef.py
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ class ToscaDefTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_capabilities(self):
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(['tosca.capabilities.Container',
-                    'tosca.capabilities.Node',
-                    'tosca.capabilities.OperatingSystem',
-                    'tosca.capabilities.network.Bindable',
-                    'tosca.capabilities.Scalable']),
+            ['tosca.capabilities.Container',
+             'tosca.capabilities.Node',
+             'tosca.capabilities.OperatingSystem',
+             'tosca.capabilities.Scalable',
+             'tosca.capabilities.network.Bindable'],
             sorted([c.type for c in compute_type.get_capabilities_objects()]))
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted(['tosca.capabilities.Node',
-                    'tosca.capabilities.network.Linkable']),
+            ['tosca.capabilities.Node',
+             'tosca.capabilities.network.Linkable'],
             sorted([c.type for c in network_type.get_capabilities_objects()]))
         endpoint_properties = ['initiator', 'network_name', 'port',
                                'port_name', 'ports', 'protocol',
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@ class ToscaDefTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_attributes_def(self):
         self.assertEqual(
-            ['networks', 'ports', 'private_address', 'public_address'],
+            ['networks', 'ports', 'private_address', 'public_address',
+             'state', 'tosca_id', 'tosca_name'],
             sorted(compute_type.get_attributes_def().keys()))
 
     def test_requirements(self):
@@ -171,8 +172,8 @@ class ToscaDefTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_relationship(self):
         self.assertEqual(
-            sorted([('tosca.relationships.HostedOn', 'tosca.nodes.Compute'),
-                    ('tosca.relationships.DependsOn', 'tosca.nodes.Root')]),
+            [('tosca.relationships.DependsOn', 'tosca.nodes.Root'),
+             ('tosca.relationships.HostedOn', 'tosca.nodes.Compute')],
             sorted([(relation.type, node.type) for
                    relation, node in component_type.relationship.items()]))
         self.assertIn(
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatpl.py b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatpl.py
index e9c7a5e..53778cc 100644
--- a/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatpl.py
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/test_toscatpl.py
@@ -698,3 +698,9 @@ class ToscaTemplateTest(TestCase):
             os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
             "data/test_node_filter.yaml")
         ToscaTemplate(tosca_tpl)
+
+    def test_attributes_inheritance(self):
+        tosca_tpl = os.path.join(
+            os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+            "data/test_attributes_inheritance.yaml")
+        ToscaTemplate(tosca_tpl)