diff --git a/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.c b/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.c
index 02eddd0da27..fd56be82989 100644
--- a/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.c
+++ b/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ static int test_attribute_iterate_datatype(void);
 static int test_attribute_iterate_index_saving(void);
 static int test_attribute_iterate_invalid_params(void);
 static int test_attribute_iterate_0_attributes(void);
+static int test_attribute_compound_subset(void);
 static int test_attribute_string_encodings(void);
 static int test_delete_attribute(void);
 static int test_delete_attribute_invalid_params(void);
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ static int (*attribute_tests[])(void) = {test_create_attribute_on_root,
                                          test_attribute_iterate_index_saving,
                                          test_attribute_iterate_invalid_params,
                                          test_attribute_iterate_0_attributes,
+                                         test_attribute_compound_subset,
                                          test_attribute_string_encodings,
                                          test_delete_attribute,
                                          test_delete_attribute_invalid_params,
@@ -8335,6 +8337,269 @@ test_attribute_iterate_0_attributes(void)
     return 1;
 }
 
+/* A compound type for test_attribute_compound_subset */
+typedef struct attribute_compound_io_t {
+    int a;
+    int b;
+} attribute_compound_io_t;
+
+/*
+ * A test to ensure that data is read back correctly from a attribute after it has
+ * been written, using subsets of compound datatypes
+ */
+static int
+test_attribute_compound_subset(void)
+{
+    hsize_t                 dims[1] = {ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS};
+    size_t                  i;
+    hid_t                   file_id         = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t                   container_group = H5I_INVALID_HID, group_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t                   attr_id      = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t                   space_id     = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t                   full_type_id = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t                   a_type_id    = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    hid_t                   b_type_id    = H5I_INVALID_HID;
+    attribute_compound_io_t wbuf[ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS];
+    attribute_compound_io_t rbuf[ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS];
+    attribute_compound_io_t fbuf[ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS];
+    attribute_compound_io_t erbuf[ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS];
+
+    TESTING_MULTIPART(
+        "verification of attribute data using H5Awrite then H5Aread with compound type subsets");
+
+    /* Make sure the connector supports the API functions being tested */
+    if (!(vol_cap_flags_g & H5VL_CAP_FLAG_FILE_BASIC) || !(vol_cap_flags_g & H5VL_CAP_FLAG_GROUP_BASIC) ||
+        !(vol_cap_flags_g & H5VL_CAP_FLAG_ATTR_BASIC)) {
+        SKIPPED();
+        printf(
+            "    API functions for basic file, group, or attribute aren't supported with this connector\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    TESTING_2("test setup");
+
+    if ((file_id = H5Fopen(H5_api_test_filename, H5F_ACC_RDWR, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
+        H5_FAILED();
+        printf("    couldn't open file '%s'\n", H5_api_test_filename);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    if ((container_group = H5Gopen2(file_id, ATTRIBUTE_TEST_GROUP_NAME, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
+        H5_FAILED();
+        printf("    couldn't open container group '%s'\n", ATTRIBUTE_TEST_GROUP_NAME);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    if ((group_id = H5Gcreate2(container_group, ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_TEST_GROUP_NAME, H5P_DEFAULT,
+                               H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
+        H5_FAILED();
+        printf("    couldn't create container sub-group '%s'\n", ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_TEST_GROUP_NAME);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    if ((space_id = H5Screate_simple(1, dims, NULL)) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if ((full_type_id = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(attribute_compound_io_t))) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tinsert(full_type_id, "a", HOFFSET(attribute_compound_io_t, a), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tinsert(full_type_id, "b", HOFFSET(attribute_compound_io_t, b), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if ((a_type_id = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(attribute_compound_io_t))) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tinsert(a_type_id, "a", HOFFSET(attribute_compound_io_t, a), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if ((b_type_id = H5Tcreate(H5T_COMPOUND, sizeof(attribute_compound_io_t))) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tinsert(b_type_id, "b", HOFFSET(attribute_compound_io_t, b), H5T_NATIVE_INT) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    if ((attr_id = H5Acreate2(group_id, ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_TEST_ATTR_NAME, full_type_id, space_id,
+                              H5P_DEFAULT, H5P_DEFAULT)) < 0) {
+        H5_FAILED();
+        printf("    couldn't create attribute '%s'\n", ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_TEST_ATTR_NAME);
+        goto error;
+    }
+
+    PASSED();
+
+    BEGIN_MULTIPART
+    {
+        PART_BEGIN(write_full_read_full)
+        {
+            TESTING_2("H5Awrite then H5Aread with all compound members");
+
+            /* Initialize wbuf */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                wbuf[i].a = (int)(2 * i);
+                wbuf[i].b = (int)(2 * i + 1);
+            }
+
+            /* Write data */
+            if (H5Awrite(attr_id, full_type_id, wbuf) < 0)
+                PART_TEST_ERROR(write_full_read_full);
+
+            /* Update fbuf to match file state */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                fbuf[i].a = wbuf[i].a;
+                fbuf[i].b = wbuf[i].b;
+            }
+
+            /* Initialize rbuf to -1 */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                rbuf[i].a = -1;
+                rbuf[i].b = -1;
+            }
+
+            /* Set erbuf (simply match file state since we're reading the whole
+             * thing) */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                erbuf[i].a = fbuf[i].a;
+                erbuf[i].b = fbuf[i].b;
+            }
+
+            /* Read data */
+            if (H5Aread(attr_id, full_type_id, rbuf) < 0)
+                PART_TEST_ERROR(write_full_read_full);
+
+            /* Verify data */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                if (rbuf[i].a != erbuf[i].a)
+                    PART_TEST_ERROR(write_full_read_full);
+                if (rbuf[i].b != erbuf[i].b)
+                    PART_TEST_ERROR(write_full_read_full);
+            }
+
+            PASSED();
+        }
+        PART_END(write_full_read_full);
+
+        PART_BEGIN(read_a)
+        {
+            TESTING_2("H5Aread with compound member a");
+
+            /* Initialize rbuf to -1 */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                rbuf[i].a = -1;
+                rbuf[i].b = -1;
+            }
+
+            /* Set erbuf (element a comes from the file, element b in untouched)
+             */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                erbuf[i].a = fbuf[i].a;
+                erbuf[i].b = rbuf[i].b;
+            }
+
+            /* Read data */
+            if (H5Aread(attr_id, a_type_id, rbuf) < 0)
+                PART_TEST_ERROR(read_a);
+
+            /* Verify data */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                if (rbuf[i].a != erbuf[i].a)
+                    PART_TEST_ERROR(read_a);
+                if (rbuf[i].b != erbuf[i].b)
+                    PART_TEST_ERROR(read_a);
+            }
+
+            PASSED();
+        }
+        PART_END(read_a);
+
+        PART_BEGIN(write_b_read_full)
+        {
+            TESTING_2("H5Awrite with compound member b then H5Aread with all compound members");
+
+            /* Initialize wbuf */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                wbuf[i].a = (int)(2 * ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS + 2 * i);
+                wbuf[i].b = (int)(2 * ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS + 2 * i + 1);
+            }
+
+            /* Write data */
+            if (H5Awrite(attr_id, b_type_id, wbuf) < 0)
+                PART_TEST_ERROR(write_b_read_full);
+
+            /* Update fbuf to match file state - only element b was updated */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                fbuf[i].b = wbuf[i].b;
+            }
+
+            /* Initialize rbuf to -1 */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                rbuf[i].a = -1;
+                rbuf[i].b = -1;
+            }
+
+            /* Set erbuf (simply match file state since we're reading the whole
+             * thing) */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                erbuf[i].a = fbuf[i].a;
+                erbuf[i].b = fbuf[i].b;
+            }
+
+            /* Read data */
+            if (H5Aread(attr_id, full_type_id, rbuf) < 0)
+                PART_TEST_ERROR(write_b_read_full);
+
+            /* Verify data */
+            for (i = 0; i < ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS; i++) {
+                if (rbuf[i].a != erbuf[i].a)
+                    PART_TEST_ERROR(write_b_read_full);
+                if (rbuf[i].b != erbuf[i].b)
+                    PART_TEST_ERROR(write_b_read_full);
+            }
+
+            PASSED();
+        }
+        PART_END(write_b_read_full);
+    }
+    END_MULTIPART;
+
+    TESTING_2("test cleanup");
+
+    if (H5Sclose(space_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Aclose(attr_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Gclose(group_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Gclose(container_group) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Fclose(file_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tclose(full_type_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tclose(a_type_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+    if (H5Tclose(b_type_id) < 0)
+        TEST_ERROR;
+
+    PASSED();
+
+    return 0;
+
+error:
+    H5E_BEGIN_TRY
+    {
+        H5Sclose(space_id);
+        H5Aclose(attr_id);
+        H5Gclose(group_id);
+        H5Gclose(container_group);
+        H5Fclose(file_id);
+        H5Tclose(full_type_id);
+        H5Tclose(a_type_id);
+        H5Tclose(b_type_id);
+    }
+    H5E_END_TRY;
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * A test to check that attributes preserve data
  * correctness for strings with ASCII or UTF-8 char sets
diff --git a/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.h b/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.h
index 4b4d3ef8a15..7b455dcaa1a 100644
--- a/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.h
+++ b/test/API/H5_api_attribute_test.h
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ int H5_api_attribute_test(void);
 #define ATTRIBUTE_ITERATE_TEST_0_ATTRIBUTES_SUBGROUP_NAME   "attribute_iterate_test_0_attributes"
 #define ATTRIBUTE_ITERATE_TEST_0_ATTRIBUTES_DSET_NAME       "attribute_iterate_dset"
 
+#define ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_ATTR_DIMS       10
+#define ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_TEST_GROUP_NAME "attribute_compound_io_test_group"
+#define ATTRIBUTE_COMPOUND_IO_TEST_ATTR_NAME  "attribute_compound_io_test_attr"
+
 #define ATTRIBUTE_STRING_ENCODINGS_RANK         1
 #define ATTRIBUTE_STRING_ENCODINGS_EXTENT       1
 #define ATTRIBUTE_STRING_ENCODINGS_DSET_NAME1   "encoding_dset1"