diff --git a/integration_test/Bindings/Python/support/conversion.py b/integration_test/Bindings/Python/support/conversion.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2dc67c0c4d36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration_test/Bindings/Python/support/conversion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# REQUIRES: bindings_python
+# RUN: %PYTHON% %s | FileCheck %s
+
+from circt.ir import ArrayAttr, Context, StringAttr
+from circt.support import attribute_to_var
+
+with Context():
+  string_attr = StringAttr.get("foo")
+  array_attr = ArrayAttr.get([string_attr])
+  array = attribute_to_var(array_attr)
+  # CHECK: ['foo']
+  print(array)
diff --git a/lib/Bindings/Python/support.py b/lib/Bindings/Python/support.py
index ba7bbbdc8113..bcf248b947b7 100644
--- a/lib/Bindings/Python/support.py
+++ b/lib/Bindings/Python/support.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def attribute_to_var(attr):
 
   # If it's not the root type, assume it's already been downcasted and don't do
   # the expensive probing below.
-  if attr.__class__ != ir.Attribute:
+  if attr.__class__ != ir.Attribute and hasattr(attr, "value"):
     return attr.value
 
   from .dialects import hw, om