diff --git a/lib/wsdl.js b/lib/wsdl.js
index 8edf54bf7..241d3607c 100644
--- a/lib/wsdl.js
+++ b/lib/wsdl.js
@@ -349,12 +349,19 @@ DocumentationElement.prototype.init = function() {
 
 SchemaElement.prototype.merge = function(source) {
   assert(source instanceof SchemaElement);
-  if (this.$targetNamespace === source.$targetNamespace) {
-    _.merge(this.complexTypes, source.complexTypes);
-    _.merge(this.types, source.types);
-    _.merge(this.elements, source.elements);
-    _.merge(this.xmlns, source.xmlns);
-  }
+
+  var self = this;
+
+  _.merge(this.complexTypes, source.complexTypes);
+  _.merge(this.types, source.types);
+  _.merge(this.elements, source.elements);
+  _.merge(this.xmlns, source.xmlns);
+
+  // Merge attributes from source without overwriting our's
+  _.merge(this, _.pickBy(source, function(value, key) {
+    return key.startsWith('$') && !self.hasOwnProperty(key);
+  }));
+
   return this;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/wsdl-test.js b/test/wsdl-test.js
index 61d68db6e..821b8a8eb 100644
--- a/test/wsdl-test.js
+++ b/test/wsdl-test.js
@@ -200,6 +200,36 @@ wsdlNonStrictTests['should all attributes to root elements'] = function(done) {
   });
 };
 
+wsdlNonStrictTests['should merge schema with attributes'] = function(done) {
+  var expectedMsg =
+    '<peatdef:AskPeat xmlns:peatdef="urn:peat.def" xmlns="urn:peat.def">' +
+      '<peatdef:Question>How are you?</peatdef:Question>' +
+    '</peatdef:AskPeat>';
+
+  soap.createClient(__dirname + '/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/main.wsdl', {}, function(err, client) {
+    assert.ok(!err);
+    client.AskPeat({ Question: 'How are you?' }, function(err, result) {
+      assert.equal(client.lastMessage, expectedMsg);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+};
+
+wsdlStrictTests['should merge schema with attributes'] = function(done) {
+  var expectedMsg =
+    '<peatdef:AskPeat xmlns:peatdef="urn:peat.def" xmlns="urn:peat.def">' +
+      '<peatdef:Question>How are you?</peatdef:Question>' +
+    '</peatdef:AskPeat>';
+
+  soap.createClient(__dirname + '/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/main.wsdl', {}, function(err, client) {
+    assert.ok(!err);
+    client.AskPeat({ Question: 'How are you?' }, function(err, result) {
+      assert.equal(client.lastMessage, expectedMsg);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   'WSDL Parser (strict)': wsdlStrictTests,
   'WSDL Parser (non-strict)': wsdlNonStrictTests
diff --git a/test/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/def.xsd b/test/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/def.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..272a47b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/def.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<!-- Notice that targetNamespace matches import's namespace.
+     Also notice elementFormDefault="qualified". -->
+<xsd:schema
+  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"
+  xmlns:tns="urn:peat.def"
+  targetNamespace="urn:peat.def"
+  elementFormDefault="qualified"
+>
+
+  <xsd:element name="AskPeat">
+    <xsd:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xsd:element name="Question" type="xsd:string" />
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xsd:complexType>
+  </xsd:element>
+
+  <xsd:element name="AskPeatResponse">
+    <xsd:complexType>
+      <xs:sequence>
+        <xsd:element name="Answer" type="xsd:string" />
+      </xs:sequence>
+    </xsd:complexType>
+  </xsd:element>
+
+</xsd:schema>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/main.wsdl b/test/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/main.wsdl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0a1f2f17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/wsdl/mergeWithAttributes/main.wsdl
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<wsdl:definitions
+  targetNamespace="urn:peat"
+  xmlns:tns="urn:peat"
+  xmlns:peatdef="urn:peat.def"
+  xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/soap/"
+  xmlns:wsdl="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/wsdl/"
+>
+
+  <!-- Notice that namespace below matchs targetNamespace in def.xsd, triggering merge. -->
+  <wsdl:import namespace="urn:peat.def" location="def.xsd" />
+
+  <wsdl:message name="AskPeatInput">
+    <wsdl:part name="body" element="peatdef:AskPeat"/>
+  </wsdl:message>
+
+  <wsdl:message name="AskPeatOutput">
+    <wsdl:part name="body" element="peatdef:AskPeatResponse"/>
+  </wsdl:message>
+
+  <wsdl:portType name="AskPeatPortType">
+    <wsdl:operation name="AskPeat">
+      <wsdl:input message="tns:AskPeatInput"/>
+      <wsdl:output message="tns:AskPeatOutput"/>
+    </wsdl:operation>
+  </wsdl:portType>
+
+  <wsdl:binding name="AskPeatSoapBinding" type="tns:AskPeatPortType">
+    <soap:binding style="document" transport="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/http"/>
+    <wsdl:operation name="AskPeat">
+      <soap:operation soapAction="urn:peat/AskPeat"/>
+      <wsdl:input>
+        <soap:body use="literal"/>
+      </wsdl:input>
+      <wsdl:output>
+        <soap:body use="literal"/>
+      </wsdl:output>
+    </wsdl:operation>
+  </wsdl:binding>
+
+  <wsdl:service name="AskPeatService">
+    <wsdl:port name="AskPeatPort" binding="tns:AskPeatSoapBinding">
+      <soap:address location="http://localhost:15099/peat"/>
+    </wsdl:port>
+  </wsdl:service>
+
+</wsdl:definitions>
\ No newline at end of file