diff --git a/instant-xml-macros/src/lib.rs b/instant-xml-macros/src/lib.rs
index 77598d9..90c38f0 100644
--- a/instant-xml-macros/src/lib.rs
+++ b/instant-xml-macros/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mod de;
 mod ser;
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::fmt;
 
 use proc_macro2::{Delimiter, Group, Ident, Literal, Punct, Span, TokenStream, TokenTree};
 use quote::ToTokens;
@@ -456,6 +457,18 @@ impl ToTokens for Namespace {
     }
 }
 
+impl fmt::Debug for Namespace {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Path(arg0) => f
+                .debug_tuple("Path")
+                .field(&arg0.into_token_stream().to_string())
+                .finish(),
+            Self::Literal(arg0) => f.debug_tuple("Literal").field(arg0).finish(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn discard_lifetimes(ty: &mut syn::Type) {
     match ty {
         syn::Type::Path(ty) => discard_path_lifetimes(ty),
diff --git a/instant-xml-macros/src/ser.rs b/instant-xml-macros/src/ser.rs
index 6e11e13..b6ea3c9 100644
--- a/instant-xml-macros/src/ser.rs
+++ b/instant-xml-macros/src/ser.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
+use syn::spanned::Spanned;
+
+use crate::Namespace;
 
 use super::{discard_lifetimes, ContainerMeta, FieldMeta};
 
@@ -85,11 +88,46 @@ fn process_named_field(
 ) {
     let name = field.ident.as_ref().unwrap().to_string();
     let field_value = field.ident.as_ref().unwrap();
-
     let field_meta = FieldMeta::from_field(field);
+
+    let default_ns = &meta.ns.uri;
     if field_meta.attribute {
+        let (ns, error) = match &field_meta.ns.uri {
+            Some(Namespace::Path(path)) => match path.get_ident() {
+                Some(prefix) => match &meta.ns.prefixes.get(&prefix.to_string()) {
+                    Some(ns) => (quote!(#ns), quote!()),
+                    None => (
+                        quote!(""),
+                        syn::Error::new(
+                            field_meta.ns.uri.span(),
+                            &format!("unknown prefix `{prefix}` (prefix must be defined on the field's type)"),
+                        )
+                        .into_compile_error(),
+                    ),
+                },
+                None => (
+                    quote!(""),
+                    syn::Error::new(
+                        field_meta.ns.uri.span(),
+                        "attribute namespace must be a prefix identifier",
+                    )
+                    .into_compile_error(),
+                ),
+            },
+            Some(Namespace::Literal(_)) => (
+                quote!(""),
+                syn::Error::new(
+                    field_meta.ns.uri.span(),
+                    "attribute namespace must be a prefix identifier",
+                )
+                .into_compile_error(),
+            ),
+            None => (quote!(#default_ns), quote!()),
+        };
+
         attributes.extend(quote!(
-            serializer.write_attr(#name, &self.#field_value)?;
+            #error
+            serializer.write_attr(#name, #ns, &self.#field_value)?;
         ));
         return;
     }
diff --git a/instant-xml/src/ser.rs b/instant-xml/src/ser.rs
index fcd7231..daf00ea 100644
--- a/instant-xml/src/ser.rs
+++ b/instant-xml/src/ser.rs
@@ -63,12 +63,24 @@ impl<'xml, W: fmt::Write + ?Sized> Serializer<'xml, W> {
         Ok(prefix)
     }
 
-    pub fn write_attr<V: ToXml + ?Sized>(&mut self, name: &str, value: &V) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    pub fn write_attr<V: ToXml + ?Sized>(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        ns: &str,
+        value: &V,
+    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if self.state != State::Attribute {
             return Err(Error::UnexpectedState);
         }
 
-        self.output.write_fmt(format_args!(" {}=\"", name))?;
+        match ns == self.default_ns {
+            true => self.output.write_fmt(format_args!(" {name}=\""))?,
+            false => {
+                let prefix = self.prefixes.get(ns).ok_or(dbg!(Error::UnexpectedState))?;
+                self.output.write_fmt(format_args!(" {prefix}:{name}=\""))?;
+            }
+        }
+
         self.state = State::Scalar;
         value.serialize(self)?;
         self.state = State::Attribute;
diff --git a/instant-xml/tests/ser-attr-ns.rs b/instant-xml/tests/ser-attr-ns.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..603bb3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instant-xml/tests/ser-attr-ns.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use similar_asserts::assert_eq;
+
+use instant_xml::{to_string, ToXml};
+
+#[derive(ToXml)]
+#[xml(ns(bar = "BAR"))]
+struct NoPrefixAttrNs {
+    #[xml(attribute, ns(bar))]
+    flag: bool,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn no_prefix_attr_ns() {
+    assert_eq!(
+        to_string(&NoPrefixAttrNs { flag: true }).unwrap(),
+        "<NoPrefixAttrNs xmlns:bar=\"BAR\" bar:flag=\"true\"></NoPrefixAttrNs>"
+    );
+}