diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
index 8217b5025..4ce39693d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
@@ -821,6 +821,9 @@ class CraftMetaItem implements ItemMeta, Damageable, Repairable, BlockDataMeta {
 
     void applyModifiers(Multimap<Attribute, AttributeModifier> modifiers, CraftMetaItem.Applicator tag) {
         if (modifiers == null || modifiers.isEmpty()) {
+            if (hasItemFlag(ItemFlag.HIDE_ATTRIBUTES)) {
+                tag.put(ATTRIBUTES, new ItemAttributeModifiers(Collections.emptyList(), false));
+            }
             return;
         }