diff --git a/dlls/xmllite/tests/writer.c b/dlls/xmllite/tests/writer.c
index 81945d160a2..cb379fecbbd 100644
--- a/dlls/xmllite/tests/writer.c
+++ b/dlls/xmllite/tests/writer.c
@@ -907,6 +907,7 @@ static void test_WriteRaw(void)
 
 static void test_writer_state(void)
 {
+    static const WCHAR aW[] = {'a',0};
     IXmlWriter *writer;
     IStream *stream;
     HRESULT hr;
@@ -927,6 +928,15 @@ static void test_writer_state(void)
 
     IStream_Release(stream);
 
+    stream = writer_set_output(writer);
+
+    hr = IXmlWriter_WriteAttributeString(writer, NULL, aW, NULL, aW);
+    ok(hr == WR_E_INVALIDACTION, "got 0x%08x\n", hr);
+
+    check_writer_state(writer, WR_E_INVALIDACTION);
+
+    IStream_Release(stream);
+
     IXmlWriter_Release(writer);
 }
 
diff --git a/dlls/xmllite/writer.c b/dlls/xmllite/writer.c
index 7895fb022d3..5e3557b7fa7 100644
--- a/dlls/xmllite/writer.c
+++ b/dlls/xmllite/writer.c
@@ -591,7 +591,9 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI xmlwriter_WriteAttributeString(IXmlWriter *iface, LPCWSTR
     {
     case XmlWriterState_Initial:
         return E_UNEXPECTED;
+    case XmlWriterState_Ready:
     case XmlWriterState_DocClosed:
+        This->state = XmlWriterState_DocClosed;
         return WR_E_INVALIDACTION;
     default:
         ;