diff --git a/include/boost/parser/parser.hpp b/include/boost/parser/parser.hpp
index ef0d469e..caf72e85 100644
--- a/include/boost/parser/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/parser/parser.hpp
@@ -5549,8 +5549,9 @@ namespace boost { namespace parser {
                 locals_type locals = detail::make_locals<locals_type>(context);
                 auto params = detail::resolve_rule_params(context, params_);
                 tag_type * const tag_ptr = nullptr;
+                attr_type attr{};
                 auto const rule_context = detail::make_rule_context(
-                    context, tag_ptr, retval, locals, params);
+                    context, tag_ptr, attr, locals, params);
 
                 [[maybe_unused]] auto _ = detail::scoped_trace(
                     *this, first, last, rule_context, flags, retval);
@@ -5565,9 +5566,22 @@ namespace boost { namespace parser {
                     flags,
                     success,
                     dont_assign,
-                    retval);
-                if (!success || dont_assign)
-                    retval = Attribute_();
+                    attr);
+
+                if (dont_assign)
+                    return;
+
+                if (!success)
+                    attr = attr_type{};
+
+                if constexpr (detail::is_nope_v<decltype(attr)>) {
+                    return;
+                } else if constexpr (
+                    container<Attribute_> && container<attr_type>) {
+                    detail::move_back(retval, attr, detail::gen_attrs(flags));
+                } else {
+                    detail::assign(retval, attr);
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/test/github_issues.cpp b/test/github_issues.cpp
index 23ace318..b36d872c 100644
--- a/test/github_issues.cpp
+++ b/test/github_issues.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,45 @@ void github_pr_290()
     BOOST_TEST(*result == "foo");
 }
 
+namespace github_issue_294_ {
+    namespace bp = boost::parser;
+    struct Foo
+    {};
+    constexpr bp::rule<struct foo_parser_tag, std::shared_ptr<Foo>> foo_parser =
+        "foo_parser";
+    constexpr auto foo_parser_action = [](auto & ctx) {
+        std::shared_ptr<Foo> & val = _val(ctx);
+        val = std::shared_ptr<Foo>(new Foo{});
+    };
+    constexpr auto foo_parser_def = bp::eps[foo_parser_action];
+    struct Bar
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<Foo> foo;
+    };
+    constexpr bp::rule<struct bar_parser_tag, std::shared_ptr<Bar>> bar_parser =
+        "bar_parser";
+    constexpr auto bar_parser_action = [](auto & ctx) {
+        std::shared_ptr<Bar> & val = _val(ctx);
+        val = std::shared_ptr<Bar>(new Bar{});
+        std::optional<std::shared_ptr<Foo>> & attr = _attr(ctx);
+        if (attr) {
+            val->foo = attr.value();
+        }
+    };
+    constexpr auto bar_parser_def =
+        (bp::lit("(") > -foo_parser > bp::lit(")"))[bar_parser_action];
+
+    BOOST_PARSER_DEFINE_RULES(bar_parser, foo_parser);
+}
+
+void github_issue_294()
+{
+    namespace bp = boost::parser;
+    using namespace github_issue_294_;
+
+    bp::parse("()", bar_parser, bp::blank);
+}
+
 namespace github_pr_297_ {
     namespace bp = boost::parser;
     constexpr auto bar_required_f = [](auto& ctx) -> bool {
@@ -558,6 +597,7 @@ void github_pr_297()
     }
 }
 
+
 int main()
 {
     github_issue_36();
@@ -573,6 +613,7 @@ int main()
     github_issue_279();
     github_issue_285();
     github_pr_290();
+    github_issue_294();
     github_pr_297();
     return boost::report_errors();
 }