diff --git a/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c b/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c
index bb5bc6f31e5..941aeeb6482 100644
--- a/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c
+++ b/ext/simplexml/simplexml.c
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ static HashTable * sxe_get_prop_hash(zval *object, int is_debug TSRMLS_DC) /* {{
 	if (!node) {
 		return rv;
 	}
-	if (is_debug) {
+	if (is_debug || sxe->iter.type != SXE_ITER_CHILD) {
 		if (sxe->iter.type == SXE_ITER_ELEMENT) {
 			node = php_sxe_get_first_node(sxe, node TSRMLS_CC);
 		}
diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/bug46048.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/bug46048.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3eb4f5462f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/simplexml/tests/bug46048.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #46048 (SimpleXML top-level @attributes not part of iterator)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$xml = '
+<data id="1">
+    <key>value</key>
+</data>
+';
+$obj = simplexml_load_string($xml);
+print_r(get_object_vars($obj));
+echo "Done\n";
+?>
+--EXPECT--	
+Array
+(
+    [@attributes] => Array
+        (
+            [id] => 1
+        )
+
+    [key] => value
+)
+Done