diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 45fe964be..3667f0275 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Write the date in place of the "Unreleased" in the case a new version is release
 ### Fixed
 
 - Propagate setting `include_data_sources` into child nodes.
+- Populate attributes in member data variables and coordinates of xarray Datasets.
 
 ## v0.1.0a120 (25 April 2024)
 
diff --git a/tiled/_tests/test_xarray.py b/tiled/_tests/test_xarray.py
index 71221fde9..b6738824e 100644
--- a/tiled/_tests/test_xarray.py
+++ b/tiled/_tests/test_xarray.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def client():
 def test_xarray_dataset(client, key):
     expected = EXPECTED[key]
     actual = client[key].read().load()
-    xarray.testing.assert_equal(actual, expected)
+    xarray.testing.assert_identical(actual, expected)
 
 
 def test_specs(client):
diff --git a/tiled/client/xarray.py b/tiled/client/xarray.py
index a80f287aa..399c2a5ac 100644
--- a/tiled/client/xarray.py
+++ b/tiled/client/xarray.py
@@ -75,11 +75,13 @@ def _build_arrays(self, variables, optimize_wide_table):
                     coords[name] = (
                         array_client.dims,
                         coords_fetcher.register(name, array_client, array_structure),
+                        array_client.metadata["attrs"],
                     )
                 elif "xarray_data_var" in spec_names:
                     data_vars[name] = (
                         array_client.dims,
                         data_vars_fetcher.register(name, array_client, array_structure),
+                        array_client.metadata["attrs"],
                     )
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(
@@ -88,9 +90,17 @@ def _build_arrays(self, variables, optimize_wide_table):
                     )
             else:
                 if "xarray_coord" in spec_names:
-                    coords[name] = (array_client.dims, array_client.read())
+                    coords[name] = (
+                        array_client.dims,
+                        array_client.read(),
+                        array_client.metadata["attrs"],
+                    )
                 elif "xarray_data_var" in spec_names:
-                    data_vars[name] = (array_client.dims, array_client.read())
+                    data_vars[name] = (
+                        array_client.dims,
+                        array_client.read(),
+                        array_client.metadata["attrs"],
+                    )
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(
                         "Child nodes of xarray_dataset should include spec "