diff --git a/document-attributes.adoc b/document-attributes.adoc
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2b5779488a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/document-attributes.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+:attributes: yes
+
+Include worked!
diff --git a/topics/preface.adoc b/topics/preface.adoc
index f8329fe951..09e1b44343 100755
--- a/topics/preface.adoc
+++ b/topics/preface.adoc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-:test: yes
+include::document-attributes.adoc[]
 
 = Preface
 
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ Let's pretend to have an extremely long line that does not fit
 This one is short
 ----
 
-Are attributes supported?  {test}
+Are attributes supported?  {attributes}