diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 9e078cf01f..a2cc1ff512 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ profile. This started with version 0.26.0.
 - Fix extension-point spacing in structures (#2450, @Julow)
 - \* Consistent break after string constant argument (#2453, @Julow)
 - Fix invalid syntax generated with `ocp-indent-compat` (#2445, @Julow)
+- Fixed bug with attributes on sub-expressions of infix operators (#2459, @tdelvecchio-jsc)
 
 ## 0.26.1 (2023-09-15)
 
diff --git a/lib/Sugar.ml b/lib/Sugar.ml
index 7e39c8d8b9..fb3c8f2b3f 100644
--- a/lib/Sugar.ml
+++ b/lib/Sugar.ml
@@ -76,9 +76,13 @@ let cl_fun ?(will_keep_first_ast_node = true) cmts xexp =
 module Exp = struct
   let infix cmts prec xexp =
     let assoc = Option.value_map prec ~default:Assoc.Non ~f:Assoc.of_prec in
-    let rec infix_ ?(relocate = true) xop xexp =
+    let rec infix_ ?(child_expr = true) xop xexp =
       let ctx = Exp xexp.ast in
       match (assoc, xexp.ast) with
+      | _, {pexp_attributes= _ :: _; _} when child_expr ->
+          (* Avoid dropping attributes on child expressions, e.g. [(a + b)
+             [@attr] + c] *)
+          [(xop, xexp)]
       | ( Left
         , {pexp_desc= Pexp_infix ({txt= op; loc}, e1, e2); pexp_loc= src; _}
         )
@@ -90,7 +94,8 @@ module Exp = struct
             | (None, {ast= {pexp_loc; _}; _}) :: _ -> pexp_loc
             | _ -> loc
           in
-          if relocate then Cmts.relocate cmts ~src ~before ~after:e2.pexp_loc ;
+          if child_expr then
+            Cmts.relocate cmts ~src ~before ~after:e2.pexp_loc ;
           op_args1 @ [(Some {txt= op; loc}, sub_exp ~ctx e2)]
       | ( Right
         , {pexp_desc= Pexp_infix ({txt= op; loc}, e1, e2); pexp_loc= src; _}
@@ -105,11 +110,11 @@ module Exp = struct
             | Some (_, {ast= {pexp_loc; _}; _}) -> pexp_loc
             | None -> e1.pexp_loc
           in
-          if relocate then Cmts.relocate cmts ~src ~before ~after ;
+          if child_expr then Cmts.relocate cmts ~src ~before ~after ;
           (xop, sub_exp ~ctx e1) :: op_args2
       | _ -> [(xop, xexp)]
     in
-    infix_ None ~relocate:false xexp
+    infix_ None ~child_expr:false xexp
 end
 
 let sequence cmts xexp =
diff --git a/test/passing/tests/comments.ml b/test/passing/tests/comments.ml
index ed4f0965cc..f6fa2146e7 100644
--- a/test/passing/tests/comments.ml
+++ b/test/passing/tests/comments.ml
@@ -311,3 +311,7 @@ type a = b (* a *) as (* b *) 'c (* c *)
 type t = { (* comment before mutable *) mutable
  (* really long comment that doesn't fit on the same line as other stuff *)
  x : int }
+
+let _ = (x + y) [@attr] + z
+
+let _ = x ^ (y ^ z) [@attr]
diff --git a/test/passing/tests/comments.ml.ref b/test/passing/tests/comments.ml.ref
index bfd372971a..548fdc173f 100644
--- a/test/passing/tests/comments.ml.ref
+++ b/test/passing/tests/comments.ml.ref
@@ -420,3 +420,7 @@ type t =
          stuff *)
       x:
       int }
+
+let _ = (x + y) [@attr] + z
+
+let _ = x ^ (y ^ z) [@attr]