diff --git a/src/zarr/core/attributes.py b/src/zarr/core/attributes.py
index 62ff5fc935..913a4b74ed 100644
--- a/src/zarr/core/attributes.py
+++ b/src/zarr/core/attributes.py
@@ -51,3 +51,6 @@ def put(self, d: dict[str, JSON]) -> None:
            {'a': 3, 'c': 4}
         """
         self._obj = self._obj.update_attributes(d)
+
+    def asdict(self) -> dict[str, JSON]:
+        return dict(self._obj.metadata.attributes)
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_attributes.py b/tests/v3/test_attributes.py
index 65b6a02e8d..14c60492be 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_attributes.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_attributes.py
@@ -11,3 +11,12 @@ def test_put() -> None:
     attrs.put({"a": 3, "c": 4})
     expected = {"a": 3, "c": 4}
     assert dict(attrs) == expected
+
+
+def test_asdict() -> None:
+    store = zarr.store.MemoryStore({}, mode="w")
+    attrs = zarr.core.attributes.Attributes(
+        zarr.Group.from_store(store, attributes={"a": 1, "b": 2})
+    )
+    result = attrs.asdict()
+    assert result == {"a": 1, "b": 2}