Index: src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/PropertyList.java
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--- src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/PropertyList.java	(revision 378689)
+++ src/java/org/apache/fop/fo/PropertyList.java	(working copy)
@@ -295,10 +295,14 @@
         }
             
         for (int i = 0; i < attributes.getLength(); i++) {
+          /* convert all attributes with the same namespace as the fo element for this fObj */
+          String attributeNS = attributes.getURI(i); 
+          if (attributeNS.length()==0 || attributeNS.equals(fobj.getNamespaceURI())) {
             attributeName = attributes.getQName(i);
             attributeValue = attributes.getValue(i);
             convertAttributeToProperty(attributes, attributeName, 
                 attributeValue);
+          }
         }
     }