diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py
index f973961e..dcc370db 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/nfo_tags.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Dict
 from typing import Generic
 from typing import Optional
 from typing import Type
+from typing import TypeVar
 
 from ytdl_sub.entries.entry import Entry
 from ytdl_sub.plugins.plugin import Plugin
@@ -22,18 +23,20 @@ from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import DictFormatterValidat
 from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import StringFormatterValidator
 from ytdl_sub.validators.validators import BoolValidator
 
+TSharedNfoTagsValidator = TypeVar("TSharedNfoTagsValidator", bound=SharedNfoTagsValidator)
+
 
 class SharedNfoTagsOptions(
-    PluginOptions, Generic[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator], ABC
+    PluginOptions,
+    Generic[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator, TSharedNfoTagsValidator],
+    ABC,
 ):
     """
     Shared code between NFO tags and Ouptut Directory NFO Tags
     """
 
     _formatter_validator: Type[TStringFormatterValidator]
-    _tags_validator: Type[
-        SharedNfoTagsValidator[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator]
-    ]
+    _tags_validator: Type[TSharedNfoTagsValidator]
 
     _required_keys = {"nfo_name", "nfo_root", "tags"}
     _optional_keys = {"kodi_safe"}
@@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ class SharedNfoTagsOptions(
         return self._nfo_root
 
     @property
-    def tags(self) -> SharedNfoTagsValidator[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator]:
+    def tags(self) -> TSharedNfoTagsValidator:
         """
         Tags within the nfo_root tag. In the usage above, it would look like
 
@@ -81,6 +84,22 @@ class SharedNfoTagsOptions(
              <season>2022</season>
              <episode>502</episode>
            </episodedetails>
+
+        Also supports xml attributes:
+
+        .. code-block:: yaml
+
+           tags:
+             season:
+               attributes:
+                 name: "Best Year"
+               tag: "{upload_year}"
+
+        Which translates to
+
+        .. code-block:: xml
+
+           <season name="Best Year">2022</season>
         """
         return self._tags
 
@@ -95,8 +114,12 @@ class SharedNfoTagsOptions(
 
 
 class SharedNfoTagsPlugin(
-    Plugin[SharedNfoTagsOptions[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator]],
-    Generic[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator],
+    Plugin[
+        SharedNfoTagsOptions[
+            TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator, TSharedNfoTagsValidator
+        ]
+    ],
+    Generic[TStringFormatterValidator, TDictFormatterValidator, TSharedNfoTagsValidator],
     ABC,
 ):
     """
@@ -162,7 +185,9 @@ class SharedNfoTagsPlugin(
         self.save_file(file_name=nfo_file_name, file_metadata=nfo_metadata, entry=entry)
 
 
-class NfoTagsOptions(SharedNfoTagsOptions[StringFormatterValidator, DictFormatterValidator]):
+class NfoTagsOptions(
+    SharedNfoTagsOptions[StringFormatterValidator, DictFormatterValidator, NfoTagsValidator]
+):
     """
     Adds an NFO file for every download file. An NFO file is simply an XML file
     with a ``.nfo`` extension. You can add any values into the NFO.
@@ -190,7 +215,9 @@ class NfoTagsOptions(SharedNfoTagsOptions[StringFormatterValidator, DictFormatte
     _tags_validator = NfoTagsValidator
 
 
-class NfoTagsPlugin(SharedNfoTagsPlugin[StringFormatterValidator, DictFormatterValidator]):
+class NfoTagsPlugin(
+    SharedNfoTagsPlugin[StringFormatterValidator, DictFormatterValidator, NfoTagsValidator]
+):
     plugin_options_type = NfoTagsOptions
 
     def post_process_entry(self, entry: Entry) -> None:
diff --git a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/output_directory_nfo_tags.py b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/output_directory_nfo_tags.py
index 31c07da4..85dbd20c 100644
--- a/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/output_directory_nfo_tags.py
+++ b/src/ytdl_sub/plugins/output_directory_nfo_tags.py
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ from ytdl_sub.validators.string_formatter_validators import OverridesStringForma
 
 
 class OutputDirectoryNfoTagsOptions(
-    SharedNfoTagsOptions[OverridesStringFormatterValidator, OverridesDictFormatterValidator]
+    SharedNfoTagsOptions[
+        OverridesStringFormatterValidator, OverridesDictFormatterValidator, NfoOverrideTagsValidator
+    ]
 ):
     """
-    Adds a single NFO file in the output directory. An NFO file is simply an XML file  with a
-    ``.nfo`` extension. You can add any values into the NFO.
+    Adds a single NFO file in the output directory. An NFO file is simply an XML file with a
+    ``.nfo`` extension. You can add any strings or override variables into this NFO.
 
     Usage:
 
@@ -68,6 +70,22 @@ class OutputDirectoryNfoTagsOptions(
            <tvshow>
              <title>Sweet youtube TV show</title>
            </tvshow>
+
+        Also supports xml attributes:
+
+        .. code-block:: yaml
+
+           tags:
+             title:
+               attributes:
+                 year: "2022"
+               tag: "Sweet youtube TV show"
+
+        Which translates to
+
+        .. code-block:: xml
+
+           <title year="2022">Sweet youtube TV show</season>
         """
         return self._tags
 
@@ -82,7 +100,11 @@ class OutputDirectoryNfoTagsOptions(
 
 
 class OutputDirectoryNfoTagsPlugin(
-    SharedNfoTagsPlugin[OverridesStringFormatterValidator, OverridesDictFormatterValidator]
+    SharedNfoTagsPlugin[
+        OverridesStringFormatterValidator,
+        OverridesDictFormatterValidator,
+        OutputDirectoryNfoTagsOptions,
+    ]
 ):
     plugin_options_type = OutputDirectoryNfoTagsOptions
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/plugins/test_nfo_tags.py b/tests/e2e/plugins/test_nfo_tags.py
index 7d0fb600..11363a09 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/plugins/test_nfo_tags.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/plugins/test_nfo_tags.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import pytest
 from e2e.expected_transaction_log import assert_transaction_log_matches
 
 from ytdl_sub.subscriptions.subscription import Subscription
+from ytdl_sub.utils.exceptions import ValidationException
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -60,3 +61,16 @@ class TestNfoTagsPlugins:
             transaction_log=transaction_log,
             transaction_log_summary_file_name=f"plugins/nfo_tags/{transaction_log_file_name}",
         )
+
+    def test_source_variable_in_output_directory_nfo_tags_errors(
+        self, subscription_dict, music_video_config
+    ):
+        subscription_dict["output_directory_nfo_tags"]["tags"]["kodi_safe_title_with_attrs"][
+            "attributes"
+        ]["tag"] = "{title}"
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationException):
+            Subscription.from_dict(
+                config=music_video_config,
+                preset_name="kodi_safe_xml",
+                preset_dict=subscription_dict,
+            )