diff --git a/artiq/transforms/inline.py b/artiq/transforms/inline.py
index d74253838..105e895e0 100644
--- a/artiq/transforms/inline.py
+++ b/artiq/transforms/inline.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import types
 import builtins
 from fractions import Fraction
 from collections import OrderedDict
+from functools import partial
 
 from artiq.language import core as core_language
 from artiq.language import units
@@ -371,6 +372,52 @@ class HostObjectMapper:
         return {encoding: obj for i, (encoding, obj) in self._d.items()}
 
 
+def get_attr_init(attribute_namespace, loc_node):
+    attr_init = []
+    for (_, attr), attr_info in attribute_namespace.items():
+        if hasattr(attr_info.obj, attr):
+            value = getattr(attr_info.obj, attr)
+            value = ast.copy_location(value_to_ast(value), loc_node)
+            target = ast.copy_location(ast.Name(attr_info.mangled_name,
+                                                ast.Store()),
+                                       loc_node)
+            assign = ast.copy_location(ast.Assign([target], value),
+                                       loc_node)
+            attr_init.append(assign)
+    return attr_init
+
+
+def get_attr_writeback(attribute_namespace, rpc_mapper, loc_node):
+    attr_writeback = []
+    for (_, attr), attr_info in attribute_namespace.items():
+        if attr_info.read_write:
+            # HACK/FIXME: since RPC of non-int is not supported yet, skip
+            # writeback of other types for now.
+            # This code breaks if an int is promoted to int64
+            if hasattr(attr_info.obj, attr):
+                val = getattr(attr_info.obj, attr)
+                if (not isinstance(val, int)
+                        or isinstance(val, core_language.int64)):
+                    continue
+            #
+
+            setter = partial(setattr, attr_info.obj, attr)
+            func = ast.copy_location(
+                ast.Name("syscall", ast.Load()), loc_node)
+            arg1 = ast.copy_location(ast.Str("rpc"), loc_node)
+            arg2 = ast.copy_location(
+                value_to_ast(rpc_mapper.encode(setter)), loc_node)
+            arg3 = ast.copy_location(
+                ast.Name(attr_info.mangled_name, ast.Load()), loc_node)
+            call = ast.copy_location(
+                ast.Call(func=func, args=[arg1, arg2, arg3],
+                         keywords=[], starargs=None, kwargs=None),
+                loc_node)
+            expr = ast.copy_location(ast.Expr(call), loc_node)
+            attr_writeback.append(expr)
+    return attr_writeback
+
+
 def inline(core, k_function, k_args, k_kwargs):
     if k_kwargs:
         raise NotImplementedError(
@@ -392,16 +439,8 @@ def inline(core, k_function, k_args, k_kwargs):
         func=k_function,
         args=k_args)
 
-    param_init = []
-    for (_, attr), attr_info in attribute_namespace.items():
-        value = getattr(attr_info.obj, attr)
-        value = ast.copy_location(value_to_ast(value), func_def)
-        target = ast.copy_location(ast.Name(attr_info.mangled_name,
-                                            ast.Store()),
-                                   func_def)
-        assign = ast.copy_location(ast.Assign([target], value),
-                                   func_def)
-        param_init.append(assign)
-    func_def.body[0:0] = param_init
+    func_def.body[0:0] = get_attr_init(attribute_namespace, func_def)
+    func_def.body += get_attr_writeback(attribute_namespace, mappers.rpc,
+                                         func_def)
 
     return func_def, mappers.rpc.get_map(), mappers.exception.get_map()
diff --git a/test/full_stack.py b/test/full_stack.py
index 5f67cd6df..b5038ae87 100644
--- a/test/full_stack.py
+++ b/test/full_stack.py
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ class _Primes(AutoContext):
                 self.output_list.append(x)
 
 
+class _Attributes(AutoContext):
+    def build(self):
+        self.input = 84
+
+    @kernel
+    def run(self):
+        self.result = self.input//2
+
+
 class _PulseLogger(AutoContext):
     parameters = "output_list name"
 
@@ -123,13 +132,20 @@ class _Exceptions(AutoContext):
                 self.trace.append(104)
 
 
-class SimCompareCase(unittest.TestCase):
+class ExecutionCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_primes(self):
         l_device, l_host = [], []
         _run_on_device(_Primes, max=100, output_list=l_device)
         _run_on_host(_Primes, max=100, output_list=l_host)
         self.assertEqual(l_device, l_host)
 
+    def test_attributes(self):
+        with comm_serial.Comm() as comm:
+            coredev = core.Core(comm)
+            uut = _Attributes(core=coredev)
+            uut.run()
+            self.assertEqual(uut.result, 42)
+
     def test_pulses(self):
         l_device, l_host = [], []
         _run_on_device(_Pulses, output_list=l_device)