diff --git a/hclsyntax/structure.go b/hclsyntax/structure.go
index ff272631..a0b9b21f 100644
--- a/hclsyntax/structure.go
+++ b/hclsyntax/structure.go
@@ -249,14 +249,17 @@ func (b *Body) JustAttributes() (hcl.Attributes, hcl.Diagnostics) {
 	attrs := make(hcl.Attributes)
 	var diags hcl.Diagnostics
 
-	if len(b.Blocks) > 0 {
-		example := b.Blocks[0]
+	for _, block := range b.Blocks {
+		if _, hidden := b.hiddenBlocks[block.Type]; hidden {
+			continue
+		}
 		diags = append(diags, &hcl.Diagnostic{
 			Severity: hcl.DiagError,
-			Summary:  fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected %q block", example.Type),
+			Summary:  fmt.Sprintf("Unexpected %q block", block.Type),
 			Detail:   "Blocks are not allowed here.",
-			Subject:  &example.TypeRange,
+			Subject:  &block.TypeRange,
 		})
+		break
 		// we will continue processing anyway, and return the attributes
 		// we are able to find so that certain analyses can still be done
 		// in the face of errors.
diff --git a/hclsyntax/structure_test.go b/hclsyntax/structure_test.go
index c86dc328..25f30171 100644
--- a/hclsyntax/structure_test.go
+++ b/hclsyntax/structure_test.go
@@ -488,6 +488,33 @@ func TestBodyJustAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			1, // blocks are not allowed here
 		},
+		{
+			&Body{
+				Attributes: Attributes{
+					"foo": &Attribute{
+						Name: "foo",
+						Expr: &LiteralValueExpr{
+							Val: cty.StringVal("bar"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				Blocks: Blocks{
+					{
+						Type: "foo",
+					},
+				},
+				hiddenBlocks: map[string]struct{}{"foo": {}},
+			},
+			hcl.Attributes{
+				"foo": &hcl.Attribute{
+					Name: "foo",
+					Expr: &LiteralValueExpr{
+						Val: cty.StringVal("bar"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			0, // hidden blocks are ignored, so no error
+		},
 		{
 			&Body{
 				Attributes: Attributes{