diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/attribute_access.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/attribute_access.cc
index 8974190d0e3..3ac7f67067e 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/attribute_access.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/attribute_access.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 
 static CLG_LogRef LOG = {"bke.attribute_access"};
 
+using blender::Color4f;
 using blender::float3;
+using blender::MutableSpan;
 using blender::Set;
 using blender::StringRef;
 using blender::StringRefNull;
@@ -1956,6 +1958,31 @@ void OutputAttributePtr::save()
   StringRefNull name = attribute->final_name;
   const blender::fn::CPPType &cpp_type = attribute->cpp_type();
 
+  /* Allow implicit conversions for Color4f to float3, so try this first. */
+  if (!attribute->component.attribute_try_create(
+          name, attribute_->domain(), attribute_->custom_data_type())) {
+    ReadAttributePtr dst_attribute = attribute->component.attribute_try_get_for_read(name);
+    if (dst_attribute && dst_attribute->custom_data_type() != attribute_->custom_data_type()) {
+      /* Only allow Color4f to float3 currently. */
+      if ((attribute_->custom_data_type() == CD_PROP_COLOR) &&
+          (dst_attribute->custom_data_type() == CD_PROP_FLOAT3)) {
+        OutputAttributePtr new_out = attribute->component.attribute_try_get_for_output(
+            name, attribute_->domain(), dst_attribute->custom_data_type());
+        if (new_out) {
+          MutableSpan span = new_out->get_span().typed<float3>();
+          for (const int i : span.index_range()) {
+            Color4f coldata;
+            attribute_->get(i, coldata);
+            span[i] = {coldata.r, coldata.g, coldata.b};
+          }
+          new_out.apply_span_and_save();
+          attribute_.reset();
+          return;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /* Delete an existing attribute with the same name if necessary. */
   attribute->component.attribute_try_delete(name);