diff --git a/omegaconf/_utils.py b/omegaconf/_utils.py
index c9e23d520..7b5f3d6f6 100644
--- a/omegaconf/_utils.py
+++ b/omegaconf/_utils.py
@@ -341,11 +341,8 @@ def get_dataclass_data(
         is_optional, type_ = _resolve_optional(resolved_hints[field.name])
         type_ = _resolve_forward(type_, obj.__module__)
 
-        if hasattr(obj, name):
-            value = getattr(obj, name)
-            if value == dataclasses.MISSING:
-                value = MISSING
-        else:
+        value = getattr(obj, name, MISSING)
+        if value in (MISSING, dataclasses.MISSING):
             if field.default_factory == dataclasses.MISSING:  # type: ignore
                 value = MISSING
             else:
diff --git a/tests/structured_conf/data/attr_classes.py b/tests/structured_conf/data/attr_classes.py
index dbd3ab933..ccb8b0811 100644
--- a/tests/structured_conf/data/attr_classes.py
+++ b/tests/structured_conf/data/attr_classes.py
@@ -556,3 +556,29 @@ class UntypedList:
 class UntypedDict:
     dict: Dict = {"foo": "var"}  # type: ignore
     opt_dict: Optional[Dict] = None  # type: ignore
+
+
+class StructuredSubclass:
+    @attr.s(auto_attribs=True)
+    class ParentInts:
+        int1: int
+        int2: int
+        int3: int = attr.NOTHING  # type: ignore
+        int4: int = MISSING
+
+    @attr.s(auto_attribs=True)
+    class ChildInts(ParentInts):
+        int2: int = 5
+        int3: int = 10
+        int4: int = 15
+
+    @attr.s(auto_attribs=True)
+    class ParentContainers:
+        list1: List[int] = MISSING
+        list2: List[int] = [5, 6]
+        dict: Dict[str, Any] = MISSING
+
+    @attr.s(auto_attribs=True)
+    class ChildContainers(ParentContainers):
+        list1: List[int] = [1, 2, 3]
+        dict: Dict[str, Any] = {"a": 5, "b": 6}
diff --git a/tests/structured_conf/data/dataclasses.py b/tests/structured_conf/data/dataclasses.py
index a5121fa34..146dd4814 100644
--- a/tests/structured_conf/data/dataclasses.py
+++ b/tests/structured_conf/data/dataclasses.py
@@ -577,3 +577,29 @@ class UntypedList:
 class UntypedDict:
     dict: Dict = field(default_factory=lambda: {"foo": "var"})  # type: ignore
     opt_dict: Optional[Dict] = None  # type: ignore
+
+
+class StructuredSubclass:
+    @dataclass
+    class ParentInts:
+        int1: int
+        int2: int
+        int3: int = dataclasses.MISSING  # type: ignore
+        int4: int = MISSING
+
+    @dataclass
+    class ChildInts(ParentInts):
+        int2: int = 5
+        int3: int = 10
+        int4: int = 15
+
+    @dataclass
+    class ParentContainers:
+        list1: List[int] = MISSING
+        list2: List[int] = field(default_factory=lambda: [5, 6])
+        dict: Dict[str, Any] = MISSING
+
+    @dataclass
+    class ChildContainers(ParentContainers):
+        list1: List[int] = field(default_factory=lambda: [1, 2, 3])
+        dict: Dict[str, Any] = field(default_factory=lambda: {"a": 5, "b": 6})
diff --git a/tests/structured_conf/test_structured_config.py b/tests/structured_conf/test_structured_config.py
index 2a7999dfd..2cabdff3f 100644
--- a/tests/structured_conf/test_structured_config.py
+++ b/tests/structured_conf/test_structured_config.py
@@ -1170,3 +1170,34 @@ def test_merge_missing_list_promotes_target_type(self, module: Any) -> None:
         c3 = OmegaConf.merge(c1, c2)
         with raises(ValidationError):
             c3.missing.append("xx")
+
+
+class TestStructredConfigInheritance:
+    def test_leaf_node_inheritance(self, module: Any) -> None:
+        parent = OmegaConf.structured(module.StructuredSubclass.ParentInts)
+        child = OmegaConf.structured(module.StructuredSubclass.ChildInts)
+
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(parent, "int1")
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(child, "int1")
+
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(parent, "int2")
+        assert child.int2 == 5
+
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(parent, "int3")
+        assert child.int3 == 10
+
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(parent, "int4")
+        assert child.int4 == 15
+
+    def test_container_inheritance(self, module: Any) -> None:
+        parent = OmegaConf.structured(module.StructuredSubclass.ParentContainers)
+        child = OmegaConf.structured(module.StructuredSubclass.ChildContainers)
+
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(parent, "list1")
+        assert child.list1 == [1, 2, 3]
+
+        assert parent.list2 == [5, 6]
+        assert child.list2 == [5, 6]
+
+        assert OmegaConf.is_missing(parent, "dict")
+        assert child.dict == {"a": 5, "b": 6}