diff --git a/toscaparser/functions.py b/toscaparser/functions.py
index fa43c4e3..d4982297 100644
--- a/toscaparser/functions.py
+++ b/toscaparser/functions.py
@@ -207,10 +207,13 @@ class GetAttribute(Function):
         """
         return self._find_node_template_containing_attribute()
 
+    # Attributes can be explicitly created as part of the type definition
+    # or a property name can be implicitly used as an attribute name
     def _find_node_template_containing_attribute(self):
         node_tpl = self._find_node_template(self.args[0])
         if node_tpl and \
-                not self._attribute_exists_in_type(node_tpl.type_definition):
+                not self._attribute_exists_in_type(node_tpl.type_definition) \
+                and self.attribute_name not in node_tpl.get_properties():
             ExceptionCollector.appendException(
                 KeyError(_('Attribute "%(att)s" was not found in node '
                            'template "%(ntpl)s".') %
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/data/functions/test_get_implicit_attribute.yaml b/toscaparser/tests/data/functions/test_get_implicit_attribute.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a269005a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/data/functions/test_get_implicit_attribute.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: >
+  Attribute can be defined explicitly as part of type definition
+  or implicitly via property. This TOSCA template tests validation
+  of attribute name implicitly created as a property and referenced
+  via get_attribute function.
+
+node_types:
+  ServerNode:
+    derived_from: SoftwareComponent
+    properties:
+      notification_port:
+        type: integer
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+    my_server:
+      type: ServerNode
+      properties:
+        notification_port: 8000
+
+  outputs:
+    ip_address:
+      value: { get_attribute: [ my_server, notification_port ] }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/toscaparser/tests/test_functions.py b/toscaparser/tests/test_functions.py
index d4a79927..fa601406 100644
--- a/toscaparser/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/toscaparser/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -314,6 +314,10 @@ class GetAttributeTest(TestCase):
         self._load_template(
             'functions/test_get_attribute_with_nested_params.yaml')
 
+    def test_implicit_attribute(self):
+        self.assertIsNotNone(self._load_template(
+            'functions/test_get_implicit_attribute.yaml'))
+
 
 class ConcatTest(TestCase):