diff --git a/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessage.java b/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessage.java
index bd84e787f..63ad2caeb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessage.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ public Date time() {
 	 * {@link #attach(Object)}.
 	 */
 	public Collection<Object> attachments() {
+		if (attachments == null) return Collections.emptyList();
 		return Collections.unmodifiableCollection(attachments);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessageTest.java b/src/test/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessageTest.java
index 33cca9a4e..0f19c0b65 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessageTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/scijava/log/LogMessageTest.java
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+
+import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
 /**
  * Tests {@link LogMessage}.
  * 
@@ -68,4 +74,13 @@ public void testToStringOptionalParameters() {
 		// test
 		Assert.assertTrue("Log message contains level", s.contains(LogLevel.prefix(message.level())));
 	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testAttachments() {
+		LogMessage message = new LogMessage(LogSource.newRoot(), LogLevel.ERROR, "Message")	;
+		assertTrue(message.attachments().isEmpty());
+		Object object = new Object();
+		message.attach(object);
+		assertEquals(Collections.singletonList(object), new ArrayList<>(message.attachments()));
+	}
 }