diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index f36124b82..7fcc0cc89 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -1513,8 +1513,13 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._saveData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 		}
 	}
 	
-	if (this._inPublications && !this.isRegularItem() && !parentItemID) {
-		throw new Error("Top-level attachments and notes cannot be added to My Publications");
+	if (this._inPublications) {
+		if (!this.isRegularItem() && !parentItemID) {
+			throw new Error("Top-level attachments and notes cannot be added to My Publications");
+		}
+		if (this.isAttachment() && this.attachmentLinkMode == Zotero.Attachments.LINK_MODE_LINKED_FILE) {
+			throw new Error("Linked-file attachments cannot be added to My Publications");
+		}
 	}
 	
 	// Trashed status
diff --git a/test/tests/itemTest.js b/test/tests/itemTest.js
index f7abd99ca..c915ac9a6 100644
--- a/test/tests/itemTest.js
+++ b/test/tests/itemTest.js
@@ -363,7 +363,19 @@ describe("Zotero.Item", function () {
 					"SELECT COUNT(*) FROM publicationsItems WHERE itemID=?", item.id)),
 				0
 			);
-		})
+		});
+		
+		it("should be invalid for linked-file attachments", function* () {
+			var item = yield createDataObject('item', { inPublications: true });
+			var attachment = yield Zotero.Attachments.linkFromFile({
+				file: OS.Path.join(getTestDataDirectory().path, 'test.png'),
+				parentItemID: item.id
+			});
+			attachment.inPublications = true;
+			var e = yield getPromiseError(attachment.saveTx());
+			assert.ok(e);
+			assert.include(e.message, "Linked-file attachments cannot be added to My Publications");
+		});
 	});
 	
 	describe("#parentID", function () {