diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/DialectImplementation.h b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/DialectImplementation.h
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/DialectImplementation.h
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/DialectImplementation.h
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
   /// Print the given attribute to the stream.
   virtual void printAttribute(Attribute attr) = 0;
 
+  /// Print the given attribute without its type. The corresponding parser must
+  /// provide a valid type for the attribute.
+  virtual void printAttributeWithoutType(Attribute attr) = 0;
+
   /// Print the given floating point value in a stabilized form that can be
   /// roundtripped through the IR. This is the companion to the 'parseFloat'
   /// hook on the DialectAsmParser.
diff --git a/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp b/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -2055,6 +2055,12 @@
   /// Print the given attribute to the stream.
   void printAttribute(Attribute attr) override { printer.printAttribute(attr); }
 
+  /// Print the given attribute without its type. The corresponding parser must
+  /// provide a valid type for the attribute.
+  void printAttributeWithoutType(Attribute attr) override {
+    printer.printAttribute(attr, ModulePrinter::AttrTypeElision::Must);
+  }
+
   /// Print the given floating point value in a stablized form.
   void printFloat(const APFloat &value) override {
     printFloatValue(value, getStream());