diff --git a/src/exceptiongroup/_formatting.py b/src/exceptiongroup/_formatting.py
index e7e4fd9..4ff269b 100644
--- a/src/exceptiongroup/_formatting.py
+++ b/src/exceptiongroup/_formatting.py
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ def print_exc(
 _MAX_STRING_SIZE = 40
 _MOVE_COST = 2
 _CASE_COST = 1
+_SENTINEL = object()
 
 
 def _substitution_cost(ch_a, ch_b):
@@ -448,6 +449,9 @@ def _compute_suggestion_error(exc_value, tb):
     if wrong_name is None or not isinstance(wrong_name, str):
         return None
     if isinstance(exc_value, AttributeError):
+        obj = getattr(exc_value, "obj", _SENTINEL)
+        if obj is _SENTINEL:
+            return None
         obj = exc_value.obj
         try:
             d = dir(obj)
diff --git a/tests/test_formatting.py b/tests/test_formatting.py
index 6b202b5..4f8b0ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_formatting.py
+++ b/tests/test_formatting.py
@@ -504,3 +504,27 @@ def test_nameerror_suggestions_in_group(
         print_exception(eg)
         output = capsys.readouterr().err
         assert "Did you mean" in output and "'append'?" in output
+
+
+def test_bug_suggestions_attributeerror_no_obj(
+    patched: bool, monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch, capsys: CaptureFixture
+) -> None:
+    if not patched:
+        # Block monkey patching, then force the module to be re-imported
+        del sys.modules["traceback"]
+        del sys.modules["exceptiongroup"]
+        del sys.modules["exceptiongroup._formatting"]
+        monkeypatch.setattr(sys, "excepthook", lambda *args: sys.__excepthook__(*args))
+
+    from exceptiongroup import print_exception
+
+    class NamedAttributeError(AttributeError):
+        def __init__(self, name: str) -> None:
+            self.name: str = name
+
+    try:
+        raise NamedAttributeError(name="mykey")
+    except AttributeError as e:
+        print_exception(e)  # does not crash
+        output = capsys.readouterr().err
+        assert "NamedAttributeError" in output