diff --git a/src/mozilla_taskgraph/util/attributes.py b/src/mozilla_taskgraph/util/attributes.py
index 59ecb9b..1d6df80 100644
--- a/src/mozilla_taskgraph/util/attributes.py
+++ b/src/mozilla_taskgraph/util/attributes.py
@@ -4,6 +4,38 @@
 
 import re
 
+_COPYABLE_ATTRIBUTES = (
+    "accepted-mar-channel-ids",
+    "artifact_map",
+    "artifact_prefix",
+    "build_platform",
+    "build_type",
+    "l10n_chunk",
+    "locale",
+    "mar-channel-id",
+    "maven_packages",
+    "nightly",
+    "shippable",
+    "shipping_phase",
+    "shipping_product",
+    "signed",
+    "stub-installer",
+    "update-channel",
+)
+
+
+def copy_attributes_from_dependent_job(dep_job, denylist=()):
+    """Copy the curated ``_COPYABLE_ATTRIBUTES`` from a dependent job.
+
+    Only attributes present on ``dep_job`` and not in ``denylist`` are copied,
+    so entries that don't apply to a given job are simply skipped.
+    """
+    return {
+        attr: dep_job.attributes[attr]
+        for attr in _COPYABLE_ATTRIBUTES
+        if attr in dep_job.attributes and attr not in denylist
+    }
+
 
 def release_level(release_branches: dict, params: dict):
     """Whether this is a production release or not.
diff --git a/test/util/test_attributes.py b/test/util/test_attributes.py
index 71d78e3..d495ec2 100644
--- a/test/util/test_attributes.py
+++ b/test/util/test_attributes.py
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+from types import SimpleNamespace
+
 import pytest
 
-from mozilla_taskgraph.util.attributes import release_level
+from mozilla_taskgraph.util.attributes import (
+    copy_attributes_from_dependent_job,
+    release_level,
+)
 
 FIREFOX_BRANCHES = ["main", "beta", "release", "esr140"]
 RELEASE_BRANCHES = {
@@ -54,3 +59,23 @@
 )
 def test_release_level(release_branches, params, expected):
     assert release_level(release_branches, params) == expected
+
+
+def test_copy_attributes_from_dependent_job():
+    dep_job = SimpleNamespace(
+        attributes={
+            "build_platform": "linux64",
+            "shippable": True,
+            "locale": "de",
+            "not_copyable": "x",  # not in _COPYABLE_ATTRIBUTES -> skipped
+        }
+    )
+    assert copy_attributes_from_dependent_job(dep_job) == {
+        "build_platform": "linux64",
+        "shippable": True,
+        "locale": "de",
+    }
+    assert copy_attributes_from_dependent_job(dep_job, denylist=("locale",)) == {
+        "build_platform": "linux64",
+        "shippable": True,
+    }