diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 7742ade..19127cd 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ repos:
           - --multi-line=9
           - --project=pydantic_xml
   - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/mirrors-mypy
-    rev: v0.991
+    rev: v1.0.0
     hooks:
       - id: mypy
         stages:
diff --git a/examples/snippets/model_template.py b/examples/snippets/model_template.py
index b9a4ee8..8b6a0cc 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/model_template.py
+++ b/examples/snippets/model_template.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class Config:
 
 
 class Vehicles(BaseXmlModel, tag='vehicles'):
-    items: List[Union[Car, Airplane]]
+    items: List[Union[Car, Airplane]] = element()
 # [model-end]
 
 
diff --git a/examples/snippets/union_models.py b/examples/snippets/union_models.py
index 791f2da..573a0ac 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/union_models.py
+++ b/examples/snippets/union_models.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class MouseEvent(Event, tag='mouse'):
 
 
 class Log(BaseXmlModel, tag='log'):
-    events: List[Union[KeyboardEvent, MouseEvent]]
+    events: List[Union[KeyboardEvent, MouseEvent]] = element()
 # [model-end]
 
 
diff --git a/examples/snippets/union_primitives.py b/examples/snippets/union_primitives.py
index 434efdc..f4356fa 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/union_primitives.py
+++ b/examples/snippets/union_primitives.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import datetime as dt
 from typing import List, Optional, Union
 
-from pydantic_xml import BaseXmlModel, attr
+from pydantic_xml import BaseXmlModel, attr, element
 
 
 # [model-start]
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Message(BaseXmlModel, tag='Message'):
 
 
 class Messages(BaseXmlModel):
-    messages: List[Message]
+    messages: List[Message] = element()
 # [model-end]
 
 
diff --git a/pydantic_xml/serializers/factories/homogeneous.py b/pydantic_xml/serializers/factories/homogeneous.py
index 09b9eac..77177dd 100644
--- a/pydantic_xml/serializers/factories/homogeneous.py
+++ b/pydantic_xml/serializers/factories/homogeneous.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import dataclasses as dc
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import Any, List, Optional, Type
+from typing import Any, Collection, List, Optional, Type
 
 import pydantic as pd
 
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 from pydantic_xml import errors
 from pydantic_xml.element import XmlElementReader, XmlElementWriter
 from pydantic_xml.serializers.encoder import XmlEncoder
-from pydantic_xml.serializers.serializer import Location, PydanticShapeType, Serializer
+from pydantic_xml.serializers.serializer import Location, PydanticShapeType, Serializer, is_xml_model
 from pydantic_xml.utils import QName, merge_nsmaps
 
 
@@ -17,6 +17,79 @@ class HomogeneousSerializerFactory:
     Homogeneous collection type serializer factory.
     """
 
+    class TextSerializer(Serializer):
+        def __init__(
+                self, model: Type['pxml.BaseXmlModel'], model_field: pd.fields.ModelField, ctx: Serializer.Context,
+        ):
+            assert model_field.sub_fields and len(model_field.sub_fields) == 1
+            if (
+                is_xml_model(model_field.type_) or
+                issubclass(model_field.type_, tuple)
+            ):
+                raise errors.ModelFieldError(
+                     model.__name__, model_field.name, "Inline list value should be of scalar type",
+                )
+
+        def serialize(
+                self, element: XmlElementWriter, value: Collection[Any], *, encoder: XmlEncoder,
+                skip_empty: bool = False,
+        ) -> Optional[XmlElementWriter]:
+            if value is None or skip_empty and len(value) == 0:
+                return element
+
+            encoded = " ".join(encoder.encode(val) for val in value)
+            element.set_text(encoded)
+            return element
+
+        def deserialize(self, element: Optional[XmlElementReader]) -> Optional[List[Any]]:
+            if element is None:
+                return None
+
+            text = element.pop_text()
+
+            if text is None:
+                return None
+
+            return [value for value in text.split()]
+
+    class AttributeSerializer(Serializer):
+        def __init__(
+                self, model: Type['pxml.BaseXmlModel'], model_field: pd.fields.ModelField, ctx: Serializer.Context,
+        ):
+            assert model_field.sub_fields and len(model_field.sub_fields) == 1
+            if issubclass(model_field.type_, pxml.BaseXmlModel):
+                raise errors.ModelFieldError(
+                     model.__name__, model_field.name, "Inline list value should be of scalar type",
+                )
+
+            _, ns, nsmap = self._get_entity_info(model_field)
+
+            name = model_field.alias
+
+            self.attr_name = QName.from_alias(tag=name, ns=ns, nsmap=nsmap, is_attr=True).uri
+
+        def serialize(
+                self, element: XmlElementWriter, value: Collection[Any], *, encoder: XmlEncoder,
+                skip_empty: bool = False,
+        ) -> Optional[XmlElementWriter]:
+            if value is None or skip_empty and len(value) == 0:
+                return element
+
+            encoded = " ".join(encoder.encode(val) for val in value)
+            element.set_attribute(self.attr_name, encoded)
+            return element
+
+        def deserialize(self, element: Optional[XmlElementReader]) -> Optional[List[Any]]:
+            if element is None:
+                return None
+
+            attribute = element.pop_attrib(self.attr_name)
+
+            if attribute is None:
+                return []
+
+            return [value for value in attribute.split()]
+
     class ElementSerializer(Serializer):
         def __init__(
                 self, model: Type['pxml.BaseXmlModel'], model_field: pd.fields.ModelField, ctx: Serializer.Context,
@@ -103,10 +176,8 @@ def build(
         if field_location is Location.ELEMENT:
             return cls.ElementSerializer(model, model_field, ctx)
         elif field_location is Location.MISSING:
-            return cls.ElementSerializer(model, model_field, ctx)
+            return cls.TextSerializer(model, model_field, ctx)
         elif field_location is Location.ATTRIBUTE:
-            raise errors.ModelFieldError(
-                model.__name__, model_field.name, "attributes of collection type are not supported",
-            )
+            return cls.AttributeSerializer(model, model_field, ctx)
         else:
             raise AssertionError("unreachable")
diff --git a/tests/test_homogeneous_collections.py b/tests/test_homogeneous_collections.py
index cb0b61e..4e94e9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_homogeneous_collections.py
+++ b/tests/test_homogeneous_collections.py
@@ -121,11 +121,93 @@ class RootModel(BaseXmlModel, tag='model'):
     assert_xml_equal(actual_xml, xml)
 
 
-def test_homogeneous_definition_errors():
-    with pytest.raises(errors.ModelFieldError):
-        class TestModel(BaseXmlModel):
-            attr1: List[int] = attr()
+def test_text_list_extraction():
+    class RootModel(BaseXmlModel, tag="model"):
+        values: List[int]
+
+    xml = '''
+    <model>1 2 70 -34</model>
+    '''
+
+    actual_obj = RootModel.from_xml(xml)
+    expected_obj = RootModel(
+        values = [1, 2, 70, -34],
+    )
+
+    assert actual_obj == expected_obj
+
+    actual_xml = actual_obj.to_xml()
+    assert_xml_equal(actual_xml, xml)
+
+
+def test_text_tuple_extraction():
+    class RootModel(BaseXmlModel, tag="model"):
+        values: Tuple[int, ...]
 
+    xml = '''
+    <model>1 2 70 -34</model>
+    '''
+
+    actual_obj = RootModel.from_xml(xml)
+    expected_obj = RootModel(
+        values=[1, 2, 70, -34],
+    )
+
+    assert actual_obj == expected_obj
+
+    actual_xml = actual_obj.to_xml()
+    assert_xml_equal(actual_xml, xml)
+
+
+def test_attr_list_extraction():
+    class RootModel(BaseXmlModel, tag="model"):
+        values: List[float] = attr()
+
+    xml = '''
+    <model values="3.14 -1.0 300.0"/>
+    '''
+    # This will fail if scientific notation is used
+    # i.e. if 300 is replaced with 3e2 or 300, the deserializer
+    # will always use the standard notation with the added `.0`.
+    # While this behaviour fails the tests, it shouldn't
+    # matter in practice.
+
+    actual_obj = RootModel.from_xml(xml)
+    expected_obj = RootModel(
+        values=[3.14, -1.0, 3e2],
+    )
+
+    assert actual_obj == expected_obj
+
+    actual_xml = actual_obj.to_xml()
+    assert_xml_equal(actual_xml, xml)
+
+
+def test_attr_tuple_extraction():
+    class RootModel(BaseXmlModel, tag="model"):
+        values: Tuple[float, ...] = attr()
+
+    xml = '''
+    <model values="3.14 -1.0 300.0"/>
+    '''
+    # This will fail if scientific notation is used
+    # i.e. if 300 is replaced with 3e2 or 300, the deserializer
+    # will always use the standard notation with the added `.0`.
+    # While this behaviour fails the tests, it shouldn't
+    # matter in practice.
+
+    actual_obj = RootModel.from_xml(xml)
+    expected_obj = RootModel(
+        values=(3.14, -1.0, 3e2),
+    )
+
+    assert actual_obj == expected_obj
+
+    actual_xml = actual_obj.to_xml()
+    assert_xml_equal(actual_xml, xml)
+
+
+def test_homogeneous_definition_errors():
     with pytest.raises(errors.ModelFieldError):
         class TestModel(BaseXmlModel):
             attr1: List[Tuple[int, ...]]
@@ -156,3 +238,10 @@ class TestSubModel(BaseXmlModel):
 
         class TestModel(BaseXmlModel):
             __root__: List[TestSubModel]
+
+    with pytest.raises(errors.ModelFieldError):
+        class TestSubModel(BaseXmlModel):
+            attr: int
+
+        class TestModel(BaseXmlModel):
+            text: List[TestSubModel]
diff --git a/tests/test_misc.py b/tests/test_misc.py
index cbab977..30e7003 100644
--- a/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TestSubModel(BaseXmlModel, tag='model'):
 
     class TestModel(BaseXmlModel, tag='model'):
         model: TestSubModel
-        list: List[TestSubModel] = []
+        list: List[TestSubModel] = element(default=[])
         tuple: Optional[Tuple[TestSubModel, TestSubModel]] = None
         attrs: Dict[str, str] = {}
         wrapped: Optional[str] = wrapped('envelope')