diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py b/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
index 690282da1..5cc0aa5f4 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "FBX format",
     "author": "Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Jens Restemeier, @Mysteryem",
-    "version": (5, 7, 5),
+    "version": (5, 7, 6),
     "blender": (3, 6, 0),
     "location": "File > Import-Export",
     "description": "FBX IO meshes, UVs, vertex colors, materials, textures, cameras, lamps and actions",
diff --git a/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx_bin.py b/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx_bin.py
index 69b89ccd4..d0c7fa320 100644
--- a/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx_bin.py
+++ b/io_scene_fbx/export_fbx_bin.py
@@ -552,14 +552,20 @@ def fbx_data_element_custom_properties(props, bid):
 
 def fbx_data_empty_elements(root, empty, scene_data):
     """
-    Write the Empty data block (you can control its FBX datatype with the 'fbx_type' string custom property).
+    Write the Empty data block (you can control its FBX datatype with the 'fbx_type' string custom property) or Armature
+    NodeAttribute.
     """
     empty_key = scene_data.data_empties[empty]
 
     null = elem_data_single_int64(root, b"NodeAttribute", get_fbx_uuid_from_key(empty_key))
     null.add_string(fbx_name_class(empty.name.encode(), b"NodeAttribute"))
-    val = empty.bdata.get('fbx_type', None)
-    null.add_string(val.encode() if val and isinstance(val, str) else b"Null")
+    bdata = empty.bdata
+    if bdata.type == 'EMPTY':
+        val = bdata.get('fbx_type', None)
+        fbx_type = val.encode() if val and isinstance(val, str) else b"Null"
+    else:
+        fbx_type = b"Null"
+    null.add_string(fbx_type)
 
     elem_data_single_string(null, b"TypeFlags", b"Null")