diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/template/simple/a-close.ftl b/core/src/main/resources/template/simple/a-close.ftl
index 4cacaf5ed..1c808e18b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/template/simple/a-close.ftl
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/template/simple/a-close.ftl
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 <#if parameters.href??>
  href="${parameters.href?no_esc}"<#rt/>
 </#if>
+<#if parameters.disabled!false>
+ disabled="disabled"<#rt/>
+</#if>
 <#if parameters.tabindex??>
  tabindex="${parameters.tabindex}"<#rt/>
 </#if>
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AnchorTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AnchorTest.java
index 7c3f80d71..9e45ed7a7 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AnchorTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/AnchorTest.java
@@ -276,6 +276,23 @@ public class AnchorTest extends AbstractUITagTest {
         verifyResource("href-5.txt");
     }
 
+    public void testSimpleDisabled() throws Exception {
+        createAction();
+
+        AnchorTag tag = createTag();
+        tag.setHref("a");
+        tag.setDisabled("true");
+
+        StrutsBodyContent body = new StrutsBodyContent(null);
+        body.print("should have disabled attribute");
+        tag.setBodyContent(body);
+
+        tag.doStartTag();
+        tag.doEndTag();
+
+        verifyResource("href-6.txt");
+    }
+
     public void testInjectEscapeHtmlBodyFlag() throws Exception {
         // given
         initDispatcherWithConfigs("struts-default.xml, struts-escape-body.xml");
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/href-6.txt b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/href-6.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e75ca9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/org/apache/struts2/views/jsp/ui/href-6.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<a id="mylink" href="a" disabled="disabled">should have disabled attribute</a>
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