diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/IO.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/IO.cpp
index 07c9e6a1726bf..13d612354da84 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/IO.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/IO.cpp
@@ -609,11 +609,22 @@ static void genNamelistIO(Fortran::lower::AbstractConverter &converter,
   ok = builder.create<fir::CallOp>(loc, funcOp, args).getResult(0);
 }
 
+/// Is \p type a derived type or an array of derived type?
+static bool containsDerivedType(mlir::Type type) {
+  mlir::Type argTy = fir::unwrapPassByRefType(fir::unwrapRefType(type));
+  if (mlir::isa<fir::RecordType>(argTy))
+    return true;
+  if (auto seqTy = mlir::dyn_cast<fir::SequenceType>(argTy))
+    if (mlir::isa<fir::RecordType>(seqTy.getEleTy()))
+      return true;
+  return false;
+}
+
 /// Get the output function to call for a value of the given type.
 static mlir::func::FuncOp getOutputFunc(mlir::Location loc,
                                         fir::FirOpBuilder &builder,
                                         mlir::Type type, bool isFormatted) {
-  if (mlir::isa<fir::RecordType>(fir::unwrapPassByRefType(type)))
+  if (containsDerivedType(type))
     return fir::runtime::getIORuntimeFunc<mkIOKey(OutputDerivedType)>(loc,
                                                                       builder);
   if (!isFormatted)
@@ -710,7 +721,7 @@ static void genOutputItemList(
     if (mlir::isa<fir::BoxType>(argType)) {
       mlir::Value box = fir::getBase(converter.genExprBox(loc, *expr, stmtCtx));
       outputFuncArgs.push_back(builder.createConvert(loc, argType, box));
-      if (mlir::isa<fir::RecordType>(fir::unwrapPassByRefType(itemTy)))
+      if (containsDerivedType(itemTy))
         outputFuncArgs.push_back(getNonTbpDefinedIoTableAddr(converter));
     } else if (helper.isCharacterScalar(itemTy)) {
       fir::ExtendedValue exv = converter.genExprAddr(loc, expr, stmtCtx);
@@ -745,7 +756,7 @@ static void genOutputItemList(
 static mlir::func::FuncOp getInputFunc(mlir::Location loc,
                                        fir::FirOpBuilder &builder,
                                        mlir::Type type, bool isFormatted) {
-  if (mlir::isa<fir::RecordType>(fir::unwrapPassByRefType(type)))
+  if (containsDerivedType(type))
     return fir::runtime::getIORuntimeFunc<mkIOKey(InputDerivedType)>(loc,
                                                                      builder);
   if (!isFormatted)
@@ -817,7 +828,7 @@ createIoRuntimeCallForItem(Fortran::lower::AbstractConverter &converter,
     auto boxTy = mlir::dyn_cast<fir::BaseBoxType>(box.getType());
     assert(boxTy && "must be previously emboxed");
     inputFuncArgs.push_back(builder.createConvert(loc, argType, box));
-    if (mlir::isa<fir::RecordType>(fir::unwrapPassByRefType(boxTy)))
+    if (containsDerivedType(boxTy))
       inputFuncArgs.push_back(getNonTbpDefinedIoTableAddr(converter));
   } else {
     mlir::Value itemAddr = fir::getBase(item);
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/io-derived-type.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/io-derived-type.f90
index ecbbc22d24b1e..316a2cdb5b14f 100644
--- a/flang/test/Lower/io-derived-type.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/io-derived-type.f90
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ program p
   use m
   character*3 ccc(4)
   namelist /nnn/ jjj, ccc
+  type(t) :: y(5)
 
   ! CHECK:   fir.call @_QMmPtest1
   call test1
@@ -115,6 +116,16 @@ program p
   ! CHECK:   %[[V_100:[0-9]+]] = fir.convert %[[V_99]] : (!fir.ref<tuple<i64, !fir.ref<!fir.array<1xtuple<!fir.ref<none>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i1>>>, i1>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
   ! CHECK:   %[[V_101:[0-9]+]] = fir.call @_FortranAioOutputDerivedType(%{{.*}}, %[[V_98]], %[[V_100]]) fastmath<contract> : (!fir.ref<i8>, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<none>) -> i1
   print *, 'main, should call wft: ', t(4)
+
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_33:[0-9]+]] = fir.shape %c2{{.*}} : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_34:[0-9]+]] = hlfir.designate %7#0 (%c2{{.*}}:%c3{{.*}}:%c1{{.*}})  shape %[[V_33]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<5x!fir.type<_QMmTt{n:i32}>>>, index, index, index, !fir.shape<1>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<2x!fir.type<_QMmTt{n:i32}>>>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_35:[0-9]+]] = fir.shape %c2{{.*}} : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_36:[0-9]+]] = fir.embox %[[V_34]](%[[V_35]]) : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<2x!fir.type<_QMmTt{n:i32}>>>, !fir.shape<1>) -> !fir.box<!fir.array<2x!fir.type<_QMmTt{n:i32}>>>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_37:[0-9]+]] = fir.convert %[[V_36]] : (!fir.box<!fir.array<2x!fir.type<_QMmTt{n:i32}>>>) -> !fir.box<none>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_38:[0-9]+]] = fir.address_of(@_QQF.nonTbpDefinedIoTable) : !fir.ref<tuple<i64, !fir.ref<!fir.array<1xtuple<!fir.ref<none>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i1>>>, i1>>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_39:[0-9]+]] = fir.convert %[[V_38]] : (!fir.ref<tuple<i64, !fir.ref<!fir.array<1xtuple<!fir.ref<none>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i1>>>, i1>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
+  ! CHECK:   %[[V_40:[0-9]+]] = fir.call @_FortranAioOutputDerivedType(%{{.*}}, %[[V_37]], %[[V_39]]) fastmath<contract> : (!fir.ref<i8>, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<none>) -> i1
+  print *, y(2:3)
 end
 
 ! CHECK: fir.global linkonce @_QQMmFtest1.nonTbpDefinedIoTable.list constant : !fir.array<1xtuple<!fir.ref<none>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i1>>