diff --git a/flang/runtime/io-stmt.h b/flang/runtime/io-stmt.h
--- a/flang/runtime/io-stmt.h
+++ b/flang/runtime/io-stmt.h
@@ -217,6 +217,16 @@
   std::optional<DataEdit> GetNextDataEdit(
       IoStatementState &, int maxRepeat = 1);
 
+  // Each NAMELIST input item is a distinct "list-directed"
+  // input statement.  This member function resets this state
+  // so that repetition and null values work correctly for each
+  // successive NAMELIST input item.
+  void ResetForNextNamelistItem() {
+    remaining_ = 0;
+    isFirstItem_ = true;
+    realPart_ = imaginaryPart_ = false;
+  }
+
 private:
   int remaining_{0}; // for "r*" repetition
   std::int64_t initialRecordNumber_;
diff --git a/flang/runtime/namelist.cpp b/flang/runtime/namelist.cpp
--- a/flang/runtime/namelist.cpp
+++ b/flang/runtime/namelist.cpp
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@
   ConnectionState &connection{io.GetConnectionState()};
   connection.modes.inNamelist = true;
   IoErrorHandler &handler{io.GetIoErrorHandler()};
+  auto *listInput{io.get_if<ListDirectedStatementState<Direction::Input>>()};
+  RUNTIME_CHECK(handler, listInput != nullptr);
   // Check the group header
   std::optional<char32_t> next{io.GetNextNonBlank()};
   if (!next || *next != '&') {
@@ -331,6 +333,7 @@
     }
     io.HandleRelativePosition(1);
     // Read the values into the descriptor
+    listInput->ResetForNextNamelistItem();
     if (!descr::DescriptorIO<Direction::Input>(io, *useDescriptor)) {
       return false;
     }