diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.h b/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+//===-- Derived.h - generate derived type runtime API calls -*- C++ -----*-===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#ifndef FORTRAN_OPTIMIZER_BUILDER_RUNTIME_DERIVED_H
+#define FORTRAN_OPTIMIZER_BUILDER_RUNTIME_DERIVED_H
+
+namespace mlir {
+class Value;
+class Location;
+} // namespace mlir
+
+namespace fir {
+class FirOpBuilder;
+}
+
+namespace fir::runtime {
+
+/// Generate call to derived type initialization runtime routine to
+/// default initialize \p box.
+void genDerivedTypeInitialize(fir::FirOpBuilder &builder, mlir::Location loc,
+                              mlir::Value box);
+
+/// Generate call to derived type destruction runtime routine to
+/// destroy \p box.
+void genDerivedTypeDestroy(fir::FirOpBuilder &builder, mlir::Location loc,
+                           mlir::Value box);
+
+} // namespace fir::runtime
+#endif // FORTRAN_OPTIMIZER_BUILDER_RUNTIME_DERIVED_H
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/CMakeLists.txt b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   FIRBuilder.cpp
   MutableBox.cpp
   Runtime/Assign.cpp
+  Runtime/Derived.cpp
   Runtime/Numeric.cpp
   Runtime/Reduction.cpp
   Runtime/Transformational.cpp
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//===-- Derived.cpp -- derived type runtime API ---------------------------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.h"
+#include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/FIRBuilder.h"
+#include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/RTBuilder.h"
+#include "flang/Runtime/derived-api.h"
+
+using namespace Fortran::runtime;
+
+void fir::runtime::genDerivedTypeInitialize(fir::FirOpBuilder &builder,
+                                            mlir::Location loc,
+                                            mlir::Value box) {
+  auto func = fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(Initialize)>(loc, builder);
+  auto fTy = func.getType();
+  auto sourceFile = fir::factory::locationToFilename(builder, loc);
+  auto sourceLine =
+      fir::factory::locationToLineNo(builder, loc, fTy.getInput(2));
+  auto args = fir::runtime::createArguments(builder, loc, fTy, box, sourceFile,
+                                            sourceLine);
+  builder.create<fir::CallOp>(loc, func, args);
+}
+
+void fir::runtime::genDerivedTypeDestroy(fir::FirOpBuilder &builder,
+                                         mlir::Location loc, mlir::Value box) {
+  auto func = fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(Destroy)>(loc, builder);
+  auto fTy = func.getType();
+  auto args = fir::runtime::createArguments(builder, loc, fTy, box);
+  builder.create<fir::CallOp>(loc, func, args);
+}
diff --git a/flang/unittests/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/DerivedTest.cpp b/flang/unittests/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/DerivedTest.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/unittests/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/DerivedTest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//===- DerivedTest.cpp -- Derived type runtime builder unit tests ---------===//
+//
+// Part of the LLVM Project, under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions.
+// See https://llvm.org/LICENSE.txt for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+//
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+#include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.h"
+#include "RuntimeCallTestBase.h"
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+
+TEST_F(RuntimeCallTest, genDerivedTypeInitialize) {
+  auto loc = firBuilder->getUnknownLoc();
+  mlir::Type seqTy =
+      fir::SequenceType::get(fir::SequenceType::Shape(1, 10), i32Ty);
+  mlir::Value box = firBuilder->create<fir::UndefOp>(loc, seqTy);
+  fir::runtime::genDerivedTypeInitialize(*firBuilder, loc, box);
+  checkCallOpFromResultBox(box, "_FortranAInitialize", 1);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RuntimeCallTest, genDerivedTypeDestroy) {
+  auto loc = firBuilder->getUnknownLoc();
+  mlir::Type seqTy =
+      fir::SequenceType::get(fir::SequenceType::Shape(1, 10), i32Ty);
+  mlir::Value box = firBuilder->create<fir::UndefOp>(loc, seqTy);
+  fir::runtime::genDerivedTypeDestroy(*firBuilder, loc, box);
+  checkCallOpFromResultBox(box, "_FortranADestroy", 1, /*addLocArg=*/false);
+}
diff --git a/flang/unittests/Optimizer/CMakeLists.txt b/flang/unittests/Optimizer/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/flang/unittests/Optimizer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/flang/unittests/Optimizer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   Builder/DoLoopHelperTest.cpp
   Builder/FIRBuilderTest.cpp
   Builder/Runtime/AssignTest.cpp
+  Builder/Runtime/DerivedTest.cpp
   Builder/Runtime/NumericTest.cpp
   Builder/Runtime/ReductionTest.cpp
   Builder/Runtime/TransformationalTest.cpp