diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/Allocatable.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/Allocatable.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/Allocatable.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/Allocatable.cpp
@@ -496,8 +496,11 @@
         loc, fir::ReferenceType::get(typeDescGlobal.getType()),
         typeDescGlobal.getSymbol());
     mlir::func::FuncOp callee =
-        fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(AllocatableInitDerived)>(loc,
-                                                                      builder);
+        box.isPointer()
+            ? fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(PointerNullifyDerived)>(
+                  loc, builder)
+            : fir::runtime::getRuntimeFunc<mkRTKey(AllocatableInitDerived)>(
+                  loc, builder);
 
     llvm::ArrayRef<mlir::Type> inputTypes =
         callee.getFunctionType().getInputs();
@@ -667,7 +670,7 @@
   fir::MutableProperties mutableProperties;
   std::string name = converter.mangleName(sym);
   mlir::Type baseAddrTy = converter.genType(sym);
-  if (auto boxType = baseAddrTy.dyn_cast<fir::BoxType>())
+  if (auto boxType = baseAddrTy.dyn_cast<fir::BaseBoxType>())
     baseAddrTy = boxType.getEleTy();
   // Allocate and set a variable to hold the address.
   // It will be set to null in setUnallocatedStatus.
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
     mlir::Value a = adaptor.getOperands()[0];
     auto loc = boxaddr.getLoc();
     mlir::Type ty = convertType(boxaddr.getType());
-    if (auto argty = boxaddr.getVal().getType().dyn_cast<fir::BoxType>()) {
+    if (auto argty = boxaddr.getVal().getType().dyn_cast<fir::BaseBoxType>()) {
       rewriter.replaceOp(boxaddr, loadBaseAddrFromBox(loc, ty, a, rewriter));
     } else {
       rewriter.replaceOpWithNewOp<mlir::LLVM::ExtractValueOp>(boxaddr, a, 0);
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/allocatable-polymorphic.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/allocatable-polymorphic.f90
--- a/flang/test/Lower/allocatable-polymorphic.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/allocatable-polymorphic.f90
@@ -35,6 +35,93 @@
     class(p2) :: this
     print*, 'call proc2_p2'
   end subroutine
+
+  subroutine test_pointer()
+    class(p1), pointer :: p
+    class(p1), pointer :: c1, c2
+    class(p1), pointer, dimension(:) :: c3, c4
+
+    print*, 'test allocation of polymorphic pointers'
+
+    allocate(p)
+
+    allocate(p1::c1)
+    allocate(p2::c2)
+
+    allocate(p1::c3(10))
+    allocate(p2::c4(20))
+
+  end subroutine
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QMpolyPtest_pointer()
+! CHECK: %[[C1_DESC:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>> {bindc_name = "c1", uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEc1"}
+! CHECK: %[[C1_ADDR:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>> {uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEc1.addr"}
+! CHECK: %[[C2_DESC:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>> {bindc_name = "c2", uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEc2"}
+! CHECK: %[[C2_ADDR:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>> {uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEc2.addr"}
+! CHECK: %[[C3_DESC:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>> {bindc_name = "c3", uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEc3"}
+! CHECK: %[[C4_DESC:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>> {bindc_name = "c4", uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEc4"}
+! CHECK: %[[P_DESC:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>> {bindc_name = "p", uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEp"}
+! CHECK: %[[P_ADDR:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>> {uniq_name = "_QMpolyFtest_pointerEp.addr"}
+
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P1:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QMpolyE.dt.p1) : !fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>
+! CHECK: %[[P_DESC_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[P_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P1_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[TYPE_DESC_P1]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
+! CHECK: %[[RANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %[[CORANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerNullifyDerived(%[[P_DESC_CAST]], %[[TYPE_DESC_P1_CAST]], %[[RANK]], %[[CORANK]]) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i32) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[P_DESC_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[P_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerAllocate(%[[P_DESC_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i1, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> i32
+! CHECK: %[[P_LOAD:.*]] = fir.load %[[P_DESC]] : !fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>
+! CHECK: %[[BOX_ADDR:.*]] = fir.box_addr %[[P_LOAD]] : (!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>) -> !fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>
+! CHECK: fir.store %[[BOX_ADDR]] to %[[P_ADDR]] : !fir.ref<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>
+
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P1:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QMpolyE.dt.p1) : !fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>
+! CHECK: %[[C1_DESC_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C1_DESC:.*]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P1_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[TYPE_DESC_P1]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
+! CHECK: %[[RANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %[[CORANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerNullifyDerived(%[[C1_DESC_CAST]], %[[TYPE_DESC_P1_CAST]], %[[RANK]], %[[CORANK]]) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i32) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[C1_DESC_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C1_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerAllocate(%[[C1_DESC_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i1, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> i32
+! CHECK: %[[C1_LOAD:.*]] = fir.load %[[C1_DESC]] : !fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>
+! CHECK: %[[BOX_ADDR:.*]] = fir.box_addr %[[C1_LOAD]] : (!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>) -> !fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>
+! CHECK: fir.store %[[BOX_ADDR]] to %[[C1_ADDR]] : !fir.ref<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>
+
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P2:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QMpolyE.dt.p2) : !fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>
+! CHECK: %[[C2_DESC_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C2_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P2_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[TYPE_DESC_P2]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
+! CHECK: %[[RANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %[[CORANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerNullifyDerived(%[[C2_DESC_CAST]], %[[TYPE_DESC_P2_CAST]], %[[RANK]], %[[CORANK]]) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i32) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[C2_DESC_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C2_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerAllocate(%[[C2_DESC_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i1, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> i32
+! CHECK: %[[C2_LOAD:.*]] = fir.load %[[C2_DESC]] : !fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>
+! CHECK: %[[BOX_ADDR:.*]] = fir.box_addr %[[C2_LOAD]] : (!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>) -> !fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>
+! CHECK: fir.store %[[BOX_ADDR]] to %[[C2_ADDR]] : !fir.ref<!fir.ptr<!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>
+
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P1:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QMpolyE.dt.p1) : !fir.ref<!fir.type<{{.*}}>>
+! CHECK: %[[C3_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C3_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P1_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[TYPE_DESC_P1]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<_QM__fortran_type_infoTderivedtype{binding:!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<{{.*}}>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
+! CHECK: %[[RANK:.*]] = arith.constant 1 : i32
+! CHECK: %[[CORANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerNullifyDerived(%[[C3_CAST]], %[[TYPE_DESC_P1_CAST]], %[[RANK]], %[[CORANK]]) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i32) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[C3_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C3_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerSetBounds(%[[C3_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i32, i64, i64) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[C3_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C3_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerAllocate(%[[C3_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i1, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> i32
+
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P2:.*]] = fir.address_of(@_QMpolyE.dt.p2) : !fir.ref<!fir.type<_QM__fortran_type_infoTderivedtype{binding:!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<{{.*}}>>
+! CHECK: %[[C4_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C4_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %[[TYPE_DESC_P2_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[TYPE_DESC_P2]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<_QM__fortran_type_infoTderivedtype{binding:!fir.box<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<{{.*}}>>) -> !fir.ref<none>
+! CHECK: %[[RANK:.*]] = arith.constant 1 : i32
+! CHECK: %[[CORANK:.*]] = arith.constant 0 : i32
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerNullifyDerived(%[[C4_CAST]], %[[TYPE_DESC_P2_CAST]], %[[RANK]], %[[CORANK]]) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, !fir.ref<none>, i32, i32) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[C4_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C4_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerSetBounds(%[[C4_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i32, i64, i64) -> none
+! CHECK: %[[C4_CAST:.*]] = fir.convert %[[C4_DESC]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.type<_QMpolyTp1{a:i32,b:i32}>>>>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>
+! CHECK: %{{.*}} = fir.call @_FortranAPointerAllocate(%[[C4_CAST]], %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}, %{{.*}}) : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<none>>, i1, !fir.box<none>, !fir.ref<i8>, i32) -> i32
+
+
 end module
 
 program test_allocatable
@@ -66,6 +153,8 @@
   do i = 1, 20
     call c4(i)%proc2()
   end do
+
+  call test_pointer()
 end
 
 ! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QQmain()