diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-names.cpp
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@
   void AddSaveName(std::set<SourceName> &, const SourceName &);
   void SetSaveAttr(Symbol &);
   bool HandleUnrestrictedSpecificIntrinsicFunction(const parser::Name &);
+  bool IsUplevelReference(const Symbol &);
   const parser::Name *FindComponent(const parser::Name *, const parser::Name &);
   bool CheckInitialDataTarget(const Symbol &, const SomeExpr &, SourceName);
   void CheckInitialProcTarget(const Symbol &, const parser::Name &, SourceName);
@@ -5429,7 +5430,10 @@
     if (CheckUseError(name)) {
       return nullptr; // reported an error
     }
-    if (IsDummy(*symbol) ||
+    if (IsUplevelReference(*symbol)) {
+      name.symbol = nullptr;
+      MakeSymbol(name, HostAssocDetails{*symbol});
+    } else if (IsDummy(*symbol) ||
         (!symbol->GetType() && FindCommonBlockContaining(*symbol))) {
       ConvertToObjectEntity(*symbol);
       ApplyImplicitRules(*symbol);
@@ -5453,6 +5457,16 @@
   return &name;
 }
 
+bool DeclarationVisitor::IsUplevelReference(const Symbol &symbol) {
+  const Scope *symbolUnit{FindProgramUnitContaining(symbol)};
+  if (symbolUnit == FindProgramUnitContaining(currScope())) {
+    return false;
+  } else {
+    Scope::Kind kind{DEREF(symbolUnit).kind()};
+    return kind == Scope::Kind::Subprogram || kind == Scope::Kind::MainProgram;
+  }
+}
+
 // base is a part-ref of a derived type; find the named component in its type.
 // Also handles intrinsic type parameter inquiries (%kind, %len) and
 // COMPLEX component references (%re, %im).
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/tools.cpp
@@ -179,10 +179,21 @@
   return DoesScopeContain(maybeAncestor, symbol.owner());
 }
 
+static const Symbol &FollowHostAssoc(const Symbol &symbol) {
+  for (const Symbol *s{&symbol};;) {
+    const auto *details{s->detailsIf<HostAssocDetails>()};
+    if (!details) {
+      return *s;
+    }
+    s = &details->symbol();
+  }
+}
+
 bool IsHostAssociated(const Symbol &symbol, const Scope &scope) {
   const Scope *subprogram{FindProgramUnitContaining(scope)};
   return subprogram &&
-      DoesScopeContain(FindProgramUnitContaining(symbol), *subprogram);
+      DoesScopeContain(
+          FindProgramUnitContaining(FollowHostAssoc(symbol)), *subprogram);
 }
 
 bool IsInStmtFunction(const Symbol &symbol) {
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/symbol02.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/symbol02.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/symbol02.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/symbol02.f90
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
    !REF: /m/x
    z = x
    !REF: /m/s/s2/z
-   !REF: /m/s/y
+   !DEF: /m/s/s2/y HostAssoc TYPE(t)
    z = y
    !REF: /m/s/s
    call s
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/symbol03.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/symbol03.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/symbol03.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/symbol03.f90
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@
  !REF: /main/s
  subroutine s
   !DEF: /main/s/y (Implicit) ObjectEntity REAL(4)
-  !REF: /main/x
+  !DEF: /main/s/x HostAssoc INTEGER(4)
   y = x
+ contains
+  !DEF: /main/s/s2 (Subroutine) Subprogram
+  subroutine s2
+   !DEF: /main/s/s2/z (Implicit) ObjectEntity REAL(4)
+   !DEF: /main/s/s2/x HostAssoc INTEGER(4)
+   z = x
+  end subroutine
  end subroutine
 end program
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/symbol05.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/symbol05.f90
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/symbol05.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/symbol05.f90
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 contains
  !DEF: /s2/s (Subroutine) Subprogram
  subroutine s
-  !REF: /s2/x
+  !DEF: /s2/s/x HostAssoc INTEGER(4)
   x = 1
   !DEF: /s2/s/w (Implicit) ObjectEntity INTEGER(4)
   w = 1