diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h b/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h
index 4806fc49f3441..393e0e24ec5cb 100644
--- a/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ struct ImplicitPartStmt {
       Statement<common::Indirection<OldParameterStmt>>,
       Statement<common::Indirection<FormatStmt>>,
       Statement<common::Indirection<EntryStmt>>,
-      common::Indirection<CompilerDirective>>
+      common::Indirection<CompilerDirective>,
+      common::Indirection<OpenACCDeclarativeConstruct>>
       u;
 };
 
diff --git a/flang/lib/Parser/Fortran-parsers.cpp b/flang/lib/Parser/Fortran-parsers.cpp
index d7e01c924c6b3..c070bc1de3735 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Parser/Fortran-parsers.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Parser/Fortran-parsers.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ TYPE_PARSER(first(
     construct<ImplicitPartStmt>(statement(indirect(oldParameterStmt))),
     construct<ImplicitPartStmt>(statement(indirect(formatStmt))),
     construct<ImplicitPartStmt>(statement(indirect(entryStmt))),
-    construct<ImplicitPartStmt>(indirect(compilerDirective))))
+    construct<ImplicitPartStmt>(indirect(compilerDirective)),
+    construct<ImplicitPartStmt>(indirect(openaccDeclarativeConstruct))))
 
 // R512 internal-subprogram -> function-subprogram | subroutine-subprogram
 // Internal subprograms are not program units, so their END statements
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-routine04.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-routine04.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a2987a3598e79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/OpenACC/acc-routine04.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+! This test checks correct lowering when OpenACC routine directive is placed
+! before implicit none.
+
+! RUN: bbc -fopenacc -emit-fir %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+! RUN: bbc -fopenacc -emit-hlfir %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+module dummy_mod
+contains
+
+  subroutine sub1(i)
+    !$acc routine seq
+    integer :: i
+  end subroutine
+end module
+
+program test_acc_routine
+  use dummy_mod
+  
+  !$acc routine(sub2) seq
+  
+  implicit none
+  
+  integer :: i
+
+contains
+  subroutine sub2()
+  end subroutine
+  
+end program
+
+! CHECK: acc.routine @acc_routine_1 func(@_QFPsub2) seq
+! CHECK: acc.routine @acc_routine_0 func(@_QMdummy_modPsub1) seq
+! CHECK: func.func @_QMdummy_modPsub1(%arg0: !fir.ref<i32> {fir.bindc_name = "i"}) attributes {acc.routine_info = #acc.routine_info<[@acc_routine_0]>}
+! CHECK: func.func @_QQmain() attributes {fir.bindc_name = "test_acc_routine"}
+! CHECK: func.func @_QFPsub2() attributes {acc.routine_info = #acc.routine_info<[@acc_routine_1]>}