diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertExprToHLFIR.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertExprToHLFIR.cpp
index 04b63f92a1fb4..da21d407e927d 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertExprToHLFIR.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertExprToHLFIR.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Derived.h"
 #include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/Runtime/Pointer.h"
 #include "flang/Optimizer/Builder/Todo.h"
+#include "flang/Optimizer/Dialect/FIRAttr.h"
 #include "flang/Optimizer/HLFIR/HLFIROps.h"
 #include "mlir/IR/IRMapping.h"
 #include "llvm/ADT/TypeSwitch.h"
@@ -125,6 +126,19 @@ class HlfirDesignatorBuilder {
   hlfir::ElementalAddrOp convertVectorSubscriptedExprToElementalAddr(
       const Fortran::lower::SomeExpr &designatorExpr);
 
+  std::tuple<mlir::Type, fir::FortranVariableFlagsEnum>
+  genComponentDesignatorTypeAndAttributes(
+      const Fortran::semantics::Symbol &componentSym, mlir::Type fieldType,
+      bool isVolatile) {
+    if (mayHaveNonDefaultLowerBounds(componentSym)) {
+      mlir::Type boxType = fir::BoxType::get(fieldType, isVolatile);
+      return std::make_tuple(boxType,
+                             fir::FortranVariableFlagsEnum::contiguous);
+    }
+    auto refType = fir::ReferenceType::get(fieldType, isVolatile);
+    return std::make_tuple(refType, fir::FortranVariableFlagsEnum{});
+  }
+
   mlir::Value genComponentShape(const Fortran::semantics::Symbol &componentSym,
                                 mlir::Type fieldType) {
     // For pointers and allocatable components, the
@@ -1863,8 +1877,9 @@ class HlfirBuilder {
           designatorBuilder.genComponentShape(sym, compType);
       const bool isDesignatorVolatile =
           fir::isa_volatile_type(baseOp.getType());
-      mlir::Type designatorType =
-          builder.getRefType(compType, isDesignatorVolatile);
+      auto [designatorType, extraAttributeFlags] =
+          designatorBuilder.genComponentDesignatorTypeAndAttributes(
+              sym, compType, isDesignatorVolatile);
 
       mlir::Type fieldElemType = hlfir::getFortranElementType(compType);
       llvm::SmallVector<mlir::Value, 1> typeParams;
@@ -1884,7 +1899,8 @@ class HlfirBuilder {
 
       // Convert component symbol attributes to variable attributes.
       fir::FortranVariableFlagsAttr attrs =
-          Fortran::lower::translateSymbolAttributes(builder.getContext(), sym);
+          Fortran::lower::translateSymbolAttributes(builder.getContext(), sym,
+                                                    extraAttributeFlags);
 
       // Get the component designator.
       auto lhs = builder.create<hlfir::DesignateOp>(
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/designators-component-ref.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/designators-component-ref.f90
index 653e28e0a6018..935176becac75 100644
--- a/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/designators-component-ref.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/designators-component-ref.f90
@@ -126,6 +126,16 @@ subroutine test_array_comp_non_contiguous_slice(a)
 ! CHECK:  %[[VAL_19:.*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_1]]#0{"array_comp"} <%[[VAL_9]]> (%[[VAL_10]]:%[[VAL_11]]:%[[VAL_12]], %[[VAL_14]]:%[[VAL_15]]:%[[VAL_16]])  shape %[[VAL_18]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMcomp_refTt_array{scalar_i:i32,array_comp:!fir.array<10x20xf32>}>>, !fir.shape<2>, index, index, index, index, index, index, !fir.shape<2>) -> !fir.box<!fir.array<6x17xf32>>
 end subroutine
 
+subroutine test_array_lbs_array_ctor()
+  use comp_ref
+  type(t_array_lbs) :: a(-1:1)
+  real :: array_comp(2:11,3:22)
+  a = (/ (t_array_lbs(i, array_comp), i=-1,1) /)
+! CHECK: hlfir.designate %{{.+}}#0{"array_comp_lbs"} <%{{.+}}> shape %{{.+}} {fortran_attrs = #fir.var_attrs<contiguous>}
+! CHECK-SAME: (!fir.ref<!fir.type<_QMcomp_refTt_array_lbs{scalar_i:i32,array_comp_lbs:!fir.array<10x20xf32>}>>, !fir.shapeshift<2>, !fir.shapeshift<2>)
+! CHECK-SAME: -> !fir.box<!fir.array<10x20xf32>>
+end subroutine
+
 subroutine test_array_lbs_comp_lbs_1(a)
   use comp_ref
   type(t_array_lbs) :: a