diff --git a/dace/frontend/fortran/ast_desugaring.py b/dace/frontend/fortran/ast_desugaring.py
index 661872bd2b..41350ba7dc 100644
--- a/dace/frontend/fortran/ast_desugaring.py
+++ b/dace/frontend/fortran/ast_desugaring.py
@@ -463,6 +463,37 @@ def _eval_selected_real_kind(p: int, r: int) -> int:
     return 2
 
 
+def _selected_real_kind(args: Tuple[Union[Int_Literal_Constant, Actual_Arg_Spec]],
+                        alias_map: SPEC_TABLE) -> int:
+    p = np.int32(0)
+    r = np.int32(0)
+    radix_err = NotImplementedError("Cannot handle RADIX argument for SELECTED_REAL_KIND.")
+    if len(args) > 2:
+        raise radix_err
+
+    nextarg = 'p'
+    for arg in args:
+        argname = nextarg
+        argval = arg
+        if isinstance(arg, Actual_Arg_Spec):
+            argname, argval = arg.children
+            assert(isinstance(argname, Name))
+            argname = argname.string.lower()
+
+        if argname == 'p':
+            p = _const_eval_basic_type(argval, alias_map)
+            nextarg = 'r'
+        elif argname == 'r':
+            r = _const_eval_basic_type(argval, alias_map)
+            nextarg = 'p'
+        else:
+            assert(argname == 'radix')
+            raise radix_err
+
+    assert isinstance(p, np.int32) and isinstance(r, np.int32)
+    return np.int32(_eval_selected_real_kind(p, r))
+
+
 def _const_eval_int(expr: Base, alias_map: SPEC_TABLE) -> Optional[int]:
     if isinstance(expr, Name):
         scope_spec = find_scope_spec(expr)
@@ -479,11 +510,7 @@ def _const_eval_int(expr: Base, alias_map: SPEC_TABLE) -> Optional[int]:
         if args:
             args = args.children
         if intr.string == 'SELECTED_REAL_KIND':
-            assert len(args) == 2
-            p, r = args
-            p, r = _const_eval_int(p, alias_map), _const_eval_int(r, alias_map)
-            assert p is not None and r is not None
-            return _eval_selected_real_kind(p, r)
+            return _selected_real_kind(args, alias_map)
         elif intr.string == 'SELECTED_INT_KIND':
             assert len(args) == 1
             p, = args
@@ -691,10 +718,7 @@ def _const_eval_basic_type(expr: Base, alias_map: SPEC_TABLE) -> Optional[NUMPY_
             if all(isinstance(a, (np.float32, np.float64)) for a in avals):
                 return INTR_FNS[intr.string](*avals)
         elif intr.string == 'SELECTED_REAL_KIND':
-            p, r = args
-            p, r = _const_eval_basic_type(p, alias_map), _const_eval_basic_type(r, alias_map)
-            assert isinstance(p, np.int32) and isinstance(r, np.int32)
-            return np.int32(_eval_selected_real_kind(p, r))
+            return _selected_real_kind(args, alias_map)
         elif intr.string == 'SELECTED_INT_KIND':
             p, = args
             p = _const_eval_basic_type(p, alias_map)
diff --git a/tests/fortran/ast_desugaring_test.py b/tests/fortran/ast_desugaring_test.py
index b9dff85461..310c6acfa5 100644
--- a/tests/fortran/ast_desugaring_test.py
+++ b/tests/fortran/ast_desugaring_test.py
@@ -2541,6 +2541,70 @@ def test_exploit_locally_constant_pointers():
     SourceCodeBuilder().add_file(got).check_with_gfortran()
 
 
+def test_exploit_locally_constant_selected_real_kind():
+    sources, main = SourceCodeBuilder().add_file("""
+subroutine main
+  implicit none
+  integer :: dummy
+  integer :: sp, dp, ep, qp, xp, yp, zp
+  ! integer :: ap, bp
+
+  sp = selected_real_kind(6, 37)
+  dummy = sp
+  dp = selected_real_kind(12, 307)
+  dummy = dp
+  ep = selected_real_kind(12)
+  dummy = ep
+  ! TODO: Technically we should return an error code if the precision
+  !       is not available:
+  ! https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gfortran/SELECTED_005fREAL_005fKIND.html
+  qp = selected_real_kind(30)
+  dummy = qp
+
+  ! Test the optional argument mechanism:
+  xp = selected_real_kind(r=37)
+  dummy = xp
+  yp = selected_real_kind(p=1)
+  dummy = yp
+  zp = selected_real_kind(p=12,r=1)
+  dummy = zp
+
+  ! TODO: We do not support any of the following:
+  ! ap = selected_real_kind(6, 37, 3)
+  ! dummy = ap
+  ! bp = selected_real_kind(radix=5)
+  ! dummy = bp
+end subroutine main
+""").check_with_gfortran().get()
+    ast = parse_and_improve(sources)
+    ast = exploit_locally_constant_variables(ast)
+
+    got = ast.tofortran()
+    want = """
+SUBROUTINE main
+  IMPLICIT NONE
+  INTEGER :: dummy
+  INTEGER :: sp, dp, ep, qp, xp, yp, zp
+  sp = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(6, 37)
+  dummy = 4
+  dp = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(12, 307)
+  dummy = 8
+  ep = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(12)
+  dummy = 8
+  qp = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(30)
+  dummy = 8
+  xp = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(r = 37)
+  dummy = 4
+  yp = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(p = 1)
+  dummy = 2
+  zp = SELECTED_REAL_KIND(p = 12, r = 1)
+  dummy = 8
+END SUBROUTINE main
+""".strip()
+    assert got == want
+    SourceCodeBuilder().add_file(got).check_with_gfortran()
+
+
 def test_consolidate_global_data():
     sources, main = SourceCodeBuilder().add_file("""
 module lib