diff --git a/gcc/fortran/decl.c b/gcc/fortran/decl.c
index d6a22d13451..66489da12be 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/decl.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/decl.c
@@ -8449,6 +8449,7 @@ gfc_match_end (gfc_statement *st)
       break;
 
     case COMP_BLOCK:
+    case COMP_OMP_STRICTLY_STRUCTURED_BLOCK:
       *st = ST_END_BLOCK;
       target = " block";
       eos_ok = 0;
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/parse.c b/gcc/fortran/parse.c
index 7d765a0866d..2fb98844356 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/parse.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/parse.c
@@ -5451,7 +5451,7 @@ parse_oacc_loop (gfc_statement acc_st)
 
 /* Parse the statements of an OpenMP structured block.  */
 
-static void
+static gfc_statement
 parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
 {
   gfc_statement st, omp_end_st;
@@ -5538,6 +5538,32 @@ parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
       gcc_unreachable ();
     }
 
+  bool block_construct = false;
+  gfc_namespace *my_ns = NULL;
+  gfc_namespace *my_parent = NULL;
+
+  st = next_statement ();
+
+  if (st == ST_BLOCK)
+    {
+      /* Adjust state to a strictly-structured block, now that we found that
+	 the body starts with a BLOCK construct.  */
+      s.state = COMP_OMP_STRICTLY_STRUCTURED_BLOCK;
+
+      block_construct = true;
+      gfc_notify_std (GFC_STD_F2008, "BLOCK construct at %C");
+
+      my_ns = gfc_build_block_ns (gfc_current_ns);
+      gfc_current_ns = my_ns;
+      my_parent = my_ns->parent;
+
+      new_st.op = EXEC_BLOCK;
+      new_st.ext.block.ns = my_ns;
+      new_st.ext.block.assoc = NULL;
+      accept_statement (ST_BLOCK);
+      st = parse_spec (ST_NONE);
+    }
+
   do
     {
       if (workshare_stmts_only)
@@ -5554,7 +5580,6 @@ parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
 	     restrictions apply recursively.  */
 	  bool cycle = true;
 
-	  st = next_statement ();
 	  for (;;)
 	    {
 	      switch (st)
@@ -5580,13 +5605,13 @@ parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
 		case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_MASKED:
 		case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_MASTER:
 		case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_SECTIONS:
-		  parse_omp_structured_block (st, false);
-		  break;
+		  st = parse_omp_structured_block (st, false);
+		  continue;
 
 		case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_WORKSHARE:
 		case ST_OMP_CRITICAL:
-		  parse_omp_structured_block (st, true);
-		  break;
+		  st = parse_omp_structured_block (st, true);
+		  continue;
 
 		case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_DO:
 		case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_DO_SIMD:
@@ -5609,7 +5634,7 @@ parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
 	    }
 	}
       else
-	st = parse_executable (ST_NONE);
+	st = parse_executable (st);
       if (st == ST_NONE)
 	unexpected_eof ();
       else if (st == ST_OMP_SECTION
@@ -5619,9 +5644,27 @@ parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
 	  np = new_level (np);
 	  np->op = cp->op;
 	  np->block = NULL;
+	  st = next_statement ();
+	}
+      else if (block_construct && st == ST_END_BLOCK)
+	{
+	  accept_statement (st);
+	  gfc_current_ns = my_parent;
+	  pop_state ();
+
+	  st = next_statement ();
+	  if (st == omp_end_st)
+	    {
+	      accept_statement (st);
+	      st = next_statement ();
+	    }
+	  return st;
 	}
       else if (st != omp_end_st)
-	unexpected_statement (st);
+	{
+	  unexpected_statement (st);
+	  st = next_statement ();
+	}
     }
   while (st != omp_end_st);
 
@@ -5657,6 +5700,8 @@ parse_omp_structured_block (gfc_statement omp_st, bool workshare_stmts_only)
   gfc_commit_symbols ();
   gfc_warning_check ();
   pop_state ();
+  st = next_statement ();
+  return st;
 }
 
 
@@ -5797,13 +5842,13 @@ parse_executable (gfc_statement st)
 	case ST_OMP_TEAMS:
 	case ST_OMP_TASK:
 	case ST_OMP_TASKGROUP:
-	  parse_omp_structured_block (st, false);
-	  break;
+	  st = parse_omp_structured_block (st, false);
+	  continue;
 
 	case ST_OMP_WORKSHARE:
 	case ST_OMP_PARALLEL_WORKSHARE:
-	  parse_omp_structured_block (st, true);
-	  break;
+	  st = parse_omp_structured_block (st, true);
+	  continue;
 
 	case ST_OMP_DISTRIBUTE:
 	case ST_OMP_DISTRIBUTE_PARALLEL_DO:
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/parse.h b/gcc/fortran/parse.h
index 55f02299304..66b275de89b 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/parse.h
+++ b/gcc/fortran/parse.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ enum gfc_compile_state
   COMP_STRUCTURE, COMP_UNION, COMP_MAP,
   COMP_DO, COMP_SELECT, COMP_FORALL, COMP_WHERE, COMP_CONTAINS, COMP_ENUM,
   COMP_SELECT_TYPE, COMP_SELECT_RANK, COMP_OMP_STRUCTURED_BLOCK, COMP_CRITICAL,
-  COMP_DO_CONCURRENT
+  COMP_DO_CONCURRENT, COMP_OMP_STRICTLY_STRUCTURED_BLOCK
 };
 
 /* Stack element for the current compilation state.  These structures
diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-openmp.c b/gcc/fortran/trans-openmp.c
index d234d1b070f..9fdea8c67fd 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-openmp.c
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-openmp.c
@@ -6993,7 +6993,11 @@ gfc_trans_omp_workshare (gfc_code *code, gfc_omp_clauses *clauses)
 	  res = gfc_trans_omp_directive (code);
 	  ompws_flags = saved_ompws_flags;
 	  break;
-	
+
+	case EXEC_BLOCK:
+	  res = gfc_trans_block_construct (code);
+	  break;
+
 	default:
 	  gfc_internal_error ("gfc_trans_omp_workshare(): Bad statement code");
 	}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/cancel-1.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/cancel-1.f90
index d60dd72bd4c..1bfddc7b9db 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/cancel-1.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/cancel-1.f90
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ subroutine f2
     end do
     !$omp end do
     !$omp sections
+      !$omp section
       block
         !$omp cancel parallel		! { dg-error "not closely nested inside" }
         !$omp cancel do			! { dg-error "not closely nested inside" }
@@ -417,6 +418,7 @@ subroutine f2
     !$omp end ordered
   end do
   !$omp sections
+    !$omp section
     block
       !$omp cancel parallel		! { dg-error "not closely nested inside" }
       !$omp cancel do			! { dg-error "not closely nested inside" }
@@ -515,6 +517,7 @@ subroutine f3
   end do
   !$omp end do nowait
   !$omp sections
+    !$omp section
     block
       !$omp cancel sections	! { dg-warning "nowait" }
     end block
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/nesting-3.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/nesting-3.f90
index cd2e39ae082..6422185a0f7 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/nesting-3.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/nesting-3.f90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 subroutine f1
-  integer i, j
+  integer i, j, x
   !$omp do
   do i = 0, 2
       !$omp do		! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ subroutine f1
         block; end block
       end do
       !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-        block; end block
+        x = j
         !$omp section
         block; end block
       !$omp end sections
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ subroutine f1
   !$omp end sections
   !$omp sections
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ subroutine f1
   !$omp sections
     !$omp section
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ subroutine f1
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ subroutine f1
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ subroutine f1
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ subroutine f1
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ subroutine f1
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ subroutine f1
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections
-      block; end block
+      x = i
     !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
@@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ subroutine f1
 end
 
 subroutine f2
-  integer i, j
+  integer i, j, x
   !$omp ordered
     !$omp do		! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
     do j = 0, 2
       block; end block
     end do
     !$omp sections	! { dg-error "may not be closely nested" }
-      block; end block
+      x = i
       !$omp section
       block; end block
     !$omp end sections
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-1.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-1.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..931661af433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-1.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! { dg-options "-fopenmp" }
+
+program main
+  integer :: x, i, n
+
+  !$omp parallel
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp parallel
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end parallel
+
+  !$omp teams
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp teams
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end teams
+
+  !$omp masked
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp masked
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end masked
+
+  !$omp scope
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp scope
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end scope
+
+  !$omp single
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp single
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end single
+
+  !$omp workshare
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp workshare
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end workshare
+
+  !$omp task
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp task
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end task
+
+  !$omp target data map(x)
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp target data map(x)
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end target data
+
+  !$omp target
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp target
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end target
+
+  !$omp parallel workshare
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp parallel workshare
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end parallel workshare
+
+  !$omp parallel masked
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp parallel masked
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end parallel masked
+
+  !$omp target parallel
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp target parallel
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end target parallel
+
+  !$omp target teams
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp target teams
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end target teams
+
+  !$omp critical
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp critical
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end critical
+
+  !$omp taskgroup
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp taskgroup
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end taskgroup
+
+  !$omp do ordered
+  do i = 1, n
+     !$omp ordered
+     block
+       x = x + 1
+     end block
+  end do
+
+  !$omp do ordered
+  do i = 1, n
+     !$omp ordered
+     block
+       x = x + 1
+     end block
+     !$omp end ordered
+  end do
+
+  !$omp master
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp master
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end master
+
+  !$omp parallel master
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+
+  !$omp parallel master
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  !$omp end parallel master
+
+end program
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-2.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-2.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..815934e6ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-2.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! { dg-options "-fopenmp" }
+
+program main
+  integer :: x, i, n
+
+  !$omp parallel
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end parallel ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END PARALLEL statement" }
+
+  !$omp teams
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end teams ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TEAMS statement" }
+
+  !$omp masked
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end masked ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END MASKED statement" }
+
+  !$omp scope
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end scope ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END SCOPE statement" }
+
+  !$omp single
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end single ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END SINGLE statement" }
+
+  !$omp workshare
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end workshare ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END WORKSHARE statement" }
+
+  !$omp task
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end task ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TASK statement" }
+
+  !$omp target data map(x)
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end target data ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TARGET DATA statement" }
+
+  !$omp target
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end target ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TARGET statement" }
+
+  !$omp parallel workshare
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end parallel workshare ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END PARALLEL WORKSHARE statement" }
+
+  !$omp parallel masked
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end parallel masked ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END PARALLEL MASKED statement" }
+
+  !$omp target parallel
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end target parallel ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TARGET PARALLEL statement" }
+
+  !$omp target teams
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end target teams ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TARGET TEAMS statement" }
+
+  !$omp critical
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end critical ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END CRITICAL statement" }
+
+  !$omp taskgroup
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end taskgroup ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END TASKGROUP statement" }
+
+  !$omp do ordered
+  do i = 1, n
+     !$omp ordered
+     block
+       x = x + 1
+     end block
+     x = x + 1
+     !$omp end ordered ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END ORDERED statement" }
+  end do
+
+  !$omp master
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end master ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END MASTER statement" }
+
+  !$omp parallel master
+  block
+    x = x + 1
+  end block
+  x = x + 1
+  !$omp end parallel master ! { dg-error "Unexpected !.OMP END PARALLEL MASTER statement" }
+
+end program
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-3.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-3.f90
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f786d1c6c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/gomp/strictly-structured-block-3.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+! { dg-do compile }
+! { dg-options "-fopenmp" }
+
+program main
+  integer :: x
+
+  !$omp parallel
+    !$omp parallel
+    block
+      x = x + 1
+    end block
+    !$omp end parallel
+  !$omp end parallel
+
+  !$omp workshare
+  block
+    x = 1
+    !$omp critical
+    block
+      x = 3
+    end block
+  end block
+
+  !$omp sections
+  block
+    !$omp section
+    block
+      x = 1
+    end block
+    x = x + 2
+    !$omp section
+    x = x + 4
+  end block
+
+  !$omp sections
+    !$omp section
+    block
+    end block
+    x = 1
+  !$omp end sections
+
+  !$omp sections
+  block
+    block
+    end block
+    x = 1
+  end block
+
+end program main
diff --git a/libgomp/libgomp.texi b/libgomp/libgomp.texi
index bdd7e3ac442..d996e32c93b 100644
--- a/libgomp/libgomp.texi
+++ b/libgomp/libgomp.texi
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ The OpenMP 4.5 specification is fully supported.
 
 @multitable @columnfractions .60 .10 .25
 @headitem Description @tab Status @tab Comments
-@item Support of strictly structured blocks in Fortran @tab N @tab
+@item Support of strictly structured blocks in Fortran @tab Y @tab
 @item Support of structured block sequences in C/C++ @tab Y @tab
 @item @code{unconstrained} and @code{reproducible} modifiers on @code{order}
       clause @tab Y @tab
diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.fortran/task-reduction-16.f90 b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.fortran/task-reduction-16.f90
index c6b39e0b391..5b8617a6f5d 100644
--- a/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.fortran/task-reduction-16.f90
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.fortran/task-reduction-16.f90
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ contains
         !$omp scope reduction (task, iand: c)
           !$omp barrier
           !$omp sections
+            !$omp section
             block
               a = a + 1; b(0) = b(0) * 2; call bar (2); b(2) = b(2) * 3
               c(1) = iand(c(1), not(ishft(1_8, 2)))
