diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp
index 9875e37393ef8..8eb5e6865b832 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/Bridge.cpp
@@ -677,18 +677,27 @@ class FirConverter : public Fortran::lower::AbstractConverter {
             if (auto seqTy = symType.dyn_cast<fir::SequenceType>()) {
               fir::ExtendedValue read = fir::factory::genMutableBoxRead(
                   *builder, loc, box, /*mayBePolymorphic=*/false);
-              auto read_box = read.getBoxOf<fir::ArrayBoxValue>();
-              fir::factory::genInlinedAllocation(
-                  *builder, loc, *new_box, read_box->getLBounds(),
-                  read_box->getExtents(),
-                  /*lenParams=*/std::nullopt, name,
-                  /*mustBeHeap=*/true);
+              if (auto read_arr_box = read.getBoxOf<fir::ArrayBoxValue>()) {
+                fir::factory::genInlinedAllocation(
+                    *builder, loc, *new_box, read_arr_box->getLBounds(),
+                    read_arr_box->getExtents(),
+                    /*lenParams=*/std::nullopt, name,
+                    /*mustBeHeap=*/true);
+              } else if (auto read_char_arr_box =
+                             read.getBoxOf<fir::CharArrayBoxValue>()) {
+                fir::factory::genInlinedAllocation(
+                    *builder, loc, *new_box, read_char_arr_box->getLBounds(),
+                    read_char_arr_box->getExtents(),
+                    read_char_arr_box->getLen(), name,
+                    /*mustBeHeap=*/true);
+              } else {
+                TODO(loc, "Unhandled allocatable box type");
+              }
             } else {
               fir::factory::genInlinedAllocation(
-                  *builder, loc, *new_box,
-                  new_box->getMutableProperties().lbounds,
-                  new_box->getMutableProperties().extents,
-                  /*lenParams=*/std::nullopt, name,
+                  *builder, loc, *new_box, box.getMutableProperties().lbounds,
+                  box.getMutableProperties().extents,
+                  box.nonDeferredLenParams(), name,
                   /*mustBeHeap=*/true);
             }
           });
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/parallel-private-clause-str.f90 b/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/parallel-private-clause-str.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c19147e07c85c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/OpenMP/parallel-private-clause-str.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+! This test checks lowering of OpenMP parallel Directive with
+! `PRIVATE` clause present for strings
+
+! REQUIRES: shell
+! RUN: bbc -fopenmp -emit-hlfir %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+!RUN: %flang_fc1 -emit-hlfir -fopenmp %s -o - | FileCheck %s
+
+!CHECK:  func.func @_QPtest_allocatable_string(%{{.*}}: !fir.ref<i32> {fir.bindc_name = "n"}) {
+!CHECK:    %[[C_BOX_REF:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>> {bindc_name = "c", uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_stringEc"}
+!CHECK:    %[[C_DECL:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[C_BOX_REF]] typeparams %{{.*}} {fortran_attrs = #fir.var_attrs<allocatable>, uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_stringEc"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>, i32) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>)
+!CHECK:    omp.parallel {
+!CHECK:      %[[C_PVT_BOX_REF:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>> {bindc_name = "c", pinned, uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_stringEc"}
+!CHECK:      %[[C_BOX:.*]] = fir.load %[[C_DECL]]#1 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>
+!CHECK:      fir.if %{{.*}} {
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_MEM:.*]] = fir.allocmem !fir.char<1,?>(%{{.*}} : index) {fir.must_be_heap = true, uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_stringEc.alloc"}
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_BOX:.*]] = fir.embox %[[C_PVT_MEM]] typeparams %{{.*}} : (!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>
+!CHECK:        fir.store %[[C_PVT_BOX]] to %[[C_PVT_BOX_REF]] : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>
+!CHECK:      }
+!CHECK:      %[[C_PVT_DECL:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[C_PVT_BOX_REF]] {uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_stringEc"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>)
+!CHECK:      fir.if %{{.*}} {
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_BOX:.*]] = fir.load %[[C_PVT_DECL]]#1 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>>
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_BOX_ADDR:.*]] = fir.box_addr %[[C_PVT_BOX]] : (!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>>) -> !fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>
+!CHECK:        fir.freemem %[[C_PVT_BOX_ADDR]] : !fir.heap<!fir.char<1,?>>
+!CHECK:      }
+!CHECK:      omp.terminator
+!CHECK:    }
+subroutine test_allocatable_string(n)
+  character(n), allocatable :: c
+  !$omp parallel private(c)
+  !$omp end parallel
+end subroutine
+
+!CHECK:  func.func @_QPtest_allocatable_string_array(%{{.*}}: !fir.ref<i32> {fir.bindc_name = "n"}) {
+!CHECK:    %0:2 = hlfir.declare %arg0 {uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_string_arrayEn"} : (!fir.ref<i32>) -> (!fir.ref<i32>, !fir.ref<i32>)
+!CHECK:    %[[C_BOX_REF:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>> {bindc_name = "c", uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_string_arrayEc"}
+!CHECK:    %[[C_BOX:.*]] = fir.embox %{{.*}}(%{{.*}}) typeparams %{{.*}} : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>, !fir.shape<1>, i32) -> !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>
+!CHECK:    fir.store %[[C_BOX]] to %[[C_BOX_REF]] : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>
+!CHECK:    %[[C_DECL:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[C_BOX_REF]] typeparams %{{.*}} {fortran_attrs = #fir.var_attrs<allocatable>, uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_string_arrayEc"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>, i32) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>)
+!CHECK:    omp.parallel {
+!CHECK:      %[[C_PVT_BOX_REF:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>> {bindc_name = "c", pinned, uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_string_arrayEc"}
+!CHECK:      %{{.*}} = fir.load %[[C_DECL]]#1 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>
+!CHECK:      fir.if %{{.*}} {
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_ALLOC:.*]] = fir.allocmem !fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>(%{{.*}} : index), %{{.*}} {fir.must_be_heap = true, uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_string_arrayEc.alloc"}
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_BOX:.*]] = fir.embox %[[C_PVT_ALLOC]](%{{.*}}) typeparams %{{.*}} : (!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>, !fir.shapeshift<1>, index) -> !fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>
+!CHECK:        fir.store %[[C_PVT_BOX]] to %[[C_PVT_BOX_REF]] : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>
+!CHECK:      }
+!CHECK:      %[[C_PVT_DECL:.*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[C_PVT_BOX_REF]] {uniq_name = "_QFtest_allocatable_string_arrayEc"} : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>)
+!CHECK:      %{{.*}} = fir.load %[[C_PVT_DECL]]#1 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>
+!CHECK:      fir.if %{{.*}} {
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_BOX:.*]] = fir.load %[[C_PVT_DECL]]#1 : !fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>>
+!CHECK:        %[[C_PVT_ADDR:.*]] = fir.box_addr %[[C_PVT_BOX]] : (!fir.box<!fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>>) -> !fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+!CHECK:        fir.freemem %[[C_PVT_ADDR]] : !fir.heap<!fir.array<?x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+!CHECK:      }
+!CHECK:      omp.terminator
+!CHECK:    }
+
+subroutine test_allocatable_string_array(n)
+  character(n), allocatable :: c(:)
+  !$omp parallel private(c)
+  !$omp end parallel
+end subroutine