diff --git a/libgomp/fortran.c b/libgomp/fortran.c
index d984ce5c6f88f34709a8795a581d2f2a82483f33..72784ec5dadfcb7b41cefde4fa3921d0fb73d701 100644
--- a/libgomp/fortran.c
+++ b/libgomp/fortran.c
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ ialias_redirect (omp_get_ancestor_thread_num)
 ialias_redirect (omp_get_team_size)
 ialias_redirect (omp_get_active_level)
 ialias_redirect (omp_in_final)
+ialias_redirect (omp_in_explicit_task)
 ialias_redirect (omp_get_cancellation)
 ialias_redirect (omp_get_proc_bind)
 ialias_redirect (omp_get_num_places)
@@ -482,6 +483,12 @@ omp_in_final_ (void)
   return omp_in_final ();
 }
 
+int32_t
+omp_in_explicit_task_ (void)
+{
+  return omp_in_explicit_task ();
+}
+
 void
 omp_set_num_teams_ (const int32_t *num_teams)
 {
diff --git a/libgomp/libgomp.map b/libgomp/libgomp.map
index 46d5f10f3e1d2da18442b88d52c6bfabd3fef192..e76c126128a1e9e5694e4b30d869468f98e0cf75 100644
--- a/libgomp/libgomp.map
+++ b/libgomp/libgomp.map
@@ -234,6 +234,12 @@ OMP_5.1.1 {
 	omp_target_memcpy_rect_async;
 } OMP_5.1;
 
+OMP_5.2 {
+  global:
+	omp_in_explicit_task;
+	omp_in_explicit_task_;
+} OMP_5.1.1;
+
 GOMP_1.0 {
   global:
 	GOMP_atomic_end;
diff --git a/libgomp/libgomp.texi b/libgomp/libgomp.texi
index d8c798cf7a19cebbc5b5b038cf458a886a345881..148728ed05f1b8d24782653fcfb331dfdaa099ab 100644
--- a/libgomp/libgomp.texi
+++ b/libgomp/libgomp.texi
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ to address of matching mapped list item per 5.1, Sect. 2.21.7.2 @tab N @tab
 
 @multitable @columnfractions .60 .10 .25
 @headitem Description @tab Status @tab Comments
-@item @code{omp_in_explicit_task} routine and @emph{implicit-task-var} ICV
-      @tab N @tab
+@item @code{omp_in_explicit_task} routine and @emph{explicit-task-var} ICV
+      @tab Y @tab
 @item @code{omp}/@code{ompx}/@code{omx} sentinels and @code{omp_}/@code{ompx_}
       namespaces @tab N/A
       @tab warning for @code{ompx/omx} sentinels@footnote{The @code{ompx}
diff --git a/libgomp/omp.h.in b/libgomp/omp.h.in
index 925a650135e99374b5f67bd77b7c5db51ef6f369..bfa4e6a0f876b1fea9d349d7aef9a0758dacbd7d 100644
--- a/libgomp/omp.h.in
+++ b/libgomp/omp.h.in
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ extern int omp_get_team_size (int) __GOMP_NOTHROW;
 extern int omp_get_active_level (void) __GOMP_NOTHROW;
 
 extern int omp_in_final (void) __GOMP_NOTHROW;
+extern int omp_in_explicit_task (void) __GOMP_NOTHROW;
 
 extern int omp_get_cancellation (void) __GOMP_NOTHROW;
 extern omp_proc_bind_t omp_get_proc_bind (void) __GOMP_NOTHROW;
diff --git a/libgomp/omp_lib.f90.in b/libgomp/omp_lib.f90.in
index 7ba115f3a1aba034b8593f95c1d9684b99f05c93..04f32dbfd8ade906967e01e48332a4ea53cbf187 100644
--- a/libgomp/omp_lib.f90.in
+++ b/libgomp/omp_lib.f90.in
@@ -444,6 +444,12 @@
           end function omp_in_final
         end interface
 
+        interface
+          function omp_in_explicit_task ()
+            logical (4) :: omp_in_explicit_task
+          end function omp_in_explicit_task
+        end interface
+
         interface
           function omp_get_cancellation ()
             logical (4) :: omp_get_cancellation
diff --git a/libgomp/omp_lib.h.in b/libgomp/omp_lib.h.in
index 362683638593ac6cf13687c98cb9d3f41eb2752a..ecfb9348305a761d16395eb3a8a96c8abd5132c8 100644
--- a/libgomp/omp_lib.h.in
+++ b/libgomp/omp_lib.h.in
@@ -220,6 +220,8 @@
 
       external omp_in_final
       logical(4) omp_in_final
+      external omp_in_explicit_task
+      logical(4) omp_in_explicit_task
 
       external omp_get_cancellation
       logical(4) omp_get_cancellation
diff --git a/libgomp/task.c b/libgomp/task.c
index 7766535d1aa233e0125f9712dfc6cdc0b6513d9b..a7e67e8ea813a2bdc8061e36e3da9a980b9facea 100644
--- a/libgomp/task.c
+++ b/libgomp/task.c
@@ -2687,6 +2687,16 @@ omp_in_final (void)
 
 ialias (omp_in_final)
 
+int
+omp_in_explicit_task (void)
+{
+  struct gomp_thread *thr = gomp_thread ();
+  struct gomp_task *task = thr->task;
+  return task && task->kind != GOMP_TASK_IMPLICIT;
+}
+
+ialias (omp_in_explicit_task)
+
 void
 omp_fulfill_event (omp_event_handle_t event)
 {
diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-1.c b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-1.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a228d93a7766d92f9a441805ebee62e22dcfbbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-1.c
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/* { dg-do run } */
+
+#include <omp.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+  if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+    abort ();
+  #pragma omp task
+  if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+    abort ();
+  #pragma omp task final (1)
+  {
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp task 
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+  }
+  #pragma omp parallel
+  {
+    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp task if (0)
+      {
+	if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	  abort ();
+	#pragma omp task if (0)
+	  if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	    abort ();
+      }
+    #pragma omp task final (1)
+      if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+    #pragma omp barrier
+    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp taskloop num_tasks (24)
+    for (int i = 0; i < 32; ++i)
+      if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+    #pragma omp masked
+    #pragma omp task
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp barrier
+    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+  }
+  #pragma omp target
+  {
+    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp task if (0)
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp task
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+  }
+  #pragma omp target teams
+  {
+    #pragma omp distribute
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+      if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      else
+	{
+	  #pragma omp parallel
+	  {
+	    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	      abort ();
+	    #pragma omp task
+	    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	      abort ();
+	    #pragma omp barrier
+	    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	      abort ();
+	  }
+	}
+  }
+  #pragma omp teams
+  {
+    #pragma omp distribute
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+      if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      else
+	{
+	  #pragma omp parallel
+	  {
+	    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	      abort ();
+	    #pragma omp task
+	    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	      abort ();
+	    #pragma omp barrier
+	    if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	      abort ();
+	  }
+	}
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-2.c b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..44df5967b69209943315a91c86afe2bdca9b2624
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* { dg-do run } */
+
+#include <omp.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+  #pragma omp task
+  {
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp task
+    {
+      if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      #pragma omp target nowait
+      if (omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      #pragma omp taskwait
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-3.c b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-3.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..40eb94d4dca670be9059e24e50fa14ab1bd41c70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libgomp/testsuite/libgomp.c-c++-common/task-in-explicit-3.c
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* { dg-do run } */
+
+#include <omp.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int a;
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+  #pragma omp task
+  {
+    if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+      abort ();
+    #pragma omp task
+    {
+      if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      #pragma omp taskgroup task_reduction (+: a)
+      {
+	if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	  abort ();
+	#pragma omp task in_reduction (+: a)
+	{
+	  ++a;
+	  if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	    abort ();
+	}
+      }
+      if (!omp_in_explicit_task ())
+	abort ();
+      #pragma omp taskwait
+    }
+  }
+  return 0;
+}