diff --git a/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.cc b/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.cc
index 56b6202510e8788d7aa700408fae428df1681c0d..9cced7c02e40f401c1375d35c89e66ec2dbb2a02 100644
--- a/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.cc
+++ b/gcc/fortran/trans-decl.cc
@@ -1066,7 +1066,8 @@ gfc_build_qualified_array (tree decl, gfc_symbol * sym)
 			IDENTIFIER_POINTER (gfc_sym_mangled_identifier (sym))));
 	  token = build_decl (DECL_SOURCE_LOCATION (decl), VAR_DECL, token_name,
 			      token_type);
-	  if (sym->attr.use_assoc)
+	  if (sym->attr.use_assoc
+	      || (sym->attr.host_assoc && sym->attr.used_in_submodule))
 	    DECL_EXTERNAL (token) = 1;
 	  else
 	    TREE_STATIC (token) = 1;
@@ -1091,9 +1092,11 @@ gfc_build_qualified_array (tree decl, gfc_symbol * sym)
 
       if (sym->module && !sym->attr.use_assoc)
 	{
+	  module_htab_entry *mod
+	    = cur_module ? cur_module : gfc_find_module (sym->module);
 	  pushdecl (token);
 	  DECL_CONTEXT (token) = sym->ns->proc_name->backend_decl;
-	  gfc_module_add_decl (cur_module, token);
+	  gfc_module_add_decl (mod, token);
 	}
       else if (sym->attr.host_assoc
 	       && TREE_CODE (DECL_CONTEXT (current_function_decl))
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/coarray/add_sources/submodule_1_sub.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/coarray/add_sources/submodule_1_sub.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..fd177fcda2989d0fd802d64aa86911e8eefda13d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/coarray/add_sources/submodule_1_sub.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+! This test belongs to submodule_1.f90
+! It is references as additional source in that test.
+! The two code fragments need to be in separate files to show
+! the error of pr80235.
+
+submodule (pr80235) pr80235_sub
+
+contains
+  module subroutine test()
+    implicit none
+    if (var%v /= 42) stop 1
+  end subroutine
+end submodule pr80235_sub
+
+program pr80235_prg
+  use pr80235
+  
+  implicit none
+
+  var%v = 42
+  call test()
+end program
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/coarray/submodule_1.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/coarray/submodule_1.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d0faef93ba76c21bb95686d4737ffa365c786c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/coarray/submodule_1.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+!{ dg-do run }
+!{ dg-additional-sources add_sources/submodule_1_sub.f90 }
+
+! Separating the module and the submodule is needed to show the error.
+! Having all code pieces in one file does not show the error.
+
+module pr80235
+  implicit none
+
+  private
+  public :: test, var
+
+  type T
+    integer :: v
+  end type T
+
+interface
+
+  module subroutine test()
+  end subroutine
+
+end interface
+
+  type(T) :: var[*]
+
+end module pr80235
+
+
+