diff --git a/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp b/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp
index 0564468bd0332..d96c89bd93e75 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Lower/ConvertCall.cpp
@@ -1364,13 +1364,18 @@ genHLFIRIntrinsicRefCore(PreparedActualArguments &loweredActuals,
       hlfir::Entity actual = arg->getOriginalActual();
       mlir::Value valArg;
 
-      fir::ArgLoweringRule argRules =
-          fir::lowerIntrinsicArgumentAs(*argLowering, i);
-      if (!argRules.handleDynamicOptional &&
-          argRules.lowerAs != fir::LowerIntrinsicArgAs::Inquired)
-        valArg = hlfir::derefPointersAndAllocatables(loc, builder, actual);
-      else
-        valArg = actual.getBase();
+      // if intrinsic handler has no lowering rules
+      if (!argLowering) {
+        valArg = hlfir::loadTrivialScalar(loc, builder, actual);
+      } else {
+        fir::ArgLoweringRule argRules =
+            fir::lowerIntrinsicArgumentAs(*argLowering, i);
+        if (!argRules.handleDynamicOptional &&
+            argRules.lowerAs != fir::LowerIntrinsicArgAs::Inquired)
+          valArg = hlfir::derefPointersAndAllocatables(loc, builder, actual);
+        else
+          valArg = actual.getBase();
+      }
 
       operands.emplace_back(valArg);
     }
@@ -1510,6 +1515,21 @@ genHLFIRIntrinsicRefCore(PreparedActualArguments &loweredActuals,
     return {hlfir::EntityWithAttributes{countOp.getResult()}};
   }
 
+  if ((intrinsicName == "min" || intrinsicName == "max") &&
+      hlfir::getFortranElementType(callContext.resultType.value())
+          .isa<fir::CharacterType>()) {
+    llvm::SmallVector<mlir::Value> operands = getOperandVector(loweredActuals);
+    assert(operands.size() >= 2);
+
+    hlfir::CharExtremumPredicate pred = (intrinsicName == "min")
+                                            ? hlfir::CharExtremumPredicate::min
+                                            : hlfir::CharExtremumPredicate::max;
+    hlfir::CharExtremumOp charExtremumOp =
+        builder.create<hlfir::CharExtremumOp>(loc, pred,
+                                              mlir::ValueRange{operands});
+    return {hlfir::EntityWithAttributes{charExtremumOp.getResult()}};
+  }
+
   // TODO add hlfir operations for other transformational intrinsics here
 
   // fallback to calling the intrinsic via fir.call
diff --git a/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/char_extremum.f03 b/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/char_extremum.f03
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..32a519ce3b681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Lower/HLFIR/char_extremum.f03
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+! Test lowering of the max and min intrinsics on character types to HLFIR
+! RUN: bbc -emit-hlfir -o - %s 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
+
+subroutine max1(c1, c2, c3)
+  character(*) :: c1, c2, c3
+  c1 = max(c2,c3)
+end subroutine
+
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPmax1
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_0]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_2]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_2]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_4:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_5:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_4]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_4]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_6:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.char_extremum max, %[[VAL_3]]#0, %[[VAL_5]]#0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.boxchar<1>) -> !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.assign %[[VAL_6]] to %[[VAL_1]]#0 : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>, !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.destroy %[[VAL_6]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+
+subroutine min1(c1, c2, c3)
+  character(*) :: c1, c2, c3
+  c1 = min(c2,c3)
+end subroutine
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPmin1
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_0]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_2]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_2]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_4:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_5:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_4]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_4]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_6:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.char_extremum min, %[[VAL_3]]#0, %[[VAL_5]]#0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.boxchar<1>) -> !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.assign %[[VAL_6]] to %[[VAL_1]]#0 : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>, !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.destroy %[[VAL_6]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+! CHECK:  return
+
+subroutine max2(c1, c2, c3)
+  character(*) :: c1(100)
+  character :: c2(100)*10, c3(100)*20
+  c1(1) = max(c2(1),c3(1))
+end subroutine
+! CHECK-LABEL:  func.func @_QPmax2
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_0]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C100:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 100 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]  = fir.shape %[[VAL_C100]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_1]](%[[VAL_2]]) typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>, !fir.shape<1>, index) -> (!fir.box<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_4:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C10:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 10 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_5:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_4]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C100_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 100 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_6:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.shape %[[VAL_C100_0]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_7:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_5]](%[[VAL_6]]) typeparams %[[VAL_C10]] {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>, !fir.shape<1>, index) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_8:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %{{.*}} : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C20:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 20 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_9:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_8]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C100_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 100 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_10:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.shape %[[VAL_C100_1]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_11:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_9]](%[[VAL_10]]) typeparams %[[VAL_C20]] {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>, !fir.shape<1>, index) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_12:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_7]]#0 (%[[VAL_C1]])  typeparams %[[VAL_C10]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>, index, index) -> !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,10>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C1_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_13:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_11]]#0 (%[[VAL_C1_2]])  typeparams %[[VAL_C20]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>, index, index) -> !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,20>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_14:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.char_extremum max, %[[VAL_12]], %[[VAL_13]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,10>>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,20>>) -> !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,20>>
+! CHECK:  %c1_3 = arith.constant 1 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_15:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_3]]#0 (%c1_3)  typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 : (!fir.box<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>, index, index) -> !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.assign %[[VAL_14]] to %[[VAL_15]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,20>>, !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.destroy %[[VAL_14]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,20>>
+
+subroutine min2(c1, c2, c3)
+  character(*) :: c1(100)
+  character :: c2(100)*10, c3(100)*20
+  c1(1) = min(c2(1),c3(1))
+end subroutine
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPmin2
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_0]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C100:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 100 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.shape %[[VAL_C100]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_1]](%[[VAL_2]]) typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>, !fir.shape<1>, index) -> (!fir.box<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_4:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg1 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C10:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 10 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_5:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_4]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C100_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 100 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_6:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.shape %[[VAL_C100_0]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_7:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_5]](%[[VAL_6]]) typeparams %[[VAL_C10]] {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>, !fir.shape<1>, index) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_8:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg2 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C20:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 20 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C9:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.convert %[[VAL_8]]#0 : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>) -> !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C100_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 100 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_10:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = fir.shape %[[VAL_C100_1]] : (index) -> !fir.shape<1>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_11:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_C9]](%[[VAL_10]]) typeparams %[[VAL_C20]] {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>, !fir.shape<1>, index) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>, !fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_12:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_7]]#0 (%[[VAL_C1]])  typeparams %[[VAL_C10]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,10>>>, index, index) -> !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,10>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C1_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_13:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_11]]#0 (%[[VAL_C1_2]])  typeparams %[[VAL_C20]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,20>>>, index, index) -> !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,20>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_14:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.char_extremum min, %[[VAL_12]], %[[VAL_13]] : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,10>>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,20>>) -> !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,20>>
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_C1_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = arith.constant 1 : index
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_15:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.designate %[[VAL_3]]#0 (%[[VAL_C1_3]])  typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 : (!fir.box<!fir.array<100x!fir.char<1,?>>>, index, index) -> !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.assign %[[VAL_14]] to %[[VAL_15]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,20>>, !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.destroy %[[VAL_14]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,20>>
+
+subroutine max3(c1, c2, c3, c4)
+  character(*) :: c1, c2, c3, c4
+  c1 = max(c2, c3, c4)
+end subroutine
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPmax3
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_0]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg1 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_2]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_2]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_4:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg2 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_5:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_4]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_4]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_6:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg3 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_7:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_6]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_6]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_8:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.char_extremum max, %[[VAL_3]]#0, %[[VAL_5]]#0, %[[VAL_7]]#0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.boxchar<1>) -> !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.assign %[[VAL_8]] to %[[VAL_1]]#0 : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>, !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.destroy %[[VAL_8]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+
+subroutine min3(c1, c2, c3, c4)
+  character(*) :: c1, c2, c3, c4
+  c1 = min(c2, c3, c4)
+end subroutine
+! CHECK-LABEL: func.func @_QPmin3
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_0:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_1:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_0]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_0]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_2:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg1 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_3:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_2]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_2]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_4:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg2 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_5:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_4]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_4]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_6:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = fir.unboxchar %arg3 : (!fir.boxchar<1>) -> (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_7:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]]:2 = hlfir.declare %[[VAL_6]]#0 typeparams %[[VAL_6]]#1 {{.*}} : (!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>, index) -> (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>)
+! CHECK:  %[[VAL_8:[a-zA-Z0-9_]*]] = hlfir.char_extremum min, %[[VAL_3]]#0, %[[VAL_5]]#0, %[[VAL_7]]#0 : (!fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.boxchar<1>, !fir.boxchar<1>) -> !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.assign %[[VAL_8]] to %[[VAL_1]]#0 : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>, !fir.boxchar<1>
+! CHECK:  hlfir.destroy %[[VAL_8]] : !hlfir.expr<!fir.char<1,?>>