diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
index 777ef3b20b232..0f07fe0b202c6 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/expression.cpp
@@ -1600,6 +1600,14 @@ void ArrayConstructorContext::Push(MaybeExpr &&x) {
       messageDisplayedSet_ |= 8;
     }
     return;
+  } else if (dyType->category() == TypeCategory::Derived &&
+      dyType->GetDerivedTypeSpec().typeSymbol().attrs().test(
+          semantics::Attr::ABSTRACT)) { // F'2023 C7125
+    if (!(messageDisplayedSet_ & 0x200)) {
+      exprAnalyzer_.Say(
+          "An item whose declared type is ABSTRACT may not appear in an array constructor"_err_en_US);
+      messageDisplayedSet_ |= 0x200;
+    }
   }
   DynamicTypeWithLength xType{dyType.value()};
   if (Expr<SomeCharacter> * charExpr{UnwrapExpr<Expr<SomeCharacter>>(*x)}) {
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/array-constr-values.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/array-constr-values.f90
index 860a3a3d98b32..b93f774e0b0d0 100644
--- a/flang/test/Semantics/array-constr-values.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/array-constr-values.f90
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ subroutine arrayconstructorvalues()
   !ERROR: Cannot have an unlimited polymorphic value in an array constructor
   intarray = (/ unlim_polymorphic, 2, 3, 4, 5/)
 
-  ! C7114
+  ! C7114, F'2023 C7125
   !ERROR: No intrinsic or user-defined ASSIGNMENT(=) matches operand types INTEGER(4) and TYPE(base_type)
   !ERROR: ABSTRACT derived type 'base_type' may not be used in a structure constructor
+  !ERROR: An item whose declared type is ABSTRACT may not appear in an array constructor
   !ERROR: Values in array constructor must have the same declared type when no explicit type appears
   intarray = (/ base_type(10), 2, 3, 4, 5 /)