diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.td b/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.td
index dc66885f776f0..160de05a33b41 100644
--- a/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.td
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.td
@@ -3240,11 +3240,17 @@ def fir_BoxOffsetOp : fir_Op<"box_offset", [NoMemoryEffect]> {
     descriptor implementation must have, only the base_addr and derived_type
     descriptor fields can be addressed.
 
+    It also accepts the address of a fir.boxchar and returns
+    address of the data pointer encapsulated by the fir.boxchar.
+
     ```
         %addr = fir.box_offset %box base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xi32>>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.array<?xi32>>>
         %tdesc = fir.box_offset %box derived_type : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.type<t>>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.tdesc<!fir.type<t>>>
 
+        %addr1 = fir.box_offset %boxchar base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<fir.char<1,?>>>
     ```
+
+    The derived_type field cannot be used when the input to this op is a reference to a fir.boxchar.
   }];
 
   let arguments = (ins
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp
index 205807eab403a..82d960a6fc61e 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/CodeGen/CodeGen.cpp
@@ -3930,12 +3930,25 @@ struct BoxOffsetOpConversion : public fir::FIROpConversion<fir::BoxOffsetOp> {
                   mlir::ConversionPatternRewriter &rewriter) const override {
 
     mlir::Type pty = ::getLlvmPtrType(boxOffset.getContext());
-    mlir::Type boxType = fir::unwrapRefType(boxOffset.getBoxRef().getType());
-    mlir::Type llvmBoxTy =
-        lowerTy().convertBoxTypeAsStruct(mlir::cast<fir::BaseBoxType>(boxType));
-    int fieldId = boxOffset.getField() == fir::BoxFieldAttr::derived_type
-                      ? getTypeDescFieldId(boxType)
-                      : kAddrPosInBox;
+    mlir::Type boxRefType = fir::unwrapRefType(boxOffset.getBoxRef().getType());
+
+    assert((mlir::isa<fir::BaseBoxType>(boxRefType) ||
+            mlir::isa<fir::BoxCharType>(boxRefType)) &&
+           "boxRef should be a reference to either fir.box or fir.boxchar");
+
+    mlir::Type llvmBoxTy;
+    int fieldId;
+    if (auto boxType = mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::BaseBoxType>(boxRefType)) {
+      llvmBoxTy = lowerTy().convertBoxTypeAsStruct(
+          mlir::cast<fir::BaseBoxType>(boxType));
+      fieldId = boxOffset.getField() == fir::BoxFieldAttr::derived_type
+                    ? getTypeDescFieldId(boxType)
+                    : kAddrPosInBox;
+    } else {
+      auto boxCharType = mlir::cast<fir::BoxCharType>(boxRefType);
+      llvmBoxTy = lowerTy().convertType(boxCharType);
+      fieldId = kAddrPosInBox;
+    }
     rewriter.replaceOpWithNewOp<mlir::LLVM::GEPOp>(
         boxOffset, pty, llvmBoxTy, adaptor.getBoxRef(),
         llvm::ArrayRef<mlir::LLVM::GEPArg>{0, fieldId});
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
index cbe93907265f6..6181e1fad4240 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIROps.cpp
@@ -4484,15 +4484,24 @@ void fir::IfOp::resultToSourceOps(llvm::SmallVectorImpl<mlir::Value> &results,
 llvm::LogicalResult fir::BoxOffsetOp::verify() {
   auto boxType = mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::BaseBoxType>(
       fir::dyn_cast_ptrEleTy(getBoxRef().getType()));
-  if (!boxType)
-    return emitOpError("box_ref operand must have !fir.ref<!fir.box<T>> type");
+  mlir::Type boxCharType;
+  if (!boxType) {
+    boxCharType = mlir::dyn_cast_or_null<fir::BoxCharType>(
+        fir::dyn_cast_ptrEleTy(getBoxRef().getType()));
+    if (!boxCharType)
+      return emitOpError("box_ref operand must have !fir.ref<!fir.box<T>> or "
+                         "!fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<k>> type");
+    if (getField() == fir::BoxFieldAttr::derived_type)
+      return emitOpError("cannot address derived_type field of a fir.boxchar");
+  }
   if (getField() != fir::BoxFieldAttr::base_addr &&
       getField() != fir::BoxFieldAttr::derived_type)
     return emitOpError("cannot address provided field");
-  if (getField() == fir::BoxFieldAttr::derived_type)
+  if (getField() == fir::BoxFieldAttr::derived_type) {
     if (!fir::boxHasAddendum(boxType))
       return emitOpError("can only address derived_type field of derived type "
                          "or unlimited polymorphic fir.box");
+  }
   return mlir::success();
 }
 
diff --git a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIRType.cpp b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIRType.cpp
index 1e6e95393c2f7..da7aa17445404 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIRType.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Optimizer/Dialect/FIRType.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ mlir::Type dyn_cast_ptrOrBoxEleTy(mlir::Type t) {
   return llvm::TypeSwitch<mlir::Type, mlir::Type>(t)
       .Case<fir::ReferenceType, fir::PointerType, fir::HeapType,
             fir::LLVMPointerType>([](auto p) { return p.getEleTy(); })
-      .Case<fir::BaseBoxType>(
+      .Case<fir::BaseBoxType, fir::BoxCharType>(
           [](auto p) { return unwrapRefType(p.getEleTy()); })
       .Default([](mlir::Type) { return mlir::Type{}; });
 }
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/box-offset-codegen.fir b/flang/test/Fir/box-offset-codegen.fir
index 15c9a11e5aefe..a7f52657d0f12 100644
--- a/flang/test/Fir/box-offset-codegen.fir
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/box-offset-codegen.fir
@@ -37,3 +37,13 @@ func.func @array_tdesc(%array : !fir.ref<!fir.class<!fir.ptr<!fir.array<?x!fir.t
 // CHECK-SAME: ptr captures(none) %[[BOX:.*]]){{.*}}{
 // CHECK:    %[[VAL_0:.*]] = getelementptr { ptr, i64, i32, i8, i8, i8, i8, [1 x [3 x i64]], ptr, [1 x i64] }, ptr %[[BOX]], i32 0, i32 8
 // CHECK:    ret ptr %[[VAL_0]]
+
+func.func @boxchar_addr(%boxchar : !fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>> {
+  %addr = fir.box_offset %boxchar base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>>
+  return %addr : !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>>
+}
+
+// CHECK-LABEL: define ptr @boxchar_addr(
+// CHECK-SAME: ptr {{.*}}%[[BOXCHAR:.*]]){{.*}} {
+// CHECK: %[[VAL_0:.*]] = getelementptr { ptr, i64 }, ptr %[[BOXCHAR]], i32 0, i32 0
+// CHECK: ret ptr %[[VAL_0]]
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/box-offset.fir b/flang/test/Fir/box-offset.fir
index 98c2eaefb8d6b..181ad51a5dbe1 100644
--- a/flang/test/Fir/box-offset.fir
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/box-offset.fir
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func.func @test_box_offset(%unlimited : !fir.ref<!fir.class<none>>, %type_star :
 
   %addr6 = fir.box_offset %type_star base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xnone>>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.array<?xnone>>>
   %tdesc6 = fir.box_offset %type_star derived_type : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xnone>>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.tdesc<none>>
+
+  %boxchar = fir.alloca !fir.boxchar<1>
+  %addr7 = fir.box_offset %boxchar base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>>
   return
 }
 // CHECK-LABEL:   func.func @test_box_offset(
@@ -40,3 +43,5 @@ func.func @test_box_offset(%unlimited : !fir.ref<!fir.class<none>>, %type_star :
 // CHECK:           %[[VAL_13:.*]] = fir.box_offset %[[VAL_0]] derived_type : (!fir.ref<!fir.class<none>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.tdesc<none>>
 // CHECK:           %[[VAL_14:.*]] = fir.box_offset %[[VAL_1]] base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xnone>>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.array<?xnone>>>
 // CHECK:           %[[VAL_15:.*]] = fir.box_offset %[[VAL_1]] derived_type : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<!fir.array<?xnone>>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.tdesc<none>>
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_16:.*]] = fir.alloca !fir.boxchar<1>
+// CHECK:           %[[VAL_17:.*]] = fir.box_offset %[[VAL_16]] base_addr : (!fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>>
diff --git a/flang/test/Fir/invalid.fir b/flang/test/Fir/invalid.fir
index fd607fd9066f7..45cae1f82cb8e 100644
--- a/flang/test/Fir/invalid.fir
+++ b/flang/test/Fir/invalid.fir
@@ -972,13 +972,21 @@ func.func @rec_to_rec(%arg0: !fir.type<t1{i:i32, f:f32}>) -> !fir.type<t2{f:f32,
 // -----
 
 func.func @bad_box_offset(%not_a_box : !fir.ref<i32>) {
-  // expected-error@+1{{'fir.box_offset' op box_ref operand must have !fir.ref<!fir.box<T>> type}}
+  // expected-error@+1{{'fir.box_offset' op box_ref operand must have !fir.ref<!fir.box<T>> or !fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<k>> type}}
   %addr1 = fir.box_offset %not_a_box base_addr : (!fir.ref<i32>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<i32>>
   return
 }
 
 // -----
 
+func.func @bad_box_offset(%boxchar : !fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) {
+  // expected-error@+1{{'fir.box_offset' op cannot address derived_type field of a fir.boxchar}}
+  %addr1 = fir.box_offset %boxchar derived_type : (!fir.ref<!fir.boxchar<1>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.ref<!fir.char<1,?>>>
+  return
+}
+
+// -----
+
 func.func @bad_box_offset(%no_addendum : !fir.ref<!fir.box<i32>>) {
   // expected-error@+1{{'fir.box_offset' op can only address derived_type field of derived type or unlimited polymorphic fir.box}}
   %addr1 = fir.box_offset %no_addendum derived_type : (!fir.ref<!fir.box<i32>>) -> !fir.llvm_ptr<!fir.tdesc<!fir.type<none>>>