diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h b/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h
index 64be9714f6cc2..4b8fe6a5b49f0 100644
--- a/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Parser/openmp-utils.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ struct ConstructId {
 MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPDeclarativeAllocate, D::OMPD_allocate);
 MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPDeclarativeAssumes, D::OMPD_assumes);
 MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPDeclareReductionConstruct, D::OMPD_declare_reduction);
-MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct, D::OMPD_declare_simd);
 MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPDeclareTargetConstruct, D::OMPD_declare_target);
 MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPExecutableAllocate, D::OMPD_allocate);
 MAKE_CONSTR_ID(OpenMPRequiresConstruct, D::OMPD_requires);
@@ -57,6 +56,10 @@ struct DirectiveNameScope {
     return name;
   }
 
+  static OmpDirectiveName GetOmpDirectiveName(const OmpDirectiveName &x) {
+    return x;
+  }
+
   static OmpDirectiveName GetOmpDirectiveName(const OmpBeginLoopDirective &x) {
     return x.DirName();
   }
@@ -94,7 +97,6 @@ struct DirectiveNameScope {
       } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPDeclarativeAllocate> ||
           std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPDeclarativeAssumes> ||
           std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPDeclareReductionConstruct> ||
-          std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct> ||
           std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPDeclareTargetConstruct> ||
           std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPExecutableAllocate> ||
           std::is_same_v<T, OpenMPRequiresConstruct>) {
diff --git a/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h b/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h
index de65088c01eae..be30a95763208 100644
--- a/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h
+++ b/flang/include/flang/Parser/parse-tree.h
@@ -4987,9 +4987,9 @@ struct OpenMPDeclareReductionConstruct {
 // 2.8.2 declare-simd -> DECLARE SIMD [(proc-name)] [declare-simd-clause[ [,]
 //                                                   declare-simd-clause]...]
 struct OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct {
-  TUPLE_CLASS_BOILERPLATE(OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct);
+  WRAPPER_CLASS_BOILERPLATE(
+      OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct, OmpDirectiveSpecification);
   CharBlock source;
-  std::tuple<Verbatim, std::optional<Name>, OmpClauseList> t;
 };
 
 // ref: [6.0:301-303]
diff --git a/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp b/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp
index 6ec6eb4038933..0085576292ff5 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Parser/openmp-parsers.cpp
@@ -1836,8 +1836,9 @@ TYPE_PARSER(
 
 // 2.8.2 Declare Simd construct
 TYPE_PARSER(sourced(construct<OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct>(
-    verbatim("DECLARE SIMD"_tok) || verbatim("DECLARE_SIMD"_tok),
-    maybe(parenthesized(name)), Parser<OmpClauseList>{})))
+    predicated(Parser<OmpDirectiveName>{},
+        IsDirective(llvm::omp::Directive::OMPD_declare_simd)) >=
+    Parser<OmpDirectiveSpecification>{})))
 
 TYPE_PARSER(sourced( //
     construct<OpenMPGroupprivate>(
diff --git a/flang/lib/Parser/unparse.cpp b/flang/lib/Parser/unparse.cpp
index fc81cfb7a3818..c9774dd137d2b 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Parser/unparse.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Parser/unparse.cpp
@@ -2573,11 +2573,10 @@ class UnparseVisitor {
     Put("\n");
     EndOpenMP();
   }
-  void Unparse(const OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct &y) {
+  void Unparse(const OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct &x) {
     BeginOpenMP();
-    Word("!$OMP DECLARE SIMD ");
-    Walk("(", std::get<std::optional<Name>>(y.t), ")");
-    Walk(std::get<OmpClauseList>(y.t));
+    Word("!$OMP ");
+    Walk(x.v);
     Put("\n");
     EndOpenMP();
   }
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp
index 9c624750f0e77..57bc53cfe8561 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/check-omp-structure.cpp
@@ -624,11 +624,6 @@ template <typename Checker> struct DirectiveSpellingVisitor {
     checker_(std::get<parser::Verbatim>(x.t).source, Directive::OMPD_assumes);
     return false;
   }
-  bool Pre(const parser::OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct &x) {
-    checker_(
-        std::get<parser::Verbatim>(x.t).source, Directive::OMPD_declare_simd);
-    return false;
-  }
   bool Pre(const parser::OpenMPDeclareTargetConstruct &x) {
     checker_(
         std::get<parser::Verbatim>(x.t).source, Directive::OMPD_declare_target);
@@ -1356,8 +1351,32 @@ void OmpStructureChecker::Leave(const parser::OpenMPThreadprivate &x) {
 }
 
 void OmpStructureChecker::Enter(const parser::OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct &x) {
-  const auto &dir{std::get<parser::Verbatim>(x.t)};
-  PushContextAndClauseSets(dir.source, llvm::omp::Directive::OMPD_declare_simd);
+  const parser::OmpDirectiveName &dirName{x.v.DirName()};
+  PushContextAndClauseSets(dirName.source, dirName.v);
+
+  const parser::OmpArgumentList &args{x.v.Arguments()};
+  if (args.v.empty()) {
+    return;
+  } else if (args.v.size() > 1) {
+    context_.Say(args.source,
+        "DECLARE_SIMD directive should have at most one argument"_err_en_US);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const parser::OmpArgument &arg{args.v.front()};
+  if (auto *sym{GetArgumentSymbol(arg)}) {
+    if (!IsProcedure(*sym) && !IsFunction(*sym)) {
+      auto &msg{context_.Say(arg.source,
+          "The name '%s' should refer to a procedure"_err_en_US, sym->name())};
+      if (sym->test(Symbol::Flag::Implicit)) {
+        msg.Attach(arg.source,
+            "The name '%s' has been implicitly declared"_en_US, sym->name());
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    context_.Say(arg.source,
+        "The argument to the DECLARE_SIMD directive should be a procedure name"_err_en_US);
+  }
 }
 
 void OmpStructureChecker::Leave(const parser::OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct &) {
diff --git a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-directives.cpp b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-directives.cpp
index f1f78620532f5..218e3e7266ca9 100644
--- a/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-directives.cpp
+++ b/flang/lib/Semantics/resolve-directives.cpp
@@ -473,9 +473,10 @@ class OmpAttributeVisitor : DirectiveAttributeVisitor<llvm::omp::Directive> {
 
   bool Pre(const parser::OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct &x) {
     PushContext(x.source, llvm::omp::Directive::OMPD_declare_simd);
-    const auto &name{std::get<std::optional<parser::Name>>(x.t)};
-    if (name) {
-      ResolveOmpName(*name, Symbol::Flag::OmpDeclareSimd);
+    for (const parser::OmpArgument &arg : x.v.Arguments().v) {
+      if (auto *object{omp::GetArgumentObject(arg)}) {
+        ResolveOmpObject(*object, Symbol::Flag::OmpDeclareSimd);
+      }
     }
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/linear-clause.f90 b/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/linear-clause.f90
index 5ea31ce58fc5a..b53dfe5f941a3 100644
--- a/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/linear-clause.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/linear-clause.f90
@@ -84,18 +84,16 @@ subroutine f03(x)
 
 !UNPARSE: SUBROUTINE f03 (x)
 !UNPARSE:  INTEGER x
-!UNPARSE: !$OMP DECLARE SIMD  LINEAR(x: UVAL)
+!UNPARSE: !$OMP DECLARE SIMD LINEAR(x: UVAL)
 !UNPARSE: END SUBROUTINE
 
-!PARSE-TREE: SpecificationPart
-![...]
-!PARSE-TREE: | DeclarationConstruct -> SpecificationConstruct -> OpenMPDeclarativeConstruct -> OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct
-!PARSE-TREE: | | Verbatim
-!PARSE-TREE: | | OmpClauseList -> OmpClause -> Linear -> OmpLinearClause
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | OmpObjectList -> OmpObject -> Designator -> DataRef -> Name = 'x'
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | Modifier -> OmpLinearModifier -> Value = Uval
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | bool = 'true'
-!PARSE-TREE: ExecutionPart -> Block
+!PARSE-TREE: DeclarationConstruct -> SpecificationConstruct -> OpenMPDeclarativeConstruct -> OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct -> OmpDirectiveSpecification
+!PARSE-TREE: | OmpDirectiveName -> llvm::omp::Directive = declare simd
+!PARSE-TREE: | OmpClauseList -> OmpClause -> Linear -> OmpLinearClause
+!PARSE-TREE: | | OmpObjectList -> OmpObject -> Designator -> DataRef -> Name = 'x'
+!PARSE-TREE: | | Modifier -> OmpLinearModifier -> Value = Uval
+!PARSE-TREE: | | bool = 'true'
+!PARSE-TREE: | Flags = None
 
 subroutine f04(x)
   integer :: x
@@ -104,17 +102,15 @@ subroutine f04(x)
 
 !UNPARSE: SUBROUTINE f04 (x)
 !UNPARSE:  INTEGER x
-!UNPARSE: !$OMP DECLARE SIMD  LINEAR(x: UVAL, STEP(3_4))
+!UNPARSE: !$OMP DECLARE SIMD LINEAR(x: UVAL, STEP(3_4))
 !UNPARSE: END SUBROUTINE
 
-!PARSE-TREE: SpecificationPart
-![...]
-!PARSE-TREE: | DeclarationConstruct -> SpecificationConstruct -> OpenMPDeclarativeConstruct -> OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct
-!PARSE-TREE: | | Verbatim
-!PARSE-TREE: | | OmpClauseList -> OmpClause -> Linear -> OmpLinearClause
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | OmpObjectList -> OmpObject -> Designator -> DataRef -> Name = 'x'
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | Modifier -> OmpLinearModifier -> Value = Uval
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | Modifier -> OmpStepComplexModifier -> Scalar -> Integer -> Expr = '3_4'
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | | LiteralConstant -> IntLiteralConstant = '3'
-!PARSE-TREE: | | | bool = 'true'
-!PARSE-TREE: ExecutionPart -> Block
+!PARSE-TREE: DeclarationConstruct -> SpecificationConstruct -> OpenMPDeclarativeConstruct -> OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct -> OmpDirectiveSpecification
+!PARSE-TREE: | OmpDirectiveName -> llvm::omp::Directive = declare simd
+!PARSE-TREE: | OmpClauseList -> OmpClause -> Linear -> OmpLinearClause
+!PARSE-TREE: | | OmpObjectList -> OmpObject -> Designator -> DataRef -> Name = 'x'
+!PARSE-TREE: | | Modifier -> OmpLinearModifier -> Value = Uval
+!PARSE-TREE: | | Modifier -> OmpStepComplexModifier -> Scalar -> Integer -> Expr = '3_4'
+!PARSE-TREE: | | | LiteralConstant -> IntLiteralConstant = '3'
+!PARSE-TREE: | | bool = 'true'
+!PARSE-TREE: | Flags = None
diff --git a/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/openmp6-directive-spellings.f90 b/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/openmp6-directive-spellings.f90
index f55ff958b0952..b72c5a2c1c086 100644
--- a/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/openmp6-directive-spellings.f90
+++ b/flang/test/Parser/OpenMP/openmp6-directive-spellings.f90
@@ -111,12 +111,13 @@ subroutine f03
 end
 
 !UNPARSE: SUBROUTINE f03
-!UNPARSE: !$OMP DECLARE SIMD
+!UNPARSE: !$OMP DECLARE_SIMD
 !UNPARSE: END SUBROUTINE
 
-!PARSE-TREE: OpenMPDeclarativeConstruct -> OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct
-!PARSE-TREE: | Verbatim
+!PARSE-TREE: OpenMPDeclarativeConstruct -> OpenMPDeclareSimdConstruct -> OmpDirectiveSpecification
+!PARSE-TREE: | OmpDirectiveName -> llvm::omp::Directive = declare simd
 !PARSE-TREE: | OmpClauseList ->
+!PARSE-TREE: | Flags = None
 
 subroutine f04
   !$omp declare_target
diff --git a/flang/test/Semantics/OpenMP/declare-simd.f90 b/flang/test/Semantics/OpenMP/declare-simd.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ceed2c262555a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/flang/test/Semantics/OpenMP/declare-simd.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+! RUN: %python %S/../test_errors.py %s %flang -fopenmp -fopenmp-version=60
+
+module m
+
+!ERROR: The name 'x' should refer to a procedure
+!$omp declare_simd(x)
+
+!ERROR: DECLARE_SIMD directive should have at most one argument
+!$omp declare_simd(f00, f01)
+
+!ERROR: The argument to the DECLARE_SIMD directive should be a procedure name
+!$omp declare_simd(v : integer)
+
+contains
+
+subroutine f00
+end
+
+subroutine f01
+end
+
+end module