diff --git a/gcc/ada/sem_prag.adb b/gcc/ada/sem_prag.adb
index 6d4ec122a21..d3b29089d77 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/sem_prag.adb
+++ b/gcc/ada/sem_prag.adb
@@ -2966,16 +2966,18 @@ package body Sem_Prag is
            (Item    : Node_Id;
             Item_Id : Entity_Id)
          is
-            Context : Entity_Id;
-            Dummy   : Boolean;
-            Inputs  : Elist_Id := No_Elist;
-            Outputs : Elist_Id := No_Elist;
+            Context   : Entity_Id;
+            Dummy     : Boolean;
+            Item_View : Entity_Id;
+            Inputs    : Elist_Id := No_Elist;
+            Outputs   : Elist_Id := No_Elist;
 
          begin
             --  Traverse the scope stack looking for enclosing subprograms or
             --  tasks subject to pragma [Refined_]Global.
 
             Context := Scope (Subp_Id);
+            Check_Context :
             while Present (Context) and then Context /= Standard_Standard loop
 
                --  For a single task type, retrieve the corresponding object to
@@ -2997,35 +2999,64 @@ package body Sem_Prag is
                      Subp_Outputs => Outputs,
                      Global_Seen  => Dummy);
 
-                  --  The item is classified as In_Out or Output but appears as
-                  --  an Input or a formal parameter of mode IN in an enclosing
-                  --  subprogram or task unit (SPARK RM 6.1.4(13)).
+                  --  If the item is a constituent, we must check not just the
+                  --  item itself, but also its encapsulating abstract states.
 
-                  if Appears_In (Inputs, Item_Id)
-                    and then not Appears_In (Outputs, Item_Id)
-                  then
-                     SPARK_Msg_NE
-                       ("global item & cannot have mode In_Out or Output",
-                        Item, Item_Id);
+                  Item_View := Item_Id;
 
-                     if Is_Subprogram_Or_Entry (Context) then
-                        SPARK_Msg_NE
-                          (Fix_Msg (Subp_Id, "\item already appears as input "
-                           & "of subprogram &"), Item, Context);
-                     else
-                        SPARK_Msg_NE
-                          (Fix_Msg (Subp_Id, "\item already appears as input "
-                           & "of task &"), Item, Context);
+                  Check_View : loop
+                     --  The item is classified as In_Out or Output but appears
+                     --  as an Input or a formal parameter of mode IN in
+                     --  an enclosing subprogram or task unit (SPARK RM
+                     --  6.1.4(13)).
+
+                     if Appears_In (Inputs, Item_View)
+                       and then not Appears_In (Outputs, Item_View)
+                     then
+                        if Item_View = Item_Id then
+                           SPARK_Msg_NE
+                             ("global item & " &
+                              "cannot have mode In_Out or Output",
+                              Item, Item_Id);
+                        else
+                           Error_Msg_Node_2 := Item_View;
+                           SPARK_Msg_NE
+                             ("global constituent & of & " &
+                              "cannot have mode In_Out or Output",
+                              Item, Item_Id);
+                        end if;
+
+                        if Is_Subprogram_Or_Entry (Context) then
+                           SPARK_Msg_NE
+                             (Fix_Msg (Subp_Id, "\item already appears "
+                              & "as input of subprogram &"), Item, Context);
+                        else
+                           SPARK_Msg_NE
+                             (Fix_Msg (Subp_Id, "\item already appears "
+                              & "as input of task &"), Item, Context);
+                        end if;
+
+                        --  Stop the traversal once an error has been detected
+
+                        exit Check_Context;
                      end if;
 
-                     --  Stop the traversal once an error has been detected
+                     if Ekind (Item_View) in E_Abstract_State
+                                           | E_Constant
+                                           | E_Variable
+                     then
+                        Item_View := Encapsulating_State (Item_View);
+
+                        exit Check_View when No (Item_View);
+                     else
+                        exit Check_View;
+                     end if;
+                  end loop Check_View;
 
-                     exit;
-                  end if;
                end if;
 
                Context := Scope (Context);
-            end loop;
+            end loop Check_Context;
          end Check_Mode_Restriction_In_Enclosing_Context;
 
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