diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 8081dc41f..d38e9bbe4 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 - Limited maximum instantiation depth to prevent crashes due to stack
   overflow when elaborating a design that has unbounded recursive entity
   instantiation (#969).
-- Several other minor bugs were resolved (#961, #962, #971).
+- Several other minor bugs were resolved (#961, #962, #971, #975).
 
 ## Version 1.13.3 - 2024-08-24
 - Type checking was not performed correctly for conversion function
diff --git a/src/names.c b/src/names.c
index 0675998cc..892121c73 100644
--- a/src/names.c
+++ b/src/names.c
@@ -4769,6 +4769,8 @@ static type_t solve_range(nametab_t *tab, tree_t r)
          tree_t left = tree_left(r);
          tree_t right = tree_right(r);
 
+         const bool has_context = tab->top_type_set->members.count > 0;
+
          type_t ltype;
          if (is_unambiguous(left))
             ltype = _solve_types(tab, left);
@@ -4792,8 +4794,9 @@ static type_t solve_range(nametab_t *tab, tree_t r)
             rtype = _solve_types(tab, right);
          }
 
-         tree_set_type(r, ltype);
-         return ltype;
+         type_t result = has_context ? ltype : type_base_recur(ltype);
+         tree_set_type(r, result);
+         return result;
       }
    default:
       fatal_trace("invalid range subkind");
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index a725cbd0a..4ee81880d 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -6374,12 +6374,14 @@ static type_t p_constrained_array_definition(type_t base, tree_t head)
 
    mangle_type(nametab, sub);
 
-   type_t index_type = std_type(NULL, STD_INTEGER);
    do {
       tree_t r = p_discrete_range(head);
-      solve_types(nametab, r, index_type);
+      solve_types(nametab, r, NULL);
+      convert_universal_bounds(r);
+
       tree_add_range(constraint, r);
       type_add_index(base, tree_type(r));
+
       head = NULL;
    } while (optional(tCOMMA));
 
diff --git a/test/bounds/issue975.vhd b/test/bounds/issue975.vhd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee4f978dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bounds/issue975.vhd
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+entity array_issue is
+end entity array_issue;
+
+architecture rtl of array_issue is
+    constant C_LENGTH : positive := 7;
+    type t_array1 is array (C_LENGTH downto 0) of bit;   -- OK
+    type t_array2 is array (0 to C_LENGTH) of bit;  -- OK
+    type t_array3 is array (positive range 0 to C_LENGTH) of bit;  -- Error
+    type t_array4 is array (positive range C_LENGTH downto 0) of bit;  -- Error
+begin
+end architecture rtl;
diff --git a/test/test_bounds.c b/test/test_bounds.c
index a4c6fe3fd..b7b4e3272 100644
--- a/test/test_bounds.c
+++ b/test/test_bounds.c
@@ -804,6 +804,25 @@ START_TEST(test_issue966)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(test_issue975)
+{
+   input_from_file(TESTDIR "/bounds/issue975.vhd");
+
+   const error_t expect[] = {
+      {  8, "left index 0 violates constraint POSITIVE" },
+      {  9, "right index 0 violates constraint POSITIVE" },
+      { -1, NULL }
+   };
+   expect_errors(expect);
+
+   parse_check_and_simplify(T_ENTITY, T_ARCH);
+
+   fail_unless(parse() == NULL);
+
+   check_expected_errors();
+}
+END_TEST
+
 Suite *get_bounds_tests(void)
 {
    Suite *s = suite_create("bounds");
@@ -846,6 +865,7 @@ Suite *get_bounds_tests(void)
    tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_subtype);
    tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_issue951);
    tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_issue966);
+   tcase_add_test(tc_core, test_issue975);
    suite_add_tcase(s, tc_core);
 
    return s;
diff --git a/test/test_jit.c b/test/test_jit.c
index 25460ad32..d39e2358f 100644
--- a/test/test_jit.c
+++ b/test/test_jit.c
@@ -910,9 +910,7 @@ START_TEST(test_layout)
 
    input_from_file(TESTDIR "/jit/layout.vhd");
 
-   tree_t p = parse();
-   fail_if(p == NULL);
-   fail_unless(tree_kind(p) == T_PACKAGE);
+   tree_t p = parse_check_and_simplify(T_PACKAGE);
 
    freeze_global_arena();
    fail_unless(parse() == NULL);
diff --git a/test/test_parse.c b/test/test_parse.c
index 901c496b4..c1e4e7d5a 100644
--- a/test/test_parse.c
+++ b/test/test_parse.c
@@ -1416,7 +1416,7 @@ START_TEST(test_array)
 {
    tree_t p, d, a, g, s, e, r;
    type_t t, i, b;
-   tree_t x;
+   tree_t x, left, right;
 
    input_from_file(TESTDIR "/parse/array.vhd");
 
@@ -1478,11 +1478,19 @@ START_TEST(test_array)
    fail_unless(tree_ranges(type_constraint(t, 0)) == 2);
    fail_unless(type_indexes(type_base(t)) == 2);
    r = tree_range(type_constraint(t, 0), 0);
-   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_left(r)) == 1);
-   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_right(r)) == 3);
+   left = tree_left(r);
+   fail_unless(tree_kind(left) == T_TYPE_CONV);
+   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_value(left)) == 1);
+   right = tree_right(r);
+   fail_unless(tree_kind(right) == T_TYPE_CONV);
+   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_value(right)) == 3);
    r = tree_range(type_constraint(t, 0), 1);
-   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_left(r)) == 4);
-   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_right(r)) == 6);
+   left = tree_left(r);
+   fail_unless(tree_kind(left) == T_TYPE_CONV);
+   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_value(left)) == 4);
+   right = tree_right(r);
+   fail_unless(tree_kind(right) == T_TYPE_CONV);
+   fail_unless(tree_ival(tree_value(right)) == 6);
 
    e = parse();
    fail_if(e == NULL);