diff --git a/runtime/src/kmp_collapse.cpp b/runtime/src/kmp_collapse.cpp
index 569d2c1..e63a980 100644
--- a/runtime/src/kmp_collapse.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/kmp_collapse.cpp
@@ -1517,16 +1517,11 @@
   kmp_uint64 iter_with_current = iter_before_current + iter_current;
   // calculate the outer loop lower bound (lbo) which is the max outer iv value
   // that gives the number of iterations that is equal or just below the total
-  // number of iterations executed by the previous threads, for less_than
-  // (1-based) inner loops (inner_ub0 == -1) it will be i.e.
-  // lbo*(lbo-1)/2<=iter_before_current => lbo^2-lbo-2*iter_before_current<=0
-  // for less_than_equal (0-based) inner loops (inner_ub == 0) it will be:
-  // i.e. lbo*(lbo+1)/2<=iter_before_current =>
-  // lbo^2+lbo-2*iter_before_current<=0 both cases can be handled similarily
-  // using a parameter to control the equatio sign
+  // number of iterations executed by the previous threads:
+  // lbo*(lbo+1)/2<=iter_before_current =>
+  // lbo^2+lbo-2*iter_before_current<=0
   kmp_uint64 lower_bound_outer =
       (kmp_uint64)(sqrt_newton_approx(1 + 8 * iter_before_current) + 1) / 2 - 1;
-  ;
   // calculate the inner loop lower bound which is the remaining number of
   // iterations required to hit the total number of iterations executed by the
   // previous threads giving the starting point of this thread
diff --git a/runtime/test/worksharing/for/collapse_test.inc b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/collapse_test.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de0e7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/collapse_test.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+#include <omp.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <memory.h>
+
+#define LOOP_IV_TYPE0 LOOP_TYPES
+#define LOOP_TYPE0 LOOP_TYPES
+#define LOOP_STYPE0 LOOP_TYPES
+
+#define LOOP_IV_TYPE1 LOOP_TYPES
+#define LOOP_TYPE1 LOOP_TYPES
+#define LOOP_STYPE1 LOOP_TYPES
+
+#define LOOP_IV_TYPE2 LOOP_TYPES
+#define LOOP_TYPE2 LOOP_TYPES
+#define LOOP_STYPE2 LOOP_TYPES
+
+#define MAX_THREADS 256
+
+#if defined VERBOSE
+#define PRINTF printf
+#else
+#define PRINTF
+#endif
+
+LOOP_TYPE0 iLB, iUB;
+LOOP_TYPE1 jA0, jB0;
+LOOP_TYPE2 kA0, kB0;
+
+LOOP_STYPE0 iStep;
+LOOP_STYPE1 jA1, jB1, jStep;
+LOOP_STYPE2 kA1, kB1, kStep;
+
+// We can check <=, <, >=, > (!= has different pattern)
+// Additional definition of LOOP_LEi, LOOP_LTi, etc. is helpful to build calls
+// of the test from main
+
+#if defined LOOP_LE0
+#define COMPARE0 <=
+#elif defined LOOP_LT0
+#define COMPARE0 <
+#elif defined LOOP_GE0
+#define COMPARE0 >=
+#elif defined LOOP_GT0
+#define COMPARE0 >
+#endif
+
+#if defined LOOP_LE1
+#define COMPARE1 <=
+#elif defined LOOP_LT1
+#define COMPARE1 <
+#elif defined LOOP_GE1
+#define COMPARE1 >=
+#elif defined LOOP_GT1
+#define COMPARE1 >
+#endif
+
+#if defined LOOP_LE2
+#define COMPARE2 <=
+#elif defined LOOP_LT2
+#define COMPARE2 <
+#elif defined LOOP_GE2
+#define COMPARE2 >=
+#elif defined LOOP_GT2
+#define COMPARE2 >
+#endif
+
+typedef struct {
+  LOOP_IV_TYPE0 i;
+  LOOP_IV_TYPE1 j;
+  LOOP_IV_TYPE2 k;
+} spaceType;
+
+spaceType *AllocSpace(unsigned size) {
+
+  spaceType *p = (spaceType *)malloc(size * sizeof(spaceType));
+  memset(p, 0, size * sizeof(spaceType));
+  return p;
+}
+
+void FreeSpace(spaceType *space) { free(space); }
+
+// record an iteration
+void Set(spaceType *space, unsigned count, unsigned trueCount, LOOP_IV_TYPE0 i,
+         LOOP_IV_TYPE1 j, LOOP_IV_TYPE0 k) {
+  if (count > trueCount) {
+    // number of iterations exceeded
+    // will be reported with checks
+    return;
+  }
+  space[count - 1].i = i;
+  space[count - 1].j = j;
+  space[count - 1].k = k;
+}
+int test() {
+  int pass = 1;
+  LOOP_IV_TYPE0 i;
+  LOOP_IV_TYPE1 j;
+  LOOP_IV_TYPE2 k;
+
+  spaceType *openmpSpace;
+  spaceType *scalarSpace;
+
+  unsigned trueCount = 0;
+  unsigned openmpCount = 0;
+  unsigned scalarCount = 0;
+  unsigned uselessThreadsOpenMP = 0;
+  unsigned usefulThreadsOpenMP = 0;
+  unsigned chunkSizesOpenmp[MAX_THREADS] = {0};
+
+  unsigned num_threads = omp_get_max_threads();
+  if (num_threads > MAX_THREADS)
+    num_threads = MAX_THREADS;
+  omp_set_num_threads(num_threads);
+
+  // count iterations and allocate space
+  LOOP { ++trueCount; }
+
+  openmpSpace = AllocSpace(trueCount);
+  scalarSpace = AllocSpace(trueCount);
+
+  // fill the scalar (compare) space
+  LOOP {
+    ++scalarCount;
+    Set(scalarSpace, scalarCount, trueCount, i, j, k);
+  }
+
+  // test run body:
+  // perform and record OpenMP iterations and thread use
+#pragma omp parallel num_threads(num_threads)
+  {
+#pragma omp for collapse(3) private(i, j, k)
+    LOOP {
+      unsigned count;
+      unsigned gtid = omp_get_thread_num();
+#pragma omp atomic update
+      ++chunkSizesOpenmp[gtid];
+#pragma omp atomic capture
+      count = ++openmpCount;
+      Set(openmpSpace, count, trueCount, i, j, k);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // check for the right number of iterations processed
+  // (only need to check for less, greater is checked when recording)
+  if (openmpCount < trueCount) {
+    PRINTF("OpenMP FAILURE: Openmp processed fewer iterations: %d vs %d\n",
+           openmpCount, trueCount);
+    pass = 0;
+  } else if (openmpCount > trueCount) {
+    PRINTF("OpenMP FAILURE: Openmp processed more iterations: %d vs %d\n",
+           openmpCount, trueCount);
+    pass = 0;
+  }
+
+  // check openMP for iteration correctnes against scalar
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < trueCount; i++) {
+    unsigned j;
+    for (j = 0; j < openmpCount; j++) {
+      if ((scalarSpace[i].i == openmpSpace[j].i) &&
+          (scalarSpace[i].j == openmpSpace[j].j) &&
+          (scalarSpace[i].k == openmpSpace[j].k)) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (j == openmpCount) {
+      PRINTF("OpenMP FAILURE: (%d %d %d) not processed\n", scalarSpace[i].i,
+             scalarSpace[i].j, scalarSpace[i].k);
+      pass = 0;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // check for efficient thread use
+  for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_threads; ++i) {
+    if (chunkSizesOpenmp[i] == 0) {
+      ++uselessThreadsOpenMP;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // a check to see if at least more than one thread was used (weakish)
+  if ((uselessThreadsOpenMP == num_threads - 1) && (trueCount > 1)) {
+    PRINTF("OpenMP FAILURE: threads are not used\n");
+    pass = 0;
+  }
+
+#if 0
+    // a check to see if the load was spread more or less evenly so that
+    // when there was more work than threads each one got at least something 
+    // (stronger, but may currently fail for a general collapse case)
+    if ((trueCount >= num_threads) && (uselessThreadsOpenMP > 0)) {
+       PRINTF("OpenMP FAILURE: %d threads not used with %d iterations\n", 
+           uselessThreadsOpenMP, openmpCount);
+       pass = 0;
+    }
+#endif
+
+  // clean up space
+  FreeSpace(openmpSpace);
+  FreeSpace(scalarSpace);
+  return pass;
+}
diff --git a/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_GELTGT_int.c b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_GELTGT_int.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77b2d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_GELTGT_int.c
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// RUN: %libomp-compile-and-run
+
+// Non-rectangular loop collapsing.
+//
+// Nested loops conform to OpenMP 5.2 standard,
+// inner loops bounds may depend on outer loops induction variables.
+
+#define LOOP_TYPES int
+#define COMPARE0 >=
+#define COMPARE1 <
+#define COMPARE2 >
+#define LOOP                                                                   \
+  for (i = iLB; i COMPARE0 iUB; i += iStep)                                    \
+    for (j = jA0; j COMPARE1 jB0; j += jStep)                                  \
+      for (k = kA0; k COMPARE2 kB0; k += kStep)
+#include "collapse_test.inc"
+
+int main() {
+  int fail;
+
+  iLB = 3;
+  iUB = -2;
+  jA0 = -3;
+  jA1 = 0;
+  jB0 = -6;
+  jB1 = 0;
+  kA0 = -2;
+  kA1 = 0;
+  kB0 = -4;
+  kB1 = 0;
+  iStep = -1;
+  jStep = -1;
+  kStep = -4;
+  PRINTF("\nOne off iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; jB1=%d; kA0=%d; "
+         "kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+         iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1, iStep, jStep, kStep);
+  fail = (test() == 0);
+
+  if (!fail) {
+    for (iStep = -3; iStep >= -6; iStep -= 2) {
+      for (jA0 = -6; jA0 <= 6; jA0 += 3) {
+        for (jB0 = -3; jB0 <= 10; jB0 += 3) {
+          for (jStep = 1; jStep <= 10; jStep += 2) {
+            for (kA0 = -2; kA0 <= 4; ++kA0) {
+              for (kB0 = -4; kB0 <= 2; ++kB0) {
+                for (kStep = -2; kStep >= -10; kStep -= 4) {
+                  {
+                    PRINTF("\nTrying iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; "
+                           "jB1=%d; kA0=%d; kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; "
+                           "jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+                           iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1,
+                           iStep, jStep, kStep);
+                    fail = fail || (test() == 0);
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return fail;
+}
diff --git a/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_GTGEGT_int.c b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_GTGEGT_int.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9852111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_GTGEGT_int.c
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// RUN: %libomp-compile-and-run
+
+// Non-rectangular loop collapsing.
+//
+// Nested loops conform to OpenMP 5.2 standard,
+// inner loops bounds may depend on outer loops induction variables.
+
+#define LOOP_TYPES int
+#define COMPARE0 >
+#define COMPARE1 >=
+#define COMPARE2 >
+
+#define DLOOP_GT0
+#define DLOOP_GE1
+#define DLOOP_GT2
+
+#define LOOP                                                                   \
+  for (i = iLB; i COMPARE0 iUB; i += iStep)                                    \
+    for (j = jA0; j COMPARE1 jB0; j += jStep)                                  \
+      for (k = kA0; k COMPARE2 kB0; k += kStep)
+#include "collapse_test.inc"
+
+int main() {
+  int fail;
+
+  iLB = 3;
+  iUB = -2;
+  jA0 = -3;
+  jA1 = 0;
+  jB0 = -6;
+  jB1 = 0;
+  kA0 = -2;
+  kA1 = 0;
+  kB0 = -4;
+  kB1 = 0;
+  iStep = -1;
+  jStep = -1;
+  kStep = -4;
+  PRINTF("\nOne off iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; jB1=%d; kA0=%d; "
+         "kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+         iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1, iStep, jStep, kStep);
+  fail = (test() == 0);
+
+  if (!fail) {
+
+    for (iStep = -3; iStep >= -6; iStep -= 2) {
+      for (jA0 = -3; jA0 <= 10; jA0 += 3) {
+        for (jB0 = -6; jB0 <= 6; jB0 += 3) {
+          for (jStep = -1; jStep >= -10; jStep -= 2) {
+            for (kA0 = -2; kA0 <= 4; ++kA0) {
+              for (kB0 = -4; kB0 <= 2; ++kB0) {
+                for (kStep = -2; kStep >= -10; kStep -= 4) {
+                  {
+                    PRINTF("\nTrying iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; "
+                           "jB1=%d; kA0=%d; kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; "
+                           "jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+                           iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1,
+                           iStep, jStep, kStep);
+                    fail = fail || (test() == 0);
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return fail;
+}
diff --git a/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_LTLEGE_int.c b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_LTLEGE_int.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47e3b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_LTLEGE_int.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// RUN: %libomp-compile-and-run
+
+// Non-rectangular loop collapsing.
+//
+// Nested loops conform to OpenMP 5.2 standard,
+// inner loops bounds may depend on outer loops induction variables.
+
+#define LOOP_TYPES int
+#define COMPARE0 <
+#define COMPARE1 <=
+#define COMPARE2 >=
+#define LOOP                                                                   \
+  for (i = iLB; i COMPARE0 iUB; i += iStep)                                    \
+    for (j = jA0; j COMPARE1 jB0; j += jStep)                                  \
+      for (k = kA0; k COMPARE2 kB0; k += kStep)
+#include "collapse_test.inc"
+
+int main() {
+  int fail;
+
+  iLB = -2;
+  iUB = 3;
+  jA0 = -3;
+  jA1 = 0;
+  jB0 = -6;
+  jB1 = 0;
+  kA0 = -2;
+  kA1 = 0;
+  kB0 = -4;
+  kB1 = 0;
+  iStep = -1;
+  jStep = -1;
+  kStep = -4;
+  PRINTF("\nOne off iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; jB1=%d; kA0=%d; "
+         "kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+         iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1, iStep, jStep, kStep);
+  fail = (test() == 0);
+
+  if (!fail) {
+
+    for (iStep = 2; iStep <= 6; iStep += 2) {
+      for (jA0 = -6; jA0 <= 6; jA0 += 3) {
+        for (jB0 = -3; jB0 <= 10; jB0 += 3) {
+          for (jStep = 1; jStep <= 10; jStep += 2) {
+            for (kA0 = -2; kA0 <= 4; ++kA0) {
+              for (kB0 = -4; kB0 <= 2; ++kB0) {
+                for (kStep = -2; kStep >= -10; kStep -= 4) {
+                  {
+                    PRINTF("\nTrying iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; "
+                           "jB1=%d; kA0=%d; kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; "
+                           "jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+                           iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1,
+                           iStep, jStep, kStep);
+                    fail = fail || (test() == 0);
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return fail;
+}
diff --git a/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_int.c b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_int.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4455602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_many_int.c
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// RUN: %libomp-compile-and-run
+// XFAIL: true
+
+// Non-rectangular loop collapsing.
+//
+// Nested loops conform to OpenMP 5.2 standard,
+// inner loops bounds may depend on outer loops induction variables.
+
+#define LOOP_TYPES int
+#define LOOP                                                                   \
+  for (i = iLB; i <= iUB; i += iStep)                                          \
+    for (j = i * jA1 + jA0; j <= i * jB1 + jB0; j += jStep)                    \
+      for (k = j * kA1 + kA0; k <= j * kB1 + kB0; k += kStep)
+#include "collapse_test.inc"
+
+int main() {
+  int fail = 0;
+
+  iLB = -2;
+  iUB = 3;
+  jA0 = -7;
+  jA1 = -1;
+  jB0 = 13;
+  jB1 = 3;
+  kA0 = -20;
+  kA1 = -2;
+  kB0 = 111;
+  kB1 = -1;
+  iStep = 5;
+  jStep = 9;
+  kStep = 10;
+  PRINTF("\nOne off iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; jB1=%d; kA0=%d; "
+         "kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+         iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1, iStep, jStep, kStep);
+  fail = fail || (test() == 0);
+
+  if (!fail) {
+
+    // NOTE: if a loop on some level won't execute  for all iterations of an
+    // outer loop, it still should work. Runtime doesn't require lower bounds to
+    // be <= upper bounds for all possible i, j, k.
+
+    iLB = -2;
+    iUB = 3;
+    jA0 = -7;
+    jB0 = 5;
+    kA0 = -13;
+    kB0 = 37;
+
+    for (kA1 = -2; kA1 <= 2; ++kA1) { // <=
+      for (kB1 = -2; kB1 <= 2; ++kB1) {
+        for (jA1 = -3; jA1 <= 3; ++jA1) {
+          for (jB1 = -3; jB1 <= 3; ++jB1) {
+            for (iStep = 1; iStep <= 3; ++iStep) {
+              for (jStep = 2; jStep <= 6; jStep += 2) {
+                for (kStep = 2; kStep <= 8; kStep += 3) {
+                  PRINTF("\nTrying iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jA1=%d; jB0=%d; "
+                         "jB1=%d; kA0=%d; kA1=%d; kB0=%d; kB1=%d; iStep=%d; "
+                         "jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+                         iLB, iUB, jA0, jA1, jB0, jB1, kA0, kA1, kB0, kB1,
+                         iStep, jStep, kStep);
+                  fail = fail || (test() == 0);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return fail;
+}
diff --git a/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_one_int.c b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_one_int.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..437d4bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/test/worksharing/for/omp_collapse_one_int.c
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// RUN: %libomp-compile-and-run
+
+// Non-rectangular loop collapsing.
+//
+// Nested loops conform to OpenMP 5.2 standard,
+// inner loops bounds may depend on outer loops induction variables.
+
+#define LOOP_TYPES int
+#define LOOP                                                                   \
+  for (i = iLB; i <= iUB; i += iStep)                                          \
+    for (j = i + jA0; j <= i + jB0; j += jStep)                                \
+      for (k = j + kA0; k <= j + kB0; k += kStep)
+
+#include "collapse_test.inc"
+
+int main() {
+  int fail;
+  iLB = -2;
+  iUB = 3;
+  jA0 = -7;
+  jB0 = 13;
+  kA0 = -20;
+  kB0 = 111;
+  iStep = 5;
+  jStep = 9;
+  kStep = 10;
+  PRINTF("\nOne off iLB=%d; iUB=%d; jA0=%d; jB0=%d; kA0=%d; kB0=%d; iStep=%d; "
+         "jStep=%d; kStep=%d;\n",
+         iLB, iUB, jA0, jB0, kA0, kB0, iStep, jStep, kStep);
+  fail = (test() == 0);
+  return fail;
+}