diff --git a/src/modules/mo_test_submodule.f90 b/src/modules/mo_test_submodule.f90
index 11ae05f..dff083f 100644
--- a/src/modules/mo_test_submodule.f90
+++ b/src/modules/mo_test_submodule.f90
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ end subroutine print_hello_subroutine
     module function print_hello_function()
       integer :: print_hello_function
     end function print_hello_function
+
+    module function print_hello_function2()
+      integer :: print_hello_function2
+    end function print_hello_function2
   end interface
 
   contains
     subroutine print_hello()
-      print *, "Hello from submodule test (parent module)."
+      print *, "Hello from submodule test (ancestor module)."
     end subroutine print_hello
 end module mo_test_submodule
diff --git a/src/modules/submo_submo_test_submodule.f90 b/src/modules/submo_submo_test_submodule.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index 87e6261..0000000
--- a/src/modules/submo_submo_test_submodule.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-submodule (mo_test_submodule:submo_test_submodule) submo_submo_test_submodule
-  implicit none
-contains
-  module function print_hello_function()
-    integer :: print_hello_function
-    print_hello_function = res
-    print *, "Hello from submodule test (submodule function)."
-  end function print_hello_function
-end submodule submo_submo_test_submodule
diff --git a/src/modules/submo_test_submodule.f90 b/src/modules/submo_test_submodule.f90
deleted file mode 100644
index 78336fd..0000000
--- a/src/modules/submo_test_submodule.f90
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-submodule (mo_test_submodule) submo_test_submodule
-  implicit none
-
-  integer, parameter :: res = 0
-
-contains
-  module subroutine print_hello_subroutine()
-    print *, "Hello from submodule test (submodule subroutine)."
-  end subroutine print_hello_subroutine
-end submodule submo_test_submodule
diff --git a/src/program/main.f90 b/src/program/main.f90
index 7104dfb..2253f51 100644
--- a/src/program/main.f90
+++ b/src/program/main.f90
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ program main
   use mo_test_submodule, only: &
   &  print_test_submodule_parent => print_hello, &
   &  print_test_submodule_subroutine => print_hello_subroutine, &
-  &  print_test_submodule_function => print_hello_function
+  &  print_test_submodule_function => print_hello_function, &
+  &  print_test_submodule_function2 => print_hello_function2
   use mo_threaded_hello, only: print_threaded_hello => print_hello
   use mo_delayed, only: print_delayed_hello => print_hello
   use mo_cmake_based, only: print_cmake_based_hello => print_hello
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ program main
   call print_test_submodule_parent()
   call print_test_submodule_subroutine()
   retval = print_test_submodule_function()
+  retval = print_test_submodule_function2()
 
   print *, "Running threaded bundled library..."
   retval = print_threaded_hello()
diff --git a/src/submodules/smo_smo_test_submodule.f90 b/src/submodules/smo_smo_test_submodule.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..faf2ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/submodules/smo_smo_test_submodule.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+submodule (mo_test_submodule:smo_test_submodule) smo_smo_test_submodule
+  implicit none
+contains
+  module function print_hello_function()
+    integer :: print_hello_function
+    print_hello_function = res
+    print *, "Hello from submodule test (submodule of submodule)."
+  end function print_hello_function
+end submodule smo_smo_test_submodule
diff --git a/src/submodules/smo_test_submodule.f90 b/src/submodules/smo_test_submodule.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b347959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/submodules/smo_test_submodule.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+submodule (mo_test_submodule) smo_test_submodule
+  implicit none
+
+  integer, parameter :: res = 0
+
+contains
+  module subroutine print_hello_subroutine()
+    print *, "Hello from submodule test (parentless submodule)."
+  end subroutine print_hello_subroutine
+end submodule smo_test_submodule
diff --git a/src/submodules/smo_test_submodule2.f90 b/src/submodules/smo_test_submodule2.f90
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32573b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/submodules/smo_test_submodule2.f90
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+submodule (mo_test_submodule) smo_test_submodule2
+  implicit none
+contains
+  integer module function print_hello_function2()
+    print_hello_function2 = 0
+    print *, "Hello from submodule test (parentless submodule 2)."
+  end function print_hello_function2
+end submodule smo_test_submodule2