diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py
index 3debb6a5eb..f202f79ede 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/program_processors/runners/dace_fieldview/transformations/simplify.py
@@ -1008,9 +1008,10 @@ def map_strides(edge: dace.sdfg.graph.Edge, outer_node: dace.nodes.AccessNode) -
             inner_desc.set_shape(inner_desc.shape, new_strides)
 
             for stride in new_strides:
-                for sym in stride.free_symbols:
-                    nsdfg_node.sdfg.add_symbol(str(sym), sym.dtype)
-                    nsdfg_node.symbol_mapping |= {str(sym): sym}
+                if isinstance(stride, dace.symbolic.symbol):
+                    for sym in stride.free_symbols:
+                        nsdfg_node.sdfg.add_symbol(str(sym), sym.dtype)
+                        nsdfg_node.symbol_mapping |= {str(sym): sym}
 
             for inner_state in nsdfg_node.sdfg.states():
                 for inner_node in inner_state.data_nodes():
diff --git a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/dace_tests/transformation_tests/test_map_buffer_elimination.py b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/dace_tests/transformation_tests/test_map_buffer_elimination.py
index 1a4ce6d047..a98eac3c2c 100644
--- a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/dace_tests/transformation_tests/test_map_buffer_elimination.py
+++ b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/program_processor_tests/runners_tests/dace_tests/transformation_tests/test_map_buffer_elimination.py
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 import dace
 
 
-def _make_test_data(names: list[str]) -> dict[str, np.ndarray]:
-    return {name: np.array(np.random.rand(10), dtype=np.float64, copy=True) for name in names}
-
-
 def _make_test_sdfg(
     output_name: str = "G",
     input_name: str = "G",
@@ -262,3 +258,92 @@ def test_map_buffer_elimination_not_apply():
         validate_all=True,
     )
     assert count == 0
+
+
+def test_map_buffer_elimination_with_nested_sdfgs():
+    """
+    After removing a transient connected to a nested SDFG node, ensure that the strides
+    are propagated to the arrays in nested SDFG.
+    """
+
+    stride1, stride2, stride3 = [dace.symbol(f"stride{i}", dace.int32) for i in range(3)]
+
+    # top-level sdfg
+    sdfg = dace.SDFG(util.unique_name("map_buffer"))
+    inp, inp_desc = sdfg.add_array("__inp", (10,), dace.float64)
+    out, out_desc = sdfg.add_array(
+        "__out", (10, 10, 10), dace.float64, strides=(stride1, stride2, stride3)
+    )
+    tmp, _ = sdfg.add_temp_transient_like(out_desc)
+    state = sdfg.add_state()
+    tmp_node = state.add_access(tmp)
+
+    nsdfg1 = dace.SDFG(util.unique_name("map_buffer"))
+    inp1, inp1_desc = nsdfg1.add_array("__inp", (10,), dace.float64)
+    out1, out1_desc = nsdfg1.add_array("__out", (10, 10), dace.float64)
+    tmp1, _ = nsdfg1.add_temp_transient_like(out1_desc)
+    state1 = nsdfg1.add_state()
+    tmp1_node = state1.add_access(tmp1)
+
+    nsdfg2 = dace.SDFG(util.unique_name("map_buffer"))
+    inp2, _ = nsdfg2.add_array("__inp", (10,), dace.float64)
+    out2, out2_desc = nsdfg2.add_array("__out", (10,), dace.float64)
+    tmp2, _ = nsdfg2.add_temp_transient_like(out2_desc)
+    state2 = nsdfg2.add_state()
+    tmp2_node = state2.add_access(tmp2)
+
+    state2.add_mapped_tasklet(
+        "broadcast2",
+        map_ranges={"__i": "0:10"},
+        code="__oval = __ival + 1.0",
+        inputs={
+            "__ival": dace.Memlet(f"{inp2}[__i]"),
+        },
+        outputs={
+            "__oval": dace.Memlet(f"{tmp2}[__i]"),
+        },
+        output_nodes={tmp2_node},
+        external_edges=True,
+    )
+    state2.add_nedge(tmp2_node, state2.add_access(out2), dace.Memlet.from_array(out2, out2_desc))
+
+    nsdfg2_node = state1.add_nested_sdfg(nsdfg2, nsdfg1, inputs={"__inp"}, outputs={"__out"})
+    me1, mx1 = state1.add_map("broadcast1", ndrange={"__i": "0:10"})
+    state1.add_memlet_path(
+        state1.add_access(inp1),
+        me1,
+        nsdfg2_node,
+        dst_conn="__inp",
+        memlet=dace.Memlet.from_array(inp1, inp1_desc),
+    )
+    state1.add_memlet_path(
+        nsdfg2_node, mx1, tmp1_node, src_conn="__out", memlet=dace.Memlet(f"{tmp1}[__i, 0:10]")
+    )
+    state1.add_nedge(tmp1_node, state1.add_access(out1), dace.Memlet.from_array(out1, out1_desc))
+
+    nsdfg1_node = state.add_nested_sdfg(nsdfg1, sdfg, inputs={"__inp"}, outputs={"__out"})
+    me, mx = state.add_map("broadcast", ndrange={"__i": "0:10"})
+    state.add_memlet_path(
+        state.add_access(inp),
+        me,
+        nsdfg1_node,
+        dst_conn="__inp",
+        memlet=dace.Memlet.from_array(inp, inp_desc),
+    )
+    state.add_memlet_path(
+        nsdfg1_node, mx, tmp_node, src_conn="__out", memlet=dace.Memlet(f"{tmp}[__i, 0:10, 0:10]")
+    )
+    state.add_nedge(tmp_node, state.add_access(out), dace.Memlet.from_array(out, out_desc))
+
+    sdfg.validate()
+
+    count = sdfg.apply_transformations_repeated(
+        gtx_transformations.GT4PyMapBufferElimination(
+            assume_pointwise=False,
+        ),
+        validate=True,
+        validate_all=True,
+    )
+    assert count == 3
+    assert out1_desc.strides == out_desc.strides[1:]
+    assert out2_desc.strides == out_desc.strides[2:]