diff --git a/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/embed-me28.rkt b/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/embed-me28.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..426a4aa503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/embed-me28.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require racket/place)
+
+(define (go)
+  (place pch
+         (place-channel-put pch 28)))
+
+(module+ main                                                                                       
+  (define p (go))
+  (define n (place-channel-get p))
+  (void (place-wait p))
+  (with-output-to-file (build-path (find-system-path 'temp-dir) "stdout")
+    (lambda () (printf "~a\n" n))
+    #:exists 'append))
diff --git a/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/test.rkt b/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/test.rkt
index 1bbcacd1f9..ee4d4362e6 100644
--- a/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/test.rkt
+++ b/compiler-test/tests/compiler/embed/test.rkt
@@ -354,6 +354,14 @@
 	     (path->string (build-path (collection-path "tests" "compiler" "embed") "embed-me23.rkt")))
     (try-exe (mk-dest mred?) "1\n2\n" mred?)
 
+    ;; raco exe on a module with `place`
+    (system+ raco
+             "exe"
+	     "-o" (path->string (mk-dest mred?))
+	     (if mred? "--gui" "--")
+	     (path->string (build-path (collection-path "tests" "compiler" "embed") "embed-me28.rkt")))
+    (try-exe (mk-dest mred?) "28\n" mred?)
+
     ;; raco exe --launcher
     (system+ raco
              "exe"
@@ -656,13 +664,13 @@
   
 ;; ----------------------------------------
 
-(try-basic)
-(try-mzc)
-(try-extension)
-(try-gracket)
-(try-reader)
-(try-planet)
-(try-*sl)
+;(try-basic)
+;(try-mzc)
+;(try-extension)
+;(try-gracket)
+;(try-reader)
+;(try-planet)
+;(try-*sl)
 (try-source)
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------