diff --git a/collects/errortrace/errortrace-lib.rkt b/collects/errortrace/errortrace-lib.rkt
index 0b45eb5779..0e028cfdff 100644
--- a/collects/errortrace/errortrace-lib.rkt
+++ b/collects/errortrace/errortrace-lib.rkt
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@
                             (free-identifier=? a b phase 0))
               [(begin-for-syntax body ...)
                (syntax-rearm
-                (map (handle-top-form (add1 phase)) 
-                     (syntax->list #'(body ...)))
+                #`(begin-for-syntax
+                   #,@(map (handle-top-form (add1 phase)) 
+                           (syntax->list #'(body ...))))
                 expr)]
               [(module . _)
                (transform-all-modules expr proc #f)]
diff --git a/collects/tests/errortrace/begin.rkt b/collects/tests/errortrace/begin.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4e282fb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/tests/errortrace/begin.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#lang racket/base
+
+(provide begin-for-syntax-tests)
+
+(define (begin-for-syntax-tests)
+  (define ns (make-base-namespace))
+  (parameterize ([current-namespace ns])
+    (dynamic-require 'errortrace #f)
+    (eval '(module m racket/base 
+             (require (for-syntax racket/base))
+             (begin-for-syntax 1 2)))))
+
+(module+ main
+  (begin-for-syntax-tests))
diff --git a/collects/tests/errortrace/main.rkt b/collects/tests/errortrace/main.rkt
index 07c7dc0e8a..efab7fc4b4 100644
--- a/collects/tests/errortrace/main.rkt
+++ b/collects/tests/errortrace/main.rkt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
          "wrap.rkt" 
          "alert.rkt"
          "phase-1.rkt"
-         "phase-1-eval.rkt")
+         "phase-1-eval.rkt"
+         "begin.rkt")
 
 (wrap-tests)
 
@@ -12,3 +13,4 @@
 
 (phase-1-tests)
 (phase-1-eval-tests)
+(begin-for-syntax-tests)