diff --git a/src/uci.cpp b/src/uci.cpp
index 552beecb..19299b19 100644
--- a/src/uci.cpp
+++ b/src/uci.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ namespace {
     }
   }
 
+  // trace_eval() prints the evaluation for the current position, consistent with the UCI
+  // options set so far.
+
+  void trace_eval(Position& pos) {
+
+    StateListPtr states(new std::deque<StateInfo>(1));
+    Position p;
+    p.set(pos.fen(), Options["UCI_Chess960"], &states->back(), Threads.main());
+    sync_cout << "\n" << Eval::trace(p) << sync_endl;
+  }
+
 
   // setoption() is called when engine receives the "setoption" UCI command. The
   // function updates the UCI option ("name") to the given value ("value").
@@ -166,7 +177,7 @@ namespace {
                nodes += Threads.nodes_searched();
             }
             else
-               sync_cout << "\n" << Eval::trace(pos) << sync_endl;
+               trace_eval(pos);
         }
         else if (token == "setoption")  setoption(is);
         else if (token == "position")   position(pos, is, states);
@@ -288,7 +299,7 @@ void UCI::loop(int argc, char* argv[]) {
       else if (token == "flip")     pos.flip();
       else if (token == "bench")    bench(pos, is, states);
       else if (token == "d")        sync_cout << pos << sync_endl;
-      else if (token == "eval")     sync_cout << Eval::trace(pos) << sync_endl;
+      else if (token == "eval")     trace_eval(pos);
       else if (token == "compiler") sync_cout << compiler_info() << sync_endl;
       else
           sync_cout << "Unknown command: " << cmd << sync_endl;