diff --git a/src/V3EmitCMain.cpp b/src/V3EmitCMain.cpp
index 87fd518ad..cfe83de6b 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCMain.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCMain.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ private:
         puts("int main(int argc, char** argv, char**) {\n");
         puts("// Setup context, defaults, and parse command line\n");
         puts("Verilated::debug(0);\n");
-        if (v3Global.opt.trace()) puts("Verilated::traceEverOn(true);\n");
         puts("const std::unique_ptr<VerilatedContext> contextp{new VerilatedContext};\n");
+        if (v3Global.opt.trace()) puts("contextp->traceEverOn(true);\n");
         puts("contextp->commandArgs(argc, argv);\n");
         puts("\n");
 
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.out b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32d4f8ec5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.out
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+$version Generated by VerilatedVcd $end
+$date Sun Oct  9 14:08:37 2022 $end
+$timescale 1ps $end
+
+ $scope module TOP $end
+  $scope module t $end
+   $var wire 32 # sig [31:0] $end
+  $upscope $end
+ $upscope $end
+$enddefinitions $end
+
+
+#0
+b00000000000000000000000000001010 #
+#20
+b00000000000000000000000000010100 #
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.pl b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..03fd8a3c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+scenarios(vlt => 1);
+
+if (!$Self->have_coroutines) {
+    skip("No coroutine support");
+}
+else {
+    compile(
+        verilator_flags => [# Custom as don't want -cc
+                            "-Mdir $Self->{obj_dir}",
+                            "--debug-check", ],
+        verilator_flags2 => ['--binary --trace'],
+        verilator_make_cmake => 0,
+        verilator_make_gmake => 0,
+        make_main => 0,
+        );
+
+    execute(
+        check_finished => 1,
+        );
+
+    vcd_identical("$Self->{obj_dir}/simx.vcd", $Self->{golden_filename});
+}
+
+ok(1);
+1;
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.v b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.v
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..445c2b375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary.v
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test module
+//
+// This file ONLY is placed under the Creative Commons Public Domain, for
+// any use, without warranty, 2020 by Wilson Snyder.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: CC0-1.0
+
+`define STRINGIFY(x) `"x`"
+
+module t(/*AUTOARG*/);
+   int sig;
+   initial begin
+      sig = 10;
+      $dumpfile({`STRINGIFY(`TEST_OBJ_DIR),"/simx.vcd"});
+      $dumpvars();
+      #20;
+      sig = 20;
+      $write("*-* All Finished *-*\n");
+      $finish;
+   end
+endmodule
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary_flag_off.out b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary_flag_off.out
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c40ee2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary_flag_off.out
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+-Info: t/t_trace_binary.v:14: $dumpvar ignored, as Verilated without --trace
+*-* All Finished *-*
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary_flag_off.pl b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary_flag_off.pl
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..eaa6a3518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_binary_flag_off.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+if (!$::Driver) { use FindBin; exec("$FindBin::Bin/bootstrap.pl", @ARGV, $0); die; }
+# DESCRIPTION: Verilator: Verilog Test driver/expect definition
+#
+# Copyright 2003 by Wilson Snyder. This program is free software; you
+# can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License Version 3 or the Perl Artistic License
+# Version 2.0.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-only OR Artistic-2.0
+
+scenarios(vlt => 1);
+
+top_filename("t/t_trace_binary.v");
+
+if (!$Self->have_coroutines) {
+    skip("No coroutine support");
+}
+else {
+    compile(
+        verilator_flags => [# Custom as don't want -cc
+                            "-Mdir $Self->{obj_dir}",
+                            "--debug-check", ],
+        verilator_flags2 => ['--binary'],
+        verilator_make_cmake => 0,
+        verilator_make_gmake => 0,
+        make_main => 0,
+        );
+
+    execute(
+        expect_filename => $Self->{golden_filename},
+        );
+}
+
+ok(1);
+1;