diff --git a/compiler/src/dmd/e2ir.d b/compiler/src/dmd/e2ir.d
index a57780678c..0dad2e10f6 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dmd/e2ir.d
+++ b/compiler/src/dmd/e2ir.d
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ elem* toElem(Expression e, ref IRState irs)
             if (ne.placement)
             {
                 ex = toElem(ne.placement, irs);
-                ex = addressElem(ex, tclass, false);
+                //ex = addressElem(ex, tclass, false);
             }
             else if (auto lowering = ne.lowering)
                 // Call _d_newitemT()
@@ -1316,18 +1316,32 @@ elem* toElem(Expression e, ref IRState irs)
                 /* Structs return a ref, which gets automatically dereferenced.
                  * But we want a pointer to the instance.
                  */
-                ez = el_una(OPaddr, TYnptr, ez);
+                if (!ne.placement)
+                    ez = el_una(OPaddr, TYnptr, ez);
             }
             else
             {
                 StructLiteralExp sle = StructLiteralExp.create(ne.loc, sd, ne.arguments, t);
                 ez = toElemStructLit(sle, irs, EXP.construct, ev.Vsym, false);
-                if (tybasic(ez.Ety) == TYstruct)
+                if (tybasic(ez.Ety) == TYstruct && !ne.placement)
                     ez = el_una(OPaddr, TYnptr, ez);
             }
-            //elem_print(ex);
-            //elem_print(ey);
-            //printf("ez:\n"); elem_print(ez);
+            static if (0)
+            {
+                if (ex) { printf("ex:\n"); elem_print(ex); }
+                if (ey) { printf("ey:\n"); elem_print(ey); }
+                if (ew) { printf("ew:\n"); elem_print(ew); }
+                if (ezprefix) { printf("ezprefix:\n"); elem_print(ezprefix); }
+                if (ez) { printf("ez:\n"); elem_print(ez); }
+                printf("\n");
+            }
+
+            if (ne.placement)
+            {
+                ez = el_bin(OPstreq,TYstruct,el_copytree(ev),ez);
+                ez.ET = ev.ET;
+                ez = el_una(OPaddr, TYnptr, ez);
+            }
 
             e = el_combine(ex, ey);
             e = el_combine(e, ew);
diff --git a/compiler/test/runnable/placenew.d b/compiler/test/runnable/placenew.d
index d90d10a5e7..9b5a3a4fb3 100644
--- a/compiler/test/runnable/placenew.d
+++ b/compiler/test/runnable/placenew.d
@@ -93,6 +93,21 @@ void test6()
 
 /*************************************************/
 
+struct S7
+{
+    int x = 10;
+    int y = 20;
+}
+
+void test7()
+{
+    S7 t = void;
+    new (t) S7(10,20);
+    assert(t.x == 10 && t.y == 20);
+}
+
+/*************************************************/
+
 int main()
 {
     test1();
@@ -101,6 +116,7 @@ int main()
     test4();
     test5();
     test6();
+    test7();
 
     return 0;
 }