diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/subr.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/subr.go
index b3fc7459e1..b4d5302525 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/subr.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/typecheck/subr.go
@@ -1324,9 +1324,6 @@ func (ts *Tsubster) tstruct(t *types.Type, force bool) *types.Type {
 			}
 		}
 		if newfields != nil {
-			// TODO(danscales): make sure this works for the field
-			// names of embedded types (which should keep the name of
-			// the type param, not the instantiated type).
 			newfields[i] = types.NewField(f.Pos, f.Sym, t2)
 			newfields[i].Embedded = f.Embedded
 			newfields[i].Note = f.Note
diff --git a/test/typeparam/genembed2.go b/test/typeparam/genembed2.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6effd2e6bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/typeparam/genembed2.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// run -gcflags=-G=3
+
+// Copyright 2021 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Test for declaration and use of a parameterized embedded field.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type MyStruct[T any] struct {
+	val T
+}
+
+type Lockable[T any] struct {
+	MyStruct[T]
+	mu sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// Get returns the value stored in a Lockable.
+func (l *Lockable[T]) Get() T {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	return l.MyStruct.val
+}
+
+// Set sets the value in a Lockable.
+func (l *Lockable[T]) Set(v T) {
+	l.mu.Lock()
+	defer l.mu.Unlock()
+	l.MyStruct = MyStruct[T]{v}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var li Lockable[int]
+
+	li.Set(5)
+	if got, want := li.Get(), 5; got != want {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("got %d, want %d", got, want))
+	}
+}