diff --git a/src/cheats/eval.pm b/src/cheats/eval.pm
index ec879700b74..0e98783397c 100644
--- a/src/cheats/eval.pm
+++ b/src/cheats/eval.pm
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-our sub eval(Str $code) {
+our sub eval(Str $code, :$lang = 'perl6') {
     my $*IN_EVAL = 1;
     Q:PIR {
         .local pmc interp, caller, code, pbc, result, exception, parrotex
+        .local string lang
         interp = getinterp
         caller = interp['context';1]
+        code = find_lex '$code'
         push_eh catch
+        $P0 = find_lex '$lang'
+        lang = $P0
+        if lang != 'perl6' goto foreign
         $P0 = compreg 'perl6'
-        code = find_lex '$code'
         pbc = $P0.'compile'(code, 'outer_ctx'=>caller)
 
         # set the outer context for the compiled code
@@ -16,7 +20,15 @@ our sub eval(Str $code) {
 
         # invoke the compiled code
         result = pbc()
+        goto success
+
+      foreign:
+        # Load the langauge and delegate to its eval.
+        load_language lang
+        $P0 = compreg lang
+        result = $P0.'eval'(code, 'outer_ctx'=>caller)
 
+      success:
         # no exception occurred, so generate a dummy exception
         exception = '!FAIL'()
         goto done