diff --git a/braces.c b/braces.c
index 2febed7..61c1ab1 100644
--- a/braces.c
+++ b/braces.c
@@ -529,6 +529,11 @@ brace_gobbler (text, tlen, indx, satisfy)
	{
	  if (c == quoted)
	    quoted = 0;
+#if defined (SHELL)
+         /* The shell allows quoted command substitutions */
+         if (quoted == '"' && c == '$' && text[i+1] == '(')    /*)*/
+           goto comsub;
+#endif
	  ADVANCE_CHAR (text, tlen, i);
	  continue;
	}
@@ -551,6 +556,7 @@ brace_gobbler (text, tlen, indx, satisfy)
       /* Pass new-style command and process substitutions through unchanged. */
       if ((c == '$' || c == '<' || c == '>') && text[i+1] == '(')			/* ) */
	{
+comsub:
	  si = i + 2;
	  t = extract_command_subst (text, &si, 0);
	  i = si;