diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs
index d9f76ce3592d..b8e02556625d 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/classify.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ pub fn expr_requires_semi_to_be_stmt(e: &ast::Expr) -> bool {
         ast::ExprKind::While(..) |
         ast::ExprKind::WhileLet(..) |
         ast::ExprKind::Loop(..) |
-        ast::ExprKind::ForLoop(..) => false,
+        ast::ExprKind::ForLoop(..) |
+        ast::ExprKind::Catch(..) => false,
         _ => true,
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/catch-expr.rs b/src/test/run-pass/catch-expr.rs
index 5a757161a78a..310b6ea5bcc6 100644
--- a/src/test/run-pass/catch-expr.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-pass/catch-expr.rs
@@ -71,4 +71,10 @@ pub fn main() {
         Ok(&my_string)
     };
     assert_eq!(res, Ok("test"));
+
+    do catch {
+        ()
+    }
+
+    ();
 }