diff --git a/jerry-core/parser/js/js-parser-statm.c b/jerry-core/parser/js/js-parser-statm.c
index 26ec3ec40..0a3b503f0 100644
--- a/jerry-core/parser/js/js-parser-statm.c
+++ b/jerry-core/parser/js/js-parser-statm.c
@@ -1997,11 +1997,6 @@ parser_parse_try_statement_end (parser_context_t *context_p) /**< context */
   {
     lexer_next_token (context_p);
 
-    if (context_p->token.type != LEXER_LEFT_PAREN)
-    {
-      parser_raise_error (context_p, PARSER_ERR_LEFT_PAREN_EXPECTED);
-    }
-
     try_statement.type = parser_catch_block;
     parser_emit_cbc_ext_forward_branch (context_p,
                                         CBC_EXT_CATCH,
@@ -2029,50 +2024,63 @@ parser_parse_try_statement_end (parser_context_t *context_p) /**< context */
       scanner_create_variables (context_p, SCANNER_CREATE_VARS_NO_OPTS);
     }
 
+    if (context_p->token.type == LEXER_LEFT_PAREN)
+    {
 #if ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT)
-    if (lexer_check_next_characters (context_p, LIT_CHAR_LEFT_SQUARE, LIT_CHAR_LEFT_BRACE))
-    {
-      parser_pattern_flags_t flags = (PARSER_PATTERN_BINDING
-                                      | PARSER_PATTERN_TARGET_ON_STACK
-                                      | PARSER_PATTERN_LET);
+      if (lexer_check_next_characters (context_p, LIT_CHAR_LEFT_SQUARE, LIT_CHAR_LEFT_BRACE))
+      {
+        parser_pattern_flags_t flags = (PARSER_PATTERN_BINDING
+                                        | PARSER_PATTERN_TARGET_ON_STACK
+                                        | PARSER_PATTERN_LET);
 
-      parser_parse_initializer_by_next_char (context_p, flags);
-    }
-    else
-    {
+        parser_parse_initializer_by_next_char (context_p, flags);
+      }
+      else
+      {
 #endif /* ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT) */
-      lexer_expect_identifier (context_p, LEXER_IDENT_LITERAL);
-      JERRY_ASSERT (context_p->token.type == LEXER_LITERAL
-                    && context_p->token.lit_location.type == LEXER_IDENT_LITERAL);
+        lexer_expect_identifier (context_p, LEXER_IDENT_LITERAL);
+        JERRY_ASSERT (context_p->token.type == LEXER_LITERAL
+                      && context_p->token.lit_location.type == LEXER_IDENT_LITERAL);
 
 #if ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT)
-      uint16_t literal_index = context_p->lit_object.index;
-      parser_emit_cbc_literal (context_p,
-                               (literal_index >= PARSER_REGISTER_START) ? CBC_ASSIGN_SET_IDENT : CBC_ASSIGN_LET_CONST,
-                               literal_index);
+        uint16_t literal_index = context_p->lit_object.index;
+        parser_emit_cbc_literal (context_p,
+                                 (literal_index >= PARSER_REGISTER_START) ? CBC_ASSIGN_SET_IDENT : CBC_ASSIGN_LET_CONST,
+                                 literal_index);
 #else /* !ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT) */
-      parser_emit_cbc_literal (context_p, CBC_ASSIGN_SET_IDENT, context_p->lit_object.index);
+        parser_emit_cbc_literal (context_p, CBC_ASSIGN_SET_IDENT, context_p->lit_object.index);
 #endif /* ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT) */
 
+        lexer_next_token (context_p);
+
+#ifndef JERRY_NDEBUG
+        JERRY_ASSERT (block_found);
+#endif /* !JERRY_NDEBUG */
+#if ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT)
+      }
+#endif /* ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT) */
+
+      if (context_p->token.type != LEXER_RIGHT_PAREN)
+      {
+        parser_raise_error (context_p, PARSER_ERR_RIGHT_PAREN_EXPECTED);
+      }
+
       lexer_next_token (context_p);
 
-#ifndef JERRY_NDEBUG
-      JERRY_ASSERT (block_found);
-#endif /* !JERRY_NDEBUG */
+      if (context_p->token.type != LEXER_LEFT_BRACE)
+      {
+        parser_raise_error (context_p, PARSER_ERR_LEFT_BRACE_EXPECTED);
+      }
+    }
 #if ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT)
+    else if (context_p->token.type == LEXER_LEFT_BRACE)
+    {
+      parser_emit_cbc (context_p, CBC_POP);
     }
 #endif /* ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT) */
-
-    if (context_p->token.type != LEXER_RIGHT_PAREN)
+    else
     {
-      parser_raise_error (context_p, PARSER_ERR_RIGHT_PAREN_EXPECTED);
-    }
-
-    lexer_next_token (context_p);
-
-    if (context_p->token.type != LEXER_LEFT_BRACE)
-    {
-      parser_raise_error (context_p, PARSER_ERR_LEFT_BRACE_EXPECTED);
+      parser_raise_error (context_p, PARSER_ERR_LEFT_PAREN_EXPECTED);
     }
 
     parser_flush_cbc (context_p);
diff --git a/jerry-core/parser/js/js-scanner.c b/jerry-core/parser/js/js-scanner.c
index 86cd6b5a2..f5f14c7b6 100644
--- a/jerry-core/parser/js/js-scanner.c
+++ b/jerry-core/parser/js/js-scanner.c
@@ -2162,17 +2162,25 @@ scanner_scan_statement_end (parser_context_t *context_p, /**< context */
 
         lexer_next_token (context_p);
 
+        scanner_literal_pool_t *literal_pool_p;
+        literal_pool_p = scanner_push_literal_pool (context_p, scanner_context_p, SCANNER_LITERAL_POOL_BLOCK);
+        literal_pool_p->source_p = context_p->source_p;
+        parser_stack_push_uint8 (context_p, SCAN_STACK_CATCH_STATEMENT);
+
+#if ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT)
+        if (context_p->token.type == LEXER_LEFT_BRACE)
+        {
+          scanner_context_p->mode = SCAN_MODE_STATEMENT_OR_TERMINATOR;
+          return SCAN_NEXT_TOKEN;
+        }
+#endif /* ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT) */
+
         if (context_p->token.type != LEXER_LEFT_PAREN)
         {
           scanner_raise_error (context_p);
         }
 
-        scanner_literal_pool_t *literal_pool_p;
-        literal_pool_p = scanner_push_literal_pool (context_p, scanner_context_p, SCANNER_LITERAL_POOL_BLOCK);
-        literal_pool_p->source_p = context_p->source_p;
-
         lexer_next_token (context_p);
-        parser_stack_push_uint8 (context_p, SCAN_STACK_CATCH_STATEMENT);
 
 #if ENABLED (JERRY_ESNEXT)
         if (context_p->token.type == LEXER_LEFT_SQUARE || context_p->token.type == LEXER_LEFT_BRACE)
diff --git a/tests/jerry/es.next/try-catch.js b/tests/jerry/es.next/try-catch.js
index 3e18c7743..88693f4cb 100644
--- a/tests/jerry/es.next/try-catch.js
+++ b/tests/jerry/es.next/try-catch.js
@@ -128,3 +128,37 @@ function f7()
   assert(e === 6)
 }
 f7()
+
+function f8()
+{
+  var cnt = 0;
+
+  try {
+    throw "A"
+    asert(false)
+  } catch {
+    cnt++
+  }
+
+  let i = 0
+  const j = 0
+
+  try {
+    throw {}
+    asert(false)
+  } catch {
+    const i = 1.5
+    let j = 2
+    cnt += i * j
+  }
+
+  assert(i === 0)
+  assert(j === 0)
+  return cnt
+}
+
+try {
+  assert(f8() === 4)
+} catch {
+  assert(false)
+}
diff --git a/tests/test262-es6-excludelist.xml b/tests/test262-es6-excludelist.xml
index 6ed230880..7244a2ddc 100644
--- a/tests/test262-es6-excludelist.xml
+++ b/tests/test262-es6-excludelist.xml
@@ -360,10 +360,11 @@
   <test id="language/statements/continue/simple-and-labeled.js"><reason></reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/for-of/body-dstr-assign-error.js"><reason></reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/for-of/body-dstr-assign.js"><reason></reason></test>
-  <test id="language/statements/for-of/iterator-next-reference.js"><reason>ES spec change: next method must be cached</reason></test>
+  <test id="language/statements/for-of/iterator-next-reference.js"><reason>ES2018 change: next method must be cached</reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/for/S12.6.3_A9.1.js"><reason></reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/for/S12.6.3_A9.js"><reason></reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/generators/has-instance.js"><reason></reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/generators/prototype-value.js"><reason></reason></test>
   <test id="language/statements/let/syntax/identifier-let-disallowed-as-boundname.js"><reason></reason></test>
+  <test id="language/statements/try/S12.14_A16_T4.js"><reason>ES2019 change: catch without parameter is allowed</reason></test>
 </excludeList>