diff --git a/escodegen.js b/escodegen.js
index a8d0170c..8772c1f9 100644
--- a/escodegen.js
+++ b/escodegen.js
@@ -1176,15 +1176,19 @@
             withIndent(function () {
                 var guard;
 
-                result = [
-                    'catch' + space + '(',
-                    that.generateExpression(stmt.param, Precedence.Sequence, E_TTT),
-                    ')'
-                ];
+                if (!stmt.param) {
+                    result = ['catch'];
+                } else {
+                    result = [
+                        'catch' + space + '(',
+                        that.generateExpression(stmt.param, Precedence.Sequence, E_TTT),
+                        ')'
+                    ];
 
-                if (stmt.guard) {
-                    guard = that.generateExpression(stmt.guard, Precedence.Sequence, E_TTT);
-                    result.splice(2, 0, ' if ', guard);
+                    if (stmt.guard) {
+                        guard = that.generateExpression(stmt.guard, Precedence.Sequence, E_TTT);
+                        result.splice(2, 0, ' if ', guard);
+                    }
                 }
             });
             result.push(this.maybeBlock(stmt.body, S_TFFF));
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index a21cd487..d4df3995 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -13320,6 +13320,44 @@ data = {
                     expression: false
                 }]
             }
+        },
+
+        'try { } catch { }': {
+            type: 'TryStatement',
+            block: {
+                type: 'BlockStatement',
+                body: [],
+                range: [4, 7],
+                loc: {
+                    start: { line: 1, column: 4 },
+                    end: { line: 1, column: 7 }
+                }
+            },
+            handlers: [{
+                type: 'CatchClause',
+                param: null,
+                guard: null,
+                body: {
+                    type: 'BlockStatement',
+                    body: [],
+                    range: [14, 17],
+                    loc: {
+                        start: { line: 1, column: 14 },
+                        end: { line: 1, column: 17 }
+                    }
+                },
+                range: [8, 17],
+                loc: {
+                    start: { line: 1, column: 8 },
+                    end: { line: 1, column: 17 }
+                }
+            }],
+            finalizer: null,
+            range: [0, 17],
+            loc: {
+                start: { line: 1, column: 0 },
+                end: { line: 1, column: 17 }
+            }
         }
 
     },