diff --git a/lib/nodes.js b/lib/nodes.js
index 0fd6c228..1bdcf86d 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.js
+++ b/lib/nodes.js
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@
       var catchPart, errorPart;
       o.indent += TAB;
       errorPart = this.error ? " (" + (this.error.compile(o)) + ") " : ' ';
-      catchPart = this.recovery ? " catch" + errorPart + "{\n" + (this.recovery.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : !(this.ensure || this.recovery) ? ' catch (_e) {}' : void 0;
+      catchPart = this.recovery ? (o.scope.add(this.error.value, 'param'), " catch" + errorPart + "{\n" + (this.recovery.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}") : !(this.ensure || this.recovery) ? ' catch (_e) {}' : void 0;
       return ("" + this.tab + "try {\n" + (this.attempt.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" + (catchPart || '')) + (this.ensure ? " finally {\n" + (this.ensure.compile(o, LEVEL_TOP)) + "\n" + this.tab + "}" : '');
     };
     return Try;
diff --git a/src/nodes.coffee b/src/nodes.coffee
index 1d72ca45..a69b7710 100644
--- a/src/nodes.coffee
+++ b/src/nodes.coffee
@@ -1402,6 +1402,7 @@ exports.Try = class Try extends Base
     o.indent  += TAB
     errorPart = if @error then " (#{ @error.compile o }) " else ' '
     catchPart = if @recovery
+      o.scope.add @error.value, 'param'
       " catch#{errorPart}{\n#{ @recovery.compile o, LEVEL_TOP }\n#{@tab}}"
     else unless @ensure or @recovery
       ' catch (_e) {}'
diff --git a/test/scope.coffee b/test/scope.coffee
index a32c34d5..a2379935 100644
--- a/test/scope.coffee
+++ b/test/scope.coffee
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ test "siblings of variadic arguments shouldn't break out.", ->
   oops = (x,args...) ->
   oops(20, 1,2,3)
   eq x, 10
+
+test "catch statements should introduce their argument to scope", ->
+  try throw ''
+  catch e
+    do -> e = 5
+    eq 5, e