diff --git a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/resolve/diagnostics/JsExternalChecker.kt b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/resolve/diagnostics/JsExternalChecker.kt
index 602fe430501..2717742b7fc 100644
--- a/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/resolve/diagnostics/JsExternalChecker.kt
+++ b/js/js.frontend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/resolve/diagnostics/JsExternalChecker.kt
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.BindingContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.DescriptorUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.callUtil.getResolvedCall
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.checkers.SimpleDeclarationChecker
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.fqNameUnsafe
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.getSuperClassNotAny
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.getSuperInterfaces
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.isExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.TypeUtils
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.singletonOrEmptyList
 
@@ -78,7 +75,7 @@ object JsExternalChecker : SimpleDeclarationChecker {
             if (descriptor.kind == ClassKind.ENUM_CLASS || descriptor.kind == ClassKind.ENUM_ENTRY) {
                 superClasses.removeAll { it.fqNameUnsafe == KotlinBuiltIns.FQ_NAMES._enum }
             }
-            if (superClasses.any { !AnnotationsUtils.isNativeObject(it) }) {
+            if (superClasses.any { !AnnotationsUtils.isNativeObject(it) && it.fqNameSafe != KotlinBuiltIns.FQ_NAMES.throwable }) {
                 diagnosticHolder.report(ErrorsJs.EXTERNAL_TYPE_EXTENDS_NON_EXTERNAL_TYPE.on(declaration))
             }
         }
diff --git a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
index 835e20bb9bd..412bb5bf482 100644
--- a/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
+++ b/js/js.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/js/test/semantics/BoxJsTestGenerated.java
@@ -5807,6 +5807,12 @@ public class BoxJsTestGenerated extends AbstractBoxJsTest {
             doTest(fileName);
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("exception.kt")
+        public void testException() throws Exception {
+            String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/native/exception.kt");
+            doTest(fileName);
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("inheritanceFromNativeClass.kt")
         public void testInheritanceFromNativeClass() throws Exception {
             String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("js/js.translator/testData/box/native/inheritanceFromNativeClass.kt");
diff --git a/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/exception.kt b/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/exception.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c315527f5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/js.translator/testData/box/native/exception.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+external class TypeError(message: String?, fileName: String? = definedExternally, lineNumber: Int? = definedExternally) : Throwable
+
+fun box(): String {
+    try {
+        js("null.foo()")
+        return "fail: expected exception not thrown"
+    }
+    catch (e: TypeError) {
+        return "OK"
+    }
+}
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