diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index 4674a7c9101..ebb3ef5017c 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -4781,6 +4781,12 @@ public class FirBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractFirBlackBoxCodegenT
             runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt50577.kt");
         }
 
+        @Test
+        @TestMetadata("kt53146.kt")
+        public void testKt53146() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt53146.kt");
+        }
+
         @Test
         @TestMetadata("kt53677.kt")
         public void testKt53677() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
index 061bb85d07f..52ffc12aa51 100644
--- a/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
+++ b/compiler/ir/backend.jvm/codegen/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/backend/jvm/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.kt
@@ -1225,7 +1225,9 @@ class ExpressionCodegen(
 
             val catchResult = catchBody.accept(this, catchBlockInfo)
             if (savedValue != null) {
-                catchResult.materializeAt(tryAsmType, aTry.type, true)
+                if (catchResult.irType != context.irBuiltIns.nothingNType) {
+                    catchResult.materializeAt(tryAsmType, aTry.type, true)
+                }
                 mv.store(savedValue, tryAsmType)
             } else {
                 catchResult.discard()
diff --git a/compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt53146.kt b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt53146.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c6b066c4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt53146.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// TARGET_BACKEND: JVM_IR
+// WITH_STDLIB
+// FULL_JDK
+// CHECK_BYTECODE_TEXT
+
+class A
+
+fun box(): String {
+    val a = try {
+        A()
+    } catch (e: NoClassDefFoundError) {
+        null
+    }
+
+    return "OK"
+}
+
+// 0 CHECKCAST
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
index ec0d5643a42..e9dd7d431e8 100644
--- a/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/tests-common-new/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/codegen/IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated.java
@@ -4781,6 +4781,12 @@ public class IrBlackBoxCodegenTestGenerated extends AbstractIrBlackBoxCodegenTes
             runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt50577.kt");
         }
 
+        @Test
+        @TestMetadata("kt53146.kt")
+        public void testKt53146() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/testData/codegen/box/casts/kt53146.kt");
+        }
+
         @Test
         @TestMetadata("kt53677.kt")
         public void testKt53677() throws Exception {