diff --git a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
index d7320226dfb..a04022d1b33 100644
--- a/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
+++ b/compiler/backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/codegen/ExpressionCodegen.java
@@ -4358,6 +4358,9 @@ The "returned" value of try expression with no finally is either the last expres
                     int index = lookupLocalIndex(descriptor);
                     v.store(index, descriptorType);
 
+                    Label catchVariableStart = new Label();
+                    v.mark(catchVariableStart);
+
                     gen(catchBody, expectedAsmType);
 
                     if (!isStatement) {
@@ -4369,8 +4372,8 @@ The "returned" value of try expression with no finally is either the last expres
                     Label clauseEnd = new Label();
                     v.mark(clauseEnd);
 
-                    v.visitLocalVariable(descriptor.getName().asString(), descriptorType.getDescriptor(), null, clauseStart, clauseEnd,
-                                         index);
+                    v.visitLocalVariable(descriptor.getName().asString(), descriptorType.getDescriptor(), null,
+                                         catchVariableStart, clauseEnd, index);
 
                     genFinallyBlockOrGoto(finallyBlockStackElement, i != size - 1 || finallyBlock != null ? end : null, null);
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/checkLocalVariablesTable/catchClause.kt b/compiler/testData/checkLocalVariablesTable/catchClause.kt
index 0ccbddc6be5..66901447d3e 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/checkLocalVariablesTable/catchClause.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/checkLocalVariablesTable/catchClause.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class A {
             a++
         }
         catch(e : Throwable) {
-
+            e.printStackTrace()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/outs/catchVariable.out b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/outs/catchVariable.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..23465273f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/outs/catchVariable.out
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+LineBreakpoint created at catchVariable.kt:9
+!JDK_HOME!\bin\java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=!HOST_NAME!:!HOST_PORT!,suspend=y,server=n -Dfile.encoding=!FILE_ENCODING! -classpath !OUTPUT_PATH!;!KOTLIN_RUNTIME!;!CUSTOM_LIBRARY!;!RT_JAR! catchVariable.CatchVariableKt
+Connected to the target VM, address: '!HOST_NAME!:PORT_NAME!', transport: 'socket'
+catchVariable.kt:9
+package catchVariable
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    try {
+        throw Exception()
+
+    }
+    //Breakpoint!
+    catch (e: Exception) {
+
+    }
+}
+
+// PRINT_FRAME
+ frame    = main:9, CatchVariableKt {catchVariable}
+   local    = args: java.lang.String[] = {java.lang.String[0]@uniqueID} (sp = catchVariable.kt, 3)
+Disconnected from the target VM, address: '!HOST_NAME!:PORT_NAME!', transport: 'socket'
+
+Process finished with exit code 0
diff --git a/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/frame/catchVariable.kt b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/frame/catchVariable.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3bb4590a158
--- /dev/null
+++ b/idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/frame/catchVariable.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package catchVariable
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    try {
+        throw Exception()
+
+    }
+    //Breakpoint!
+    catch (e: Exception) {
+
+    }
+}
+
+// PRINT_FRAME
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluateExpressionTestGenerated.java b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluateExpressionTestGenerated.java
index 7c27013c445..0c5055c4399 100644
--- a/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluateExpressionTestGenerated.java
+++ b/idea/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/debugger/evaluate/KotlinEvaluateExpressionTestGenerated.java
@@ -559,6 +559,12 @@ public class KotlinEvaluateExpressionTestGenerated extends AbstractKotlinEvaluat
                 KotlinTestUtils.assertAllTestsPresentByMetadata(this.getClass(), new File("idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/frame"), Pattern.compile("^(.+)\\.kt$"), TargetBackend.ANY, true);
             }
 
+            @TestMetadata("catchVariable.kt")
+            public void testCatchVariable() throws Exception {
+                String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/frame/catchVariable.kt");
+                doSingleBreakpointTest(fileName);
+            }
+
             @TestMetadata("delegatedPropertyInClass.kt")
             public void testDelegatedPropertyInClass() throws Exception {
                 String fileName = KotlinTestUtils.navigationMetadata("idea/testData/debugger/tinyApp/src/evaluate/singleBreakpoint/frame/delegatedPropertyInClass.kt");