diff --git a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt
index c4ee0650513..9358f78f2da 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/fir2ir/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/backend/Fir2IrVisitor.kt
@@ -948,13 +948,14 @@ class Fir2IrVisitor(
     }
 
     override fun visitTryExpression(tryExpression: FirTryExpression, data: Any?): IrElement {
+        // Always generate a block for try, catch and finally blocks. When leaving the finally block in the debugger
+        // for both Java and Kotlin there is a step on the end brace. For that to happen we need the block with
+        // that line number for the finally block.
         return tryExpression.convertWithOffsets { startOffset, endOffset ->
             IrTryImpl(
                 startOffset, endOffset, tryExpression.typeRef.toIrType(),
-                tryExpression.tryBlock.convertToIrExpressionOrBlock(),
+                tryExpression.tryBlock.convertToIrBlock(),
                 tryExpression.catches.map { it.accept(this, data) as IrCatch },
-                // Always generate a block for the finally block. When leaving the finally block in the debugger for both
-                // Java and Kotlin there is a step on the end brace. For that to happen we need the block with that line number.
                 tryExpression.finallyBlock?.convertToIrBlock()
             )
         }
@@ -963,7 +964,7 @@ class Fir2IrVisitor(
     override fun visitCatch(catch: FirCatch, data: Any?): IrElement {
         return catch.convertWithOffsets { startOffset, endOffset ->
             val catchParameter = declarationStorage.createIrVariable(catch.parameter, conversionScope.parentFromStack())
-            IrCatchImpl(startOffset, endOffset, catchParameter, catch.block.convertToIrExpressionOrBlock())
+            IrCatchImpl(startOffset, endOffset, catchParameter, catch.block.convertToIrBlock())
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.ir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.ir.txt
index 1cc4bc36a2e..23b58fad3f1 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.ir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.ir.txt
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/useNextParamInLambda.kt
         CONST String type=kotlin.String value="fail"
       TYPE_OP type=kotlin.Unit origin=IMPLICIT_COERCION_TO_UNIT typeOperand=kotlin.Unit
         TRY type=kotlin.Any
-          try: CALL 'public final fun f (f1: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.String>, f2: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.String>): kotlin.String declared in <root>' type=kotlin.String origin=null
+          try: BLOCK type=kotlin.String origin=null
+            CALL 'public final fun f (f1: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.String>, f2: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.String>): kotlin.String declared in <root>' type=kotlin.String origin=null
           CATCH parameter=val e: java.lang.Exception [val] declared in <root>.box
             VAR name:e type:java.lang.Exception [val]
             BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.kt.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.kt.txt
index 01a389ca26d..ab535e2e8dc 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.kt.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/declarations/parameters/useNextParamInLambda.fir.kt.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ fun f(f1: Function0<String> = local fun <anonymous>(): String {
 
 fun box(): String {
   var result: String = "fail"
-  try f()
+  try { // BLOCK
+    f()
+  }
   catch (e: Exception){ // BLOCK
     result = "OK"
   }
@@ -23,3 +25,4 @@ fun box(): String {
   }
 ))
 }
+
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.ir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.ir.txt
index d4e1d810076..a1778c5de59 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.ir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.ir.txt
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/catchParameterAccess.kt
     BLOCK_BODY
       RETURN type=kotlin.Nothing from='public final fun test (f: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.Unit>): kotlin.Unit declared in <root>'
         TRY type=kotlin.Unit
-          try: CALL 'public abstract fun invoke (): R of kotlin.Function0 [operator] declared in kotlin.Function0' type=kotlin.Unit origin=INVOKE
-            $this: GET_VAR 'f: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.Unit> declared in <root>.test' type=kotlin.Function0<kotlin.Unit> origin=VARIABLE_AS_FUNCTION
+          try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+            CALL 'public abstract fun invoke (): R of kotlin.Function0 [operator] declared in kotlin.Function0' type=kotlin.Unit origin=INVOKE
+              $this: GET_VAR 'f: kotlin.Function0<kotlin.Unit> declared in <root>.test' type=kotlin.Function0<kotlin.Unit> origin=VARIABLE_AS_FUNCTION
           CATCH parameter=val e: java.lang.Exception [val] declared in <root>.test
             VAR name:e type:java.lang.Exception [val]
-            THROW type=kotlin.Nothing
-              GET_VAR 'val e: java.lang.Exception [val] declared in <root>.test' type=java.lang.Exception origin=null
+            BLOCK type=kotlin.Nothing origin=null
+              THROW type=kotlin.Nothing
+                GET_VAR 'val e: java.lang.Exception [val] declared in <root>.test' type=java.lang.Exception origin=null
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.kt.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.kt.txt
index ccb59492ec7..59bba22372c 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.kt.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/catchParameterAccess.fir.kt.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 fun test(f: Function0<Unit>) {
-  return try f.invoke()
-  catch (e: Exception)throw e
+  return try { // BLOCK
+    f.invoke()
+  }
+  catch (e: Exception){ // BLOCK
+    throw e
+  }
 
 }
+
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.ir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.ir.txt
index 0e1bd224cad..8656c31389c 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.ir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.ir.txt
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/kt48806.kt
       FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:test_1 type:kotlin.Int visibility:private [final]
         EXPRESSION_BODY
           TRY type=kotlin.Int
-            try: THROW type=kotlin.Nothing
-              CONSTRUCTOR_CALL 'public constructor <init> () declared in java.lang.RuntimeException' type=java.lang.RuntimeException origin=null
+            try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Nothing origin=null
+              THROW type=kotlin.Nothing
+                CONSTRUCTOR_CALL 'public constructor <init> () declared in java.lang.RuntimeException' type=java.lang.RuntimeException origin=null
             CATCH parameter=val e: java.lang.Exception [val] declared in <root>.A.test_1
               VAR name:e type:java.lang.Exception [val]
-              CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value=1
+              BLOCK type=kotlin.Int origin=null
+                CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value=1
       FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-test_1> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:<root>.A) returnType:kotlin.Int
         correspondingProperty: PROPERTY name:test_1 visibility:public modality:FINAL [val]
         $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:<root>.A
@@ -25,11 +27,13 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/kt48806.kt
       FIELD PROPERTY_BACKING_FIELD name:test_2 type:kotlin.Int visibility:private [final]
         EXPRESSION_BODY
           TRY type=kotlin.Int
-            try: CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value=1
+            try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Int origin=null
+              CONST Int type=kotlin.Int value=1
             CATCH parameter=val e: java.lang.Exception [val] declared in <root>.A.test_2
               VAR name:e type:java.lang.Exception [val]
-              THROW type=kotlin.Nothing
-                CONSTRUCTOR_CALL 'public constructor <init> () declared in java.lang.RuntimeException' type=java.lang.RuntimeException origin=null
+              BLOCK type=kotlin.Nothing origin=null
+                THROW type=kotlin.Nothing
+                  CONSTRUCTOR_CALL 'public constructor <init> () declared in java.lang.RuntimeException' type=java.lang.RuntimeException origin=null
       FUN DEFAULT_PROPERTY_ACCESSOR name:<get-test_2> visibility:public modality:FINAL <> ($this:<root>.A) returnType:kotlin.Int
         correspondingProperty: PROPERTY name:test_2 visibility:public modality:FINAL [val]
         $this: VALUE_PARAMETER name:<this> type:<root>.A
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.kt.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.kt.txt
index 0538ba6b047..74f230466fd 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.kt.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/kt48806.fir.kt.txt
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@ class A {
   }
 
   val test_1: Int
-    field = try throw RuntimeException()
-    catch (e: Exception)1
+    field = try { // BLOCK
+      throw RuntimeException()
+    }
+    catch (e: Exception){ // BLOCK
+      1
+    }
 
     get
 
   val test_2: Int
-    field = try 1
-    catch (e: Exception)throw RuntimeException()
+    field = try { // BLOCK
+      1
+    }
+    catch (e: Exception){ // BLOCK
+      throw RuntimeException()
+    }
 
     get
 
 }
+
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.ir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.ir.txt
index cc2565f261e..a3940df5ec8 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.ir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.ir.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/tryCatch.kt
   FUN name:test1 visibility:public modality:FINAL <> () returnType:kotlin.Unit
     BLOCK_BODY
       TRY type=kotlin.Unit
-        try: CALL 'public final fun println (): kotlin.Unit [inline] declared in kotlin.io.ConsoleKt' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+        try: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+          CALL 'public final fun println (): kotlin.Unit [inline] declared in kotlin.io.ConsoleKt' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
         CATCH parameter=val e: kotlin.Throwable [val] declared in <root>.test1
           VAR name:e type:kotlin.Throwable [val]
-          CALL 'public final fun println (): kotlin.Unit [inline] declared in kotlin.io.ConsoleKt' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+          BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
+            CALL 'public final fun println (): kotlin.Unit [inline] declared in kotlin.io.ConsoleKt' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
         finally: BLOCK type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
           CALL 'public final fun println (): kotlin.Unit [inline] declared in kotlin.io.ConsoleKt' type=kotlin.Unit origin=null
   FUN name:test2 visibility:public modality:FINAL <> () returnType:kotlin.Int
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.kt.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.kt.txt
index 29b57084a5d..236b2363c00 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.kt.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatch.fir.kt.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 fun test1() {
-  try println()
-  catch (e: Throwable)println()
+  try { // BLOCK
+    println()
+  }
+  catch (e: Throwable){ // BLOCK
+    println()
+  }
   finally { // BLOCK
     println()
   }
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.ir.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.ir.txt
index 045359c4e2b..fcdb0a0e37f 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.ir.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.ir.txt
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ FILE fqName:<root> fileName:/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.kt
             GET_OBJECT 'CLASS IR_EXTERNAL_DECLARATION_STUB OBJECT name:Unit modality:FINAL visibility:public superTypes:[kotlin.Any]' type=kotlin.Unit
       VAR name:t type:kotlin.String [val]
         TRY type=kotlin.String
-          try: TYPE_OP type=kotlin.String origin=IMPLICIT_CAST typeOperand=kotlin.String
-            GET_VAR 'a: kotlin.Any declared in <root>.testImplicitCast' type=kotlin.Any origin=null
+          try: BLOCK type=kotlin.String origin=null
+            TYPE_OP type=kotlin.String origin=IMPLICIT_CAST typeOperand=kotlin.String
+              GET_VAR 'a: kotlin.Any declared in <root>.testImplicitCast' type=kotlin.Any origin=null
           CATCH parameter=val e: kotlin.Throwable [val] declared in <root>.testImplicitCast
             VAR name:e type:kotlin.Throwable [val]
-            CONST String type=kotlin.String value=""
+            BLOCK type=kotlin.String origin=null
+              CONST String type=kotlin.String value=""
diff --git a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.kt.txt b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.kt.txt
index c5b32397587..8ec42ee4689 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.kt.txt
+++ b/compiler/testData/ir/irText/expressions/tryCatchWithImplicitCast.fir.kt.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ fun testImplicitCast(a: Any) {
   when {
     a !is String -> return Unit
   }
-  val t: String = try a /*as String */
-  catch (e: Throwable)""
+  val t: String = try { // BLOCK
+    a /*as String */
+  }
+  catch (e: Throwable){ // BLOCK
+    ""
+  }
 
 }
+