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+// Copyright (C) 2016 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
+// This code is governed by the BSD license found in the LICENSE file.
+/*---
+esid: sec-runtime-semantics-catchclauseevaluation
+description: Retainment of existing variable environment for `catch` block
+info: |
+    [...]
+    8. Let B be the result of evaluating Block.
+    [...]
+---*/
+
+var x = 1;
+var probeBefore = function() { return x; };
+var probeInside;
+
+try {
+  throw null;
+} catch (_) {
+  var x = 2;
+  probeInside = function() { return x; };
+}
+
+assert.sameValue(probeBefore(), 2, 'reference preceding statement');
+assert.sameValue(probeInside(), 2, 'reference within statement');
+assert.sameValue(x, 2, 'reference following statement');
+
+reportCompare(0, 0);