diff --git a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
index f66bf40ae..166c0c7e8 100644
--- a/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1123,8 +1123,8 @@ bool CheckUninitVar::checkScopeForVariable(const Token *tok, const unsigned int
             }
         }
 
-        // TODO: handle loops etc
-        if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, ") {")) {
+        // TODO: handle loops, try, etc
+        if (Token::simpleMatch(tok, ") {") || Token::Match(tok, "%var% {")) {
             ret = true;
             return false;
         }
diff --git a/test/testuninitvar.cpp b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
index d6e853931..25c82371e 100644
--- a/test/testuninitvar.cpp
+++ b/test/testuninitvar.cpp
@@ -1784,6 +1784,13 @@ private:
                         "}\n");
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
+        // try
+        checkUninitVar2("void f() {\n"
+                        "    int i, *p = &i;\n"
+                        "    try { }\n"
+                        "}");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
+
         // exit
         checkUninitVar2("void f() {\n"
                         "    int x;\n"