diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 3c3434d..68178cf 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -763,6 +763,30 @@
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+def Test_try_var_decl()
+  var lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      try
+        var in_try = 1
+        assert_equal(1, get(s:, 'in_try', -1))
+        throw "getout"
+      catch
+        var in_catch = 2
+        assert_equal(-1, get(s:, 'in_try', -1))
+        assert_equal(2, get(s:, 'in_catch', -1))
+      finally
+        var in_finally = 3
+        assert_equal(-1, get(s:, 'in_try', -1))
+        assert_equal(-1, get(s:, 'in_catch', -1))
+        assert_equal(3, get(s:, 'in_finally', -1))
+      endtry
+      assert_equal(-1, get(s:, 'in_try', -1))
+      assert_equal(-1, get(s:, 'in_catch', -1))
+      assert_equal(-1, get(s:, 'in_finally', -1))
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+enddef
+
 def Test_try_ends_in_return()
   var lines =<< trim END
       vim9script