diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Statements/Catch.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Statements/Catch.cs
index f3a10f4ef68..30669aae78f 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Statements/Catch.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp/Entities/Statements/Catch.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ namespace Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.Entities.Statements
             }
             else if (isSpecificCatchClause) // A catch clause of the form 'catch(Ex) { ... }'
             {
-                trapFile.catch_type(this, Type.Create(Context, Context.GetType(Stmt.Declaration!.Type)).TypeRef, true);
+                var type = Type.Create(Context, Context.GetType(Stmt.Declaration!.Type));
+                trapFile.catch_type(this, type.TypeRef, true);
+                TypeMention.Create(Context, Stmt.Declaration!.Type, this, type);
             }
             else // A catch clause of the form 'catch { ... }'
             {
diff --git a/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/regressions/Program.cs b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/regressions/Program.cs
index dd73876f1a3..38a1afaa5ae 100644
--- a/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/regressions/Program.cs
+++ b/csharp/ql/test/library-tests/regressions/Program.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ class TypeMentions
     }
 }
 
+class CatchTypeMentions
+{
+    void F()
+    {
+        try
+        {
+        }
+        catch (Exception)
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 class NameOfMethodGroups
 {
     int MethodGroup() => 0;