diff --git a/javascript/ql/src/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect.qll b/javascript/ql/src/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect.qll
index 15db9549f41..86790bb0da3 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/src/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect.qll
+++ b/javascript/ql/src/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect.qll
@@ -156,5 +156,7 @@ predicate hasNoEffect(Expr e) {
     not exists(fe.getName())
   ) and
   // exclude block-level flow type annotations. For example: `(name: empty)`.
-  not e.(ParExpr).getExpression().getLastToken().getNextToken().getValue() = ":"
+  not e.(ParExpr).getExpression().getLastToken().getNextToken().getValue() = ":" and
+  // exclude the first statement of a try block
+  not e = any(TryStmt stmt).getBody().getStmt(0).(ExprStmt).getExpr()
 }
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/ExprHasNoEffect.expected b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/ExprHasNoEffect.expected
index 108e0de6a9e..3189b68ea13 100644
--- a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/ExprHasNoEffect.expected
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/ExprHasNoEffect.expected
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+| try.js:22:9:22:26 | x.ordinaryProperty | This expression has no effect. |
 | tst2.js:3:4:3:4 | 0 | This expression has no effect. |
 | tst.js:3:1:3:2 | 23 | This expression has no effect. |
 | tst.js:5:1:5:2 | 23 | This expression has no effect. |
diff --git a/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/try.js b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/try.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a665423bd81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javascript/ql/test/query-tests/Expressions/ExprHasNoEffect/try.js
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+function try1(x) {
+    try {
+        x.ordinaryProperty; // OK - try/catch indicates intent to throw exception
+    } catch (e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+function try2(x) {
+    try {
+        x.ordinaryProperty; // OK - try/catch indicates intent to throw exception
+        return x;
+    } catch (e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+function try3(x) {
+    try {
+        x.ordinaryProperty()
+        x.ordinaryProperty // NOT OK
+        return x;
+    } catch (e) {
+        return false;
+    }
+}