2 files changed, 54 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t1672b.check b/test/files/neg/t1672b.check
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..288e47c315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t1672b.check
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+t1672b.scala:3: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method bar: it contains a recursive call not in tail position
+  def bar : Nothing = {
+      ^
+t1672b.scala:14: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method baz: it contains a recursive call not in tail position
+  def baz : Nothing = {
+      ^
+t1672b.scala:29: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method boz: it contains a recursive call not in tail position
+      case _: Throwable => boz; ???
+                                ^
+t1672b.scala:34: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method bez: it contains a recursive call not in tail position
+  def bez : Nothing = {
+      ^
+four errors found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala b/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d02ddc710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+object Test {
+  @annotation.tailrec
+  def bar : Nothing = {
+    try {
+      throw new RuntimeException
+    } catch {
+      case _: Throwable => bar
+    } finally {
+      bar
+    }
+  }
+
+  @annotation.tailrec
+  def baz : Nothing = {
+    try {
+      throw new RuntimeException
+    } catch {
+      case _: Throwable => baz
+    } finally {
+      ???
+    }
+  }
+
+  @annotation.tailrec
+  def boz : Nothing = {
+    try {
+      throw new RuntimeException
+    } catch {
+      case _: Throwable => boz; ???
+    }
+  }
+
+  @annotation.tailrec
+  def bez : Nothing = {
+    try {
+      bez
+    } finally {
+      ???
+    }
+  }
+}