2 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t1672b.check b/test/files/neg/t1672b.check
index 288e47c315..60ccf77174 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/t1672b.check
+++ b/test/files/neg/t1672b.check
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ t1672b.scala:29: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method boz: it con
 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
+t1672b.scala:46: error: could not optimize @tailrec annotated method bar: it contains a recursive call not in tail position
+    else 1 + (try {
+           ^
+5 errors found
diff --git a/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala b/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala
index 7d02ddc710..0ccdd03633 100644
--- a/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala
+++ b/test/files/neg/t1672b.scala
@@ -38,4 +38,15 @@ object Test {
       ???
     }
   }
+
+  // the `liftedTree` local method will prevent a tail call here.
+  @annotation.tailrec
+  def bar(i : Int) : Int = {
+    if (i == 0) 0
+    else 1 + (try {
+      throw new RuntimeException
+    } catch {
+      case _: Throwable => bar(i - 1)
+    })
+  }
 }