diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
index 4c36ce6a6b7..bedc9af1adc 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/invalidTryStatements2.errors.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-==== tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts (2 errors) ====
+==== tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts (6 errors) ====
     function fn() {
         try {
         } catch { // syntax error, missing '(x)'
@@ -10,5 +10,32 @@
         ~~~~~
 !!! A 'catch' clause must be preceded by a 'try' statement.
     
-        finally{ } // error missing try
+        finally{ } // potential error; can be absorbed by the 'catch'
+    }
+    
+    function fn2() {
+        finally { } // error missing try
+        ~~~~~~~
+!!! A 'finally' block must be preceded by a 'try' statement.
+        catch (x) { } // error missing try
+        ~~~~~
+!!! A 'catch' clause must be preceded by a 'try' statement.
+    
+        // no error
+        try {
+        }
+        finally {
+        }
+    
+        // error missing try
+        finally {
+        ~~~~~~~
+!!! A 'finally' block must be preceded by a 'try' statement.
+        }
+    
+        // error missing try
+        catch (x) {
+        ~~~~~
+!!! A 'catch' clause must be preceded by a 'try' statement.
+        }
     }
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diff --git a/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts b/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts
index de37313e92a..6937e509845 100644
--- a/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/conformance/statements/tryStatements/invalidTryStatements2.ts
@@ -5,5 +5,24 @@ function fn() {
 
     catch(x) { } // error missing try
 
-    finally{ } // error missing try
+    finally{ } // potential error; can be absorbed by the 'catch'
+}
+
+function fn2() {
+    finally { } // error missing try
+    catch (x) { } // error missing try
+
+    // no error
+    try {
+    }
+    finally {
+    }
+
+    // error missing try
+    finally {
+    }
+
+    // error missing try
+    catch (x) {
+    }
 }
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