diff --git a/src/wast-parser.cc b/src/wast-parser.cc
index 23595d9b31..e5a6f6dffc 100644
--- a/src/wast-parser.cc
+++ b/src/wast-parser.cc
@@ -2794,6 +2794,7 @@ Result WastParser::ParseExpr(ExprList* exprs) {
               break;
             }
             default:
+              ErrorExpected({"catch", "catch_all", "unwind", "delegate"});
               break;
           }
         }
diff --git a/test/parse/expr/bad-try-clause.txt b/test/parse/expr/bad-try-clause.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5f3eb7c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/parse/expr/bad-try-clause.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+;;; TOOL: wat2wasm
+;;; ARGS: --enable-exceptions
+;;; ERROR: 1
+(module
+  (func (try (do) (foo)))
+(;; STDERR ;;;
+out/test/parse/expr/bad-try-clause.txt:5:20: error: unexpected token "foo", expected catch, catch_all, unwind or delegate.
+  (func (try (do) (foo)))
+                   ^^^
+;;; STDERR ;;)