diff --git a/internal/fourslash/tests/quickInfoCatch_test.go b/internal/fourslash/tests/quickInfoCatch_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b792bed473
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/fourslash/tests/quickInfoCatch_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package fourslash_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/microsoft/typescript-go/internal/fourslash"
+	"github.com/microsoft/typescript-go/internal/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestQuickCatchInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	defer testutil.RecoverAndFail(t, "Panic on fourslash test")
+	const content = `try {} catch(/*1*/error) {}`
+
+	f := fourslash.NewFourslash(t, nil /*capabilities*/, content)
+	f.VerifyQuickInfoAt(t, "1", "var error: any", "")
+}
diff --git a/internal/ls/hover.go b/internal/ls/hover.go
index 548228d0a9..a608fdf024 100644
--- a/internal/ls/hover.go
+++ b/internal/ls/hover.go
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func getJSDocOrTag(node *ast.Node) *ast.Node {
 		return getMatchingJSDocTag(node.Parent, node.Name().Text(), isMatchingParameterTag)
 	case ast.IsTypeParameterDeclaration(node):
 		return getMatchingJSDocTag(node.Parent, node.Name().Text(), isMatchingTemplateTag)
-	case ast.IsVariableDeclaration(node) && core.FirstOrNil(node.Parent.AsVariableDeclarationList().Declarations.Nodes) == node:
+	case ast.IsVariableDeclaration(node) && ast.IsVariableDeclarationList(node.Parent) && core.FirstOrNil(node.Parent.AsVariableDeclarationList().Declarations.Nodes) == node:
 		return getJSDocOrTag(node.Parent.Parent)
 	case (ast.IsFunctionExpressionOrArrowFunction(node) || ast.IsClassExpression(node)) &&
 		(ast.IsVariableDeclaration(node.Parent) || ast.IsPropertyDeclaration(node.Parent) || ast.IsPropertyAssignment(node.Parent)) && node.Parent.Initializer() == node: