diff --git a/src/services/formatting/rules.ts b/src/services/formatting/rules.ts
index 1f84b04e531..f623da53992 100644
--- a/src/services/formatting/rules.ts
+++ b/src/services/formatting/rules.ts
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ namespace ts.formatting {
                 anyToken,
                 [isNonJsxSameLineTokenContext, isNonJsxElementOrFragmentContext, isNotForContext],
                 RuleAction.InsertSpace),
-            // This low-pri rule takes care of "try {" and "finally {" in case the rule SpaceBeforeOpenBraceInControl didn't execute on FormatOnEnter.
-            rule("SpaceAfterTryFinally", [SyntaxKind.TryKeyword, SyntaxKind.FinallyKeyword], SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, [isNonJsxSameLineTokenContext], RuleAction.InsertSpace),
+            // This low-pri rule takes care of "try {", "catch {" and "finally {" in case the rule SpaceBeforeOpenBraceInControl didn't execute on FormatOnEnter.
+            rule("SpaceAfterTryCatchFinally", [SyntaxKind.TryKeyword, SyntaxKind.CatchKeyword, SyntaxKind.FinallyKeyword], SyntaxKind.OpenBraceToken, [isNonJsxSameLineTokenContext], RuleAction.InsertSpace),
         ];
 
         return [
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/formatCatch.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/formatCatch.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fce6cf75df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/formatCatch.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/// <reference path="fourslash.ts"/>
+
+////try {
+////} /*0*/catch        {
+////}
+////
+////try {
+////} /*1*/catch{
+////}
+
+format.document();
+
+for (const marker of test.markers()) {
+    goTo.marker(marker);
+    verify.currentLineContentIs("} catch {");
+}