diff --git a/interpreter/binary/decode.ml b/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
index 0a176858..e3d92c42 100644
--- a/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
+++ b/interpreter/binary/decode.ml
@@ -270,7 +270,17 @@ let rec instr s =
     end
 
   | 0x05 -> error s pos "misplaced ELSE opcode"
-  | 0x06| 0x07 | 0x08 | 0x09 | 0x0a as b -> illegal s pos b
+  | 0x06 ->
+     let bt = block_type s in
+     let es1 = instr_block s in
+     expect 0x07 s "CATCH opcode expected";
+     let es2 = instr_block s in
+     end_ s;
+     try_ bt es1 es2
+  | 0x07 -> error s pos "misplaced CATCH opcode"
+  | 0x08 -> throw
+
+  | 0x09 | 0x0a as b -> illegal s pos b
   | 0x0b -> error s pos "misplaced END opcode"
 
   | 0x0c -> br (at var s)
@@ -538,7 +548,7 @@ let rec instr s =
 and instr_block s = List.rev (instr_block' s [])
 and instr_block' s es =
   match peek s with
-  | None | Some (0x05 | 0x0b) -> es
+  | None | Some (0x05 | 0x07 | 0x0b) -> es
   | _ ->
     let pos = pos s in
     let e' = instr s in
diff --git a/interpreter/binary/encode.ml b/interpreter/binary/encode.ml
index 7e4235da..6017cf2f 100644
--- a/interpreter/binary/encode.ml
+++ b/interpreter/binary/encode.ml
@@ -428,7 +428,10 @@ let encode m =
       | Convert (F64 F64Op.DemoteF64) -> assert false
       | Convert (F64 F64Op.ReinterpretInt) -> op 0xbf
 
-      | Try _ | Throw -> failwith "encode: not yet implemented"
+      | Try (bt, es1, es2) ->
+        op 0x06; block_type bt; list instr es1;
+        op 0x07; list instr es2; end_ ()
+      | Throw -> op 0x08
 
     let const c =
       list instr c.it; end_ ()