diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js
index 79eb5a3c7d..ed1b8ff3a0 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ exports.parseNoPatch = function(code, options) {
       "importMeta",
       "classPrivateProperties",
       "bigInt",
+      "optionalCatchBinding",
     ],
   };
 
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
index 72f4ae07a6..4161af03d6 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
@@ -1845,4 +1845,15 @@ describe("verify", () => {
       []
     );
   });
+
+  it("works with optionalCatchBinding", () => {
+    verifyAndAssertMessages(
+      unpad(`
+        try {} catch {}
+        try {} catch {} finally {}
+      `),
+      {},
+      []
+    );
+  });
 });