diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
index 4a7a7f83efa1..321db204ccc4 100644
--- a/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/src/scope/index.js
@@ -996,15 +996,14 @@ export default class Scope {
       const binding = scope.getOwnBinding(name);
       if (binding) {
         // Check if a pattern is a part of parameter expressions.
-        // 9.2.10.28: The closure created by this expression should not have visibility of
+        // Note: for performance reason we skip checking previousPath.parentPath.isFunction()
+        // because `scope.path` is validated as scope in packages/babel-types/src/validators/isScope.js
+        // That is, if a scope path is pattern, its parent must be Function/CatchClause
+
+        // Spec 9.2.10.28: The closure created by this expression should not have visibility of
         // declarations in the function body. If the binding is not a `param`-kind,
         // then it must be defined inside the function body, thus it should be skipped
-        if (
-          previousPath &&
-          previousPath.isPattern() &&
-          previousPath.parentPath.isFunction() &&
-          binding.kind !== "param"
-        ) {
+        if (previousPath?.isPattern() && binding.kind !== "param") {
           // do nothing
         } else {
           return binding;
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/input.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1e9bae3ab55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+try {} catch ({ a }) {}
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/options.json b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14af0e5feac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["./plugin"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/output.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f960a0abf49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+try {} catch ({
+  a: z
+}) {}
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/plugin.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96ac9a3e3178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause-2/plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module.exports = function () {
+  return {
+    visitor: {
+      CatchClause(path) {
+        path.scope.rename("a", "z");
+      },
+    },
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/input.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bd350e38233c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+let [a] = ["outside"];
+
+try {} catch ({ g = () => a }) {
+  let [a] = ["inside"];
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/options.json b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/options.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14af0e5feac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/options.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "plugins": ["./plugin"]
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/output.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/output.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1763da53681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/output.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let [a] = ["outside"];
+
+try {} catch ({
+  g = () => a
+}) {
+  let [z] = ["inside"];
+}
diff --git a/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/plugin.js b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/plugin.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..96ac9a3e3178
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/babel-traverse/test/fixtures/rename/catch-clause/plugin.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module.exports = function () {
+  return {
+    visitor: {
+      CatchClause(path) {
+        path.scope.rename("a", "z");
+      },
+    },
+  };
+};
diff --git a/packages/babel-types/src/validators/isScope.js b/packages/babel-types/src/validators/isScope.js
index dfd2f5edd96f..b1cc9b78f0cb 100644
--- a/packages/babel-types/src/validators/isScope.js
+++ b/packages/babel-types/src/validators/isScope.js
@@ -11,17 +11,15 @@ import {
  * Check if the input `node` is a scope.
  */
 export default function isScope(node: Object, parent: Object): boolean {
-  if (isBlockStatement(node) && isFunction(parent, { body: node })) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (isBlockStatement(node) && isCatchClause(parent, { body: node })) {
+  // If a BlockStatement is an immediate descendent of a Function/CatchClause, it must be in the body.
+  // Hence we skipped the parentKey === "params" check
+  if (isBlockStatement(node) && (isFunction(parent) || isCatchClause(parent))) {
     return false;
   }
 
-  // If a Pattern is an immediate descendent of a Function, it must be in the params.
+  // If a Pattern is an immediate descendent of a Function/CatchClause, it must be in the params.
   // Hence we skipped the parentKey === "params" check
-  if (isPattern(node) && isFunction(parent)) {
+  if (isPattern(node) && (isFunction(parent) || isCatchClause(parent))) {
     return true;
   }