diff --git a/src/Transpiler.ts b/src/Transpiler.ts
index bfbd58a6e..107e4a203 100644
--- a/src/Transpiler.ts
+++ b/src/Transpiler.ts
@@ -661,24 +661,44 @@ export abstract class LuaTranspiler {
     }
 
     public transpileTry(node: ts.TryStatement): string {
-        let tryFunc = "function()\n";
+        let result = this.indent + "do\n";
+        this.pushIndent();
+
+        result += this.indent;
+        if (node.catchClause) {
+            result += "local __TS_try";
+            if (node.catchClause.variableDeclaration) {
+                const variableName = this.transpileIdentifier(
+                    node.catchClause.variableDeclaration.name as ts.Identifier);
+                result += ", " + variableName;
+            }
+            result += " = ";
+        }
+
+        result += "pcall(function()\n";
         this.pushIndent();
-        tryFunc += this.transpileBlock(node.tryBlock);
+        result += this.transpileBlock(node.tryBlock);
         this.popIndent();
-        tryFunc += "end";
-        let catchFunc = "function(e)\nend";
-        if (node.catchClause && node.catchClause.variableDeclaration) {
-            const variableName = this.transpileIdentifier(node.catchClause.variableDeclaration.name as ts.Identifier);
-            catchFunc = this.indent + `function(${variableName})\n`;
+        result += this.indent + "end);\n";
+
+        if (node.catchClause) {
+            result += this.indent + `if not __TS_try then\n`;
             this.pushIndent();
-            catchFunc += this.transpileBlock(node.catchClause.block);
+            result += this.transpileBlock(node.catchClause.block);
             this.popIndent();
-            catchFunc += "end";
+            result += this.indent + "end\n";
         }
-        let result = this.indent + `xpcall(${tryFunc},\n${catchFunc})\n`;
+
         if (node.finallyBlock) {
+            result += this.indent + "do\n";
+            this.pushIndent();
             result += this.transpileBlock(node.finallyBlock);
+            this.popIndent();
+            result += this.indent + "end\n";
         }
+
+        this.popIndent();
+        result += this.indent + "end\n";
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/translation/lua/tryCatch.lua b/test/translation/lua/tryCatch.lua
index 082aafc57..c5df1423b 100644
--- a/test/translation/lua/tryCatch.lua
+++ b/test/translation/lua/tryCatch.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-xpcall(function()
-    local a = 42;
-end,
-function(er)
-    local b = "fail";
-end)
+do
+    local __TS_try, er = pcall(function()
+        local a = 42;
+    end);
+    if not __TS_try then
+        local b = "fail";
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/translation/lua/tryCatchFinally.lua b/test/translation/lua/tryCatchFinally.lua
index c08fa2bc4..ac0269f8c 100644
--- a/test/translation/lua/tryCatchFinally.lua
+++ b/test/translation/lua/tryCatchFinally.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-xpcall(function()
-    local a = 42;
-end,
-function(er)
-    local b = "fail";
-end)
-local c = "finally";
+do
+    local __TS_try, er = pcall(function()
+        local a = 42;
+    end);
+    if not __TS_try then
+        local b = "fail";
+    end
+    do
+        local c = "finally";
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/translation/lua/tryFinally.lua b/test/translation/lua/tryFinally.lua
index 4eb2f1c34..a117b8bb2 100644
--- a/test/translation/lua/tryFinally.lua
+++ b/test/translation/lua/tryFinally.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-xpcall(function()
-    local a = 42;
-end,
-function(e)
-end)
-local b = "finally";
+do
+    pcall(function()
+        local a = 42;
+    end);
+    do
+        local b = "finally";
+    end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/error.spec.ts b/test/unit/error.spec.ts
index f3f737a09..da0e59473 100644
--- a/test/unit/error.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/error.spec.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,55 @@ export class LuaErrorTests {
             );
         }).toThrowError(TranspileError, "Invalid throw expression, only strings can be thrown.");
     }
+
+    @TestCase(0, "A")
+    @TestCase(1, "B")
+    @TestCase(2, "C")
+    @Test("re-throw")
+    public reThrow(i: number, expected: any): void {
+        const source =
+            `const i = ${i};
+            function foo() {
+                try {
+                    try {
+                        if (i === 0) { throw "z"; }
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        throw "a";
+                    } finally {
+                        if (i === 1) { throw "b"; }
+                    }
+                } catch (e) {
+                    throw (e as string).toUpperCase();
+                } finally {
+                    throw "C";
+                }
+            }
+            let result = "x";
+            try {
+                foo();
+            } catch (e) {
+                result = (e as string)[(e as string).length - 1];
+            }
+            return result;`;
+        const result = util.transpileAndExecute(source);
+        Expect(result).toBe(expected);
+    }
+
+    @Test("re-throw (no catch var)")
+    public reThrowWithoutCatchVar(): void {
+        const source =
+            `let result = "x";
+            try {
+                try {
+                    throw "y";
+                } catch {
+                    throw "z";
+                }
+            } catch (e) {
+                result = (e as string)[(e as string).length - 1];
+            }
+            return result;`;
+        const result = util.transpileAndExecute(source);
+        Expect(result).toBe("z");
+    }
 }