diff --git a/compiler/semstmts.nim b/compiler/semstmts.nim
index 17f88d0393..cac24d33eb 100644
--- a/compiler/semstmts.nim
+++ b/compiler/semstmts.nim
@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ proc semTry(c: PContext, n: PNode; flags: TExprFlags): PNode =
     for i in 1..last:
       var it = n.sons[i]
       let j = it.len-1
-      it.sons[j] = fitNode(c, typ, it.sons[j], it.sons[j].info)
+      if not endsInNoReturn(it.sons[j]):
+        it.sons[j] = fitNode(c, typ, it.sons[j], it.sons[j].info)
     result.typ = typ
 
 proc fitRemoveHiddenConv(c: PContext, typ: PType, n: PNode): PNode =
diff --git a/tests/exception/texceptions.nim b/tests/exception/texceptions.nim
index b30b3874b2..d63187b0ed 100644
--- a/tests/exception/texceptions.nim
+++ b/tests/exception/texceptions.nim
@@ -64,3 +64,13 @@ proc return_in_except =
 try: return_in_except()
 except: echo "RECOVER"
 
+block: #10417
+  proc moo() {.noreturn.} = discard
+
+  let bar =
+    try:
+      1
+    except:
+      moo()
+
+  doAssert(bar == 1)