diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/notyetpassing/eval-okay-catchable-in-update-attrs.exp b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/notyetpassing/eval-okay-catchable-in-update-attrs.exp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c508d5366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/notyetpassing/eval-okay-catchable-in-update-attrs.exp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+false
diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/notyetpassing/eval-okay-catchable-in-update-attrs.nix b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/notyetpassing/eval-okay-catchable-in-update-attrs.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38a916903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tvix/eval/src/tests/tvix_tests/notyetpassing/eval-okay-catchable-in-update-attrs.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+(builtins.tryEval (throw "bob" // { })).success