--- a/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandleImpl.java	Mon Nov 11 16:14:07 2013 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandleImpl.java	Sat Nov 09 04:21:28 2013 +0400
@@ -744,8 +744,11 @@
             MethodHandle ginvoker = GuardWithCatch.INVOKES[nargs].bindReceiver(gguard);
             return makePairwiseConvert(ginvoker, type, 2);
         } else {
+            target = target.asType(type.changeReturnType(Object.class));
             MethodHandle gtarget = makeSpreadArguments(target, Object[].class, 0, nargs);
-            catcher = catcher.asType(ctype.changeParameterType(0, Throwable.class));
+            MethodType catcherType = ctype.changeParameterType(0, Throwable.class)
+                                          .changeReturnType(Object.class);
+            catcher = catcher.asType(catcherType);
             MethodHandle gcatcher = makeSpreadArguments(catcher, Object[].class, 1, nargs);
             GuardWithCatch gguard = new GuardWithCatch(gtarget, exType, gcatcher);
             if (gtarget == null || gcatcher == null)  throw new InternalError();

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles/TestCatchException.java	Sat Nov 09 04:21:28 2013 +0400
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8027823
+ * @run junit test.java.lang.invoke.TestCatchException
+ */
+package test.java.lang.invoke;
+
+import java.lang.invoke.*;
+import org.junit.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class TestCatchException {
+    final static MethodHandles.Lookup LOOKUP = MethodHandles.lookup();
+    final static MethodType M_TYPE = MethodType.methodType(int.class, Object.class, Object.class, int.class, int.class, int.class, int.class, int.class, int.class, int.class);
+
+    private static int noThrow(Object o1, Object o2, int i1, int i2, int i3, int i4, int i5, int i6, int i7) {
+        return 42;
+    }
+
+    private static int throwEx(Object o1, Object o2, int i1, int i2, int i3, int i4, int i5, int i6, int i7) throws Exception {
+        throw new Exception();
+    }
+
+    private static int handler(Exception e) {
+        return 17;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNoThrowPath() throws Throwable {
+        MethodHandle target = LOOKUP.findStatic(TestCatchException.class, "noThrow", M_TYPE);
+        MethodHandle handler = LOOKUP.findStatic(TestCatchException.class, "handler", MethodType.methodType(int.class, Exception.class));
+
+        MethodHandle h = MethodHandles.catchException(target, Exception.class, handler);
+
+        int x = (int)h.invokeExact(new Object(), new Object(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7);
+        assertEquals(x, 42);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testThrowPath() throws Throwable {
+        MethodHandle target = LOOKUP.findStatic(TestCatchException.class, "throwEx", M_TYPE);
+        MethodHandle handler = LOOKUP.findStatic(TestCatchException.class, "handler", MethodType.methodType(int.class, Exception.class));
+
+        MethodHandle h = MethodHandles.catchException(target, Exception.class, handler);
+
+        int x = (int)h.invokeExact(new Object(), new Object(), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7);
+        assertEquals(x, 17);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Throwable {
+        TestCatchException test = new TestCatchException();
+        test.testNoThrowPath();
+        test.testThrowPath();
+        System.out.println("TEST PASSED");
+    }
+}