--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Tue Oct 19 15:02:48 2010 -0700
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java	Fri Oct 22 14:04:33 2010 -0700
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
                 }
                 c.param.sym.flags_field = c.param.sym.flags() | DISJOINT;
             }
-            if (c.param.type.tsym.kind == Kinds.VAR) {
+            if (c.param.sym.kind == Kinds.VAR) {
                 c.param.sym.setData(ElementKind.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER);
             }
             chk.checkType(c.param.vartype.pos(),

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/T6993301.java	Fri Oct 22 14:04:33 2010 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 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.
+ *
+ * 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 6993301
+ * @summary catch parameters do not have correct kind (i.e. ElementKind.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER)
+ */
+
+import com.sun.source.tree.CompilationUnitTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.IdentifierTree;
+import com.sun.source.tree.VariableTree;
+import com.sun.source.util.TreePathScanner;
+import com.sun.source.util.Trees;
+import com.sun.tools.javac.api.JavacTaskImpl;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
+import javax.lang.model.element.ElementKind;
+import javax.tools.JavaCompiler;
+import javax.tools.JavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.SimpleJavaFileObject;
+import javax.tools.ToolProvider;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Jan Lahoda
+ */
+public class T6993301 {
+    public static void main(String... args) throws Exception {
+        new T6993301().testExceptionParameterCorrectKind();
+    }
+
+    static class MyFileObject extends SimpleJavaFileObject {
+        private String text;
+        public MyFileObject(String text) {
+            super(URI.create("myfo:/Test.java"), JavaFileObject.Kind.SOURCE);
+            this.text = text;
+        }
+        @Override
+        public CharSequence getCharContent(boolean ignoreEncodingErrors) {
+            return text;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void testExceptionParameterCorrectKind() throws IOException {
+        final String bootPath = System.getProperty("sun.boot.class.path");
+        final JavaCompiler tool = ToolProvider.getSystemJavaCompiler();
+        assert tool != null;
+
+        String code = "package test; public class Test { { try { } catch (NullPointerException ex) {} } }";
+
+        final JavacTaskImpl ct = (JavacTaskImpl)tool.getTask(null, null, null,
+                Arrays.asList("-bootclasspath",  bootPath),
+                null, Arrays.asList(new MyFileObject(code)));
+        CompilationUnitTree cut = ct.parse().iterator().next();
+
+        ct.analyze();
+
+        new TreePathScanner<Void, Void>() {
+            @Override
+            public Void visitVariable(VariableTree node, Void p) {
+                Element el = Trees.instance(ct).getElement(getCurrentPath());
+
+                assertNotNull(el);
+                assertEquals(ElementKind.EXCEPTION_PARAMETER, el.getKind());
+
+                return super.visitVariable(node, p);
+            }
+        }.scan(cut, null);
+    }
+
+    private void assertNotNull(Object o) {
+        if (o == null)
+            throw new AssertionError();
+    }
+
+    private <T> void assertEquals(T expected, T actual) {
+        if (expected == null ? actual == null : expected.equals(actual))
+            return;
+        throw new AssertionError("expected: " + expected + ", actual: " + actual);
+    }
+
+}