diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java
index f35ce10abc..5efcbeb257 100644
--- a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java
@@ -65,6 +65,33 @@ private void f(Exception x) {
         System.out.println("" + e);
       }
     }
+
+    // Unnamed exception variables
+    try {
+    } catch (Exception _) {                     // Compliant
+    }
+
+    try {
+    } catch (Exception _) {                     // Compliant
+      try {
+      } catch (Exception _) {                   // Compliant
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+    } catch (Exception _) {                     // Compliant
+      try {
+      } catch (Exception z) { // Noncompliant {{Either log or rethrow this exception.}}
+      }
+    }
+
+    try {
+    } catch (Exception e) {                     // Compliant
+      System.out.println(e);
+      try {
+      } catch (Exception _) {                   // Compliant
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   private void g() {
diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java
index 88c031030a..9628b974e8 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/CatchUsesExceptionWithContextCheck.java
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ public void visitCatch(CatchTree tree) {
       Symbol exception = tree.parameter().symbol();
       usageStatusStack.addFirst(new UsageStatus(exception.usages()));
       super.visitCatch(tree);
-      if (usageStatusStack.pop().isInvalid() && !exception.isUnknown()) {
+      if (usageStatusStack.pop().isInvalid() && !exception.isUnknown()
+        && !isExceptionVariableUnnamed(tree.parameter())) {
         context.reportIssue(this, tree.parameter(), "Either log or rethrow this exception.");
       }
     }
@@ -207,6 +208,10 @@ public void visitMemberSelectExpression(MemberSelectExpressionTree tree) {
 
   }
 
+  private boolean isExceptionVariableUnnamed(VariableTree parameter) {
+        return parameter.simpleName().isUnnamedVariable();
+  }
+
   private boolean isExcludedType(Tree tree) {
     if (tree.is(Kind.UNION_TYPE)) {
       return ((UnionTypeTree) tree).typeAlternatives().stream().allMatch(this::isExcludedType);