diff --git a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/token.rs b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/token.rs
index c6cc890b47f79..f3da0ec130a52 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_ast/src/token.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_ast/src/token.rs
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ pub fn ident_can_begin_expr(name: Symbol, span: Span, is_raw: bool) -> bool {
             kw::Move,
             kw::Return,
             kw::True,
+            kw::Try,
             kw::Unsafe,
             kw::While,
             kw::Yield,
diff --git a/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-return.rs b/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-return.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a15bfeef1c12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/ui/try-block/try-block-in-return.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// run-pass
+// compile-flags: --edition 2018
+
+#![feature(try_blocks)]
+
+fn issue_76271() -> Option<i32> {
+    return try { 4 }
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    assert_eq!(issue_76271(), Some(4));
+}