diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs
index 2412392a1..f89ace8a5 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/context.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
 
+use oxc_ast::AstKind;
 use oxc_diagnostics::Error;
 use oxc_semantic::Semantic;
 
+use crate::AstNode;
+
 pub struct LintContext<'a> {
     semantic: Rc<Semantic<'a>>,
 
@@ -18,7 +21,6 @@ impl<'a> LintContext<'a> {
         self.diagnostics.into_inner()
     }
 
-    #[allow(unused)]
     pub fn semantic(&self) -> &Semantic<'a> {
         &self.semantic
     }
@@ -26,4 +28,8 @@ impl<'a> LintContext<'a> {
     pub fn diagnostic<T: Into<Error>>(&self, diagnostic: T) {
         self.diagnostics.borrow_mut().push(diagnostic.into());
     }
+
+    pub fn parent_kind(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>) -> AstKind<'a> {
+        self.semantic().nodes().parent_kind(node)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/lib.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/lib.rs
index dc15ea997..36abaa084 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ mod rules;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use oxc_diagnostics::Error;
+pub(crate) use oxc_semantic::AstNode;
 use oxc_semantic::Semantic;
 
 use crate::{context::LintContext, rules::RuleEnum};
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ impl Linter {
 
         for node in semantic.nodes().iter() {
             for rule in &self.rules {
-                rule.run(node.get().kind(), &ctx);
+                rule.run(node, &ctx);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rule.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rule.rs
index da4211ffa..3a2af05d5 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rule.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rule.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
-use oxc_ast::AstKind;
-
-use crate::context::LintContext;
+use crate::{context::LintContext, AstNode};
 
 pub trait Rule: Sized + Default + Debug {
-    fn run<'a>(&self, kind: AstKind<'a>, _ctx: &LintContext<'a>);
+    fn run<'a>(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>, _ctx: &LintContext<'a>);
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs
index e1083f21d..cf219fc07 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ mod no_empty;
 
 pub use no_debugger::NoDebugger;
 pub use no_empty::NoEmpty;
-use oxc_ast::AstKind;
 
-use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule};
+use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule, AstNode};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub enum RuleEnum {
@@ -14,10 +13,10 @@ pub enum RuleEnum {
 }
 
 impl RuleEnum {
-    pub fn run<'a>(&self, kind: AstKind<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
+    pub fn run<'a>(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
         match self {
-            Self::NoDebugger(rule) => rule.run(kind, ctx),
-            Self::NoEmpty(rule) => rule.run(kind, ctx),
+            Self::NoDebugger(rule) => rule.run(node, ctx),
+            Self::NoEmpty(rule) => rule.run(node, ctx),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_debugger.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_debugger.rs
index beea9b11c..c80b84809 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_debugger.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_debugger.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use oxc_diagnostics::{
     thiserror::Error,
 };
 
-use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule};
+use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule, AstNode};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error, Diagnostic)]
 #[error("eslint(no-debugger): `debugger` statement is not allowed")]
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ struct NoDebuggerDiagnostic(#[label] pub Span);
 pub struct NoDebugger;
 
 impl Rule for NoDebugger {
-    fn run<'a>(&self, kind: AstKind<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
-        if let AstKind::DebuggerStatement(stmt) = kind {
+    fn run<'a>(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
+        if let AstKind::DebuggerStatement(stmt) = node.get().kind() {
             ctx.diagnostic(NoDebuggerDiagnostic(stmt.span));
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_empty.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_empty.rs
index 8080e6c06..86bc475a7 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_empty.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/no_empty.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use oxc_diagnostics::{
     thiserror::Error,
 };
 
-use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule};
+use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule, AstNode};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error, Diagnostic)]
 #[error("eslint(no-empty): Disallow empty block statements")]
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@ struct NoEmptyDiagnostic(&'static str, #[label("Empty {0} statement")] pub Span)
 pub struct NoEmpty;
 
 impl Rule for NoEmpty {
-    fn run<'a>(&self, kind: AstKind<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
-        match kind {
+    fn run<'a>(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>, ctx: &LintContext<'a>) {
+        match node.get().kind() {
             AstKind::BlockStatement(block) if block.body.is_empty() => {
                 // TODO: check comment
-                ctx.diagnostic(NoEmptyDiagnostic("block", block.span));
+                if !matches!(ctx.parent_kind(node), AstKind::CatchClause(_)) {
+                    ctx.diagnostic(NoEmptyDiagnostic("block", block.span));
+                }
             }
             AstKind::SwitchStatement(switch) if switch.cases.is_empty() => {
                 ctx.diagnostic(NoEmptyDiagnostic("switch", switch.span));
diff --git a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node/tree.rs b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node/tree.rs
index 55d8982e4..bb79920a4 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node/tree.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_semantic/src/node/tree.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Index, IndexMut};
 
 use indextree::{Arena, NodeId};
+use oxc_ast::AstKind;
 
 use super::{AstNode, AstNodeId, SemanticNode};
 
@@ -54,3 +55,15 @@ impl<'a> DerefMut for AstNodes<'a> {
         &mut self.nodes
     }
 }
+
+impl<'a> AstNodes<'a> {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn kind<T: Into<NodeId>>(&self, id: T) -> AstKind<'a> {
+        self.nodes[id.into()].get().kind
+    }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn parent_kind(&self, node: &AstNode<'a>) -> AstKind<'a> {
+        node.parent().map_or(AstKind::Root, |node_id| self.kind(node_id))
+    }
+}