diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/analysis.py b/jedi/evaluate/analysis.py
index ebbd4b5a..368ef85f 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/analysis.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/analysis.py
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ def _check_for_exception_catch(evaluator, jedi_obj, exception, payload=None):
     def check_try_for_except(obj):
         while obj.next is not None:
             obj = obj.next
+            if not obj.inputs:
+                # No import implies a `except:` catch, which catches
+                # everything.
+                return True
             for i in obj.inputs:
                 except_classes = evaluator.eval_statement(i)
                 for cls in except_classes:
diff --git a/test/static_analysis/try_except.py b/test/static_analysis/try_except.py
index e7198da0..48c56d53 100644
--- a/test/static_analysis/try_except.py
+++ b/test/static_analysis/try_except.py
@@ -57,6 +57,15 @@ try:
 except Undefined:
     pass
 
+# -----------------
+# inheritance
+# -----------------
+
+# should catch everything
+try:
+    undefined
+except:
+    pass
 
 # -----------------
 # kind of similar: hasattr