diff --git a/src/main/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/Raise.scala b/src/main/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/Raise.scala
index 26c0b49..9f0b445 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/Raise.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/Raise.scala
@@ -34,5 +34,13 @@ def ensureNotNull[B, Error](value: B, raise: () => Error)(using r: Raise[Error])
 def recover[Error, A](block: Raise[Error] ?=> () => A, recover: Error => A): A =
   fold(block, ex => throw ex, recover, identity)
 
-def recover[Error, A](block: Raise[Error] ?=> () => A, recover: Error => A, catchBlock: Throwable => A): A =
+def recover[Error, A](
+    block: Raise[Error] ?=> () => A,
+    recover: Error => A,
+    catchBlock: Throwable => A
+): A =
   fold(block, catchBlock, recover, identity)
+
+def $catch[A](block: () => A, catchBlock: Throwable => A): A =
+  try block()
+  catch case ex: Throwable => catchBlock(ex)
diff --git a/src/test/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/RaiseSpec.scala b/src/test/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/RaiseSpec.scala
index 389abdd..6b05f16 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/RaiseSpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/in/rcard/raise4s/RaiseSpec.scala
@@ -97,4 +97,22 @@ class RaiseSpec extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
 
     actual should be(44)
   }
+
+  "$catch" should "return the value if no exception is thrown" in {
+    val actual = $catch(
+      () => 42,
+      ex => 43
+    )
+
+    actual should be(42)
+  }
+
+  it should "return the recovery value if an exception is thrown" in {
+    val actual = $catch(
+      () => throw new RuntimeException("error"),
+      ex => 43
+    )
+
+    actual should be(43)
+  }
 }