diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/lclvars.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/lclvars.cpp
index 27771bbb7c18ce..f7930cfa6b58cd 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/lclvars.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/lclvars.cpp
@@ -4142,8 +4142,10 @@ void Compiler::lvaMarkLclRefs(GenTree* tree, BasicBlock* block, Statement* stmt,
             {
                 bool bbInALoop  = (block->bbFlags & BBF_BACKWARD_JUMP) != 0;
                 bool bbIsReturn = block->bbJumpKind == BBJ_RETURN;
-                // TODO: Zero-inits in LSRA are created with below condition. Try to use similar condition here as well.
-                // if (compiler->info.compInitMem || varTypeIsGC(varDsc->TypeGet()))
+                // TODO: Zero-inits in LSRA are created with below condition. But if filter out based on that condition
+                // we filter lot of interesting variables that would benefit otherwise with EH var enregistration.
+                // bool needsExplicitZeroInit = !varDsc->lvIsParam && (info.compInitMem ||
+                // varTypeIsGC(varDsc->TypeGet()));
                 bool needsExplicitZeroInit = fgVarNeedsExplicitZeroInit(lclNum, bbInALoop, bbIsReturn);
 
                 if (varDsc->lvSingleDefRegCandidate || needsExplicitZeroInit)
diff --git a/src/coreclr/jit/lsra.cpp b/src/coreclr/jit/lsra.cpp
index 9491b2c0773578..58e55bae823348 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/jit/lsra.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/jit/lsra.cpp
@@ -4945,6 +4945,13 @@ void LinearScan::allocateRegisters()
                 // it to a different register file.
                 allocate = false;
             }
+            else if ((currentInterval->isWriteThru) && (refType == RefTypeZeroInit))
+            {
+                // For RefTypeZeroInit which is a write thru, there is no need to allocate register
+                // right away. It can be assigned when actually definition occurs.
+                // In future, see if avoiding allocation for RefTypeZeroInit gives any benefit in general.
+                allocate = false;
+            }
             if (!allocate)
             {
                 INDEBUG(dumpLsraAllocationEvent(LSRA_EVENT_NO_ENTRY_REG_ALLOCATED, currentInterval));