diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 1468070..68fb9cd 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -390,11 +390,12 @@
     garray_T    *gap = &evalarg->eval_ga;
     int		save_flags = evalarg == NULL ? 0 : evalarg->eval_flags;
 
-    if (vim9script && evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL)
+    if (vim9script
+	       && (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL || evalarg->eval_cctx != NULL))
     {
 	ga_init2(gap, sizeof(char_u *), 10);
+	// leave room for "start"
 	if (ga_grow(gap, 1) == OK)
-	    // leave room for "start"
 	    ++gap->ga_len;
     }
 
@@ -406,32 +407,49 @@
     if (evalarg != NULL)
 	evalarg->eval_flags = save_flags;
 
-    if (vim9script && evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL
-						&& evalarg->eval_ga.ga_len > 1)
+    if (vim9script
+	    && (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL || evalarg->eval_cctx != NULL))
     {
-	char_u	    *p;
-	size_t	    endoff = STRLEN(*end);
+	if (evalarg->eval_ga.ga_len == 1)
+	{
+	    // just one line, no need to concatenate
+	    ga_clear(gap);
+	    gap->ga_itemsize = 0;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+	    char_u	    *p;
+	    size_t	    endoff = STRLEN(*end);
 
-	// Line breaks encountered, concatenate all the lines.
-	*((char_u **)gap->ga_data) = *start;
-	p = ga_concat_strings(gap, "");
-	*((char_u **)gap->ga_data) = NULL;
-	ga_clear_strings(gap);
-	gap->ga_itemsize = 0;
-	if (p == NULL)
-	    return FAIL;
-	*start = p;
-	vim_free(evalarg->eval_tofree);
-	evalarg->eval_tofree = p;
-	// Compute "end" relative to the end.
-	*end = *start + STRLEN(*start) - endoff;
+	    // Line breaks encountered, concatenate all the lines.
+	    *((char_u **)gap->ga_data) = *start;
+	    p = ga_concat_strings(gap, "");
+
+	    // free the lines only when using getsourceline()
+	    if (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL)
+	    {
+		*((char_u **)gap->ga_data) = NULL;
+		ga_clear_strings(gap);
+	    }
+	    else
+		ga_clear(gap);
+	    gap->ga_itemsize = 0;
+	    if (p == NULL)
+		return FAIL;
+	    *start = p;
+	    vim_free(evalarg->eval_tofree);
+	    evalarg->eval_tofree = p;
+	    // Compute "end" relative to the end.
+	    *end = *start + STRLEN(*start) - endoff;
+	}
     }
 
     return res;
 }
 
 /*
- * Top level evaluation function, returning a string.
+ * Top level evaluation function, returning a string.  Does not handle line
+ * breaks.
  * When "convert" is TRUE convert a List into a sequence of lines and convert
  * a Float to a String.
  * Return pointer to allocated memory, or NULL for failure.
@@ -1878,11 +1896,16 @@
     *getnext = FALSE;
     if (current_sctx.sc_version == SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9
 	    && evalarg != NULL
-	    && evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL
+	    && (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL || evalarg->eval_cctx != NULL)
 	    && (*arg == NUL || (VIM_ISWHITE(arg[-1])
 					     && *arg == '#' && arg[1] != '{')))
     {
-	char_u *p = getline_peek(evalarg->eval_getline, evalarg->eval_cookie);
+	char_u *p;
+
+	if (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL)
+	    p = getline_peek(evalarg->eval_getline, evalarg->eval_cookie);
+	else
+	    p = peek_next_line_from_context(evalarg->eval_cctx);
 
 	if (p != NULL)
 	{
@@ -1902,7 +1925,10 @@
     garray_T	*gap = &evalarg->eval_ga;
     char_u	*line;
 
-    line = evalarg->eval_getline(0, evalarg->eval_cookie, 0, TRUE);
+    if (evalarg->eval_cookie != NULL)
+	line = evalarg->eval_getline(0, evalarg->eval_cookie, 0, TRUE);
+    else
+	line = next_line_from_context(evalarg->eval_cctx, TRUE);
     ++evalarg->eval_break_count;
     if (gap->ga_itemsize > 0 && ga_grow(gap, 1) == OK)
     {
@@ -5034,35 +5060,27 @@
     int		ret = OK;
     dict_T	*selfdict = NULL;
     int		check_white = TRUE;
+    int		getnext;
+    char_u	*p;
 
-    // When at the end of the line and ".name" follows in the next line then
-    // consume the line break.  Only when rettv is a dict.
-    if (rettv->v_type == VAR_DICT)
+    while (ret == OK)
     {
-	int	getnext;
-	char_u	*p = eval_next_non_blank(*arg, evalarg, &getnext);
-
-	if (getnext && *p == '.' && ASCII_ISALPHA(p[1]))
+	// When at the end of the line and ".name" or "->{" or "->X" follows in
+	// the next line then consume the line break.
+	p = eval_next_non_blank(*arg, evalarg, &getnext);
+	if (getnext
+	    && ((rettv->v_type == VAR_DICT && *p == '.'
+						       && ASCII_ISALPHA(p[1]))
+		|| (*p == '-' && p[1] == '>'
+				     && (p[2] == '{' || ASCII_ISALPHA(p[2])))))
 	{
 	    *arg = eval_next_line(evalarg);
 	    check_white = FALSE;
 	}
-    }
 
-    // "." is ".name" lookup when we found a dict or when evaluating and
-    // scriptversion is at least 2, where string concatenation is "..".
-    while (ret == OK
-	    && (((**arg == '['
-		    || (**arg == '.' && (rettv->v_type == VAR_DICT
-			|| (!evaluate
-			    && (*arg)[1] != '.'
-			    && current_sctx.sc_version >= 2)))
-		    || (**arg == '(' && (!evaluate || rettv->v_type == VAR_FUNC
-					    || rettv->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL)))
-		&& (!check_white || !VIM_ISWHITE(*(*arg - 1))))
-	    || (**arg == '-' && (*arg)[1] == '>')))
-    {
-	if (**arg == '(')
+	if ((**arg == '(' && (!evaluate || rettv->v_type == VAR_FUNC
+			    || rettv->v_type == VAR_PARTIAL))
+		    && (!check_white || !VIM_ISWHITE(*(*arg - 1))))
 	{
 	    ret = call_func_rettv(arg, evalarg, rettv, evaluate,
 							       selfdict, NULL);
@@ -5079,7 +5097,7 @@
 	    dict_unref(selfdict);
 	    selfdict = NULL;
 	}
-	else if (**arg == '-')
+	else if (**arg == '-' && (*arg)[1] == '>')
 	{
 	    if (ret == OK)
 	    {
@@ -5091,7 +5109,13 @@
 		    ret = eval_method(arg, rettv, evalarg, verbose);
 	    }
 	}
-	else // **arg == '[' || **arg == '.'
+	// "." is ".name" lookup when we found a dict or when evaluating and
+	// scriptversion is at least 2, where string concatenation is "..".
+	else if (**arg == '['
+		|| (**arg == '.' && (rettv->v_type == VAR_DICT
+			|| (!evaluate
+			    && (*arg)[1] != '.'
+			    && current_sctx.sc_version >= 2))))
 	{
 	    dict_unref(selfdict);
 	    if (rettv->v_type == VAR_DICT)
@@ -5108,6 +5132,8 @@
 		ret = FAIL;
 	    }
 	}
+	else
+	    break;
     }
 
     // Turn "dict.Func" into a partial for "Func" bound to "dict".
diff --git a/src/proto/vim9compile.pro b/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
index 05f6d50..b2677c8 100644
--- a/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
+++ b/src/proto/vim9compile.pro
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 char *type_name(type_T *type, char **tofree);
 int get_script_item_idx(int sid, char_u *name, int check_writable);
 imported_T *find_imported(char_u *name, size_t len, cctx_T *cctx);
+char_u *peek_next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx);
+char_u *next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx, int skip_comment);
 char_u *to_name_const_end(char_u *arg);
 int assignment_len(char_u *p, int *heredoc);
 void vim9_declare_error(char_u *name);
diff --git a/src/structs.h b/src/structs.h
index 5c606d8..4ae94fd 100644
--- a/src/structs.h
+++ b/src/structs.h
@@ -1765,6 +1765,9 @@
     char_u	*(*eval_getline)(int, void *, int, int);
     void	*eval_cookie;	    // argument for eval_getline()
 
+    // used when compiling a :def function, NULL otherwise
+    cctx_T	*eval_cctx;
+
     // Used to collect lines while parsing them, so that they can be
     // concatenated later.  Used when "eval_ga.ga_itemsize" is not zero.
     // "eval_ga.ga_data" is a list of pointers to lines.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index de30a62..f09ecc9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -965,6 +965,18 @@
   assert_equal('full', Line_continuation_in_def('.'))
 enddef
 
+def Line_continuation_in_lambda(): list<number>
+  let x = range(97, 100)
+      ->map({_,v -> nr2char(v)
+          ->toupper()})
+      ->reverse()
+  return x
+enddef
+
+def Test_line_continuation_in_lambda()
+  assert_equal(['D', 'C', 'B', 'A'], Line_continuation_in_lambda())
+enddef
+
 func Test_silent_echo()
   CheckScreendump
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7633792..c77d0bc 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1155,
+/**/
     1154,
 /**/
     1153,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 07e0d27..c3c3808 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2397,8 +2397,8 @@
  * comment. Skips over white space.
  * Returns NULL if there is none.
  */
-    static char_u *
-peek_next_line(cctx_T *cctx)
+    char_u *
+peek_next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx)
 {
     int lnum = cctx->ctx_lnum;
 
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@
     *nextp = NULL;
     if (*p == NUL || (VIM_ISWHITE(*arg) && comment_start(p)))
     {
-	*nextp = peek_next_line(cctx);
+	*nextp = peek_next_line_from_context(cctx);
 	if (*nextp != NULL)
 	    return *nextp;
     }
@@ -2442,7 +2442,7 @@
  * Skips over empty lines.  Skips over comment lines if "skip_comment" is TRUE.
  * Returns NULL when at the end.
  */
-    static char_u *
+    char_u *
 next_line_from_context(cctx_T *cctx, int skip_comment)
 {
     char_u	*line;
@@ -3079,9 +3079,14 @@
 {
     typval_T	rettv;
     ufunc_T	*ufunc;
+    evalarg_T	evalarg;
+
+    CLEAR_FIELD(evalarg);
+    evalarg.eval_flags = EVAL_EVALUATE;
+    evalarg.eval_cctx = cctx;
 
     // Get the funcref in "rettv".
-    if (get_lambda_tv(arg, &rettv, &EVALARG_EVALUATE) != OK)
+    if (get_lambda_tv(arg, &rettv, &evalarg) != OK)
 	return FAIL;
 
     ufunc = rettv.vval.v_partial->pt_func;
@@ -3535,6 +3540,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Compile whatever comes after "name" or "name()".
+ * Advances "*arg" only when something was recognized.
  */
     static int
 compile_subscript(
@@ -3550,7 +3556,7 @@
 
 	if (*p == NUL || (VIM_ISWHITE(**arg) && comment_start(p)))
 	{
-	    char_u *next = peek_next_line(cctx);
+	    char_u *next = peek_next_line_from_context(cctx);
 
 	    // If a following line starts with "->{" or "->X" advance to that
 	    // line, so that a line break before "->" is allowed.
@@ -3560,11 +3566,12 @@
 		next = next_line_from_context(cctx, TRUE);
 		if (next == NULL)
 		    return FAIL;
-		*arg = skipwhite(next);
+		*arg = next;
+		p = skipwhite(*arg);
 	    }
 	}
 
-	if (**arg == '(')
+	if (*p == '(')
 	{
 	    garray_T    *stack = &cctx->ctx_type_stack;
 	    type_T	*type;
@@ -3576,13 +3583,13 @@
 	    // funcref(arg)
 	    type = ((type_T **)stack->ga_data)[stack->ga_len - 1];
 
-	    *arg = skipwhite(*arg + 1);
+	    *arg = skipwhite(p + 1);
 	    if (compile_arguments(arg, cctx, &argcount) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 	    if (generate_PCALL(cctx, argcount, end_leader, type, TRUE) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 	}
-	else if (**arg == '-' && (*arg)[1] == '>')
+	else if (*p == '-' && p[1] == '>')
 	{
 	    if (generate_ppconst(cctx, ppconst) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
@@ -3594,7 +3601,7 @@
 		return FAIL;
 	    *start_leader = end_leader;   // don't apply again later
 
-	    p = *arg + 2;
+	    p += 2;
 	    *arg = skipwhite(p);
 	    if (may_get_next_line(p, arg, cctx) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
@@ -3622,7 +3629,7 @@
 		    return FAIL;
 	    }
 	}
-	else if (**arg == '[')
+	else if (*p == '[')
 	{
 	    garray_T	*stack = &cctx->ctx_type_stack;
 	    type_T	**typep;
@@ -3635,7 +3642,7 @@
 	    if (generate_ppconst(cctx, ppconst) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 
-	    p = *arg + 1;
+	    ++p;
 	    *arg = skipwhite(p);
 	    if (may_get_next_line(p, arg, cctx) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
@@ -3671,12 +3678,12 @@
 		return FAIL;
 	    }
 	}
-	else if (**arg == '.' && (*arg)[1] != '.')
+	else if (*p == '.' && p[1] != '.')
 	{
 	    if (generate_ppconst(cctx, ppconst) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 
-	    ++*arg;
+	    *arg = p + 1;
 	    if (may_get_next_line(*arg, arg, cctx) == FAIL)
 		return FAIL;
 	    // dictionary member: dict.name