diff --git a/src/alloc.c b/src/alloc.c
index 9547d67..5218d00 100644
--- a/src/alloc.c
+++ b/src/alloc.c
@@ -719,6 +719,20 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Same as ga_grow() but uses an allocation id for testing.
+ */
+    int
+ga_grow_id(garray_T *gap, int n, alloc_id_T id UNUSED)
+{
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    if (alloc_fail_id == id && alloc_does_fail(sizeof(list_T)))
+	return FAIL;
+#endif
+
+    return ga_grow(gap, n);
+}
+
     int
 ga_grow_inner(garray_T *gap, int n)
 {
diff --git a/src/alloc.h b/src/alloc.h
index 58ae25c..651e01f 100644
--- a/src/alloc.h
+++ b/src/alloc.h
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@
     aid_newwin_wvars,
     aid_newtabpage_tvars,
     aid_blob_alloc,
+    aid_get_func,
     aid_last
 } alloc_id_T;
diff --git a/src/proto/alloc.pro b/src/proto/alloc.pro
index 18281ad..b605f28 100644
--- a/src/proto/alloc.pro
+++ b/src/proto/alloc.pro
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 void ga_init(garray_T *gap);
 void ga_init2(garray_T *gap, size_t itemsize, int growsize);
 int ga_grow(garray_T *gap, int n);
+int ga_grow_id(garray_T *gap, int n, alloc_id_T id UNUSED);
 int ga_grow_inner(garray_T *gap, int n);
 char_u *ga_concat_strings(garray_T *gap, char *sep);
 int ga_copy_string(garray_T *gap, char_u *p);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim
index 6eb8a0f..f6e25e3 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_user_func.vim
@@ -499,4 +499,34 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+" Test for memory allocation failure when defining a new function
+func Test_funcdef_alloc_failure()
+  new
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    func Xtestfunc()
+      return 321
+    endfunc
+  END
+  call setline(1, lines)
+  call test_alloc_fail(GetAllocId('get_func'), 0, 0)
+  call assert_fails('source', 'E342:')
+  call assert_false(exists('*Xtestfunc'))
+  call assert_fails('delfunc Xtestfunc', 'E117:')
+  %d _
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    def g:Xvim9func(): number
+      return 456
+    enddef
+  END
+  call setline(1, lines)
+  call test_alloc_fail(GetAllocId('get_func'), 0, 0)
+  call assert_fails('source', 'E342:')
+  call assert_false(exists('*Xvim9func'))
+  "call test_alloc_fail(GetAllocId('get_func'), 0, 0)
+  "call assert_fails('source', 'E342:')
+  "call assert_false(exists('*Xtestfunc'))
+  "call assert_fails('delfunc Xtestfunc', 'E117:')
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 06168e4..9287ed5 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -4071,6 +4071,22 @@
   v9.CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E476:')
 enddef
 
+" Test for memory allocation failure when defining a new lambda
+func Test_lambda_allocation_failure()
+  new
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    g:Xlambda = (x): number => {
+        return x + 1
+      }
+  END
+  call setline(1, lines)
+  call test_alloc_fail(GetAllocId('get_func'), 0, 0)
+  call assert_fails('source', 'E342:')
+  call assert_false(exists('g:Xlambda'))
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
 " The following messes up syntax highlight, keep near the end.
 if has('python3')
   def Test_python3_command()
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index c80a490..7ad3388 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@
 	}
 
 	// Add the line to the function.
-	if (ga_grow(newlines, 1 + sourcing_lnum_off) == FAIL)
+	if (ga_grow_id(newlines, 1 + sourcing_lnum_off, aid_get_func) == FAIL)
 	    goto theend;
 
 	if (heredoc_concat_len > 0)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5ffcdeb..f8f15ad 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4716,
+/**/
     4715,
 /**/
     4714,