diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index 0f03d1f..4abdcdb 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -321,6 +321,11 @@
   res->assert_equal(6)
 enddef
 
+def Test_filter_missing_argument()
+  var dict = {aa: [1], ab: [2], ac: [3], de: [4]}
+  var res = dict->filter({k -> k =~ 'a' && k !~ 'b'})
+  res->assert_equal({aa: [1], ac: [3]})
+enddef
 
 def Test_garbagecollect()
   garbagecollect(true)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f48c2af..90ef966 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2218,
+/**/
     2217,
 /**/
     2216,
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index 4d88991..b3abee9 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -1020,8 +1020,11 @@
     ga_init2(&ectx.ec_trystack, sizeof(trycmd_T), 10);
     ga_init2(&ectx.ec_funcrefs, sizeof(partial_T *), 10);
 
-    // Put arguments on the stack.
-    for (idx = 0; idx < argc; ++idx)
+    // Put arguments on the stack, but no more than what the function expects.
+    // A lambda can be called with more arguments than it uses.
+    for (idx = 0; idx < argc
+	    && (ufunc->uf_va_name != NULL || idx < ufunc->uf_args.ga_len);
+									 ++idx)
     {
 	if (ufunc->uf_arg_types != NULL && idx < ufunc->uf_args.ga_len
 		&& check_typval_type(ufunc->uf_arg_types[idx], &argv[idx],