diff --git a/defs/id.def b/defs/id.def
index e186725..b603fe6 100644
--- a/defs/id.def
+++ b/defs/id.def
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ firstline, predefined = __LINE__+1, %[\
   bt
   bt_locations
   call
+  method
   mesg
   exception
 
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index a4a57e2..c740bbd 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -3728,6 +3728,13 @@ method_call	: fcall paren_args
 			$$ = method_optarg($$, $4);
 		    %*/
 		    }
+                | primary_value tLAMBDA operation3
+                    {
+                      /*%%%*/
+                        $$ = NEW_CALL($1, idMethod, NEW_LIST(NEW_LIT(ID2SYM($3))));
+                      /*%
+                      %*/
+                    }
 		| primary_value tCOLON2
 		    {
 		    /*%%%*/