diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6492f17..c388cf1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void print_node(noomP_Node* node, noom_uint_t depth) {
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	// uhh uhhh uhhhhh
-	const char* code = "local function a(a, ...) local a = 2 end";
+	const char* code = "local a = function(a,b,c,...) print('hi'); end";
 	noom_uint_t pos = 0;
 
 	printf("LEX OUTPUT:\n");
diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index a35a9e3..149a908 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ const char *noomP_formatNodeType(noomP_NodeType node_type) {
 			return "call";
 		case NOOMP_NODE_METHODCALL:
 			return "method call";
+		case NOOMP_NODE_LAMBDAFUNCTIONLITERAL:
+			return "lambda function literal";
 		case NOOMP_NODE_FUNCTIONDECLARATION:
 			return "function declaration";
 		case NOOMP_NODE_LOCALFUNCTIONDECLARATION:
@@ -344,6 +346,30 @@ noomP_Node* noomP_parseRawExpression(noomP_Parser* parser) {
 			litNode->source_offset = token.offset;
 
 			return litNode;
+		} else if (noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, "function", 8)) {
+			noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+
+			noomP_Node* funcNode = noomP_allocNode(parser);
+			if (funcNode == 0) return 0;
+
+			funcNode->type = NOOMP_NODE_LAMBDAFUNCTIONLITERAL;
+			funcNode->source_offset = token.offset;
+
+			noomP_Node* params = noomP_parseFunctionParameters(parser);
+			if (params == 0) return 0;
+			noomP_addSubnode(funcNode, params);
+
+			noomP_Node* block = noomP_parseBlock(parser);
+			if (block == 0) return 0;
+			noomP_addSubnode(funcNode, block);
+
+			noomP_peek(parser, &token);
+			if (token.type != NOOML_TOKEN_KEYWORD || !noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, "end", 3)) {
+				return 0;
+			}
+			noomP_skip(parser, &token);
+
+			return funcNode;
 		}
 	} else if (token.type == NOOML_TOKEN_SYMBOL) {
 		if (noom_streql(parser->code + token.offset, token.length, "(", 1)) { // parenthesized
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
index b3a524f..4861aa0 100644
--- a/src/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ typedef enum noomP_NodeType {
 	NOOMP_NODE_CALL,
 	NOOMP_NODE_METHODCALL,
 
+	NOOMP_NODE_LAMBDAFUNCTIONLITERAL,
 	NOOMP_NODE_FUNCTIONDECLARATION,
 	NOOMP_NODE_LOCALFUNCTIONDECLARATION,
 	NOOMP_NODE_FUNCTIONPARAMETERS,
@@ -76,8 +77,11 @@ void noomP_skip(noomP_Parser* parser, noomL_Token* token);
 
 noomP_Node* noomP_allocNode(noomP_Parser* parser);
 
-noomP_Node* noomP_parseStatement(noomP_Parser* parser);
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseFunctionParameters(noomP_Parser* parser);
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseBlock(noomP_Parser* parser);
+
 noomP_Node* noomP_parseExpression(noomP_Parser* parser);
+noomP_Node* noomP_parseStatement(noomP_Parser* parser);
 
 int noomP_parse(const char* code, const char* filename, noom_LuaVersion version, noomP_Node** outpointer, noomP_Node** last_node);