diff --git a/lib/valueflow.cpp b/lib/valueflow.cpp
index b171e1412..3e454aa3f 100644
--- a/lib/valueflow.cpp
+++ b/lib/valueflow.cpp
@@ -1348,6 +1348,15 @@ static bool valueFlowForward(Token * const               startToken,
             }
         }
 
+        // jump over lambda function
+        if (Token::simpleMatch(tok2, "= [") && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(1), "] (") && Token::simpleMatch(tok2->linkAt(1)->linkAt(1), ") {")) {
+            // TODO: handle lambda functions
+            tok2 = tok2->linkAt(1); // Goto ]
+            tok2 = tok2->linkAt(1); // Goto )
+            tok2 = tok2->linkAt(1); // Goto }
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (Token::Match(tok2, "[;{}] %name% :") || tok2->str() == "case") {
             for (std::list<ValueFlow::Value>::iterator it = values.begin(); it != values.end(); ++it)
                 it->changeKnownToPossible();
diff --git a/test/testvalueflow.cpp b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
index 565701a64..41f586cd5 100644
--- a/test/testvalueflow.cpp
+++ b/test/testvalueflow.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(valueFlowAfterCondition);
         TEST_CASE(valueFlowForwardCompoundAssign);
         TEST_CASE(valueFlowForwardCorrelatedVariables);
+        TEST_CASE(valueFlowForwardLambda);
 
         TEST_CASE(valueFlowSwitchVariable);
 
@@ -1784,6 +1785,26 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(false, testValueOfX(code, 4U, 0));
     }
 
+    void valueFlowForwardLambda() {
+        const char *code;
+
+        code = "void f() {\n"
+               "  int x=1;\n"
+               "  auto f = [&](){ a=x; }\n"  // x is not 1
+               "  x = 2;\n"
+               "  f();\n"
+               "}";
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(false, testValueOfX(code, 3U, 1));
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS(true, false, testValueOfX(code, 3U, 2));
+
+        code = "void f() {\n"
+               "  int x=3;\n"
+               "  auto f = [&](){ a=x; }\n"  // todo: x is 3
+               "  f();\n"
+               "}";
+        TODO_ASSERT_EQUALS(true, false, testValueOfX(code, 3U, 3));
+    }
+
     void valueFlowBitAnd() {
         const char *code;