diff --git a/vbdotnet.JSON-tmLanguage b/vbdotnet.JSON-tmLanguage
index 80f3d5a..818aff5 100644
--- a/vbdotnet.JSON-tmLanguage
+++ b/vbdotnet.JSON-tmLanguage
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	{ "include": "#interfaceDefinition" },
   	{ "include": "#classDefinition" },
   	{ "include": "#functionDefinition" },
+  	{ "include": "#lambdaDefinition" },
   	{ "include": "#propertyDefinition" },
   	{ "include": "#propertyGetSet" },
 	{ "include": "#definitionEnd" },
@@ -181,6 +182,10 @@
 	   "match": "(?i:^\\s*(end)\\s+(function|sub|class|namespace|module|interface|property|addhandler|enum|event|operator|raiseevent|removehandler|select|structure|synclock))",
 	   "name": "keyword.control.end-definition.vbnet"
 	},
+	"lambdaDefinition":{
+		"match": "(?i:function|sub)",
+		"name": "support.type.lambda.vbnet"
+	},	
 	"inheritanceModifiers":{
 		"name": "storage.modifier.inheritance.vbnet",
 		"match": "(?i:overloads|overrides|overridable|notoverridable|mustoverride|mustoverride overrides|notoverridable overrides|overloads overrides|mustinherit|notinheritable)"
diff --git a/vbdotnet.tmLanguage b/vbdotnet.tmLanguage
index 28796ba..5717aeb 100644
--- a/vbdotnet.tmLanguage
+++ b/vbdotnet.tmLanguage
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@
 			<key>include</key>
 			<string>#functionDefinition</string>
 		</dict>
+		<dict>
+			<key>include</key>
+			<string>#lambdaDefinition</string>
+		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>include</key>
 			<string>#propertyDefinition</string>
@@ -292,6 +296,13 @@
 			<key>name</key>
 			<string>meta.interface.vbnet</string>
 		</dict>
+		<key>lambdaDefinition</key>
+		<dict>
+			<key>match</key>
+			<string>(?i:function|sub)</string>
+			<key>name</key>
+			<string>support.type.lambda.vbnet</string>
+		</dict>
 		<key>languageContants</key>
 		<dict>
 			<key>match</key>