diff --git a/el-compiler/src/codegen-js.el b/el-compiler/src/codegen-js.el
index 924329a..6cd27ea 100644
--- a/el-compiler/src/codegen-js.el
+++ b/el-compiler/src/codegen-js.el
@@ -562,6 +562,13 @@ fn js_cg_expr(expr: Map<String, Any>) -> String {
         return js_cg_match(expr)
     }
 
+    // Lambda (anonymous function literal): fn(params) -> RetType { body }
+    // Emitted as a JS arrow function expression: (params) => { body }.
+    // Used for inline callbacks: dom_listen(el, "click", fn(e: Any) -> Void { ... })
+    if kind == "Lambda" {
+        return js_cg_lambda(expr)
+    }
+
     "null"
 }
 
@@ -641,6 +648,65 @@ fn js_cg_match(expr: Map<String, Any>) -> String {
     str_join(parts, "")
 }
 
+// ── Lambda codegen ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+//
+// Anonymous function literals: fn(params) -> RetType { body }
+//
+// Strategy: emit the lambda as a hoisted JS function declaration with a
+// generated name (__lambda_N), then return the name as the expression value.
+// This works because JS function declarations are hoisted within their scope,
+// so the generated name is valid at any use site within the same function or
+// module. The emitted code looks like:
+//
+//   function __lambda_1(event) { dom_hide(spinner); }
+//   ...
+//   dom_listen(btn, "click", __lambda_1);
+//
+// This approach is clean, debuggable, and avoids any need for a string-buffer
+// mode in the codegen.
+
+fn js_next_lambda_id() -> String {
+    let csv: String = state_get("__js_lambda_counter")
+    let n = 0
+    if !str_eq(csv, "") {
+        let n = str_to_int(csv)
+    }
+    let n = n + 1
+    state_set("__js_lambda_counter", native_int_to_str(n))
+    native_int_to_str(n)
+}
+
+fn js_cg_lambda(expr: Map<String, Any>) -> String {
+    let params = expr["params"]
+    let body = expr["body"]
+    let ret_type: String = expr["ret_type"]
+    let id: String = js_next_lambda_id()
+    let lambda_name: String = "__lambda_" + id
+    let params_str: String = js_params_str(params)
+    // Emit the function definition immediately into the output stream.
+    // It will appear before the statement containing this expression.
+    js_emit_line("function " + lambda_name + "(" + params_str + ") {")
+    let decl = native_list_empty()
+    let np: Int = native_list_len(params)
+    let pi = 0
+    while pi < np {
+        let param = native_list_get(params, pi)
+        let pname: String = param["name"]
+        let decl = native_list_append(decl, pname)
+        let pi = pi + 1
+    }
+    let body_xformed = body
+    if !str_eq(ret_type, "Void") {
+        let body_xformed = js_transform_implicit_return(body)
+    }
+    js_build_int_names_for_params(params)
+    js_cg_stmts(body_xformed, "  ", decl)
+    js_emit_line("}")
+    js_emit_blank()
+    // Return the function name as the expression value.
+    lambda_name
+}
+
 // ── Variable scope tracking ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
 //
 // El allows `let x = ...` to redeclare in the same scope. JS would throw
@@ -971,6 +1037,7 @@ fn codegen_js_inner(stmts: [Map<String, Any>], source: String, bundle_mode: Bool
     state_set("__js_int_names", "")
     state_set("__js_match_counter", "")
     state_set("__js_async_fns", "")
+    state_set("__js_lambda_counter", "")
 
     // Preamble: in bundle mode, inline the runtime and wrap in IIFE.
     // In module mode, emit a single import that side-effects globalThis.
diff --git a/el-compiler/src/parser.el b/el-compiler/src/parser.el
index ffe63b3..ca2de82 100644
--- a/el-compiler/src/parser.el
+++ b/el-compiler/src/parser.el
@@ -279,6 +279,30 @@ fn parse_primary(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
         return r
     }
 
+    // Anonymous function literal (lambda): fn(params) -> RetType { body }
+    // Used for inline callbacks: dom_listen(el, "click", fn(e: Any) -> Void { ... })
+    // Produces a Lambda expression node (distinct from a named FnDef statement).
+    if k == "Fn" {
+        let p = pos + 1
+        let r = parse_params(tokens, p)
+        let params = r["params"]
+        let p = r["pos"]
+        let ret_type = ""
+        let k2 = tok_kind(tokens, p)
+        if k2 == "Arrow" {
+            let p = p + 1
+            let kt = tok_kind(tokens, p)
+            if kt == "Ident" {
+                let ret_type = tok_value(tokens, p)
+            }
+            let p = skip_type(tokens, p)
+        }
+        let r2 = parse_block(tokens, p)
+        let body = r2["stmts"]
+        let p = r2["pos"]
+        return make_result({ "expr": "Lambda", "params": params, "body": body, "ret_type": ret_type }, p)
+    }
+
     // Unary not
     if k == "Not" {
         let r = parse_primary(tokens, pos + 1)