diff --git i/parse.y w/parse.y
index f2a556a..a7a358a 100644
--- i/parse.y
+++ w/parse.y
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ static NODE *arg_append_gen(struct parser_params*,NODE*,NODE*);
 #define arg_append(h,t) arg_append_gen(parser,h,t)
 static NODE *arg_concat_gen(struct parser_params*,NODE*,NODE*);
 #define arg_concat(h,t) arg_concat_gen(parser,h,t)
+static NODE *arg_prepend_gen(struct parser_params*,NODE*,NODE*);
+#define arg_prepend(h,t) arg_prepend_gen(parser,h,t)
 static NODE *literal_concat_gen(struct parser_params*,NODE*,NODE*);
 #define literal_concat(h,t) literal_concat_gen(parser,h,t)
 static int literal_concat0(struct parser_params *, VALUE, VALUE);
@@ -401,6 +403,9 @@ static NODE *match_op_gen(struct parser_params*,NODE*,NODE*);
 static ID  *local_tbl_gen(struct parser_params*);
 #define local_tbl() local_tbl_gen(parser)
 
+static NODE *symbol_lambda_gen(struct parser_params *, ID, NODE *);
+#define symbol_lambda(mid, args) symbol_lambda_gen(parser, mid, args)
+
 static void fixup_nodes(NODE **);
 
 extern int rb_dvar_defined(ID);
@@ -676,7 +681,7 @@ static void token_info_pop(struct parser_params*, const char *token);
 	keyword__FILE__
 	keyword__ENCODING__
 
-%token <id>   tIDENTIFIER tFID tGVAR tIVAR tCONSTANT tCVAR tLABEL
+%token <id>   tIDENTIFIER tFID tGVAR tIVAR tCONSTANT tCVAR tLABEL tAREFBEG
 %token <node> tINTEGER tFLOAT tSTRING_CONTENT tCHAR
 %token <node> tNTH_REF tBACK_REF
 %token <num>  tREGEXP_END
@@ -698,7 +703,7 @@ static void token_info_pop(struct parser_params*, const char *token);
 %type <node> assoc_list assocs assoc undef_list backref string_dvar for_var
 %type <node> block_param opt_block_param block_param_def f_opt
 %type <node> bv_decls opt_bv_decl bvar
-%type <node> lambda f_larglist lambda_body
+%type <node> lambda f_larglist lambda_body sym_lambda
 %type <node> brace_block cmd_brace_block do_block lhs none fitem
 %type <node> mlhs mlhs_head mlhs_basic mlhs_item mlhs_node mlhs_post mlhs_inner
 %type <id>   fsym variable sym symbol operation operation2 operation3
@@ -1859,6 +1864,7 @@ op		: '|'		{ ifndef_ripper($$ = '|'); }
 		| tUMINUS	{ ifndef_ripper($$ = tUMINUS); }
 		| tAREF		{ ifndef_ripper($$ = tAREF); }
 		| tASET		{ ifndef_ripper($$ = tASET); }
+		| tAREFBEG	{ ifndef_ripper($$ = tAREFBEG); }
 		| '`'		{ ifndef_ripper($$ = '`'); }
 		;
 
@@ -2576,6 +2582,7 @@ mrhs		: args ',' arg_value
 		;
 
 primary		: literal
+		| sym_lambda
 		| strings
 		| xstring
 		| regexp
@@ -3528,6 +3535,39 @@ lambda_body	: tLAMBEG compstmt '}'
 		    }
 		;
 
+sym_lambda	: literal paren_args
+		    {
+		    /*%%%*/
+			if (nd_type($1) == NODE_LIT ? SYMBOL_P($1->nd_lit) :
+			    nd_type($1) == NODE_DSYM) {
+			    ID mid = id__send__;
+			    if (nd_type($1) == NODE_LIT) {
+				mid = SYM2ID($1->nd_lit);
+			    }
+			    else {
+				$2 = arg_prepend(NEW_LIST($1), $2);
+			    }
+			    $$ = symbol_lambda(mid, $2);
+			    fixpos($$, $1);
+			}
+			else {
+			    compile_error(PARSER_ARG "non-symbol lambda");
+			}
+		    /*%
+			$$ = dispatch2(lambda, $1, $2);
+		    %*/
+		    }
+		| /*:'['*/ tAREFBEG { $<num>$ = ruby_sourceline; } aref_args ']'
+		    {
+		    /*%%%*/
+			$$ = symbol_lambda(tAREF, $3);
+			nd_set_line($$, $<num>2);
+		    /*%
+			$$ = dispatch2(lambda, ripper_id2sym(tAREF), $3);
+		    %*/
+		    }
+		;
+
 do_block	: keyword_do_block
 		    {
 			$<vars>1 = dyna_push();
@@ -7304,6 +7344,11 @@ parser_yylex(struct parser_params *parser)
 	  case '"':
 	    lex_strterm = NEW_STRTERM(str_dsym, c, 0);
 	    break;
+	  case '[':
+	    if (!peek(']')) {
+		lex_state = EXPR_BEG;
+		return tAREFBEG;
+	    }
 	  default:
 	    pushback(c);
 	    break;
@@ -8387,6 +8432,49 @@ arg_append_gen(struct parser_params *parser, NODE *node1, NODE *node2)
 }
 
 static NODE *
+arg_prepend_gen(struct parser_params *parser, NODE *node1, NODE *node2)
+{
+    const char *ruby_node_name(int);
+
+    if (!node1) return node2;
+    if (!node2) return node1;
+    switch (nd_type(node2)) {
+      case NODE_ARRAY:
+	return list_concat(node1, node2);
+      case NODE_BLOCK_PASS:
+	node2->nd_head = arg_prepend(node1, node2->nd_head);
+	return node2;
+      case NODE_SPLAT:
+	node2->nd_body = node2->nd_head;
+	node2->nd_head = node1;
+	nd_set_type(node2, NODE_ARGSCAT);
+	return node2;
+      case NODE_ARGSCAT:
+	node2->nd_head = arg_prepend(node1, node2->nd_head);
+	return node2;
+      case NODE_ARGSPUSH:
+	node2->nd_head = arg_prepend(node1, node2->nd_head);
+	return node2;
+      default:
+	compile_error(PARSER_ARG "unhandled node %s", ruby_node_name(nd_type(node2)));
+	return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static NODE *
+symbol_lambda_gen(struct parser_params *parser, ID mid, NODE *args)
+{
+    const struct vtable *vars = dyna_push();
+    ID tid = internal_id();
+    NODE *lambda = NEW_LAMBDA(0);
+    arg_var(tid);
+    lambda->nd_body = NEW_SCOPE(new_args(NEW_ARGS_AUX(tid, 1), 0, 0, 0, 0),
+				NEW_CALL(NEW_DVAR(tid), mid, args));
+    dyna_pop(vars);
+    return lambda;
+}
+
+static NODE *
 splat_array(NODE* node)
 {
     if (nd_type(node) == NODE_SPLAT) node = node->nd_head;
diff --git i/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb w/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb
index 9061f19..35c628c 100644
--- i/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb
+++ w/test/ruby/test_symbol.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ class TestSymbol < Test::Unit::TestCase
       ary_ids = ary.collect{|x| x.object_id }
       assert_equal ary_ids, ary.collect(&:object_id)
     end
+
+    assert_equal [2, 4, 6], (1..3).map(&:*(2))
+    assert_equal %w(b e h), %w[abc def ghi].map(&:[1])
   end
 
   def test_call