diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/Function.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/Function.qll
index 4ec4576bcd8..2c09188ccb1 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/Function.qll
+++ b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/Function.qll
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ class Function extends Function_, Scope, AstNode {
     exists(YieldFrom y | y.getScope() = this)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Holds if this function represents a lambda.
+   *
+   * The extractor reifies each lambda expression as a (local) function with the name
+   * "lambda". As `lambda` is a keyword in Python, it's impossible to create a function with this
+   * name otherwise, and so it's impossible to get a non-lambda function accidentally
+   * classified as a lambda.
+   */
+  predicate isLambda() { this.getName() = "lambda" }
+
   /** Whether this function is declared in a class and is named `__init__` */
   predicate isInitMethod() { this.isMethod() and this.getName() = "__init__" }
 
diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
index 1f8a7a37739..c9675421ba1 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
+++ b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/dataflow/new/internal/DataFlowPrivate.qll
@@ -519,10 +519,12 @@ import ArgumentPassing
  */
 newtype TDataFlowCallable =
   TCallableValue(CallableValue callable) {
-    callable instanceof FunctionValue
+    callable instanceof FunctionValue and
+    not callable.(FunctionValue).isLambda()
     or
     callable instanceof ClassValue
   } or
+  TLambda(Function lambda) { lambda.isLambda() } or
   TModule(Module m)
 
 /** Represents a callable. */
@@ -565,6 +567,27 @@ class DataFlowCallableValue extends DataFlowCallable, TCallableValue {
   override CallableValue getCallableValue() { result = callable }
 }
 
+/** A class representing a callable lambda. */
+class DataFlowLambda extends DataFlowCallable, TLambda {
+  Function lambda;
+
+  DataFlowLambda() { this = TLambda(lambda) }
+
+  override string toString() { result = lambda.toString() }
+
+  override CallNode getACall() { result = getCallableValue().getACall() }
+
+  override Scope getScope() { result = lambda.getEvaluatingScope() }
+
+  override NameNode getParameter(int n) { result = getParameter(getCallableValue(), n) }
+
+  override string getName() { result = "Lambda callable" }
+
+  override FunctionValue getCallableValue() {
+    result.getOrigin().getNode() = lambda.getDefinition()
+  }
+}
+
 /** A class representing the scope in which a `ModuleVariableNode` appears. */
 class DataFlowModuleScope extends DataFlowCallable, TModule {
   Module mod;
diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll
index faee953abbf..683bcc5ce36 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll
+++ b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/objects/ObjectAPI.qll
@@ -720,6 +720,9 @@ abstract class FunctionValue extends CallableValue {
 
   /** Gets a class that this function may return */
   abstract ClassValue getAnInferredReturnType();
+
+  /** Holds if this function represents a lambda. */
+  predicate isLambda() { this.getOrigin().getNode() instanceof Lambda }
 }
 
 /** Class representing Python functions */
diff --git a/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/consistency/test.py b/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/consistency/test.py
index e22ef663b6f..2402737bf02 100644
--- a/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/consistency/test.py
+++ b/python/ql/test/experimental/dataflow/consistency/test.py
@@ -249,3 +249,10 @@ def synth_arg_kwOverflow():
 
 def synth_arg_kwUnpacked():
     overflowCallee(**{"p": "42"})
+
+def split_lambda(cond):
+    if cond:
+        pass
+    foo = lambda x: False
+    if cond:
+        pass