diff --git a/analysis/low-level-api-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerFirTestdataTestGenerated.java b/analysis/low-level-api-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerFirTestdataTestGenerated.java
index 8f6eaa931c0..eafb1b1d329 100644
--- a/analysis/low-level-api-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerFirTestdataTestGenerated.java
+++ b/analysis/low-level-api-fir/tests/org/jetbrains/kotlin/analysis/low/level/api/fir/diagnostic/compiler/based/DiagnosisCompilerFirTestdataTestGenerated.java
@@ -2859,6 +2859,12 @@ public class DiagnosisCompilerFirTestdataTestGenerated extends AbstractDiagnosis
                 runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaInElvis.kt");
             }
 
+            @Test
+            @TestMetadata("lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt")
+            public void testLambdaWithoutExpectedType() throws Exception {
+                runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt");
+            }
+
             @Test
             @TestMetadata("lambdasReturns.kt")
             public void testLambdasReturns() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/legacy-fir-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/LazyBodyIsNotTouchedTilContractsPhaseTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/legacy-fir-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/LazyBodyIsNotTouchedTilContractsPhaseTestGenerated.java
index 119ecafeff0..9895006a3cc 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/legacy-fir-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/LazyBodyIsNotTouchedTilContractsPhaseTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/legacy-fir-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/LazyBodyIsNotTouchedTilContractsPhaseTestGenerated.java
@@ -2511,6 +2511,11 @@ public class LazyBodyIsNotTouchedTilContractsPhaseTestGenerated extends Abstract
             runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaInElvis.kt");
         }
 
+        @TestMetadata("lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt")
+        public void testLambdaWithoutExpectedType() throws Exception {
+            runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt");
+        }
+
         @TestMetadata("lambdasReturns.kt")
         public void testLambdasReturns() throws Exception {
             runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdasReturns.kt");
diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.fir.txt b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.fir.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..43fcff178bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.fir.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+FILE: lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt
+    public abstract interface XdEntity : R|kotlin/Any| {
+    }
+    public abstract interface XdEntityType<out T : R|XdEntity|> : R|kotlin/Any| {
+    }
+    public abstract interface XdNaturalEntityType<T : R|XdEntity|> : R|XdEntityType<T>| {
+    }
+    public final class XdProject : R|XdEntity| {
+        public constructor(name: R|kotlin/String|): R|XdProject| {
+            super<R|kotlin/Any|>()
+        }
+
+        public final var name: R|kotlin/String| = R|<local>/name|
+            public get(): R|kotlin/String|
+            public set(value: R|kotlin/String|): R|kotlin/Unit|
+
+        public final companion object Companion : R|XdNaturalEntityType<XdProject>| {
+            private constructor(): R|XdProject.Companion| {
+                super<R|kotlin/Any|>()
+            }
+
+        }
+
+    }
+    public abstract interface XdSearchingNode : R|kotlin/Any| {
+    }
+    public abstract interface XdQuery<out T : R|XdEntity|> : R|kotlin/Any| {
+    }
+    public final fun <T : R|XdEntity|> R|XdQuery<T>|.firstOrNull(): R|T?| {
+        ^firstOrNull Null(null)
+    }
+    public final object FilteringContext : R|kotlin/Any| {
+        private constructor(): R|FilteringContext| {
+            super<R|kotlin/Any|>()
+        }
+
+        public final infix fun <T : R|kotlin/Comparable<T>|> R|T?|.eq(value: R|T?|): R|XdSearchingNode| {
+            ^eq Null(null)!!
+        }
+
+    }
+    public final fun <T : R|XdEntity|> R|XdEntityType<T>|.filter(clause: R|FilteringContext.(T) -> XdSearchingNode|): R|XdQuery<T>| {
+        ^filter Null(null)!!
+    }
+    public abstract interface XdIssue : R|kotlin/Any| {
+    }
+    public abstract interface XdIssueFolder : R|kotlin/Any| {
+    }
+    public final fun test(): R|kotlin/Unit| {
+        lval array: R|kotlin/Array<kotlin/Any>| = R|kotlin/arrayOf|<R|kotlin/Any|>(vararg(String(Project), arrayOf@fun <anonymous>(): R|XdProject?| <inline=Unknown, kind=UNKNOWN>  {
+            ^ Q|XdProject|.R|/filter|<R|XdProject|>(<L> = filter@fun R|FilteringContext|.<anonymous>(it: R|XdProject|): R|XdSearchingNode| <inline=NoInline>  {
+                ^ (this@R|special/anonymous|, R|<local>/it|.R|/XdProject.name|).R|/FilteringContext.eq|<R|kotlin/String|>(String(foo))
+            }
+            ).R|/firstOrNull|<R|XdProject|>()
+        }
+        , arrayOf@fun <anonymous>(<unused var>: R|XdIssue|, <unused var>: R|XdIssueFolder|): R|kotlin/Unit| <inline=Unknown, kind=UNKNOWN>  {
+            ^@arrayOf Unit
+        }
+        ))
+    }
diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b341e854fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// WITH_STDLIB
+
+interface XdEntity
+
+interface XdEntityType<out T : XdEntity>
+interface XdNaturalEntityType<T : XdEntity> : XdEntityType<T>
+
+class XdProject(var name: String) : XdEntity {
+    companion object : XdNaturalEntityType<XdProject> {}
+}
+
+interface XdSearchingNode
+interface XdQuery<out T : XdEntity>
+
+fun <T : XdEntity> XdQuery<T>.firstOrNull(): T? = null
+
+object FilteringContext {
+    infix fun <T : Comparable<T>> T?.eq(value: T?): XdSearchingNode = null!!
+}
+
+fun <T : XdEntity> XdEntityType<T>.filter(clause: FilteringContext.(T) -> XdSearchingNode): XdQuery<T> {
+    return null!!
+}
+
+interface XdIssue
+interface XdIssueFolder
+
+fun test() {
+    val array = arrayOf<Any>(
+        "Project",
+        { XdProject.filter { it.name eq "foo" }.firstOrNull() },
+        { _: XdIssue, _: XdIssueFolder -> }
+    )
+}
diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticTestGenerated.java
index 1e3f28e775c..7bd7d21ea62 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticTestGenerated.java
@@ -2859,6 +2859,12 @@ public class FirDiagnosticTestGenerated extends AbstractFirDiagnosticTest {
                 runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaInElvis.kt");
             }
 
+            @Test
+            @TestMetadata("lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt")
+            public void testLambdaWithoutExpectedType() throws Exception {
+                runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt");
+            }
+
             @Test
             @TestMetadata("lambdasReturns.kt")
             public void testLambdasReturns() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java
index 009c90821cd..c589ca72009 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java
+++ b/compiler/fir/analysis-tests/tests-gen/org/jetbrains/kotlin/test/runners/FirDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated.java
@@ -2859,6 +2859,12 @@ public class FirDiagnosticsWithLightTreeTestGenerated extends AbstractFirDiagnos
                 runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaInElvis.kt");
             }
 
+            @Test
+            @TestMetadata("lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt")
+            public void testLambdaWithoutExpectedType() throws Exception {
+                runTest("compiler/fir/analysis-tests/testData/resolve/inference/lambdaWithoutExpectedType.kt");
+            }
+
             @Test
             @TestMetadata("lambdasReturns.kt")
             public void testLambdasReturns() throws Exception {
diff --git a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
index 93a819fb7b1..1c6b3f050c5 100644
--- a/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
+++ b/compiler/fir/resolve/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/fir/resolve/inference/PostponedArguments.kt
@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.calls.CheckerSink
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.calls.ResolutionContext
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.createFunctionalType
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.inference.model.ConeArgumentConstraintPosition
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.resolve.inference.model.ConeExplicitTypeParameterConstraintPosition
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.fir.types.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.inference.ConstraintSystemBuilder
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.inference.addSubtypeConstraintIfCompatible
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.calls.inference.model.ConstraintKind
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.model.typeConstructor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.utils.addToStdlib.safeAs
 
 fun Candidate.preprocessLambdaArgument(
@@ -31,7 +34,17 @@ fun Candidate.preprocessLambdaArgument(
     returnTypeVariable: ConeTypeVariableForLambdaReturnType? = null
 ): PostponedResolvedAtom {
     if (expectedType != null && expectedTypeRef != null && !duringCompletion && csBuilder.isTypeVariable(expectedType)) {
-        return LambdaWithTypeVariableAsExpectedTypeAtom(argument, expectedType, expectedTypeRef, this)
+        val expectedTypeVariableWithConstraints = csBuilder.currentStorage().notFixedTypeVariables[expectedType.typeConstructor(context.typeContext)]
+
+        if (expectedTypeVariableWithConstraints != null) {
+            val explicitTypeArgument = expectedTypeVariableWithConstraints.constraints.find {
+                it.kind == ConstraintKind.EQUALITY && it.position.from is ConeExplicitTypeParameterConstraintPosition
+            }?.type as ConeKotlinType?
+
+            if (explicitTypeArgument == null || explicitTypeArgument.typeArguments.isNotEmpty()) {
+                return LambdaWithTypeVariableAsExpectedTypeAtom(argument, expectedType, expectedTypeRef, this)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     val anonymousFunction = argument.anonymousFunction