diff --git a/jedi/api/__init__.py b/jedi/api/__init__.py
index 0097821f..d6df3878 100644
--- a/jedi/api/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/api/__init__.py
@@ -322,12 +322,10 @@ class Script(object):
 
     @memoize_default()
     def _get_under_cursor_stmt(self, cursor_txt, start_pos=None):
-        node = Parser(self._grammar, cursor_txt, 'eval_input').get_parsed_node()
-        if node is None:
+        stmt = Parser(self._grammar, cursor_txt, 'eval_input').get_parsed_node()
+        if stmt is None:
             return None
 
-        stmt = node.children[0]
-
         user_stmt = self._parser.user_stmt()
         if user_stmt is None:
             # Set the start_pos to a pseudo position, that doesn't exist but
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py
index 8167a5e6..6f63acc8 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ class Evaluator(object):
                 types = set(chain.from_iterable(self.find_types(typ, next_name)
                                                 for typ in types))
             types = types
+        elif element.type == 'eval_input':
+            types = self._eval_element_not_cached(element.children[0])
         else:
             types = precedence.calculate_children(self, element.children)
         debug.dbg('eval_element result %s', types)
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/pep0484.py b/jedi/evaluate/pep0484.py
index 1896b8d0..d8948f47 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/pep0484.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/pep0484.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def _evaluate_for_annotation(evaluator, annotation):
         for definition in evaluator.eval_element(annotation):
             if (isinstance(definition, CompiledObject) and
                     isinstance(definition.obj, str)):
-                p = Parser(load_grammar(), definition.obj, start='expr')
+                p = Parser(load_grammar(), definition.obj, start='eval_input')
                 element = p.get_parsed_node()
                 if element is None:
                     debug.warning('Annotation not parsed: %s' % definition.obj)
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
index acc3d901..0d4ebf1c 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from jedi.common import unite
 from jedi.evaluate import compiled
 from jedi.evaluate import representation as er
 from jedi.evaluate import iterable
-from jedi.parser import Parser
+from jedi.parser import ParserWithRecovery
 from jedi.parser import tree
 from jedi import debug
 from jedi.evaluate import precedence
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def collections_namedtuple(evaluator, obj, arguments):
     )
 
     # Parse source
-    generated_class = Parser(evaluator.grammar, unicode(source)).module.subscopes[0]
+    generated_class = ParserWithRecovery(evaluator.grammar, unicode(source)).module.subscopes[0]
     return set([er.Class(evaluator, generated_class)])
 
 
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_annotations.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_annotations.py
index a1717cac..7897ffb0 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_annotations.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_annotations.py
@@ -41,14 +41,19 @@ def test_simple_annotations():
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('reference', [
     'assert 1',
     '1',
-    'lambda: 3',
     'def x(): pass',
     '1, 2',
     r'1\n'
 ])
 def test_illegal_forward_references(reference):
-    source = """
-    def foo(bar: "%s"):
-        bar""" % reference
+    source = 'def foo(bar: "%s"): bar' % reference
 
     assert not jedi.Script(source).goto_definitions()
+
+
+def test_lambda_forward_references():
+    source = 'def foo(bar: "lambda: 3"): bar'
+
+    # For now just receiving the 3 is ok. I'm doubting that this is what we
+    # want. We also execute functions. Should we only execute classes?
+    assert jedi.Script(source).goto_definitions()