--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/TransTypes.java	Mon Dec 09 19:29:33 2013 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/TransTypes.java	Wed Dec 11 11:56:55 2013 -0800
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@
         try {
             currentMethod = null;
             tree.params = translate(tree.params);
-            tree.body = translate(tree.body, null);
+            tree.body = translate(tree.body, tree.body.type==null? null : erasure(tree.body.type));
             tree.type = erasure(tree.type);
             result = tree;
         }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/lambda/LambdaParenGeneric.java	Wed Dec 11 11:56:55 2013 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8029558
+ * @summary VerifyError lambda body is parenthesized generic value
+ * @author  Robert Field
+ * @run main LambdaParenGeneric
+ */
+
+public class LambdaParenGeneric {
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public interface FI {
+        Integer apply();
+    }
+
+    public static class Val<A> {
+        A value;
+        Val(A v) { value = v; }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        FI inc = () -> (new Val<Integer>(77).value);
+        System.out.println(inc.apply());
+    }
+}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/lambda/LambdaParenGenericOrig.java	Wed Dec 11 11:56:55 2013 -0800
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8029558
+ * @summary VerifyError lambda body is parenthesized generic value (originally submitted test)
+ * @author  Dmitrii Afanasyev
+ * @run main LambdaParenGenericOrig
+ */
+
+public class LambdaParenGenericOrig {
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public static interface Function1<R, A> {
+        R apply(A input);
+    }
+
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public static interface Function2<R, A1, A2> {
+        R apply(A1 input1, A2 input2);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        final Function2<Integer, Integer, Integer> add = (x, y) -> x + y;
+        final Function1<Integer, Integer> inc = x -> (add.apply(x, 1));
+        System.out.println(inc.apply(0));
+    }
+}