diff --git a/value-fixture/src/org/immutables/fixture/builder/ForLambdaBuilder.java b/value-fixture/src/org/immutables/fixture/builder/ForLambdaBuilder.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da1abd00b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/value-fixture/src/org/immutables/fixture/builder/ForLambdaBuilder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package org.immutables.fixture.builder;
+
+import org.immutables.fixture.builder.attribute_builders.FirstPartyImmutable;
+import org.immutables.fixture.builder.attribute_builders.ThirdPartyImmutable;
+import org.immutables.value.Value;
+
+@Value.Immutable
+@Value.Style(attributeBuilderDetection = true)
+public interface ForLambdaBuilder {
+	FirstPartyImmutable firstPartyImmutable();
+	ThirdPartyImmutable thirdPartyImmutable();
+}
diff --git a/value-fixture/test/org/immutables/fixture/builder/AttributeBuilderTest.java b/value-fixture/test/org/immutables/fixture/builder/AttributeBuilderTest.java
index 3cfbb9fbc..39facb945 100644
--- a/value-fixture/test/org/immutables/fixture/builder/AttributeBuilderTest.java
+++ b/value-fixture/test/org/immutables/fixture/builder/AttributeBuilderTest.java
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ public void toBuilderSandwich() {
     check(instance.a()).is(2);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void lambdaBuilder() {
+    ForLambdaBuilder l = ImmutableForLambdaBuilder.builder()
+        .firstPartyImmutable(b -> b.value("X"))
+        .thirdPartyImmutable(b -> b.setValue("Y"))
+        .build();
+
+    check(l.firstPartyImmutable().value()).is("X");
+    check(l.thirdPartyImmutable().getValue()).is("Y");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void basicApiForVanillaParent() {
     assertBasicApi(ImmutableVanillaAttributeBuilderParent.class,
diff --git a/value-processor/src/org/immutables/value/processor/Immutables.generator b/value-processor/src/org/immutables/value/processor/Immutables.generator
index 0a1e8ac94..595b25580 100644
--- a/value-processor/src/org/immutables/value/processor/Immutables.generator
+++ b/value-processor/src/org/immutables/value/processor/Immutables.generator
@@ -1787,6 +1787,24 @@ checkNotIsSet([v.names.isSet](), "[v.names.raw]");
   }
   [if v.isAttributeBuilder]
 
+    /**
+     * Initialized [sourceDocRef v] using lambda (consumer) which receives builder instance for the attribute value.
+     *
+     * Once called, the attribute builder field is set to a new instance of the builder.
+     * If called more than once, returns the same builder instance.
+     */
+    [eachLine v.builderAttributeAnnotation]
+    [deprecation v]
+    [builderInitAccess v]final [builderReturnType type] [v.names.init](java.util.function.Consumer<[attributeBuilderBuilderType v.getAttributeBuilderDescriptor]> consumer) {
+      if (this.[v.name] == null) {
+        this.[v.name] = [createAttributeBuilder v.getAttributeBuilderDescriptor];
+      }
+      [nondefaultSetInBuilder v]
+      [mandatorySetInBuilder v]
+      consumer.accept(this.[v.name]);
+      return [builderReturnThis type];
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a builder for [sourceDocRef v].
      *
@@ -2101,6 +2119,24 @@ checkNotIsSet([v.names.isSet](), "[v.names.raw]");
   }
   [if v.isAttributeBuilder]
 
+  /**
+   * Initialized [sourceDocRef v] using lambda (consumer) which receives builder instance for the attribute value.
+   *
+   * Once called, the attribute builder field is set to a new instance of the builder.
+   * If called more than once, returns the same builder instance.
+   */
+  [eachLine v.builderAttributeAnnotation]
+  [deprecation v]
+  [builderInitAccess v]final [builderReturnType type] [v.names.init](java.util.function.Consumer<[attributeBuilderBuilderType v.getAttributeBuilderDescriptor]> consumer) {
+    if (this.[v.name] == null) {
+      this.[v.name] = [createAttributeBuilder v.getAttributeBuilderDescriptor];
+    }
+    [nondefaultSetInBuilder v]
+    [mandatorySetInBuilder v]
+    consumer.accept(this.[v.name]);
+    return [builderReturnThis type];
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a builder for [sourceDocRef v].
    *