diff --git a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
index 7add376142..afa468cd5a 100644
--- a/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
+++ b/pmd-java/etc/grammar/Java.jjt
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 /**
+ * Fix for Lambda expression with one variable
+ * Bug #1470
+ *
+ * Andreas Dangel 04/2016
+ *====================================================================
  * Added support for explicit receiver parameters.
  * Bug #1455
  *
@@ -1798,7 +1803,9 @@ void PrimaryPrefix() :
 | "super" {jjtThis.setUsesSuperModifier();}
 | LOOKAHEAD( "(" ")" "->" ) LambdaExpression()
 | LOOKAHEAD( <IDENTIFIER> "->" ) LambdaExpression()
+| LOOKAHEAD( "(" VariableDeclaratorId() ")" "->" ) LambdaExpression()
 | LOOKAHEAD( "(" VariableDeclaratorId() "," VariableDeclaratorId() ["," VariableDeclaratorId()] ")" "->" ) LambdaExpression()
+| LOOKAHEAD( "(" FormalParameter() ")" "->" ) LambdaExpression()
 | LOOKAHEAD( "(" FormalParameter() "," FormalParameter() ["," FormalParameter() ] ")" "->" ) LambdaExpression()
 | LOOKAHEAD( LambdaExpression() ) LambdaExpression()
 | LOOKAHEAD(3) "(" Expression() ")"
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ParserCornersTest.java b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ParserCornersTest.java
index bd719e7c09..c0cd2ccbbf 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ParserCornersTest.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/ParserCornersTest.java
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ public class ParserCornersTest extends ParserTst {
                 + "    private void deleteDirectory(String path) {\n" + "        LOG.debug(path);\n" + "    }\n" + "}");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testLambdaBug1470() throws Exception {
+        String code = IOUtils.toString(ParserCornersTest.class.getResourceAsStream("LambdaBug1470.java"), "UTF-8");
+        parseJava18(code);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Test for https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1355/
      */
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/LambdaBug1470.java b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/LambdaBug1470.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93cea72b60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/ast/LambdaBug1470.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package com.sample.test;
+
+import rx.Observable;
+import rx.Subscriber;
+
+public class pmdTest {
+
+    private boolean stuff;
+
+    public Observable<Boolean> testSuper() {
+        return Observable.create(
+            (Subscriber<? super String> subscriber) -> {
+
+                stuff=true;
+            })
+            .map(authToken -> false);
+    }
+
+    public Observable<Boolean> testSuper2() {
+        return Observable.create(
+            (subscriber) -> {
+
+                stuff=true;
+            })
+            .map(authToken -> false);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
index d8d3002e19..4677b67db4 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/overview/changelog.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
     *   [#1455](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1455/): PMD doesn't handle Java 8 explicit receiver parameters
     *   [#1458](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1458/): Performance degradation scanning large XML files with XPath custom rules
     *   [#1461](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1461/): Possible threading issue due to PR#75
+    *   [#1470](https://sourceforge.net/p/pmd/bugs/1470/): Error with type-bound lambda
 
 **API Changes:**