diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
index ce484e14b05..ef2d71831dc 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/parser/JavacParser.java
@@ -2920,7 +2920,7 @@ public class JavacParser implements Parser {
                     case PLUS: case SUB: case STRINGLITERAL: case CHARLITERAL:
                     case STRINGFRAGMENT:
                     case INTLITERAL: case LONGLITERAL: case FLOATLITERAL: case DOUBLELITERAL:
-                    case NULL: case IDENTIFIER: case TRUE: case FALSE:
+                    case NULL: case IDENTIFIER: case UNDERSCORE: case TRUE: case FALSE:
                     case NEW: case SWITCH: case THIS: case SUPER:
                     case BYTE, CHAR, SHORT, INT, LONG, FLOAT, DOUBLE, VOID, BOOLEAN:
                         isYieldStatement = true;
diff --git a/test/langtools/tools/javac/switchexpr/ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield.java b/test/langtools/tools/javac/switchexpr/ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14f609cc71e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/langtools/tools/javac/switchexpr/ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024, 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 8335136
+ * @summary Underscore as parameter name in one-parameter functional types fails to compile in yield statement if not enclosed in parentheses
+ * @library /tools/lib
+ * @modules jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.api
+ *          jdk.compiler/com.sun.tools.javac.main
+ * @build toolbox.JavacTask toolbox.ToolBox toolbox.Task
+ * @run main ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield
+ */
+
+import toolbox.*;
+
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield extends TestRunner {
+
+    private final ToolBox tb = new ToolBox();
+
+    private final Path ROOT = Path.of(".");
+
+    public ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield() {
+        super(System.err);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        new ExpressionSwitchUnderscoreAfterYield().runTests();
+    }
+
+    protected void runTests() throws Exception {
+        runTests(f -> {
+            if (f.getName().endsWith("_ShouldFailToCompile")) {
+                return new Object[]{
+                        List.of(
+                                FailParams.UNDERSCORE_YIELDED,
+                                FailParams.ASSIGNMENT_TO_UNDERSCORE_IN_YIELD
+                        )
+                };
+            }
+            return new Object[0];
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnderscoreAsParameterNameInLambda_ShouldCompileFine() throws Exception {
+        var code = """
+                        import java.util.function.*;
+                        \s
+                        public class Test {
+                            public static void main(String[] args) {
+                                Consumer<Object> result = switch (1) {
+                                    case 1 -> {
+                                        yield _ -> {};
+                                    }
+                                    default -> null;
+                                };
+                            }
+                        }
+                        """;
+        tb.writeJavaFiles(ROOT, code);
+        new toolbox.JavacTask(tb)
+                .files(tb.findJavaFiles(ROOT))
+                .run(Task.Expect.SUCCESS);
+    }
+
+    public record FailParams(String code, List<String> expectedDiagnosticMessage) {
+        public static FailParams UNDERSCORE_YIELDED = new FailParams(
+                """
+                        public class Test {
+                            public static void main(String[] args) {
+                                Object result = switch (1) {
+                                    case 1 -> {
+                                        yield _;
+                                    }
+                                    default -> null;
+                                };
+                            }
+                        }
+                        """,
+                List.of("Test.java:5:23: compiler.err.use.of.underscore.not.allowed.non.variable", "1 error")
+        );
+
+        public static FailParams ASSIGNMENT_TO_UNDERSCORE_IN_YIELD = new FailParams(
+                """
+                        public class Test {
+                            public static void main(String[] args) {
+                                Object result = switch (1) {
+                                    case 1 -> {
+                                        yield _ = 1;
+                                    }
+                                    default -> null;
+                                };
+                            }
+                        }
+                        """,
+                List.of("Test.java:5:23: compiler.err.use.of.underscore.not.allowed.non.variable", "1 error")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUnderscoreAsParameterNameInLambda_ShouldFailToCompile(List<FailParams> params) throws Exception {
+        for (var param : params) {
+            tb.writeJavaFiles(ROOT, param.code);
+            Task.Result result = new JavacTask(tb)
+                    .options("-XDrawDiagnostics")
+                    .files(tb.findJavaFiles(ROOT))
+                    .run(Task.Expect.FAIL);
+            tb.checkEqual(param.expectedDiagnosticMessage, result.getOutputLines(Task.OutputKind.DIRECT));
+        }
+    }
+
+}