diff --git a/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/ScopeManager.kt b/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/ScopeManager.kt
index 7fa4440f88..141d1df7a3 100644
--- a/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/ScopeManager.kt
+++ b/cpg-core/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/ScopeManager.kt
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ class ScopeManager : ScopeProvider {
     /** The current function, according to the scope that is currently active. */
     val currentFunction: FunctionDeclaration?
         get() = this.firstScopeIsInstanceOrNull<FunctionScope>()?.astNode as? FunctionDeclaration
+
+    /**
+     * The current method in the active scope tree, this ensures that 'this' keywords are mapped
+     * correctly if a method contains a lambda or other types of function declarations
+     */
+    val currentMethod: MethodDeclaration?
+        get() =
+            this.firstScopeOrNull { scope: Scope? -> scope?.astNode is MethodDeclaration }?.astNode
+                as? MethodDeclaration
     /** The current record, according to the scope that is currently active. */
     val currentRecord: RecordDeclaration?
         get() = this.firstScopeIsInstanceOrNull<RecordScope>()?.astNode as? RecordDeclaration
diff --git a/cpg-language-java/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/ExpressionHandler.kt b/cpg-language-java/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/ExpressionHandler.kt
index 6a5f9924d4..18d6fb511d 100644
--- a/cpg-language-java/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/ExpressionHandler.kt
+++ b/cpg-language-java/src/main/kotlin/de/fraunhofer/aisec/cpg/frontends/java/ExpressionHandler.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import com.github.javaparser.resolution.declarations.ResolvedMethodDeclaration
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.frontends.Handler
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.frontends.HandlerInterface
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.*
-import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.declarations.MethodDeclaration
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.declarations.RecordDeclaration
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.declarations.VariableDeclaration
 import de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.statements.DeclarationStatement
@@ -771,9 +770,7 @@ class ExpressionHandler(lang: JavaLanguageFrontend) :
     private fun createImplicitThis():
         de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.statements.expressions.Expression {
         val base: de.fraunhofer.aisec.cpg.graph.statements.expressions.Expression
-        val thisType =
-            (frontend.scopeManager.currentFunction as? MethodDeclaration?)?.receiver?.type
-                ?: unknownType()
+        val thisType = frontend.scopeManager.currentRecord?.toType() ?: unknownType()
         base = newReference("this", thisType).implicit("this")
         return base
     }