diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 817d82d220..9b26644dd4 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ Release date: TBA
 
   Closes #6028
 
-* Fix crash for ``unneccessary-ellipsis`` checker when an ellipsis is used inside of a container.
+* Fix crash for ``unneccessary-ellipsis`` checker when an ellipsis is used inside of a container or a lambda expression.
 
+  Closes #6036
   Closes #6037
   Closes #6048
 
diff --git a/pylint/checkers/ellipsis_checker.py b/pylint/checkers/ellipsis_checker.py
index 1c7a7bebfc..48d43d3b58 100644
--- a/pylint/checkers/ellipsis_checker.py
+++ b/pylint/checkers/ellipsis_checker.py
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def visit_const(self, node: nodes.Const) -> None:
                     nodes.Assign,
                     nodes.BaseContainer,
                     nodes.Call,
+                    nodes.Lambda,
                 ),
             )
             and (
diff --git a/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_ellipsis.py b/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_ellipsis.py
index baba0bbc02..3e967b6cd5 100644
--- a/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_ellipsis.py
+++ b/tests/functional/u/unnecessary/unnecessary_ellipsis.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ def __getitem__(self, index: Union[int, slice]) -> Union[int, List[int]]:
 def func_with_ellipsis_default_arg(a = ...) -> None:
     "Some docstring."
 
-
 # Ignore if the ellipsis is inside a container:
 my_list = [...]
 my_tuple = (...,)
@@ -112,3 +111,6 @@ def func_with_ellipsis_default_arg(a = ...) -> None:
 mydict1 = {'x': [...]}
 mydict2 = {'x': {...}}
 mydict3 = {'x': (...,)}
+
+# Ignore if the ellipsis is used with a lambda expression
+print("x", lambda: ...)