diff --git a/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h b/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h
index 9f6699f..2de8e7e 100644
--- a/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h
+++ b/runtime/interpreter/interpreter_common.h
@@ -888,12 +888,56 @@
     return false;
   }
 
+  StackHandleScope<1> hs{self};  // NOLINT: [readability/braces] [4];
+
+  // Use the lambda method's class loader since it's close enough.
+  // TODO: create-lambda should capture the current method's class loader and use that instead.
+  // TODO: Do we want create-lambda to work for static methods outside of the declaring class?
+  // --> then we need to store a classloader in the lambda method. otherwise we don't
+  //     because it would always use the declaring class's class loader.
+  // TODO: add a GetClassLoader to the lambda closure which knows how to do this,
+  //       don't hardcode this here.
+  Handle<ClassLoader> current_class_loader = hs.NewHandle(
+      lambda_closure->GetTargetMethod()->GetDeclaringClass()->GetClassLoader());
+
+  // TODO: get the type ID from the instruction
+  std::string class_name;
+  {
+    // Temporary hack to read the interface corresponding to a box-lambda.
+    // TODO: The box-lambda should encode the type ID instead, so we don't need to do this.
+    {
+      // Do a hack where we read from const-string the interface name
+      mirror::Object* string_reference = shadow_frame.GetVRegReference(vreg_target_object);
+
+      CHECK(string_reference != nullptr)
+          << "box-lambda needs the type name stored in string vA (target), but it was null";
+
+      CHECK(string_reference->IsString())
+          << "box-lambda needs the type name stored in string vA (target)";
+
+      mirror::String* as_string = string_reference->AsString();
+      class_name = as_string->ToModifiedUtf8();
+    }
+
+    // Trigger class loading of the functional interface.
+    // TODO: This should actually be done by the create-lambda...
+    if (Runtime::Current()->GetClassLinker()
+            ->FindClass(self, class_name.c_str(), current_class_loader) == nullptr) {
+      CHECK(self->IsExceptionPending());
+      self->AssertPendingException();
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   mirror::Object* closure_as_object =
-      Runtime::Current()->GetLambdaBoxTable()->BoxLambda(lambda_closure);
+      Runtime::Current()->GetLambdaBoxTable()->BoxLambda(lambda_closure,
+                                                         class_name.c_str(),
+                                                         current_class_loader.Get());
 
   // Failed to box the lambda, an exception was raised.
   if (UNLIKELY(closure_as_object == nullptr)) {
     CHECK(self->IsExceptionPending());
+    shadow_frame.SetVRegReference(vreg_target_object, nullptr);
     return false;
   }