diff --git a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/obj/Obj.kt b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/obj/Obj.kt
index 761dc52..0b064e8 100644
--- a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/obj/Obj.kt
+++ b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/obj/Obj.kt
@@ -724,41 +724,39 @@ open class Obj {
         scope.raiseNotImplemented()
     }
 
-    suspend fun invoke(scope: Scope, thisObj: Obj, args: Arguments, declaringClass: ObjClass? = null): Obj {
-        val usePool = PerfFlags.SCOPE_POOL && this !is Statement
+    private suspend fun invokeWithBoundScope(
+        scope: Scope,
+        args: Arguments,
+        thisObj: Obj,
+        declaringClass: ObjClass? = null,
+        atPos: Pos = scope.pos
+    ): Obj {
+        val usePool = PerfFlags.SCOPE_POOL && this !is Statement && atPos == scope.pos
         return if (usePool) {
             scope.withChildFrame(args, newThisObj = thisObj) { child ->
                 if (declaringClass != null) child.currentClassCtx = declaringClass
                 (this as? BytecodeCallable)?.callOnFast(child) ?: callOn(child)
             }
         } else {
-            val child = scope.createChildScope(scope.pos, args = args, newThisObj = thisObj).also {
+            val child = scope.createChildScope(atPos, args = args, newThisObj = thisObj).also {
                 if (declaringClass != null) it.currentClassCtx = declaringClass
             }
             (this as? BytecodeCallable)?.callOnFast(child) ?: callOn(child)
         }
     }
 
+    suspend fun invoke(scope: Scope, thisObj: Obj, args: Arguments, declaringClass: ObjClass? = null): Obj {
+        return invokeWithBoundScope(scope, args, thisObj, declaringClass)
+    }
+
     suspend fun invoke(scope: Scope, thisObj: Obj, vararg args: Obj): Obj =
-        callOn(
-            scope.createChildScope(
-                scope.pos,
-                args = Arguments(args.toList()),
-                newThisObj = thisObj
-            )
-        )
+        invokeWithBoundScope(scope, Arguments(args.toList()), thisObj)
 
     suspend fun invoke(scope: Scope, thisObj: Obj): Obj =
-        callOn(
-            scope.createChildScope(
-                scope.pos,
-                args = Arguments.EMPTY,
-                newThisObj = thisObj
-            )
-        )
+        invokeWithBoundScope(scope, Arguments.EMPTY, thisObj)
 
     suspend fun invoke(scope: Scope, atPos: Pos, thisObj: Obj, args: Arguments): Obj =
-        callOn(scope.createChildScope(atPos, args = args, newThisObj = thisObj))
+        invokeWithBoundScope(scope, args, thisObj, atPos = atPos)
 
 
     val asReadonly: ObjRecord by lazy { ObjRecord(this, false) }
diff --git a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/statements.kt b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/statements.kt
index 3987570..4c468dc 100644
--- a/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/statements.kt
+++ b/lynglib/src/commonMain/kotlin/net/sergeych/lyng/statements.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ abstract class Statement(
         val type = ObjClass("Callable")
     }
 
-    suspend fun call(scope: Scope, vararg args: Obj) = execute(scope.createChildScope(args =  Arguments(*args)))
+    suspend fun call(scope: Scope, vararg args: Obj): Obj {
+        val child = scope.createChildScope(args = Arguments(*args))
+        return (this as? BytecodeCallable)?.callOnFast(child) ?: execute(child)
+    }
 
     protected fun bytecodeOnly(scope: Scope, label: String): Nothing {
         return scope.raiseIllegalState("bytecode-only execution is required; $label needs compiled bytecode")
diff --git a/lynglib/src/commonTest/kotlin/CompilerVmReviewRegressionTest.kt b/lynglib/src/commonTest/kotlin/CompilerVmReviewRegressionTest.kt
index 5641b56..e21ab60 100644
--- a/lynglib/src/commonTest/kotlin/CompilerVmReviewRegressionTest.kt
+++ b/lynglib/src/commonTest/kotlin/CompilerVmReviewRegressionTest.kt
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@
 import kotlinx.coroutines.test.runTest
 import net.sergeych.lyng.Compiler
 import net.sergeych.lyng.Arguments
+import net.sergeych.lyng.Pos
 import net.sergeych.lyng.Scope
 import net.sergeych.lyng.Script
 import net.sergeych.lyng.ScriptError
 import net.sergeych.lyng.Source
+import net.sergeych.lyng.Statement
 import net.sergeych.lyng.asFacade
 import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjInt
 import net.sergeych.lyng.obj.ObjString
@@ -88,6 +90,66 @@ class CompilerVmReviewRegressionTest {
         assertEquals(42, scope.asFacade().call(callable, Arguments(ObjInt.of(40))).toInt())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun genericInvokeHelpersUsePreparedLambdaEntryPoints() = runTest {
+        val unaryLambda = Compiler.compile(
+            Source(
+                "<generic-invoke-unary>",
+                """
+                val delta = 2
+                { x -> x + delta }
+                """.trimIndent()
+            ),
+            Script.defaultImportManager
+        )
+        val nullaryLambda = Compiler.compile(
+            Source(
+                "<generic-invoke-nullary>",
+                """
+                val base = 7
+                { base }
+                """.trimIndent()
+            ),
+            Script.defaultImportManager
+        )
+
+        val unaryScope = Script.newScope()
+        val nullaryScope = Script.newScope()
+        val unaryCallable = unaryLambda.execute(unaryScope)
+        val nullaryCallable = nullaryLambda.execute(nullaryScope)
+
+        assertEquals(42, unaryCallable.invoke(unaryScope, ObjString("receiver"), ObjInt.of(40)).toInt())
+        assertEquals(7, nullaryCallable.invoke(nullaryScope, ObjString("receiver")).toInt())
+        assertEquals(
+            42,
+            unaryCallable.invoke(
+                unaryScope,
+                Pos(Source("<generic-invoke-pos>", ""), 0, 0),
+                ObjString("receiver"),
+                Arguments(ObjInt.of(40))
+            ).toInt()
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun statementCallUsesPreparedLambdaFastPath() = runTest {
+        val unaryLambda = Compiler.compile(
+            Source(
+                "<statement-call-unary>",
+                """
+                val delta = 2
+                { x -> x + delta }
+                """.trimIndent()
+            ),
+            Script.defaultImportManager
+        )
+
+        val scope = Script.newScope()
+        val callable = unaryLambda.execute(scope) as Statement
+
+        assertEquals(42, callable.call(scope, ObjInt.of(40)).toInt())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun subjectlessWhenReportsScriptError() = runTest {
         val ex = assertFailsWith<ScriptError> {