diff --git a/analyzer/analyzer.go b/analyzer/analyzer.go
index fbac199..465cce2 100644
--- a/analyzer/analyzer.go
+++ b/analyzer/analyzer.go
@@ -22,18 +22,27 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 	// only filter function defintions
 	nodeFilter := []ast.Node{
 		(*ast.FuncDecl)(nil),
+		(*ast.FuncLit)(nil),
 	}
 
 	inspector.Preorder(nodeFilter, func(node ast.Node) {
-		funcDecl := node.(*ast.FuncDecl)
+		var funcResults *ast.FieldList
+
+		switch n := node.(type) {
+		case *ast.FuncLit:
+			funcResults = n.Type.Results
+		case *ast.FuncDecl:
+			funcResults = n.Type.Results
+		default:
+			return
+		}
 
-		results := funcDecl.Type.Results
 		// no return values
-		if results == nil {
+		if funcResults == nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-		resultsList := results.List
+		resultsList := funcResults.List
 
 		for _, p := range resultsList {
 			if len(p.Names) == 0 {
@@ -42,7 +51,7 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 			}
 
 			for _, n := range p.Names {
-				pass.Reportf(node.Pos(), "named return %s (%s) found in function %s", n.Name, types.ExprString(p.Type), funcDecl.Name.Name)
+				pass.Reportf(node.Pos(), "named return %q with type %q found", n.Name, types.ExprString(p.Type))
 			}
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/testdata/src/p/p.go b/testdata/src/p/p.go
index 8b6e582..4a3006a 100644
--- a/testdata/src/p/p.go
+++ b/testdata/src/p/p.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
+import "fmt"
+
 type asdf struct {
 	test string
 }
@@ -8,14 +10,84 @@ func noParams() {
 	return
 }
 
-func argl(i string, a, b int) (ret1 string, ret2 interface{}, ret3, ret4 int, ret5 asdf) { // want "named return ret1" "named return ret2" "named return ret3" "named return ret4" "named return ret5"
-	return "", nil, 1, 2, asdf{}
+var c = func() {
+	return
+}
+
+var d = func() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+var e = func() (err error) { // want `named return "err" with type "error" found`
+	err = nil
+	return
+}
+
+var (
+	f = func() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	g = func() error {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	h = func() (err error) { // want `named return "err" with type "error" found`
+		err = nil
+		return
+	}
+)
+
+// this should not match as the implementation does not need named parameters (see below)
+type funcDefintion func(arg1, arg2 interface{}) (num int, err error)
+
+func funcDefintionImpl(arg1, arg2 interface{}) (int, error) {
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func funcDefintionImpl2(arg1, arg2 interface{}) (num int, err error) { // want `named return "num" with type "int" found` `named return "err" with type "error" found`
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+var funcVar = func() (msg string) { // want `named return "msg" with type "string" found`
+	msg = "c"
+	return msg
+}
+
+func test() {
+	a := funcVar()
+	_ = a
+
+	var function funcDefintion
+	function = funcDefintionImpl
+	i, err := function("", "")
+	_ = i
+	_ = err
+	function = funcDefintionImpl2
+	i, err = function("", "")
+	_ = i
+	_ = err
 }
 
 func good(i string) string {
 	return i
 }
 
+func bad(i string, a, b int) (ret1 string, ret2 interface{}, ret3, ret4 int, ret5 asdf) { // want `named return "ret1" with type "string" found` `named return "ret2" with type "interface{}" found` `named return "ret3" with type "int" found` `named return "ret4" with type "int" found` `named return "ret5" with type "asdf" found`
+	x := "dummy"
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", x), nil, 1, 2, asdf{}
+}
+
+func bad2() (msg string, err error) { // want `named return "msg" with type "string" found` `named return "err" with type "error" found`
+	msg = ""
+	err = nil
+	return
+}
+
 func myLog(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	return
 }
+
+type obj struct{}
+
+func (o *obj) func1() (err error) { return nil } // want `named return "err" with type "error" found`