--- a/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java	Wed May 15 14:03:09 2013 +0100
+++ b/langtools/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/LambdaToMethod.java	Wed May 15 06:53:01 2013 -0700
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.*;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree.JCMemberReference.ReferenceKind;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeMaker;
-import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeScanner;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Attribute;
 import com.sun.tools.javac.code.Kinds;
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@
         return translate(tree, newContext != null ? newContext : context);
     }
 
-    public <T extends JCTree> T translate(T tree, TranslationContext<?> newContext) {
+    <T extends JCTree> T translate(T tree, TranslationContext<?> newContext) {
         TranslationContext<?> prevContext = context;
         try {
             context = newContext;
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    public <T extends JCTree> List<T> translate(List<T> trees, TranslationContext<?> newContext) {
+    <T extends JCTree> List<T> translate(List<T> trees, TranslationContext<?> newContext) {
         ListBuffer<T> buf = ListBuffer.lb();
         for (T tree : trees) {
             buf.append(translate(tree, newContext));
@@ -1303,7 +1302,11 @@
 
         @Override
         public void visitSelect(JCFieldAccess tree) {
-            if (context() != null && lambdaSelectSymbolFilter(tree.sym)) {
+            if (context() != null && tree.sym.kind == VAR &&
+                        (tree.sym.name == names._this ||
+                         tree.sym.name == names._super)) {
+                // A select of this or super means, if we are in a lambda,
+                // we much have an instance context
                 TranslationContext<?> localContext = context();
                 while (localContext != null) {
                     if (localContext.tree.hasTag(LAMBDA)) {
@@ -1554,13 +1557,6 @@
                     && sym.name != names.init;
         }
 
-        private boolean lambdaSelectSymbolFilter(Symbol sym) {
-            return (sym.kind == VAR || sym.kind == MTH) &&
-                        !sym.isStatic() &&
-                        (sym.name == names._this ||
-                        sym.name == names._super);
-        }
-
         /**
          * This is used to filter out those new class expressions that need to
          * be qualified with an enclosing tree

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/langtools/test/tools/javac/lambda/LambdaWithInterfaceSuper.java	Wed May 15 06:53:01 2013 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8010006
+ * @summary NPE in javac with interface super in lambda
+ * @compile LambdaWithInterfaceSuper.java
+ */
+
+class LambdaWithInterfaceSuper {
+
+    interface Sup {
+        default void m() {}
+    }
+
+    interface I extends Sup {
+        default void m() {
+            Runnable r = ()-> { Sup.super.m(); };
+            r.run();
+       }
+    }
+}