diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp
index 460448bc3c..68e498e6c5 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,32 @@ void ThreadPool::addJob (ThreadPoolJob* const job, const bool deleteJobWhenFinis
     }
 }
 
+void ThreadPool::addJob (std::function<ThreadPoolJob::JobStatus()> jobToRun)
+{
+    struct LambdaJobWrapper  : public ThreadPoolJob
+    {
+        LambdaJobWrapper (std::function<ThreadPoolJob::JobStatus()> j) : ThreadPoolJob ("lambda"), job (j) {}
+        JobStatus runJob() override      { return job(); }
+
+        std::function<ThreadPoolJob::JobStatus()> job;
+    };
+
+    addJob (new LambdaJobWrapper (jobToRun), true);
+}
+
+void ThreadPool::addJob (std::function<void()> jobToRun)
+{
+    struct LambdaJobWrapper  : public ThreadPoolJob
+    {
+        LambdaJobWrapper (std::function<void()> j) : ThreadPoolJob ("lambda"), job (j) {}
+        JobStatus runJob() override      { job(); return ThreadPoolJob::jobHasFinished; }
+
+        std::function<void()> job;
+    };
+
+    addJob (new LambdaJobWrapper (jobToRun), true);
+}
+
 int ThreadPool::getNumJobs() const
 {
     return jobs.size();
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h
index 2bb3b6d120..cc3f059a46 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/threads/juce_ThreadPool.h
@@ -207,6 +207,16 @@ public:
     void addJob (ThreadPoolJob* job,
                  bool deleteJobWhenFinished);
 
+    /** Adds a lambda function to be called as a job.
+        This will create an internal ThreadPoolJob object to encapsulate and call the lambda.
+    */
+    void addJob (std::function<ThreadPoolJob::JobStatus()> job);
+
+    /** Adds a lambda function to be called as a job.
+        This will create an internal ThreadPoolJob object to encapsulate and call the lambda.
+    */
+    void addJob (std::function<void()> job);
+
     /** Tries to remove a job from the pool.
 
         If the job isn't yet running, this will simply remove it. If it is running, it