diff --git a/pkg/analyzer/analyzer.go b/pkg/analyzer/analyzer.go
index c3be4e9..dda17eb 100644
--- a/pkg/analyzer/analyzer.go
+++ b/pkg/analyzer/analyzer.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 	nodeFilter := []ast.Node{
 		(*ast.ForStmt)(nil),
 		(*ast.RangeStmt)(nil),
+		(*ast.FuncLit)(nil),
 	}
 
 	inspctr.Preorder(nodeFilter, func(node ast.Node) {
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 
 		pass.Report(analysis.Diagnostic{
 			Pos:            assignStmt.Pos(),
-			Message:        "nested context in loop",
+			Message:        getReportMessage(node),
 			SuggestedFixes: fixes,
 		})
 
@@ -74,6 +75,19 @@ func run(pass *analysis.Pass) (interface{}, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func getReportMessage(node ast.Node) string {
+	switch node.(type) {
+	case *ast.ForStmt:
+		return "nested context in loop"
+	case *ast.RangeStmt:
+		return "nested context in loop"
+	case *ast.FuncLit:
+		return "nested context in function literal"
+	default:
+		return "nested context"
+	}
+}
+
 func getBody(node ast.Node) (*ast.BlockStmt, error) {
 	forStmt, ok := node.(*ast.ForStmt)
 	if ok {
@@ -85,6 +99,11 @@ func getBody(node ast.Node) (*ast.BlockStmt, error) {
 		return rangeStmt.Body, nil
 	}
 
+	funcLit, ok := node.(*ast.FuncLit)
+	if ok {
+		return funcLit.Body, nil
+	}
+
 	return nil, errUnknown
 }
 
diff --git a/testdata/src/example.go b/testdata/src/example.go
index c8038ba..b96d514 100644
--- a/testdata/src/example.go
+++ b/testdata/src/example.go
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ func example() {
 
 		break
 	}
+
+	// detects contexts wrapped in function literals (this is risky as function literals can be called multiple times)
+	_ = func() {
+		ctx = wrapContext(ctx) // want "nested context in function literal"
+	}
+
 }
 
 func wrapContext(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
@@ -180,3 +186,11 @@ func inVariousNestedBlocks(ctx context.Context) {
 		break
 	}
 }
+
+// this middleware could run on every request, bloating the request parameter level context and causing a memory leak
+func memoryLeakCausingMiddleware(ctx context.Context) func(ctx context.Context) error {
+	return func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		ctx = wrapContext(ctx) // want "nested context in function literal"
+		return doSomething()
+	}
+}