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diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el
index b495793bee0..057b12894f9 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/pcase.el
@@ -164,6 +164,26 @@ like `(,a . ,(pred (< a))) or, with more checks:
;; FIXME: Could we add the FILE:LINE data in the error message?
exp (append cases `((,x (error "No clause matching `%S'" ,x)))))))
+;;;###autoload
+(defmacro pcase-lambda (lambda-list &rest body)
+ "Like `lambda' but allow each argument to be a pattern.
+`&rest' argument is supported."
+ (declare (doc-string 2) (indent defun)
+ (debug ((&rest pcase-UPAT &optional ["&rest" pcase-UPAT]) body)))
+ (let ((args (make-symbol "args"))
+ (pats (mapcar (lambda (u)
+ (unless (eq u '&rest)
+ (if (eq (car-safe u) '\`) (cadr u) (list '\, u))))
+ lambda-list))
+ (body (macroexp-parse-body body)))
+ ;; Handle &rest
+ (when (eq nil (car (last pats 2)))
+ (setq pats (append (butlast pats 2) (car (last pats)))))
+ `(lambda (&rest ,args)
+ ,@(remq nil (car body))
+ (pcase ,args
+ (,(list '\` pats) . ,(cdr body))))))
+
(defun pcase--let* (bindings body)
(cond
((null bindings) (macroexp-progn body))