4 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lispref/variables.texi b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
index 1ec97e2f3de..1e357754abe 100644
--- a/doc/lispref/variables.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/variables.texi
@@ -1187,6 +1187,9 @@ When evaluating Emacs Lisp code directly using an @code{eval} call,
 lexical binding is enabled if the @var{lexical} argument to
 @code{eval} is non-@code{nil}.  @xref{Eval}.
 
+Lexical binding is also enabled in Lisp Interaction and IELM
+mode, used in the @file{*scratch*} and @file{*ielm*} buffers.
+
 @cindex special variables
   Even when lexical binding is enabled, certain variables will
 continue to be dynamically bound.  These are called @dfn{special
diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 61b9e4a7237..031ddf58005 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -338,7 +338,8 @@ answers, but also function keys like 'F1', character events such as
 
 ** Lexical binding is now used when evaluating interactive Elisp forms.
 More specifically, lexical-binding is now used for 'M-:', '--eval', as
-well as in the "*scratch*" and "*ielm*" buffers.
+well as in lisp-interaction-mode and ielm-mode, used in the "*scratch*"
+and "*ielm*" buffers.
 
 ---
 ** The new user option 'tooltip-resize-echo-area' avoids truncating
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
index 774e3324c2e..2617a6e4cce 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/elisp-mode.el
@@ -933,7 +933,8 @@ Paragraphs are separated only by blank lines.
 Semicolons start comments.
 
 \\{lisp-interaction-mode-map}"
-  :abbrev-table nil)
+  :abbrev-table nil
+  (setq-local lexical-binding t))
 
 ;;; Emacs Lisp Byte-Code mode
 
diff --git a/lisp/startup.el b/lisp/startup.el
index c27af726f9c..2a85c004da1 100644
--- a/lisp/startup.el
+++ b/lisp/startup.el
@@ -1435,8 +1435,7 @@ please check its value")
   (if (get-buffer "*scratch*")
       (with-current-buffer "*scratch*"
         (if (eq major-mode 'fundamental-mode)
-            (funcall initial-major-mode))
-        (setq-local lexical-binding t)))
+            (funcall initial-major-mode))))
 
   ;; Load library for our terminal type.
   ;; User init file can set term-file-prefix to nil to prevent this.
@@ -2317,7 +2316,6 @@ A fancy display is used on graphic displays, normal otherwise."
   (or (get-buffer "*scratch*")
       (with-current-buffer (get-buffer-create "*scratch*")
         (set-buffer-major-mode (current-buffer))
-        (setq-local lexical-binding t)
         (current-buffer))))
 
 (defun command-line-1 (args-left)