diff --git a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/GpuScalaUDF.scala b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/GpuScalaUDF.scala
index fdda0c69c0d..eac51be377b 100644
--- a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/GpuScalaUDF.scala
+++ b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/GpuScalaUDF.scala
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.nvidia.spark.rapids.{ExprChecks, ExprMeta, ExprRule, GpuExpression, G
 import com.nvidia.spark.rapids.GpuUserDefinedFunction.udfTypeSig
 
 import org.apache.spark.sql.catalyst.expressions.{Expression, ScalaUDF}
+import org.apache.spark.sql.rapids.execution.TrampolineUtil
 import org.apache.spark.sql.types.DataType
 
 case class GpuScalaUDF(
@@ -76,14 +77,23 @@ object GpuScalaUDF {
       case f: RapidsUDF => Some(f)
       case f =>
         try {
+          // This may be a lambda that Spark's UDFRegistration wrapped around a Java UDF instance.
           val clazz = f.getClass
-          val writeReplace = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("writeReplace")
-          writeReplace.setAccessible(true)
-          val serializedLambda = writeReplace.invoke(f).asInstanceOf[SerializedLambda]
-          if (serializedLambda.getCapturedArgCount == 1) {
-            serializedLambda.getCapturedArg(0) match {
-              case c: RapidsUDF => Some(c)
-              case _ => None
+          if (TrampolineUtil.getSimpleName(clazz).toLowerCase().contains("lambda")) {
+            // Try to find a `writeReplace` method, further indicating it is likely a lambda
+            // instance, and invoke it to serialize the lambda. Once serialized, captured arguments
+            // can be examine to locate the Java UDF instance.
+            // Note this relies on implementation details of Spark's UDFRegistration class.
+            val writeReplace = clazz.getDeclaredMethod("writeReplace")
+            writeReplace.setAccessible(true)
+            val serializedLambda = writeReplace.invoke(f).asInstanceOf[SerializedLambda]
+            if (serializedLambda.getCapturedArgCount == 1) {
+              serializedLambda.getCapturedArg(0) match {
+                case c: RapidsUDF => Some(c)
+                case _ => None
+              }
+            } else {
+              None
             }
           } else {
             None