diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 48baa111..e57c50d5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.2.35
+- Changed lambda `Term` with bind patterns to display as `let` terms.
+
 ## 0.2.34
 - Added `<=` and `>=` operators. (#451)
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index be5e144f..1680320a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bend-lang"
-version = "0.2.34"
+version = "0.2.35"
 dependencies = [
  "TSPL",
  "clap",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 83062713..6cc9ecde 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "bend-lang"
 description = "A high-level, massively parallel programming language"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
-version = "0.2.34"
+version = "0.2.35"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.74"
 exclude = ["tests/"]
diff --git a/src/fun/display.rs b/src/fun/display.rs
index 5ca805f7..c888c293 100644
--- a/src/fun/display.rs
+++ b/src/fun/display.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use super::{Book, Definition, FanKind, Name, Num, Op, Pattern, Rule, Tag, Term};
 use crate::maybe_grow;
-use std::{fmt, ops::Deref};
+use std::{fmt, ops::Deref, sync::atomic::AtomicU64};
 
 /* Some aux structures for things that are not so simple to display */
 
@@ -40,12 +40,27 @@ macro_rules! display {
 
 /* The actual display implementations */
 
+static NAMEGEN: AtomicU64 = AtomicU64::new(0);
+
+fn gen_fan_pat_name() -> Name {
+  let n = NAMEGEN.fetch_add(1, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+  Name::new(format!("pat%{}", super::num_to_name(n)))
+}
+
+fn namegen_reset() {
+  NAMEGEN.store(0, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst);
+}
+
 impl fmt::Display for Term {
   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
     maybe_grow(|| match self {
-      Term::Lam { tag, pat, bod } => {
-        write!(f, "{}λ{} {}", tag.display_padded(), pat, bod)
-      }
+      Term::Lam { tag, pat, bod } => match &**pat {
+        Pattern::Fan(_, _, _) => {
+          let name = gen_fan_pat_name();
+          write!(f, "{}λ{name} let {} = {name}; {}", tag.display_padded(), pat, bod)
+        }
+        _ => write!(f, "{}λ{} {}", tag.display_padded(), pat, bod),
+      },
       Term::Var { nam } => write!(f, "{nam}"),
       Term::Link { nam } => write!(f, "${nam}"),
       Term::Let { pat, val, nxt } => write!(f, "let {} = {}; {}", pat, val, nxt),
@@ -199,6 +214,7 @@ impl Rule {
 
 impl fmt::Display for Definition {
   fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+    namegen_reset();
     write!(f, "{}", DisplayJoin(|| self.rules.iter().map(|x| x.display(&self.name)), "\n"))
   }
 }
@@ -279,6 +295,7 @@ impl Book {
 
 impl Definition {
   pub fn display_pretty(&self) -> impl fmt::Display + '_ {
+    namegen_reset();
     display!("{}", DisplayJoin(|| self.rules.iter().map(|x| x.display_pretty(&self.name)), "\n"))
   }
 }
@@ -298,9 +315,20 @@ impl Term {
   pub fn display_pretty(&self, tab: usize) -> impl fmt::Display + '_ {
     maybe_grow(|| {
       DisplayFn(move |f| match self {
-        Term::Lam { tag, pat, bod } => {
-          write!(f, "{}λ{} {}", tag.display_padded(), pat, bod.display_pretty(tab))
-        }
+        Term::Lam { tag, pat, bod } => match &**pat {
+          Pattern::Fan(_, _, _) => {
+            let name = gen_fan_pat_name();
+            write!(
+              f,
+              "{}λ{name} let {} = {name};\n{:tab$}{}",
+              tag.display_padded(),
+              pat,
+              "",
+              bod.display_pretty(tab),
+            )
+          }
+          _ => write!(f, "{}λ{} {}", tag.display_padded(), pat, bod.display_pretty(tab)),
+        },
         Term::Var { nam } => write!(f, "{nam}"),
         Term::Link { nam } => write!(f, "${nam}"),
         Term::Let { pat, val, nxt } => {
diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.args b/tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.args
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8914eb4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.args
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+desugar
+tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.bend
+-p
diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.bend b/tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.bend
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e871895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.bend
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+Foo (a,b) (c,d) = (+ (+ a b) (+ c d))
+
+main =
+  @(x, y)
+  @{a b c}
+  (+ (+ x y) (+ a b))
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/cli__desugar_pretty.bend.snap b/tests/snapshots/cli__desugar_pretty.bend.snap
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd6dca09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/cli__desugar_pretty.bend.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+source: tests/golden_tests.rs
+input_file: tests/golden_tests/cli/desugar_pretty.bend
+---
+Warnings:
+In definition 'Foo':
+  Definition is unused.
+
+(Foo) =
+  λa λb let (c, d) = a;
+  let (e, f) = b;
+  (+ (+ c d) (+ e f))
+
+(main) =
+  λpat%a let (a, b) = pat%a;
+  λpat%b let {c d *} = pat%b;
+  (+ (+ a b) (+ c d))