diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx
index ebac65dc4b9f2..a730e2af04808 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/components/Editor/EditorImpl.tsx
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ function parseFunctions(
   source: string,
   language: 'flow' | 'typescript',
 ): Array<
-  NodePath<
-    t.FunctionDeclaration | t.ArrowFunctionExpression | t.FunctionExpression
-  >
+  | NodePath<t.FunctionDeclaration>
+  | NodePath<t.ArrowFunctionExpression>
+  | NodePath<t.FunctionExpression>
 > {
   const items: Array<
-    NodePath<
-      t.FunctionDeclaration | t.ArrowFunctionExpression | t.FunctionExpression
-    >
+    | NodePath<t.FunctionDeclaration>
+    | NodePath<t.ArrowFunctionExpression>
+    | NodePath<t.FunctionExpression>
   > = [];
   try {
     const ast = parseInput(source, language);
@@ -155,22 +155,42 @@ function isHookName(s: string): boolean {
   return /^use[A-Z0-9]/.test(s);
 }
 
-function getReactFunctionType(
-  id: NodePath<t.Identifier | null | undefined>,
-): ReactFunctionType {
-  if (id && id.node && id.isIdentifier()) {
-    if (isHookName(id.node.name)) {
+function getReactFunctionType(id: t.Identifier | null): ReactFunctionType {
+  if (id != null) {
+    if (isHookName(id.name)) {
       return 'Hook';
     }
 
     const isPascalCaseNameSpace = /^[A-Z].*/;
-    if (isPascalCaseNameSpace.test(id.node.name)) {
+    if (isPascalCaseNameSpace.test(id.name)) {
       return 'Component';
     }
   }
   return 'Other';
 }
 
+function getFunctionName(
+  fn:
+    | NodePath<t.FunctionDeclaration>
+    | NodePath<t.ArrowFunctionExpression>
+    | NodePath<t.FunctionExpression>,
+): t.Identifier | null {
+  if (fn.isArrowFunctionExpression()) {
+    return null;
+  }
+  const id = fn.get('id');
+  return Array.isArray(id) === false && id.isIdentifier() ? id.node : null;
+}
+
+let count = 0;
+function makeIdentifier(id: t.Identifier | null): t.Identifier {
+  if (id != null && id.name != null) {
+    return id;
+  } else {
+    return t.identifier(`anonymous_${count++}`);
+  }
+}
+
 function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
   const results = new Map<string, PrintedCompilerPipelineValue[]>();
   const error = new CompilerError();
@@ -194,21 +214,7 @@ function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
     const config = parseConfigPragma(pragma);
 
     for (const fn of parseFunctions(source, language)) {
-      if (!fn.isFunctionDeclaration()) {
-        error.pushErrorDetail(
-          new CompilerErrorDetail({
-            reason: `Unexpected function type ${fn.node.type}`,
-            description:
-              'Playground only supports parsing function declarations',
-            severity: ErrorSeverity.Todo,
-            loc: fn.node.loc ?? null,
-            suggestions: null,
-          }),
-        );
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      const id = fn.get('id');
+      const id = getFunctionName(fn);
       for (const result of run(
         fn,
         {
@@ -221,7 +227,7 @@ function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
         null,
         null,
       )) {
-        const fnName = fn.node.id?.name ?? null;
+        const fnName = id?.name ?? '(anonymous)';
         switch (result.kind) {
           case 'ast': {
             upsert({
@@ -230,7 +236,7 @@ function compile(source: string): [CompilerOutput, 'flow' | 'typescript'] {
               name: result.name,
               value: {
                 type: 'FunctionDeclaration',
-                id: result.value.id,
+                id: makeIdentifier(result.value.id),
                 async: result.value.async,
                 generator: result.value.generator,
                 body: result.value.body,