diff --git a/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py b/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
index 95b3abc74244b..e56e22a9b920e 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/cloudpickle.py
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ def save_function_tuple(self, func):
         save(f_globals)
         save(defaults)
         save(dct)
+        save(func.__module__)
         write(pickle.TUPLE)
         write(pickle.REDUCE)  # applies _fill_function on the tuple
 
@@ -698,13 +699,14 @@ def _genpartial(func, args, kwds):
     return partial(func, *args, **kwds)
 
 
-def _fill_function(func, globals, defaults, dict):
+def _fill_function(func, globals, defaults, dict, module):
     """ Fills in the rest of function data into the skeleton function object
         that were created via _make_skel_func().
          """
     func.__globals__.update(globals)
     func.__defaults__ = defaults
     func.__dict__ = dict
+    func.__module__ = module
 
     return func
 
diff --git a/python/pyspark/tests.py b/python/pyspark/tests.py
index 23720502a82c8..a5a83c7e38b3c 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/tests.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/tests.py
@@ -228,6 +228,12 @@ def test_itemgetter(self):
         getter2 = ser.loads(ser.dumps(getter))
         self.assertEqual(getter(d), getter2(d))
 
+    def test_function_module_name(self):
+        ser = CloudPickleSerializer()
+        func = lambda x: x
+        func2 = ser.loads(ser.dumps(func))
+        self.assertEqual(func.__module__, func2.__module__)
+
     def test_attrgetter(self):
         from operator import attrgetter
         ser = CloudPickleSerializer()