diff --git a/jedi/parser/tree.py b/jedi/parser/tree.py
index 5cb44fa4..30d6ada7 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/tree.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/tree.py
@@ -69,9 +69,10 @@ class DocstringMixin(object):
             stmt = self.children[self.children.index(':') + 1]
             if is_node(stmt, 'suite'):  # Normally a suite
                 stmt = stmt.children[2]  # -> NEWLINE INDENT stmt
-        else:
-            c = self.parent.children
-            index = c.index(self) - 1
+        else:  # ExprStmt
+            simple_stmt = self.parent
+            c = simple_stmt.parent.children
+            index = c.index(simple_stmt)
             if not index:
                 return ''
             stmt = c[index - 1]
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py b/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py
index 11bf596f..a4c28f8f 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ def test_completion_docstring():
     docstr('import jedi\njedi.Scr', cleandoc(Script.__doc__))
 
     docstr('abcd=3;abcd', '')
+    docstr('"hello"\nabcd=3\nabcd', 'hello')
+    # It works with a ; as well.
+    docstr('"hello"\nabcd=3;abcd', 'hello')
+    # Shouldn't work with a tuple.
+    docstr('"hello",0\nabcd=3\nabcd', '')
 
 
 def test_completion_params():