diff --git a/jedi/parser/tree.py b/jedi/parser/tree.py
index 4387c38e..5cb44fa4 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/tree.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/tree.py
@@ -65,10 +65,17 @@ class DocstringMixin(object):
         """ Returns a cleaned version of the docstring token. """
         if isinstance(self, Module):
             stmt = self.children[0]
-        else:
+        elif isinstance(self, ClassOrFunc):
             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
+            if not index:
+                return ''
+            stmt = c[index - 1]
+
         if is_node(stmt, 'simple_stmt'):
             stmt = stmt.children[0]
 
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py b/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py
index df6e3898..11bf596f 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_api_classes.py
@@ -119,11 +119,16 @@ def test_completion_docstring():
     """
     Jedi should follow imports in certain conditions
     """
+    def docstr(src, result):
+        c = Script(src).completions()[0]
+        assert c.docstring(raw=True, fast=False) == cleandoc(result)
+
     c = Script('import jedi\njed').completions()[0]
     assert c.docstring(fast=False) == cleandoc(jedi_doc)
 
-    c = Script('import jedi\njedi.Scr').completions()[0]
-    assert c.docstring(raw=True, fast=False) == cleandoc(Script.__doc__)
+    docstr('import jedi\njedi.Scr', cleandoc(Script.__doc__))
+
+    docstr('abcd=3;abcd', '')
 
 
 def test_completion_params():