diff --git a/Lib/inspect.py b/Lib/inspect.py
index 3683f8c3fd53308..c812a5522814306 100644
--- a/Lib/inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/inspect.py
@@ -1164,6 +1164,31 @@ def getblock(lines):
             pass
     return lines[:blockfinder.last]
 
+def _find_string_start(lines, lnum):
+    """Return the index of the line where lines[lnum] begins, or the index
+    of the line where a multiline string that is still open at the start of
+    lines[lnum] begins.
+    """
+    # A line that starts inside a string must contain the closing quote.
+    if '"' not in lines[lnum] and "'" not in lines[lnum]:
+        return lnum
+    starts = []
+    try:
+        for tok in tokenize.generate_tokens(iter(lines[:lnum + 1]).__next__):
+            if tok.start[0] > lnum:
+                break
+            if tok.type in (tokenize.FSTRING_START, tokenize.TSTRING_START):
+                starts.append(tok.start[0] - 1)
+            elif tok.type in (tokenize.FSTRING_END, tokenize.TSTRING_END):
+                starts.pop()
+            elif (tok.end[0] > lnum and
+                  tok.type in (tokenize.STRING, tokenize.FSTRING_MIDDLE,
+                               tokenize.TSTRING_MIDDLE)):
+                return starts[0] if starts else tok.start[0] - 1
+    except (tokenize.TokenError, SyntaxError):
+        pass
+    return lnum
+
 def getsourcelines(object):
     """Return a list of source lines and starting line number for an object.
 
@@ -1183,6 +1208,17 @@ def getsourcelines(object):
         (isframe(object) and object.f_code.co_name == "<module>")):
         return lines, 0
     else:
+        # A lambda or generator expression may start in the middle of a
+        # multiline string, which cannot be tokenized without the line
+        # where the string begins.
+        if isframe(object):
+            object = object.f_code
+        elif ismethod(object):
+            object = object.__func__
+        if isfunction(object):
+            object = object.__code__
+        if iscode(object) and object.co_name.startswith('<'):
+            lnum = _find_string_start(lines, lnum)
         return getblock(lines[lnum:]), lnum + 1
 
 def getsource(object):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect/inspect_fodder2.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect/inspect_fodder2.py
index 157e12167b5d270..1fcd8ed03d589fe 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect/inspect_fodder2.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect/inspect_fodder2.py
@@ -401,3 +401,29 @@ def func400():
     return 401
 
 pass # end of file
+
+# line 405
+string_then_lambda = (
+    """text
+""", lambda: None
+)
+
+def after_string_then_lambda():
+    """A docstring after the lambda."""
+
+# line 414
+string_then_multiline_lambda = (
+    '''text
+''', lambda: [1,
+              2]
+)
+
+string_then_fstring_lambda = (
+    f"""text
+{1}""", lambda: None
+)
+
+string_then_genexpr = (
+    """text
+""", (i for i in range(3))
+)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py
index 38c7a9bde823d9d..3c52d03301e4b12 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect/test_inspect.py
@@ -1071,6 +1071,16 @@ def test_nested_lambda(self):
         # Test inspect.getsource with a nested lambda function.
         self.assertSourceEqual(mod2.nested_lambda, 291, 292)
 
+    def test_lambda_after_multiline_string(self):
+        # gh-158556: the lambda starts on the line where a multiline string
+        # ends, and a later docstring must not change the result.
+        self.assertSourceEqual(mod2.string_then_lambda[1], 407, 408)
+        self.assertSourceEqual(mod2.string_then_multiline_lambda[1], 416, 418)
+        self.assertSourceEqual(mod2.string_then_fstring_lambda[1], 422, 423)
+
+    def test_genexpr_after_multiline_string(self):
+        self.assertSourceEqual(mod2.string_then_genexpr[1].gi_code, 427, 428)
+
     def test_onelinefunc(self):
         # Test inspect.getsource with a regular one-line function.
         self.assertSourceEqual(mod2.onelinefunc, 37, 37)
@@ -1120,6 +1130,21 @@ def test_dataclass(self):
         self.assertRaises(OSError, inspect.getsource, mod2.dc370)
         self.assertRaises(OSError, inspect.getsource, mod2.dc371)
 
+    def test_lambda_after_multiline_string_end(self):
+        # gh-158556: a lambda on the same line as the closing delimiter of a
+        # multiline string must not make getblock() fail while tokenizing.
+        src = textwrap.dedent('''\
+            pair = (
+                """text
+            """, lambda: None
+            )
+            ''')
+        with ready_to_import('lambda_after_string', src) as (name, path):
+            module = import_helper.import_module(name)
+            lines, lnum = inspect.getsourcelines(module.pair[1])
+        self.assertEqual(lines, ['    """text\n', '""", lambda: None\n'])
+        self.assertEqual(lnum, 2)
+
 class TestBlockComments(GetSourceBase):
     fodderModule = mod
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-01-12-00-00.gh-issue-158556.Lm3kQz.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-01-12-00-00.gh-issue-158556.Lm3kQz.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..9d979768eca4ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2026-10-01-12-00-00.gh-issue-158556.Lm3kQz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Fix :func:`inspect.getsource` and :func:`inspect.getsourcelines` for a lambda
+or generator expression that starts on the line where a multiline string ends.
+The returned source now begins on the line where that string starts.