diff --git a/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/baddeftest/unitTest b/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/baddeftest/unitTest
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..141c48869
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/baddeftest/unitTest
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+def invisible_function1(): # invisible because at file start
+    pass
+
+class VisibleClass1:
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+
+
+
+
+def invisible_function2(): # invisible because nothing but linebreaks between VisibleClass1 and invisible_function2
+    pass
+
+class VisibleClass2:
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+
+
+
+
+# visible because there is something between VisibleClass2 and visible_function
+def visible_function():
+    pass
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diff --git a/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/baddeftest/unitTest.expected.result b/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/baddeftest/unitTest.expected.result
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..acf1aba31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PowerEditor/Test/FunctionList/python/baddeftest/unitTest.expected.result
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"leaves":["invisible_function1()","invisible_function2()","visible_function()"],"nodes":[{"leaves":["__init__(self)"],"name":"VisibleClass1"},{"leaves":["__init__(self)"],"name":"VisibleClass2"}],"root":"unitTest"}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PowerEditor/installer/functionList/python.xml b/PowerEditor/installer/functionList/python.xml
index 3941bb949..ec138173c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/installer/functionList/python.xml
+++ b/PowerEditor/installer/functionList/python.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 				</function>
 			</classRange>
 			<function
-				mainExpr="\sdef\x20\K.+?(?=:)"
+				mainExpr="^def\x20\K.+?(?=:)"
 			>
 				<functionName>
 					<nameExpr expr=".*" />